Hugo de Bruin is a Dutch rock guitarist. De Bruin played in Diesel

Diesel (band)

Diesel was a Dutch pop/rock group that became one of the few Dutch acts to chart in the U.S. when their song "Sausalito Summernight" entered the U.S. Top 40 in 1981.-Biography:Diesel was created in October 1978 by ex-Kayak drummer Pim Koopman...

 for a two year period and afterwards joined The Time Bandits

Time Bandits (band)

Time Bandits are a Dutch band from the 1980s, best known for their song "Endless Road," which was played extensively in Europe.- The band :The band was formed in 1981 by Dutch born Alides Hidding, who wrote all songs and sang lead vocals...

 in the mid eighties. In the early nineties he had a brief stint with Ten Sharp

Ten Sharp

Ten Sharp is a Dutch band best known for its early 1990s hit song "You", a hit in some European countries in 1991 and in others in 1992...

, who had a hit with the song 'You

You (Ten Sharp song)

"You" is the name of a 1991 song recorded by the Dutch band Ten Sharp. It was released in 1991 as their debut single from the album Under the Water-Line and became a hit in many countries, including France, Norway and Sweden, where it reached number one on the charts.-Background and writing:"You"...

', with 20 million copies sold world-wide. De Bruin then became a composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

/producer of film music and RTV commercials.

External links

• Jaap and Hugo at MySpace
• Pop Institute profile Hugo's background at the Dutch National Pop Institute