Tim Commandeur has been at the forefront of the global music scene for over 18 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 up and coming producers. 

Over a 6 year period, Operator Please released 2 albums and a slew of EP’s, 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 such as Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, Hurricane Festival, Splendour in the Grass and The Big Day Out, and went on the road with bands such as Bloc Party, The Arctic Monkeys, The Kaiser Chiefs, Pnau, 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 Youth, BBC Sound, Rove, Hey Hey it’s Saturday and more.

As Operator Please took some time apart, Tim teamed up with his cousin Chris (who played keys in Operator Please) to form Colour Coding, an Indie-Dance duo that produced a couple of EP’s. They played extensively in Sydney and created a large fanbase in The Philippines which saw their single ‘Perfect’ top the charts, coinciding with radio, festival and television appearances. 

During the recording of Operator Please’s second album, Gloves, Tim started  producing on Reason and Ableton which set him on a path to discover electronic and dance music. 

His first solo project, Alaskan Knight, was an indie/dance hybrid of familiar live studio recording mixed with a love of synthesisers. The project lasted one EP before evolving into Commandeur – a more conscious approach to electronic music inspired by ‘The Australian Sound’. 

Commandeur has since released numerous singles and remixes, working with artists such as Jesse Boykins lll, Ollie Gabriel, Julian Hamilton (The Presets), KLP, Yeo, Set Mo, Lola Scott and more.

Outside of producing, Tim has since made a name for himself as the go-to session drummer for pop and dance acts. Having been nominated for 3 National Live Drummer of the Year awards, he’s currently the live drummer for PNAU, Genesis Owusu, Alice Ivy and has performed with Dua Lipa, King Princess, KLP, Panama, Hot Dub Time Machine, Slumberjack and more. 

Adding to his many hats, Tim is also an established DJ regularly playing in clubs, festivals, bars and online for the past six years.

Tim currently lives in Sydney and continues to tour with bands, working on his own releases as well as collaborating with brands and event companies, producing sound for their campaigns and events. His latest work collaborations are with Quicksilver, Roxy, F45, Love Want, Vivid Light Festival, Gentle Habits and Stab Magazine.