Robert Jan Stips is a Dutch musician born in The Hague the 4 February 1950. He initially found fame as a keyboard player, arranger and producer with the group Supersister. This led to an invitation to join Golden Earring, one of the most successful Dutch groups of the time. Stips took part in the group's successful American tour in 1976, but left afterwards to form Stars & Stips which released Nevergreens in 1976 and the group Sweet d'Buster with saxophonist Bertus Borgers.

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  • Robert Jan Stips is a Dutch musician born in The Hague the 4 February 1950. He initially found fame as a keyboard player, arranger and producer with the group Supersister. This led to an invitation to join Golden Earring, one of the most successful Dutch groups of the time. Stips took part in the group's successful American tour in 1976, but left afterwards to form Stars & Stips which released Nevergreens in 1976 and the group Sweet d'Buster with saxophonist Bertus Borgers. In 1979, Stips left Sweet d'Buster and formed Transister, which released one album : Zig Zag. In 1981, Robert Jan Stips released his first solo LP (U.P.). The same year, Stips became the keyboard player for The Nits, with whom he had previously worked as a producer. During his years with The Nits he also produced albums for Cloud Nine and Vitesse. He was the main composer of The Nits' orchestral work, Hjuvi - A Rhapsody in Time. Robert Jan Stips left Nits in 1996 at the end of their Greatest Hits tour, and launched the group STIPS, with which he brought out an album : Egotrip. STIPS released two albums in collaboration with Freek de Jonge : Gemeen Goed in 1997 then Rapsodia in 1998. In 1999, Robert Jan Stips released two solo albums : Greyhound and Rembrandt 2000 (at the occasion of a great exhibition Rembrandt in The Hague). In 2003, he rejoined Nits for their thirtieth anniversary tour. He played on the subsequent albums and has continued to tour with the group.
  • Robert Jan Stips est un musicien néerlandais né le 4 février 1950 à La Haye. Il est devenu célèbre en étant claviers, arrangeur et producteur avec Supersister. Cela lui valut une invitation pour rejoindre Golden Earring en 1975, l'un des plus fameux groupe néerlandais de l'époque. Robert Jan Stips prit part à la triomphale tournée américaine de 1976 mais quitta ensuite le groupe pour aller former Stars & Stips qui sortit l'album Nevergreens en 1976 puis forma Sweet d'Buster avec le saxophoniste Bertus Borgers. En 1979, Robert Jan Stips quitta Sweet d'Buster et forma Transister, qui sortit un album : Zig Zag. En 1981, il sortit son premier disque solo (U.P. ) et devint le claviers de The Nits qu'il avait déjà produit. Michiel Peters étant parti, Henk Hofstede avait laissé les claviers pour reprendre la guitare. Tout en jouant avec The Nits, Robert Jan Stips produisit des albums pour Cloud Nine et Vitesse. Il est également le principal auteur de l'unique œuvre orchestrale de Nits : Hjuvi - A Rhapsody in Time. Robert Jan Stips a quitté Nits en 1996 à la fin de leur tournée Greatest Hits et a créé le groupe STIPS qui sortit un album : Egotrip. STIPS sortit deux albums en collaborration avec Freek de Jonge : Gemeen Goed en 1997 puis Rapsodia en 1998. En 1999, il sortit deux albums solo nommés Greyhound et Rembrandt 2000 (à l'occasion d'une grande exposition Rembrandt à La Haye). En 2003, il retrouva Nits pour la tournée de leur trentième anniversaire. Il a depuis continué depuis à participer aux albums et tournées de Nits.
  • Robert Jan Stips is een Nederlandse producer, componist, toetsenist en zanger bij o.a. de Nederlandse popgroep de Nits.
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  • Robert Jan Stips is a Dutch musician born in The Hague the 4 February 1950. He initially found fame as a keyboard player, arranger and producer with the group Supersister. This led to an invitation to join Golden Earring, one of the most successful Dutch groups of the time. Stips took part in the group's successful American tour in 1976, but left afterwards to form Stars & Stips which released Nevergreens in 1976 and the group Sweet d'Buster with saxophonist Bertus Borgers.
  • Robert Jan Stips est un musicien néerlandais né le 4 février 1950 à La Haye. Il est devenu célèbre en étant claviers, arrangeur et producteur avec Supersister. Cela lui valut une invitation pour rejoindre Golden Earring en 1975, l'un des plus fameux groupe néerlandais de l'époque.
  • Robert Jan Stips is een Nederlandse producer, componist, toetsenist en zanger bij o.a. de Nederlandse popgroep de Nits.
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