Ton Scherpenzeel

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Ton Scherpenzeel (Hilversum, Netherlands 6 August 1952–) is a keyboardist who was a founding member of the Dutch rock band Kayak, together with Pim Koopman and Max Werner whom he met whilst at the Hilversum Muziek Lyceum (Hilversum College of Music).

His first solo album (1978) was an adaptation of Le carnaval des animaux by noted French classical music composer Camille Saint-Saëns.

In 1980, Ton wrote the score for the Dutch movie Spetters, featuring Rutger Hauer.

His second solo album, Heart of the Universe (with Chris Rainbow), came in 1984 and is a combination of instrumental and vocal tracks.

Subsequent to Kayak, Ton became the keyboardist of Camel, a British band. He also played several years with Earth & Fire.

He also wrote almost all music for the songs in the shows of Dutch comedian Youp van 't Hek.

In 1998 he played a synth solo on the song "Cosmic Fusion", from Ayreon's album Into the Electric Castle, a rock opera on which Edward Reekers, also of Kayak, played one of the main roles.

[edit] Album history

  • 1973, See See The Sun (Kayak), studio
  • 1974, Kayak II (Kayak), studio
  • 1975, Royal Bed Bouncer (Kayak), studio
  • 1976, The Last Encore (Kayak), studio
  • 1977, Starlight Dancer (Kayak), studio
  • 1978, Le carnaval des animaux (solo), studio
  • 1979, Phantom of the Night (Kayak), studio
  • 1980, Periscope Life (Kayak), studio
  • 1981, Merlin (Kayak), studio
  • 1981, Eyewitness (Kayak), studio
  • 1982, In a State of Flux (Earth & Fire), studio
  • 1984, Heart of the Universe (solo), studio
  • 1984, Stationary Traveller (Camel), studio
  • 1984, Pressure Points (Camel), live
  • 1989, Phoenix (Earth & Fire), studio
  • 1991, Dust and Dreams (Camel), studio
  • 1998, Into the Electric Castle (Ayreon), studio
  • 1999, Rajaz (Camel), studio
  • 1999, The Singles (Kayak), studio
  • 2000, Close To The Fire (Kayak), studio
  • 2001, Night Vision (Kayak), studio
  • 2001, Chance for a Live Time (Kayak), live
  • 2003, Merlin - Bard of the unseen (Kayak), studio
  • 2005, Nostradamus - The Fate of Man (Kayak), studio
  • 2007, Kayakoustic (Kayak), live
  • 2008, Coming Up For Air (Kayak), studio

[edit] See also

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