Rick Treffers

Rick TreffersRick Treffers

Rick Treffers (1967) is a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Treffers got known as frontman and composer of dreampop ensemble Mist, formerly called Miss Universe.
Between 2003 and 2008, Mist toured the world and released three interesting albums that received wide international acclaim.

In 2007, Rick Treffers released his first solo-album in Dutch ‘Het Heeft Niets Met Jou Te Maken’, in 2009 he recorded and released six songs with Nits-drummer Rob Kloet for the play ‘Mara’ (theatre group De Maan). In 2010, the conceptual album ‘Prettige Vooruitzichten’ was released on Treffers’ own label Skipping Records. In 2011, Treffers moves to Spain to start the project El Turista Optimista.

To listen to his music, click here.




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