Timothy Commandeur (born 21 June 1990) is an

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–winning Sydney-based drummer and producer, best known as the drummer in

Operator Please Operator Please were an Australian pop band, originating in the Gold Coast, Queensland, in 2005. Their final line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, bassist Ashley McCon ...

and

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Biography

Drumming since the age of ten, Commandeur joined Amandah Wilkinson and the band

in 2005 at age 15. The band performed together for six years. and toured the world and performed on major stages such as

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winning an

at the

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. In 2011, Commandeur joined cousin and former

member Chris Holland to form the band

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. They released an EP called ''Proof'' and the duo created remixes for artists

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and

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. In 2013, Commandeur made his first foray into a solo career, releasing an EP called ''Cabin Fever'' as Alaskan Knight. In 2014, Commandeur joined the band

and embarked on tours around the world including playing at

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in 2014 and

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in 2015. Since 2015, Commandeur writes music under the moniker "Commandeur" and signed with Risqué Music in 2020. Commandeur's work has attracted feature vocals from KLP, Ollie Gabriel, Genes and Yeo along with the likes of

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requesting a remix. When discussing Commandeur's collaboration with Ollie Gabriel on the song "Me and You", Dave Ruby Howe from

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stated "Tim's a skilled drummer and equally talented producer". OperatorPleasePRphotoByDanielBoud

Commandeur has drummed as part of the stage band for

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and

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and international acts that tour Australia such as

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and

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Personal life

Commandeur dated model and actress

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, daughter of

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musician

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, from 2011 to 2014. Commandeur has been dating Laura Lee Scott since 2014 and were due to be married in October 2020 but had to postpone due to the

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. They eventually married in 2022 at Sydney’s Strickland House and it was featured in

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recorded their first EP in Commandeur's father Roulf's professional recording studio on the Gold Coast. When Roulf died in 2016, Commandeur inherited his father's recording gear, including

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speakers. Commandeur's first drum kit was a 1960s Premier Jazz kit that his father bought from the local

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lady for $400 after her husband died. In 2017, a fire broke out in a studio in

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, which saw Commandeur losing recording equipment to fire damage.

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