Auke Hulst is the frontman of the Dutch band De Meisjes. He also produces music as a solo artist, using the moniker Sponsored by Prozac. In the Netherlands he is best known as a novelist and travel writer, having written novels like Kinderen van het Ruige Land (Children of the Savage Land, 2012) and Slaap zacht, Johnny Idaho (Sleep Tight, Johnny Idaho, 2015) and the Jack Kerouac-inspired travelogue De eenzame snelweg (The Lonely Highway, 2007, with artist Raoul Deleo).

De Meisjes is a Dutch language band combining influences from rock, pop, indie, reggae and jazz in its own brand of music. The main songwriters Hans and Auke Hulst also happen to be writers, which can be felt in the lyrics. As Hans says: "De Meisjes produce vibrations in the airwaves that can be deemed agreeable by some."

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