Pim Koopman
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Wilhelmus Frederikus Koopman (Hilversum
, 11 March 1953 – Hilversum
, 23 November 2009) was the drummer
and percussionist of the Dutch
Progressive rock
band
, Kayak
.
, Koopman co-founded Kayak in 1972, along with Ton Scherpenzeel
, Johan Slager
and Max Werner
. Koopman left the band in 1976 because of health problems and issues with the group's manager. He went on to become a record producer
, and was successful with acts such as Maywood
, José Hoebee
, Valensia
, Petra Berger and Robby Valentine
. He returned to Kayak for the reunion in 1999, and had been playing drums in Kayak again until his death in 2009.
As a musician, writer, producer and arranger, Koopman was also involved in two other bands: Diesel
and The President. In Diesel he worked with (amongst others) Rob Vunderink, who later joined Koopman in Kayak. The President was a collaboration with Okkie Huysdens.
He was the composer of six entries to the Eurovision Song Contest
: “Jouw lach" performed by Dick Rienstra (1977), "Later" by Brigitte (1984), "Champagne" and "Déja Vu" by Willeke Alberti
(1994) and "De wereld is van jou" by Gina de Wit and "Met of zonder jou" by Clau-Dya's in 1996.
Apart from his work as a musician, Koopman often lent his voice to Dutch versions of cartoon
s and film
s. For example, he can be heard in Barnyard
, Happy Feet
and Lilo & Stitch
.
He died on 23rd November 2009, at the age of 56.
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
, 11 March 1953 – Hilversum
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
, 23 November 2009) was the drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and percussionist of the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, Kayak
Kayak (band)
Kayak are a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972 in the city Hilversum by Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman. In 1973, their debut album "See See The Sun" was released, including 3 hit singles. Their main popularity was in the Netherlands, with their top hit reaching #6 on the Dutch charts in...
.
Biography
Born in HilversumHilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
, Koopman co-founded Kayak in 1972, along with Ton Scherpenzeel
Ton Scherpenzeel
Ton Scherpenzeel is a keyboardist and a founding member of the Dutch rock band Kayak, together with Pim Koopman and Max Werner whom he met whilst at the Hilversum Muziek Lyceum ....
, Johan Slager
Johan Slager
Johan Slager is the original guitar player of the Dutch Progressive Rock band Kayak. He co-founded the band along with Ton Scherpenzeel, Pim Koopman and Max Werner in 1972. He left the band in 1982 after 9 albums, and returned briefly for a couple of performances in the 1990s...
and Max Werner
Max Werner
Max Werner was lead singer, drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive rock band Kayak. He co-founded the band along with keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, guitarist Johan Slager and drummer Pim Koopman in 1972....
. Koopman left the band in 1976 because of health problems and issues with the group's manager. He went on to become a record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and was successful with acts such as Maywood
Maywood
Maywood may refer to:Places in the United States* Maywood, California* Maywood, Illinois** Maywood , a commuter railroad station* Maywood, New Jersey* Maywood, Nebraska* Maywood Beach, a former water park in northern MississippiOther...
, José Hoebee
José Hoebee
José Hoebee is a Dutch pop female singer. She is part of Luv' . In late 1981, she went solo and was successful in her homeland and in the Flanders region of Belgium between 1982 and 1985...
, Valensia
Valensia
Aldous Byron Valensia Clarkson , better known as simply Valensia, is a Dutch singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.-Early life:...
, Petra Berger and Robby Valentine
Robby Valentine
Robby Valentine is a Dutch singer and multi-instrumentalist who started his professional career in the eighties, and is the frontman of his band Valentine.-Biography:...
. He returned to Kayak for the reunion in 1999, and had been playing drums in Kayak again until his death in 2009.
As a musician, writer, producer and arranger, Koopman was also involved in two other bands: 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...
and The President. In Diesel he worked with (amongst others) Rob Vunderink, who later joined Koopman in Kayak. The President was a collaboration with Okkie Huysdens.
He was the composer of six entries to the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
: “Jouw lach" performed by Dick Rienstra (1977), "Later" by Brigitte (1984), "Champagne" and "Déja Vu" by Willeke Alberti
Willeke Alberti
Willeke Alberti is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti.-Biography:...
(1994) and "De wereld is van jou" by Gina de Wit and "Met of zonder jou" by Clau-Dya's in 1996.
Apart from his work as a musician, Koopman often lent his voice to Dutch versions of cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
s and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s. For example, he can be heard in Barnyard
Barnyard (film)
Barnyard is a 2006 computer-animated family comedy film, produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures, directed by Steve Oedekerk . and produced by Steve Oedekerk, Paul Marshal, and Pam Marsden...
, Happy Feet
Happy Feet
Happy Feet is a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated family film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released...
and Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch
This article is about the movie. For the television series, see Lilo & Stitch: The Series.Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on June 21, 2002...
.
He died on 23rd November 2009, at the age of 56.
Solo
- Doctor Vlimmen (soundtrackSoundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
) (1978) - Kort Amerikaans (soundtrack) (1979)
With Kayak (studio albums)
- See See The SunSee See the SunSee see the sun is the first album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was originally released in 1973 and reissued with two bonus tracks in 1995....
(1973) - Kayak IIKayak II (album)Kayak II is the second album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was originally released in 1974 and reissued with a bonus track in 1995....
(1974) - Royal Bed BouncerRoyal Bed BouncerRoyal Bed Bouncer is the third album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak, released in 1975. Their progressive approach from the first two albums was mixed with a more basic pop/rock sound. Nine of the ten songs were written by Ton Scherpenzeel, with Pim Koopman only contributing the instrumental...
(1975) - The Last EncoreThe Last EncoreThe Last Encore is the fourth album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was originally released in 1976 and issued on CD in 1995, with a re-release in 2002....
(1976) - Close To The Fire (2000)
- Night VisionNight Vision (Kayak album)Night Vision is a studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak, released in 2001. It was the first studio album with singer Bert Heerink. Heerink had joined Kayak in 1999, to help original singer Max Werner on songs from the past that were originally sung by Kayak's second lead singer, Edward...
(2001) - Merlin - Bard Of The UnseenMerlin - Bard of the UnseenMerlin - Bard Of The Unseen is a studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. This concept-album is a new version of side 1 of their 1981 album Merlin, with nine new songs added....
(2003) - Nostradamus - The Fate Of ManNostradamus - The Fate Of ManNostradamus - The Fate Of Man is a studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. This concept-album tells the story of French doctor and seer Nostradamus, but from the viewpoint of a Flemish monk, Yves de Lessines. The theory behind this is that Nostradamus was not the writer of his...
(2005) (Double CD) - Excerpts From NostradamusExcerpts From NostradamusExcerpts From Nostradamus - The Fate Of Man is a studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It is a shorter version of their double album Nostradamus - The Fate Of Man. The single CD contains 11 songs, plus "The Story Behind Nostradamus" in Dutch and English...
(2005) (Single CD) - Coming Up For AirComing Up For Air (Kayak album)Coming Up For Air is a studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was released in 2008. The song "Undecided" was a single in The Netherlands, featuring the non-albumtrack "Beat The Clock".- Track listing :...
(2008) - Letters From Utopia (2009)
With Kayak (live albums)
- Chance For A LivetimeChance for a Live Time (Kayak album)Chance For A Live Time is a live album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak, released in 2001. It was the first real live album of the band. In 1981 they had released a live album called Eyewitness. But that album was recorded in a recording studio, without audience.This album was the first with...
(2001) (Double CD) - KayakousticKayakousticKayakoustic is a live album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. The album was recorded during their acoustic tour of 2006/2007. The recordings were made on 23 November 2006 at theatre "Het Kielzog" in Hoogezand-Sappemeer and on 31 January 2007 at theatre "De Dialoog" in Ermelo .The first 14...
(2007) - The Anniversary Concert (2008) (Double CD + 'Highlights' DVD)
- The Anniversary Box (2008) (4 CD + DVD)
With Diesel (studio albums)
- Watts In A TankWatts in a TankWatts in a Tank was the first album released by the Dutch musical group Diesel. It was first released in the Netherlands in 1980 by Polydor, and was released in the United States by Regency in 1981...
(1980) - Diesel On The Rocks (2000)
With The President (studio albums)
- By Appointment Of (1983)
- Muscles (1985)