Timecop1983
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Timecop1983
| birth_name = Jordy Leenaerts
| alias = Yourdee
| image = Timecop1983 (photo by Lionne van der Hagen).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nuenen, North Brabant, Netherlands
| origin = Eindhoven, Netherlands
| genre = {{hlist|Synthwave|electronic}}
| occupation = Record producer
| years_active = 2014–present
| label = {{hlist|Urban Road|NewRetroWave|TimeSlave}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|The Midnight|FM-84|Dana Jean Phoenix|Division|Trevor Something}}
Jessie Frye
| website = {{URL|timecop1983.com}}
}}
Jordy Leenaerts ({{IPA|nl|ˈjɔrdi ˈleːnaːrts}}; born 24 August 1983), better known by the stage name Timecop1983, is a Dutch electronic musician from Eindhoven, producing music in the synthwave genre. His debut album, Childhood Memories, was released in 2014, followed by Journeys in the same year. The albums Reflections and Night Drive were released in 2015 and 2018, respectively. He explained in an interview that his stage name came about as a combination of Futurecop! and his year of birth.[https://www.theplayground.co.uk/in-conversation-with-timecop1983/ In Conversation with Timecop1983] The Playground, 7 September 2018
Biography
Leenaerts started making music at the age of 12 on his computer with a music tracker. Since the rise and popularity of synthesizer pop, a subgenre of new wave music, Leenaerts started in 2014 with his alias Timecop1983. He is producing his music with computers, software synthesizers and analog equipment. In an interview Leenaerts said he wants to create a nostalgic wistfulness with his music, reminiscent of the 1980s, combined with dream-pop elements and melancholic songwriting.{{in lang|nl}}[https://3voor12.vpro.nl/lokaal/eindhoven/artikelen/overzicht/2016/september/timecop1983--nostalgie-en-weemoed-op-een-zolderkamer-in-gemert.html Timecop1983: nostalgie en weemoed op een zolderkamer in Gemert] 3voor12, 15 September 2016[https://reverbmachine.com/blog/timecop1983-synth-sounds Timecop1983 Synth Sounds] Reverb Machine (Retrieved 24 February 2020)
Timecop1983 got international recognition in 2016 with the label NewRetroWave. He is often asked to perform live in the United States and in Dubai. In 2016 he had a live show at the Amsterdam Dance Event with fellow-artists Sunglasses Kid, College and Maethelvin.[https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/en/artists-speakers/timecop1983/16341/ Timecop1983] ade.nl
As a side project, in June 2016 Leenaerts released the Blade Runner inspired 2083 EP under the Division alias.[https://twitter.com/Timecop1983/status/743694801963343873 Timecop1983 on Twitter] Official Twitter profile (Retrieved 7 January 2021) The EP's Bandcamp page contains a reference to Timecop1983: "The year is 2083... Timecop1983 has gone over to the dark side... Introducing Division... From the nuclear wastelands of the future...".[https://division83.bandcamp.com/releases Division on Bandcamp] Bandcamp (Retrieved 7 January 2021)
His music and logo were in the video game Grand Theft Auto V. He wrote music for the game Crossing Souls that was released in 2018. His music can also be heard in the 2017 Netflix series Coin Heist and You Get Me. In 2018, Timecop1983 did a tour across fourteen American states. At the end of that same year, he had a large show with synthwave band The Midnight.{{in lang|nl}}[https://www.ed.nl/cultuur/muzikant-timecop1983-uit-gemert-laat-amerikaanse-fans-dansen~a04f02c5/ Muzikant Timecop1983 uit Gemert laat Amerikaanse fans dansen] ED.nl, 25 June 2018
Timecop1983's track It Was Only a Dream is featured in the trailers and on the soundtrack album for the Starz feature crime drama The Last Deal.{{Cite web |title=SHOP |url=https://www.thelastdealmovie.com/shop |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=The Last Deal |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Collinson |first=Gary |date=2023-05-16 |title=Crime thriller The Last Deal sets Starz release in June |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2023/05/crime-thriller-the-last-deal-sets-starz-release-in-june/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Flickering Myth |language=en-US}}
His music videos have had over 90 million views as of May 2023.[https://www.youtube.com/user/Timecop1983 TimeCop1983] YouTube channel (Retrieved 12 May 2023)
Discography
=Timecop1983=
==Albums==
- Childhood Memories (February 2014, Playmaker)
- Journeys (June 2014, self-released)
- Reflections (June 2015, Urban Road Records)
- Night Drive (2018, TimeSlave Recordings)
- Faded Touch (Feat. Josh Dally) (2021, self-released)
- Searching for Tomorrow (2023, self-released)
==EPs==
- Synthetic Romance (January 2014)
- Waves EP (September 2014)
- Lovers, EP - PART 1 (July 2016)
- Running in the Dark EP (November 2016)
- Lovers, EP- PART 2 (August 2017)
- Multiverse (September 2022)
- Metropolis (September 2024)
==Singles==
- Tokyo Rose - Midnight Chase (Timecop1983 Remix) (2013)
- Lonely Nights (2013)
- Femmepop & Timecop1983 - Our Time (2014)
- Mercury (2014)
- Don't Let Go (feat. Dana Jean Phoenix) (2015)
- My Room - feat. Oscar (Lieutenant Jangles Soundtrack) (2018)
- Faded Memory (feat. Jessie Frye) (2018)
- My Delorean - (with Primo (aka Primo the Alien)) (2019){{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/0m6tkHFv0IqDBaeaGPe8nB?si=36ebc2fb3c9e406b|title = My Delorean|date = 3 May 2019}}
- One Night (feat. Josh Dally) (2020)
- Neverending (2025)
=Division=
==EPs==
- 2083 (2016)
References
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External links
- [http://timecop1983.com/ Official website]
- {{Discogs artist|3697001-Timecop1983}}
- {{soundcloud|timecop1983}}
- {{IMDb name|7988116}}
- [https://vehlinggo.com/2015/07/01/timecop1983-interview-reflections-synthwave-retrosynth/ Interview with Timecop1983] on Vehlinggo
- [https://www.vice.com/en/article/all-aboard-spacebus-vol-1-with-tehbis-bolts-iglooghost-hlmnsra/ Interview with Timecop1983] on Vice
- [https://soundcloud.com/beyond-synth/beyondsynth-102-timecop1983 Interview with Timecop1983] on Beyond Synth
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Category:Dutch electronic musicians