Joop van Dijk (Utrecht, 1961) studied tuba, contrabass trombone and conducting at the Utrecht Conservatory from 1978 to 1984. Since 1980 he worked as a free-lance tuba and contrabass trombone player with all the Dutch symphony orchestras. He also was a member of the famous Schönberg Ensemble, the ASKO Ensemble and the Dutch Brass Sextet. Since 1987 he is a member of the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
As a composer Joop van Dijk specialised in composing and arranging for brass band, wind band and fanfare band. Many of his works were used as test pieces with national and international championships and were recorded on compact disc.