Brian Hopper

Brian Hopper (born 3 January 1943) is an English guitarist and saxophonist.

Brian Hopper (second from left) as part of The Wilde Flowers in 1966

Hopper was born in Whitstable, Kent, England, and is the older brother of the late bassist Hugh Hopper. With Hugh, he was a member in the early Canterbury scene band Wilde Flowers. He co-wrote several tracks on Soft Machine's 1968 debut album. After guesting on saxophone during the sessions for the follow-up album Volume Two in early 1969, he joined Soft Machine full-time for five months from May to October 1969. The death of two bandmates in the early 1970s discouraged Hopper from pursuing a proper career in music, so he went into agricultural crop protection research and development instead.^[1]

Only in the latter part of the 1990s, did Hopper re-emerge as an artist of contemporary as well as historical significance. One of his projects was Canterburied Sounds, a four-CD compilation of archival Canterbury scene recordings from his private collection.

Discography

Year	Artist	Title
1962	Various Artists	Canterburied Sounds (volumes 1 to 4, released 1998)
1965	The Wilde Flowers	The Wilde Flowers (released 1994)
1969	Soft Machine	Volume Two
2003	Brian Hopper (with Robert Fenner)	Virtuality
2004	Brian Hopper	If Ever I Am
2006	Brian Hopper & Robert Fenner	Just Desserts[2]

Filmography

• 2015: Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales (DVD)