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Minny Pops
Minny Pops is an Amsterdam-based new wave/electronic/art punk band, associated with the Ultra post-punk movement in the Netherlands and the Factory Records label in the UK.
History.
The vocalist/songwriter/programmer Wally van Middendorp formed the band in 1978, taking the name from a primitive Korg drum machine, the Mini Pops.
Minny Pops, which van Middendorp originally intended to be a project for just three performances, had an initial lineup of van Middendorp, bass guitarist
pop crooners. In 2017 Emmer released "Home Ground", a neo-soul album that addresses social issues related to origin.
Emmer is closely associated with the Dutch Ultra movement of late 1970s and early 1980s. He was a member of Minny Pops and the Lotus Eaters, co-founded the music magazine "Vinyl" and hosted and produced RadioNome for Dutch broadcasting organization VPRO.
Early life and education.
Emmer was born in Amsterdam. His parents are mother Roekie Aronds, actress and ballet dancer and father