Jaap Eggermont
Jaap Eggermont (born October 31, 1946 in The Hague ) is a Dutch musician and producer.
He began his music career in 1964 as a drummer with the well-known Dutch band Golden Earring . He is on four of the band's LPs and creates the musical breakthrough with them.
In 1969 Eggermont changed sides in the music business and became a producer. The groups he has produced include many national top ten artists such as Greenfield & Cook , Sandy Coast , Spooky & Sue , Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers and the internationally very successful Earth & Fire .
His greatest success was the music project Stars on 45 , with which he conquered the top of the charts worldwide with oldie medleys. He also wrote the 1985 Formula One theme , one of the signature tunes for the German pop music show Formula One . Since the 1990s Eggermont has mainly been producing advertising music, including for several well-known large corporations, and film music.
Web links
- Jaap Eggermont in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography at Albino Moon
- Nationaal Pop Instituut ( Memento of December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Dutch)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eggermont, Jaap |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch musician and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |