▁also ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁group ' s ▁successful ▁American ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁but ▁left ▁afterwards ▁to ▁form ▁Stars ▁& ▁St ips ▁which ▁released ▁Never gre ens ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁S weet ▁d ' B uster ▁with ▁fellow ▁inter mitt ent ▁Golden ▁E arring ▁band member , ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Bert us ▁Borg ers . ▁St ips ▁has ▁gu ested ▁on ▁several ▁Golden ▁E arring ▁efforts ▁since . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁St ips ▁left ▁S weet ▁d ' B uster ▁and ▁formed ▁Trans ister , ▁which ▁released ▁one ▁album : ▁Z ig ▁Zag . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Robert ▁Jan ▁St ips ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁LP ▁( U . P .). ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁St ips ▁became ▁the ▁keyboard ▁player ▁for ▁The ▁N its , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁producer . ▁During ▁his ▁years ▁with ▁The ▁N its ▁he ▁also ▁produced ▁albums ▁for ▁Cloud ▁N ine ▁and ▁V ites se . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁composer ▁of ▁The ▁N its ' ▁orch est ral ▁work , ▁H ju vi ▁- ▁A ▁R haps ody ▁in ▁Time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁St ips ▁appeared ▁on ▁Golden ▁E arring ' s ▁C ut ▁release . ▁It ▁featured ▁the ▁group ' s ▁world wide ▁hit ▁" Tw il ight ▁Zone ". ▁St ips ▁also ▁plays ▁on ▁the ▁group ' s ▁ 1 9 8 6