Jan Akkerman in RNI documentary

Jan Akkerman talking about the importance of radio for musicians. You can hear Elspeth of Nottingham at the end while looking at the RNI headquaters in 1973.

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Music

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• Jan
• Akkerman
• radio
• music
• RNI

[slideout30]

He says "pirate stations" at the start. I needed to listen a few times.

[irenehj]

@slideout30 Yep, he means Radio Veronica en Radio Northsea International.

[Aspartamebraintumor]

whos house is that at the end?

[irenehj]

That's the office of Strengholt in Naarden, the former headquarters of RNI. Nowadays it is owned by Talpa.

[luckyvet]

Dunno, Have no Idea what RNI stands for.......OP?

[irenehj]

@luckyvet Radio Northsea International

[mi1964amigo]

I STILL think Jan Akkerman and Thijs Van Leer and all the Focus guys are GODS and have done since 1971.

[schenker4]

I guess being that your only 15 yrs old your entitled to say ridiculous things.

[andzwe]

It may seem that things have totally changed, now the possibilities of the new media have become commonplace, but it's still hard (in some respects maybe even harder) for most serious, dedicated musicians, to make a living.

[jlew180l]

Is there more to this doc? I'd like to hear all I can from this guy.

[luckyvet]

Thanks man.  ;)

[cptawsome]

thats all still so relevant

[Gilberreke]

Hardly an accent? Are we watching the same video?

It's a very heavy Dutch accent to me. Crazy good guitar player though :)

[luckyvet]

Fuck he barely has a dutch accent. Awesome job Jan!