# Will Hoebee

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{{Infobox musical artist
| image           = Will Hoebee met gouden platen, 1979, Bestanddeelnr 930-3348 (cropped).jpg
| caption         = Hoebee in 1979
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| name            = Will Hoebee
| origin          = [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)
| genre           = [Pop](/source/Pop_(music))
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1947|06|29|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [Hilversum](/source/Hilversum), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2012|06|10|1947|06|29|df=y}}
| death_place     = [Hasselt](/source/Hasselt), [Belgium](/source/Belgium)
| occupation      = songwriter, producer, arranger.
| years_active    = 1970-2012
| label           = 
| past_member_of = [José Hoebee](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Hoebee), [Peter Koelewijn](/source/Peter_Koelewijn), [Benny Neyman](/source/Benny_Neyman), [Saskia & Serge](/source/Saskia_%26_Serge), [Gheorghe Zamfir](/source/Gheorghe_Zamfir), [David Soul](/source/David_Soul), [Nana Mouskouri](/source/Nana_Mouskouri)
| website =
| background=non_performing_personnel
}}

'''Will Hoebee''' (29 June 1947 – 10 June 2012) was a Dutch [record producer](/source/record_producer) and [songwriter](/source/songwriter).  In late 1981, he married [José Hoebee](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Hoebee) (singer of the [girl group](/source/girl_group) [Luv'](/source/Luv')). [Benny Neyman](/source/Benny_Neyman), [Saskia & Serge](/source/Saskia_%26_Serge), [Gheorghe Zamfir](/source/Gheorghe_Zamfir), [David Soul](/source/David_Soul) and [Nana Mouskouri](/source/Nana_Mouskouri) were among the acts he produced.

==Debut==
Hoebee was born in [Hilversum](/source/Hilversum), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).  After graduating from high school, he found a job at the mailing service of the [AVRO](/source/AVRO) (a Dutch public broadcasting organisation) where he met many celebrities. He later worked at NRU (now: [NOS](/source/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting)) record library. At this time, he was approached by Herman Stok and [Hans Kemna](/source/Hans_Kemna) to produce various radio shows for public broadcaster NOS.  In 1970, he entered the [radio promotion](/source/radio_promotion) division of [Ariola Records](/source/Ariola_Records). Two years later, he was hired by [Phonogram Records](/source/Phonogram_Records) where he stayed until the early 1980s.

==A successful record producer==
In the mid 1970s, Hoebee started his collaboration with producer/songwriter [Peter Koelewijn](/source/Peter_Koelewijn). They co-wrote the Dutch Top 5 hit single "Patrick Mon Chéri" performed by Kiki & Pearly in 1975.<ref>[http://peterkoelewijn.nl/discografie/produkties/kiki_pearly.html Story of "Patrick Mon Chéri" by Kiki & Pearly including Hoebee's involvement]</ref> French pop singer [Sheila](/source/Sheila_(French_singer)) covered that year this song that went gold in [France](/source/France) and sold 800.000 copies.<ref>[http://www.peterkoelewijn.nl/awards.html Peter Koelewijn's Gold and platinum including "Patrick Mon Chéri" by Sheila]</ref> Soon after, Hoebee produced the Dutch version of [Austin Roberts](/source/Austin_Roberts_(singer)) [signature song](/source/signature_song) "Rocky" that hit the number one spot in the Netherlands and was performed by Don Mercedes.<ref>[http://www.top40.nl/track.aspx?titel_id=5820&jaar=2009&maand=3&week=12 Chart performance of "Rocky" by Don Mercedes on Official Dutch Top 40 website]</ref> In 1977, he founded with Koelewijn the "Born Free" label<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5yQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Will+Hoebee%22&pg=PT57 Brief news item published in Billboard magazine on October 16th 1976 announcing the creation of a new production unit for Phonogram Records]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6yMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Will+Hoebee%22&pg=PT56 News item published in Billboard magazine on February 11th 1978 dealing with Hoebee's activities with Born Free Records]</ref> (a [Phonogram](/source/Phonogram_Records) subsidiary). Saskia & Serge and Rob de Nijs were part of the roster of this short-lived record company.

In 1979, Will met [Luv'](/source/Luv') singer [José Andreoli](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Hoebee). They got married in late 1981 and celebrated their wedding reception in David Soul's villa in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles). Their son Tim was born on 14 October 1985. Will supervised some of his wife's recordings (including the Top 20 hit "So Long, Marianne" (in duet with TV host Ron Brandsteder in 1984)<ref>[http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Jos%E9+%26+Ron+Brandsteder&titel=So+Long%2C+Marianne&cat=s Details about "So Long, Marianne" by Ron Brandsteder & José]</ref> and the album "Herinnering"<ref>[http://www.fonos.nl/fonos2/store?request=detail&type=view&catalogue_key=17219 Album credits of "Herinnering"] by [Bonnie St. Claire](/source/Bonnie_St._Claire) & José Hoebee with Dutch cover versions of ABBA songs</ref> with [Bonnie Saint Claire](/source/Bonnie_St._Claire) with Dutch cover versions of [ABBA](/source/ABBA) songs in 1985). Then he was involved in the production of the Dutch version of the children's musical [Abbacadabra](/source/Abbacadabra).<ref>[http://www.fonos.nl/fonos2/store?request=detail&type=view&catalogue_key=1745556 Credits of the ABBAcadabra musical featuring a Dutch All-Stars cast]</ref>

Moreover, he produced famous Dutch artists, like [André van Duin](/source/Andr%C3%A9_van_Duin), Bonnie St. Claire or Benny Neyman (with whom he scored the #1 hit "Waarom fluister ik je naam nog"<ref>[http://www.top40.nl/search.aspx?keyword=Benny%20Neyman&jaar=2009&maand=3&week=12 Benny Neyman on the Dutch Top 40 including his Number one hit with Hoebee "Waarom fluister ik je naam nog" in 1985]</ref> in the Netherlands) but also international performers (such as [Gheorghe Zamfir](/source/Gheorghe_Zamfir) 
,<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Gheorghe-Zamfir-Music-By-Candlelight/release/782281 Information about "Music by Candlelight" LP by Gheorghe Zamfir in 1978]</ref><ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Zamfir-The-Lonely-Shepherd/release/1599152 Credits of "The Lonely Shepherd" by Gheorge Zamfir in 1980]</ref> [Vicky Leandros](/source/Vicky_Leandros), Nana Mouskouri<ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nana+Mouskouri&titel=A+Voice+From+The+Heart&cat=a Information about the album "A Voice from the heart" produced by Will Hoebee and released by Philips Records in 1988]</ref><ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nana+Mouskouri&titel=Land+Of+Hope+And+Glory&cat=s Credits of "Land of Hope and glory" performed by Nana Mouskouri in 1988]</ref> and David Soul.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/David-Soul-Dreamers/release/1018217 Credits of "Dreamers" by David Soul]</ref>).
During the 1980s, Hoebee was an [A&R](/source/Artists_and_repertoire) manager at the CNR label and later at [Koch](/source/Koch_Entertainment) records.

==Later career==
He slowed down his career in the music business in the 1990s. In 2004, he took part in a music internet portal "muziekmaken.nl" (nowadays defunct) in which José wrote a weekly column. He also produced a TV [talent show](/source/talent_show) (''Tijd Voor Talent'') hosted by his wife and aired on a Dutch local channel "VSM TV". In 2009, he recorded with [Piet Souer](/source/Piet_Souer) a new rendering of a [Phil Spector](/source/Phil_Spector) classic hit ([Be My Baby](/source/Be_My_Baby)) performed by former [BZN](/source/BZN) member [Anny Schilder](/source/Anny_Schilder) and José Hoebee.<ref>{{YouTube|1Z4PRNIZLBA|Music video of "Be my baby" by Anny & José with Will Hoebee's cameo appearance}}</ref> He died in a hospital in [Hasselt](/source/Hasselt) on 10 June 2012 of cancer.<ref>[http://www.telegraaf.nl/prive/12333102/__Man_Jos_Hoebee_overleden__.html Echtgenoot José Hoebee overleden]</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*"500 Nr.1 Hits uit de Top 40", book by Johan van Slooten, Gottmer Becht Publishing, 1997
*"Top 40 Hitdossier 1956-2005 (9e editie)", book by Johan van Slooten, Gottmer Bech Publishing, 2006
*"50 jaar nummer-1-hits 1956-2006", book by Johan van Slooten, Gottmer Uitgevers Groep, 2006
*"Albumdossier 1969-2002", book by Johan van Slooten, Becht's Uitgevers, 2002

==External links==
* [http://www.popinstituut.nl/encyclopedie/biografie/will-hoebee.16976.html Information about Hoebee's career on the Nationaal Pop Instituut website] (in Dutch)
* [http://dutchcharts.nl/showperson.asp?name=Will+Hoebee Hoebee chart performances in the Netherlands on the DutchCharts.nl portal]
* {{discogs artist|Will+Hoebee}}

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Category:Dutch male songwriters
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Category:People from Hilversum

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