Peter Van Hooke (born 6 April 1950) is an English rock drummer and producer with over 350 credits to his name.[1] He was the drummer for the English band Mike + The Mechanics (from 1985 to 1995)[2][3] and also drummed for Van Morrison's band,[4] Headstone, and Ezio. During the 1980s he co-produced (along with Rod Argent) many of Tanita Tikaram's hits.[5]
He was also in demand as a session drummer in the 70s and 80s, and was one of the first UK drummers to own a set of Syndrums, initially coming to prominence on the Marshall Hain hit "Dancing in the City". He joined Stackridge in time to play on their 1976 album Mr. Mick, though the band broke up not long after.
Production career
Van Hooke created and co-produced the television series Live from Abbey Road which was aired on Channel 4 in between 2006 and 2009 in the United Kingdom.[6][7]
He also co-produced with Rod Argent Soraya's debut album On Nights Like This (Titled in Spanish: "En Esta Noche") in 1995 and her second album Wall Of Smiles (Titled in Spanish: "Torre De Marfil") in 1997.
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