Engineering · Performance

Okkie Huysdens

real name Johannes Josephus Huijsdens

Okkie Huysdens is credited on 765 releases across 221 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

Start your shelf →Open in app

765

Credits

221

Albums

6

Decades active

71

In collections

Biography

Dutch singer, keyboardist, songwriter, recording engineer and producer, born November 5, 1947 in Rotterdam, died September 6, 2014 ibid.
Active in several bands since the late 1960s, Huysdens was subsequently a member of Himalaya (1970-1971), Heart (1973-1975) and Limousine (1975-1976). He also joined Rainbow Train from 1975 until 1979.
During the early 1980s he worked on the Stars On 45 project and was a member of The President (1983-1985).
Also a session musician, engineer and producer, Huysdens has worked with a wide range of artists such as Sandra Reemer, Normaal and Ayreon.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

765 releases · 221 albums · active 1971–2025

  • Engineering · 544
  • Performance · 536
  • Production · 160
  • Other credits · 50
  • Mastering · 9

Studios: Bullet Sound Studios · Dutch Music Centre · Bolland Studios · Wisseloord Studios

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

See who really made the music.

Gatefold maps every producer, engineer, and player across your shelf — the credits no one else surfaces.

Start your shelf →

Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.