The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins, a 90-minute documentary feature film, tells the story of Nicky Hopkins, the highly gifted and prolific session pianist, and unsung hero.
Nicky not only played with The Kinks, The Who, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, he also played on solo albums of all four members of the Beatles in the early part of a stellar career that spanned over 30 years. During that time, he contributed to over 250 albums and a vast number of single releases.
Nicky’s legendary piano riffs and wonderful musical motifs helped ordinary tracks become extraordinary and iconic. So many of them remain popular today. The generations that followed the Golden Era of Rock And Roll soon discover those iconic tracks that made Nicky Hopkins a legend amongst his peers: tracks like Revolution by The Beatles, Like A Rainbow, Sympathy For The Devil and Angie by the Rolling Stones, Jealous Guy by John Lennon from his Imagine album and You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker.
The Session Man Ltd are sad to announce the passing of producer and director Mike Treen in April 2025, just weeks before the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 was announced. Producer John Wood will carry the film forward and continue to educate the world about the legendary work of Nicky Hopkins.
The Session Man poster
Barbican Cinema 1
Barbican Cinema 1
Kylie Olsson, Host
Q&A: Julian Dawson, Paddy Milner, Chris Kimsey, Mike Treen and Kylie Olsson
John Wood, Producer, and Mike Treen, Director
Moira Hopkins and Graham Parker
Don Powell and Alan O'Duffy
Doc'n Roll Festival booklet
Babylon Berlin
Babylon Berlin
Babylon Berlin
Mike Treen, Director, Natasha Marburger, Festival Director, and John Wood, Producer
Mike Treen, Director, John Wood, Producer, and Alexei Galar, Host
Mike Treen, Director, and John Wood, Producer
Gary Phillips, Moviehouse Entertainment, Mike Treen, Director, and John Wood, Producer
Mike Treen, Director
John Wood, Producer, Mike Treen, Director, and Gary Rubin, Gary Rubin Consulting
John Wood, Producer, and Michael Shevloff
Rory Kaplan and John Wood, Producer
Andrew Gordon and wife, Robert Wehe and friend
Shel Talmy and Mike Treen, Director
Mark Isham, Rory Kaplan, John Wood, Producer, and Mike Sherman, Producer
Mark Isham, Rory Kaplan, John Wood, Producer, and Mike Sherman, Producer
John Wood, Producer, Mike Sherman, Producer, Joe Stevens and Paula Fouce, Paradise Filmworks
John Wood, Producer, Harriet Schock and Mark Giffin
Mike Treen, Director, John Wood, Producer, and Harriet Schock
Tamra Meskimen and Mark Giffin
Rory Kaplan, John Wood, Producer, and Mike Sherman, Producer
John Wood, Producer, and Shel Talmy
Randy Johnson and John Wood, Producer
Shel Talmy with his helicopter pilot
Victoria Summer and Fabrizio Vaccaro
Frankie Sullivan, Frank Stallone and Mike Sherman, Producer
Let Live Theater
Let Live Theater
Let Live Theater
Let Live Theater
Let Live Theatre - John Wood, Producer
Q&A: Mike Treen, Shel Talmy, Rory Kaplan and Joe Tansin
Q&A: Mike Treen, Rory Kaplan and Joe Tansin
Graham Parker and John Wood, Producer
Mike Treen, Director, Graham Parker, and Stephen Cranny, KIFF Producer and Programming Director
Mike Treen, Director, Graham Parker, Stephen Cranny, KIFF Producer and Programming Director, and Bill Wyman
Stephen Cranny, KIFF Producer and Programming Director, and Bill Wyman
Mike Treen, Director, Graham Parker, Stephen Cranny, KIFF Producer and Programming Director, and Bill Wyman
Graham Parker, Mike Treen, Director, Bill Wyman, and Stephen Cranny, KIFF Producer and Programming Director
Graham Parker, Mike Treen, Director, and Bill Wyman
Stephen Cranny, KIFF Producer and Programming Director, Graham Parker, Mike Treen, Director, Bill Wyman, and David Cunningham, KIFF Founder
Graham Parker, Mike Treen, Director, Bill Wyman, and John Wood, Producer
Mike Newell, KIFF Patron, and John Wood, Producer
KIFF Award Ceremony
KIFF Award Ceremony
John Wood, Producer, and Mike Treen, Director
KIFF 2024 LITEWORX Award for Best Documentary
The Session Man Advert
The Session Man Article
John Wood, Producer, and Mike Treen, Director
John Wood, Chris Kimsey and Mike Treen
John Wood, May Pang and Mike Treen
Chris Kimsey, Peter Frampton, May Pang, Dave Davies and Rebecca Wilson
John Wood, Peter Frampton, Dave Davies and Mike Treen
John Wood, Peter Frampton and Mike Treen
Angelika Film Center
Angelika Film Center
Angelika Film Center Q&A
Q&A: Mike Treen, Director
Q&A: Peter Frampton, Chris Kimsey and Mike Treen
Q&A: Peter Frampton
Q&A: Peter Frampton
