Peter Van Hooke
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Peter "Pete" Van Hooke (born April 6, 1950) is a drummer in the English band Mike and the Mechanics (from 1985 to 1995 and 2004 to present), as well as having drummed for Van Morrison's band and Ezio. During the 1980s he successfully produced many of Tanita Tikaram's hits.
Pete played drums on Van Morrison's albums from 1978's Wavelength, Into the Music (1979), Common One (1980), Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983), the live album, Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast recorded in 1983 and released in 1984, and The Philosopher's Stone (1998).
Pete is married to Ruti and has three sons: Josh, Ben and Tom. He divides his time between London and his recording studio on La Gomera.
Pete has recently produced a new television series called Live from Abbey Road which is currently being aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom [1].
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