Peter Van Hooke

Pete Van Hooke
Birth namePeter Van Hooke
Born (1950-04-06) 6 April 1950
OriginStanmore, Middlesex, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • producer
  • TV producer
InstrumentDrums
Years active1975–present

Peter Van Hooke (born 6 April 1950) is an English rock drummer and producer with over 350 credits to his name. He was the drummer for the English band Mike + The Mechanics (from 1985 to 1995) and also drummed for Van Morrison's band, Headstone, and Ezio. During the 1980s, he co-produced (along with Rod Argent) many of Tanita Tikaram's hits.