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Who the hell is JanBun?

Energy, chaos and a hefty dose of punk — this is no ordinary streamer. Born and raised in the Netherlands, JanBun brings Dutch grit to the English-speaking Twitch scene. Live energy, community vibes and zero scripted bullshit, straight from the jancave. Gaming, chaos, energy. Always on.

The Story

It started at SoTFest — a Sea of Thieves fan convention put on by the community itself, where I showed up as a fan and walked out with a head full of streamers I'd just met. A few months later, the camera went on for the first time. The jancave was open.

Acting came first — school plays, drama lessons, the weird roles nobody else wanted. None of it stuck. Games handed the stage back; streaming gave it an audience. Punk has been the through-line since I was a kid — through the games, the attitude, the soundtrack. Now that I'm a dad, leaning into it harder is the deal. Punk is the escape hatch from the everyday shitshow, and the stream is where it lives loudest.

These days more of the Sea of Thieves crowd finds the channel every week, but the heart of it is still the regulars — the ones who chill on punk tunes, throw cringe back when I throw it out, and let me geek out over gadgets and graphics nobody asked about. Short-term goal: Sea of Thieves partner. Long-term: more interactive widgets, more frontend-dev tricks bleeding into the stream — because building animations by day and bringing them to chat by night is kind of the whole point.

JanBun at Schiphol airport heading to a Twitch streamer meetup
JanBun with another community streamer at FanFest
JanBun at the Xbox FanFest 10th Anniversary backdrop in Köln
JanBun with his daughters

What I Stream

No fixed lane, no scripted nonsense. Mostly competitive chaos with a heavy dose of Sea of Thieves, and whatever else looks like fun to break.

JanBun playing Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves × Rare
Sea of Thieves × Rare

Pirate sandbox, crew chaos, full sail

Sea of Thieves is my go-to right now. I fell in love the moment the announcement trailer dropped — the open seas, the freedom to write your own story, whether that's a cozy treasure hunt or sword in hand chasing blood. No two sessions land the same, which is exactly the chaos this stream runs on.

  • Day 1 player
  • Still shit at the game
  • Doesn't care about ingame currency

Brand Collabs

Selected launch coverage and brand partnerships — high-energy live streams paired with cross-platform highlights.

The Alters × 11 bit studios
The Alters × 11 bit studios

Sci-fi survival, one crew, your choices

Launch coverage of The Alters — building clones, moral dilemmas and survival on a hostile planet. Chat voted on which alter to activate next, steering the run in real time.

  • Launch-day live stream
  • 11 bit studios collab
  • YT Shorts + TikTok cross-post