Post by Steve on May 16, 2009 17:59:53 GMT 1
Black and white photos from Guido Aalbers
Bauke "Bakerman" Bakker plays with Bertolf and played drums and sang backing vocals on FOR LIFE. He also played with Bertolf in Her Majesty and Soul Cages. He seems to have a myriad of other commitments as well, particularly the band Cool Genius. He also has played in the band Bakzilla! with his brothers, Stein Bakker and Tiddo Bakker.
He's an excellent drummer! But, not only that, he's a great singer as well with a lot of vocal range and his music always seems to have a lot of soul. When listening to the audio of Her Majesty, I was very impressed with Bauke's vocals on songs such as "O! Darling". He seems to be in great demand, playing in so many bands that I know that I can't keep track! He's been playing lately with Elegast, a cover band that performs the likes of the Rolling Stones, Prince, and The Police.
Bauke Bakker at the drums during recording with Bertolf and Guido Aalbers
Bauke Bakker and Bertolf going over drum parts during recording
"O! Darling" (Beatles) singing leads with Her Majesty in 2007(?)
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"1999" (Prince) with Elegast in April 2009
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"Dirty Mind" (Prince) with Elegast in April 2009
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The behind the scenes of "Another Day" at 3FM Bring it on! in January 2009 (filmed by handycam) really highlights Bauke's work:
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Some links:
Cool Genius (Hyves) coolgenius.hyves.nl/
Cool Genius (MySpace) www.myspace.com/coolgeniusmusic
Bakzilla! www.bakzilla.nl/ (a band of brothers)
16Down www.16down.nl/
Everything I posted above is from the best of my knowledge from internet research only.
Bauke Bakker performing with Bertolf (Zwolle, January 2009) [Photo credit: Jainy Style]