Nick Oosterhuis
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Nick Oosterhuis (Amsterdam, April 4th 1952), as Nicolaas Oosterhuis, is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist (guitar, keyboards, flute), songwriter, producer and singer. He has lived in Germany since the early 1990s and runs the Eject Music publishing company with an attached recording studio near Hamburg. Oosterhuis has contributed to numerous international stage and studio productions, including for Bobby Kimball (Toto), Wanda Jackson, Tony Christie, Vicky Leandros, Andrew Strong (The Commitments) en Matthias Reim.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Nick Oosterhuis picks up the guitar at the age of seven, and teaches himself how to play the piano three years later. As a young teenager he forms the jazz group Banshee with which he makes music that is an extension of progressive rock bands such as Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Soft Machine. In the late 1960s, Oosterhuis joins Galaxis, touring Europe and performing on stage at the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool. In Liverpool Oosterhuis also records music with Albie Donnelly's Supercharge.[1]
In the 1970s he makes several recordings and TV appearances with the Dutch rock band Lemming and singer Geo. In the early 1980s he took part in various album recordings in Germany with, among others, Spacebus, Mónica Chen (Herman Brood) and Michael Eschauzier (Shocking Blue). Nick also collaborates with guitarist Hugo de Bruin (Diesel, Time Bandits), bass player Guus Willemse (Solution), Kim Weemhof (Candy Dulfer). In 2015 some of these songs are re-released in a remastered version.[3][4]
In 1982 Oosterhuis releases his first solo album We Gotta Stop Meeting Like This (as Chris Garner), which was re-released in 2011 under his own name and titled: The Mysterious Disappearance Of Mr. Garner. Projects with the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra and exceptional musicians like Peter Weihe and Werner Becker followed.[1]
Between 1989 and 1991 he is a member of the heavy rock band Lone Age. They release the album Mama, Just Look At Me Now.[1]
In 1992, Nick Oosterhuis founds the Eject Music Publishing Company with an attached recording studio and label. He produces three instrumental albums for EMI in 2003, 2004 and 2007.[1]
In 2006 he forms The Brotherhood Of Rock & Soul with Kingsize Taylor, in 2009 and 2010 he produces two albums for the German singer/songwriter Jasper. Apart from writing songs in English (for Tony Christie), he also writes in German for various artists like Truck Stop, Markus en Matthias Reim.[2]
Appreciation[edit]
In the ranking of the Greatest Keyboard Players of All-Time, Nick Oosterhuis was ranked 16th (in November 2020) and 22nd in the ranking of the Greatest Rock Keyboardists.[5][6]
Personal[edit]
Nick Oosterhuis is the son of Dutch writer Ton Oosterhuis.[7]
Albums[edit]
| Album | Year | Remarks |
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| We Gotta Stop Meeting Like This | 1982 | as Chris Garner |
| Kickstarting | 1991 | with Keith Ellis |
| Mama, Just Look At Me Now! | 1991 | as a member of Lone Age |
| Barfüßige Bilder | 1995 | with Ferdinand Blume-Werry |
| Landscape Impressions | 2002 | |
| Spheres Of The Universe | 2003 | |
| The Netherlands | 2008 | |
| Kingsize Taylor With Brotherhood Of Rock N Soul | 2008 | as a member of Brotherhood Of Rock N Soul |
| The Mysterious Disappearance Of Mr. Garner | 2011 | |
| From The Dutchbin | 2011 | |
| The Shoobie Doo Philosophy | 2011 | |
| Solo Piano Improvisations | 2013 | |
| Sessions 1983 | 2015 | with Guus Willemse, Kim Weemhoff en Hugo De Bruin |
| The Procrastination Tracks | 2016 | |
| Beneath The Water | 2017 | Dunrott feat. Ian Cussick |
| Anthology 1982-1992 | 2019 |
Singles[edit]
| Single | Year | Remarks |
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| Lady, We Can | 1985 | als Chris Garner |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Muziekencyclopedie - Nick Oosterhuis". nl.muziekencyclopedie.nl. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nick Oosterhuis". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "Muziekencyclopedie - Galaxis". nl.muziekencyclopedie.nl. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ Guus Willemse, Kim Weemhoff, Hugo De Bruin, Nick Oosterhuis – Sessions 1983 (2015, File), retrieved 2021-05-29
- ↑ "Greatest Keyboard Players of All-Time". TheTopTens. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "10 Greatest Rock Keyboardists / Pianists". TheTopTens. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "Biografie". Ton Oosterhuis (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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