Tim Commandeur has been at the forefront of the global music scene for over 16 years. Co-founding the ARIA Award winning band Operator Please at age 15, he has since established himself as one of the country’s most sought-after drummers and producers.
Over a six year period, Tim co-wrote and co-produced 2 albums and a slew of EP’s with Operator Please, landing themselves Breakthrough Artist of The Year at the 2007 ARIA awards for their hit single ‘Just a Song About Ping Pong’. They toured the world extensively playing festivals across Europe, Asia and Australia and supported and went on the road with bands such as Bloc Party, The Arctic Monkeys, The Kaiser Chiefs, Pnau and Powderfinger, just to name a few. Operator Please also appeared on many international TV shows such as ‘Later with Jools Holland’, From The Basement with Sonic Y outh, BBC Sound, Rove, Hey Hey it’s Saturday and more.

Outside of producing and releasing original music, Tim has made a name for himself as the go-to session drummer for pop and dance acts. Having been nominated for 3 NLMA Drummer of the Y ear awards, he’s currently the live drummer for PNAU, Tkay Maidza and Essie Holt, and has performed with Dua Lipa, King Princess, KLP , Panama, Hot Dub Time Machine and more.