Herman was born on January 15, 1949 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His acquired his first drums on the age of 17 and played for bands as X plus niks, The Softs, Panda, Blues Dimension, Full House and Daddy's Act. Later on he played drums for Tee Set, Livin' Blues, Supersister and Red White & Blue.
Together with Herman Brood he started the band Vitesse (2) in 1975. After a number of changes in the group, and after success in the early eighties, Herman left the music scene in 1994.