Bert Veldkamp

Before and after his time with Kayak, Bert Veldkamp played in several bands. As far as I know, his career started in 1965, as bassplayer of The Humps. In 1973 this band had changed their name to Zoo, and released an LP. After that, Bert went on to play in a band called Kangaroo. He joined Kayak at the end of 1974, and left in 1977.


Around 1981, he was the bassplayer in a line-up of the famous Dutch band Ekseption. That line-up also featured Max Werner and Johan Slager (see my Max Werner weblog for pictures).

In 1982, he was in a band called Frontpage. Bert co-wrote the single "Portugal"/"Went Down", which was produced by a couple called T. and J. Sands. These were in fact Ton Scherpenzeel and Johan Slager ("Sands" probably stands for "Scherpenzeel and Slager"). The three of them went on to form Europe.

Bert re-joined Kayak in 1999, but left in 2005.

Pim, Ton, Max, Edward with Toni Willé

Dutch singer Toni Willé (or: Tony) was a member of Pussycat, with whom Pim had worked as a producer. As a solo artist, she recorded a couple of albums and singles with the help of Kayak members.

Privilege (LP, 1985). Ton Scherpenzeel plays keyboards, Edward Reekers sings backing vocals.

Working Girl (LP/CD, 1987). Produced and arranged by Pim Koopman and Ton Scherpenzeel. Ton plays bassguitar and keyboards. Pim sings backing vocals and plays drums and guitar. Max Werner plays percussion. Irene Linders and Ton Scherpenzeel wrote 'Falling In And Out Of Love', 'Working Girl', Out Of Reach', 'It Only Happens In Movies', 'Stay', 'Sweet Music To My Soul'.

New Words To An Old Love Song (LP/CD, 1989). Pim Koopman plays guitar, percussion and keyboards. Produced and arranged by Pim. Includes the singles 'Incredible You' and 'Good Year For The Roses'. 'The Writing On The Wall' co-written by Pim.