Kids

Who Are We

Django Music & Publishing is a music production company, specialized in making dance music for children. You can buy our CD’s and DVD’s from this website, but also from camping sites and holiday resorts. Django Music & Publishing is the company of two people:

Didi Dubbeldam Didi Dubbeldam
Concept developer, sales manager and lyricist. In the nineties Didi lived in Spain, where she founded a wholesale business for the growing entertainment sector. That’s where she saw the growing potential of dance music for children. She took her knowledge and network to the Netherlands, where she started DD Company in 2001.
Jan van der Plas Jan van der Plas
Producer and often also composer of the songs, singer and guitarist on many of them. He’s a veteran in the Dutch music scene. Well known through his work with the band Les Zazous and his musical directorship of De Vrienden van Amstel festival in the Rotterdam Ahoy. Jan has written several books on music (De Muzikantengids, 50 Jaar Nederpop) and the tv series Nederpop Met Hart En Ziel (Teleac NOT). He also teaches at the Rockacademy in Tilburg.

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The name of the company is Django Music & Publishing, the name of the act is DD Company. Chances are you’ll run across this name somewhere. Songs like If You’re Happy, Come Along And Dance, Hello!, Head Shoulders Knee And Toes, Tapati Tapata and The Animal Song sound familiar to many people. And our modern versions of Veo Veo, Superman, Hokey Cokey and Tsjoe Tsjoe Wa have become the international standard.

Behind the scenes

Most people on our productions work behind the scenes. Here they are:

Lesley van der Aa Lesley van der Aa
Zingt o.a. In De Maneschijn en Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz. Haalde in 2005 de 31e plaats in de Mega Top 100 met het door Django Music geschreven en geproduceerde Doe Mij Maar Nederland. Maakt op dit moment deel uit van de band van Jan Smit.
Dirk Arend
Illustrator.
Lesley van der Aa Lesley van der Aa
Singer of In De Maneschijn, De Wekker and many others. In 2005 she hit the charts with Doe Mij Maar Nederland, written and produced by Django Music. At the moment she’s also the backing vocalist in the band of popular singer Jan Smit.
Dirk Arend
Illustrator.
Peter van der Berg
Designer.
Sipke Boorsma Sipke Boorsma
Former leadsinger of Les Zazous. Sings a.o. Head Shoulders Knee & Toe, The Holiday Express en Tikkertje.
Iris Deppenwiese Iris Deppenwiese
Sings a.o. Vielleicht Verliebt, Fingerchen and Tanz!
Diewertje Dir Diewertje Dir
Sings a.o. Sneeuw en Dierentuin.
Buffi Duberman Buffi Duberman
Our American language advisor. Known from her book Rock English.
Ariënne Groenewoud Ariënne Groenewoud
Sings a.o. Beginnen, Hokey Cokey, Hatsjoe, Aankleedlied, Vingertjes, Deze Vuist Op Deze Vuist and Twinkle Stars.
Peter Douglas Peter Douglas
The Dutch Frank Sinatra. Sings a.o. Doo-da Day.
Peter Douglas David Grifhorst
Director and editor of the Minidisco DVD.
Floor van Helden
Production manager of the Minidisco DVD.
Henk Hoen Henk Hoen
Sings a.o. Tsjoe Tsjoe Wa, Feestvarken en De Wekker.
Marcel Kortekaas
CD and DVD duplication.
Ralph de Lange
Filmer and editor of the In De Maneschijn DVD.
Edwin Meijster Edwin Meijster
Sings a.o. Cowboy Joe, Hoofd Schouders Knie En Teen en Aju Paraplu.
Marcus Meijvogel Marcus Meijvogel
Webdesigner/developer
Daniëlle Mulder Daniëlle Mulder
Sings a.o. Theo Theo, Ik Spring Op En Neer, De Trein en Lekker Samen Dansen
Reyn Ouwehand Reyn Ouwehand
Arranger and studio technician on a.o. Miaow, The Holiday Express, If You’re Happy and Head Shoulders Knee & Toe.
Frank Pels Frank Pels
Arranger and studiotechnician on a.o. Theo Theo, Hokey Cokey, Superman, Dromenland, Doe Mij Maar Nederland and Tsjoe Tsjoe Wa.
Mary Prado Mary Prado
Sings on a.o. Ze Kunnen Zeggen Wat Ze Willen, Dance Instructor, Smiley Song and Le Papa Pinguin.
Adriana Romeyn Adriana Romeyn
Sings a.o. Arriba Abajo, Boem Boem Shake, Misschien Verliefd, Get Up, Dans! and Finale.
Eva-Jane Smeenk Eva-Jane Smeenk
Sings a.o. Tsji Ki Tsja, Berend Botje, Ochtendgymnastiek and Bofkont. In the summer of 2008 she had a hit in her own right with Spinning Around.
Sandra Smit
Make-up.
Marike Jager Marike Jager
Sings a.o. Camping Kids, Wilsumer Willy and So In Love. She’s a well-known Dutch singer/songwriter with hits like Fling Flack Toodah and Celia Trigger.
Michelle Splietelhof Michelle Splietelhof
Choreography.
Judith Stüber Judith Stüber
Sings a.o. Sterne and Im Mondenschein.
Christoph Tappesser Christoph Tappesser
Sings a.o. Tschu Tschu Wa and Der Musikant.
Markus Vögeler Markus Vögeler
Our German studiotechnician.
John Vooys John Vooys
Sings a.o. Tapati Tapata, Ik Ben De Baas, Halloween and Ik Wil Katwijk. At the moment making name as a musical artist with leading roles in Jeans, Rembrandt and Tarzan.
Hans Weekhout Hans Weekhout
Arranger and studiotechnician on a.o. Tsji Ki Tsja, Bofkont, Boem Boem Shake en Tapati Tapata. In the nineties well-known as Capricorn (20 Hz). Nowadays also a member of Peplab.
Ludolf Windeck
Sings a.o. Woher Daher en Kopf Schultern Knie Und Fuss.

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