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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Ad Visser
Person · male · Kingdom of the Netherlands · Amsterdam · born 1947 · recording since 1982
Dutch VJ, presenter, writer and music artist
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Also known as Ад Виссер
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1✦ Award 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Giddyap a Go Go
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography119 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1360316445
Biography
Ad Visser (born 28 April 1947, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch VJ, presenter, writer, and music artist.
Career in the music industry
In 1965, Visser performed with his avant-garde pop trio Blurp on AVRO television.
He presented the AVRO programmes Superclean Dreammachine (1968–1980) and TopPop (1970–1985).
In 1982, he wrote a science-fiction novel called Sobriëtas and released an accompanying record as a multimedia project. The album was released in 18 countries and the single from the album, "Giddyap a Gogo", which Visser recorded with Daniel Sahuleka, reached the Dutch Top 40, which resulted in Visser's only appearance as an artist in his own Toppop programme.
In the 1990s, Visser released the Brainsessions CDs which generate alpha waves to give the listener a trance-like experience.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 21 | 47.7th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (12 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:38
A1Overture in "S"4:28A2March of Hope4:50A3Delicate Balance3:30A4Nostalgia for Earth8:48B1Giddyap a Gogo4:50B2Relief of Demorzan5:28B3Adventure (Restless Breed)4:44B4A Last Farewell4:001987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:59
1Burning Heart3:122Garbage Can3:163Hi‐Tec Heroes4:324Hi‐Tec Heroes in the Night4:005What’s Going On4:056No News From the Western Frontier5:417The Lone Hero6:578Futurian Symphony9:161990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 45:28
1Concierto de Aranjuez6:422Adagio7:223Asturias7:264Gymnopédie4:445Allegro4:266Bourée6:537Canon7:551995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 45:38
1Welcome0:212Introsession: The Entrance4:033Brainsession 1: The Guided Flight20:384Brainsession 2: The Free Flight20:361995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 45:38
1Welcome0:212Introsession ("The Entrance")4:033Brainsession 1 ("The Guided Flight")20:384Brainsession 2 ("The Free Flight")20:361997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:11:16
1Head over Heels - Radio Version3:332Zap Culture Buddha #15:463Zap Culture Buddha #24:064Zap Culture Buddha #38:445Zap Culture Buddha #47:056Zap Culture Buddha #512:337Zap Culture Buddha #64:238Zap Culture Buddha #74:449Zap Culture Buddha #85:3910Zap Culture Buddha #94:2111Zap Culture Buddha #105:2512Head over Heels - Album Version4:571997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:12:36
1Introduction0:192Startsession7:133The Highway Brainsession28:434The Freeway Brainsession28:335The Ultra-Light Brainsession7:48Heftige verhalen uit een overspannen samenleving
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:20
1De Bus4:282Hebben2:443De R&R Legende4:524Srebrenica5:175De Zwoele Nachten van Tunis6:226Sorbo3:317Gestresst4:3483 Vrouwen5:259Van 's Morgens Vroeg tot 's Avonds Laat4:3910De Gooise Matras3:3311Soprano Nymfomano3:5512Het Oog3:2813Het Einde5:32The Inner Journey Collection - Healing - Het Complete Zelf
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:09:56
1Inner-Healing5:192White Pines5:143Van De Winter Tot De Lente6:474Health Music Part 28:105Happy Solitude8:456Like A Leaf In The Wind10:347Tall Trees5:578Prasantatma5:019The Healing Vision7:2110Dolphin Dreams4:1811Dolphins2:30— · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 42:38
1The Sound of Blue15:462Rainbow Dance5:483Kalaila11:164Seashore Mystery9:48
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Giddyap a Go GoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:181Giddyap a Go Go4:50 2Relief of Demorzan5:28 | 1982 | ||
| 1982 | Nostalgia for EarthSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:23ANostalgia for Earth4:33 BA Last Farewell3:50 | 1982 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ad Visser head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 21 | 47.7th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Silver Harp | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ad_Visser.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c00d7b3-5c67-4214-9f36-2ee7194c3a37discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c00d7b3-5c67-4214-9f36-2ee7194c3a37core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q595279seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Visserbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Visser
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Dutch musicians
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Image: AVRO · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q595279 · MusicBrainz: 8c00d7b3-5c67-4214-9f36-2ee7194c3a37