Will Hoebee
| Will Hoebee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 29, 1947 Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Died | June 10, 2012 (aged 64) Hasselt, Belgium |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | songwriter, producer, arranger. |
| Years active | 1970-2012 |
| Associated acts | José Hoebee, Peter Koelewijn, Benny Neyman, Saskia & Serge, Gheorghe Zamfir, David Soul, Nana Mouskouri |
Will Hoebee (June 29, 1947 – June 10, 2012) was a Dutch record producer and songwriter. In late 1981, he married José Hoebee (singer of the girl group Luv'). Benny Neyman, Saskia & Serge, Gheorghe Zamfir, David Soul and Nana Mouskouri were among the acts he produced.
Hoebee was born in Hilversum, Netherlands. After graduating from High School, he found a job at the mailing service of the AVRO (a Dutch public broadcasting organisation) where he met many celebrities. He later worked at NRU (now: NOS) record library. At this time, he was approached by Herman Stok and Hans Kemna to produce various radio shows for public broadcaster NOS. In 1970, he entered the radio promotion division of Ariola Records. Two years later, he was hired by Phonogram Records where he stayed until the early 1980s.
In the mid 1970s, Hoebee started his collaboration with producer/songwriter Peter Koelewijn. They co-wrote the Dutch Top 5 hit single "Patrick Mon Chéri" performed by Kiki & Pearly in 1975. French pop singer Sheila covered that year this song that went gold in France and sold 800.000 copies. Soon after, Hoebee produced the Dutch version of Austin Roberts signature song "Rocky" that hit the number one spot in the Netherlands and was performed by Don Mercedes. In 1977, he founded with Koelewijn the "Born Free" label (a Phonogram subsidiary). Saskia & Serge and Rob de Nijs were part of the roster of this short-lived record company.
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