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PAUL FRICK

is a German composer, producer and multi talented instrumentalist.

After intense guitar and piano playing during childhood, Paul Frick took composition lessons with Il-Ryun Chung from the age of twelve. From 2000-2008 classical composition studies with Friedrich Goldmann at UDK Berlin.

Since 2009 live appearances in more than 50 countries with the acoustic/electronic trio

BRANDT BRAUER FRICK and other formations. Brandt Brauer Frick as well founded a ten-piece ensemble and expanded their music for orchestra and choir.

Numerous records, collaborations, remixes, an opera…

Since 2020 he is member of legendary  TANGERINE DREAM

 

Paul is based in Berlin, Germany

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MARKUS REUTER

Is a multi-disciplinary musician, composer, record producer and instrument designer.

Reuter’s work as recording artist, solo performer and composer spans (and frequently fuses) electrophonic loop music, contemporary classical music, progressive and art rock, industrial music, world jazz, jazz fusion, pop songs and pure improvisation.

Over the course of a two-decade career, he has been a member of multiple bands, ensembles and projects including CENTROZOON, STICK MEN, TUNER, THE CRIMSON ProjeKct, as

further collaborations with artists including Tim Bowness, Lee Fletcher, Ian Boddy and Robert Rich,

A specialist in touch guitar playing, Reuter became known as a leading player of the Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick during the 1990s and 2000s before developing, adopting and marketing his own U8 and U10 Touch Guitar instruments. In collaboration with former King Crimson member Trey Gunn, he runs the Touch Guitar Circle, a teaching and support network for touch guitar players.

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LUTZ "LÜÜL" GRAF-ULBRICH

Berlin singer and guitarplayer Lutz Graf-Ulbrich, nickname „LÜÜL“ is well known for beeing involved in various projects. He plays guitar with AGITATION FREE and ASH RA TEMPEL , he was working and living with VELVET UNDERGROUND female singer NICO for several years.  Lüül had the „Neue Deutsche Welle“ hit „Morgens in der U-Bahn“, and founded the Rocktheater Reineke Fuchs.

He is founding member of German band 17 HIPPIES and he released his autobiography „und ich folge meiner Spur“.

Lüül is based in Berlin

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STEFAN BOBINGER

is a German DJ and producer.

Stephan has been producing since the sweet age of 13 where he first started with Fruity Loops, back in the day.

After years of honing his Skills at Sound-Design and programming he first started releasing his music in 2010 and has since then released over a dozen of EP’s with various Labels. As well as Techno is a passion for Stephan, SoundDesign is clearly his second love and he has started making presets for Nonlinear Labs since 2013, for K-Devices since 2015, for Glitchmachines and zMors since 2016.

He is a regular audio specialist at German YouTube Channel MusoTalk. When Stephan isn’t busy shaping SoundScapes, teaching or putting the finishing touches on another Artists Project he is working on his Live Setup consisting of up to 5 Controllers (Maschine Studio/ Push/KORE/MPK88/iPad), which can be scaled down to just 2 for club performances.

His Live sound can vary from deep dark Techno to lush- full groovy Electro with bluesy melodies intertwined.Stephan skills as an Audio-Engineer brings a loud and expertly tuned sound to the club which resonates well with crowds allover.

From Berlin over Rome to Cuba stephan has Satisfied Clients for Digital Mastering Services.

Stefan is based in Berlin.

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BENJAMIN SCHWENEN

is a German composer, producer and guitarist.

Born in 1979 in Northern Germany Benjamin studied classical and electric guitar in Hannover achieving his diploma in 2005. In 2003 he started working as a principal guitarist both at Theater des Westens and Theater am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin in different musical productions (Mamma Mia, Les Miserablés, Dirty Dancing, Hinterm Horizon to name a few).

Besides the above, he also played guitar in bands like Counter-World Experience (jazz-metal), Funk Delicious (funk) or Sascha Kempin (pop) and orchestras such as Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg or NjO conducted by Kurt Masur.

In 2012 Benjamin started working as a songwriter, producer and mixer at his studio Light Mountain Studio in Berlin for artists like Xandria, Eisbrecher, Beatrice Egli, Tanzwut, 48 Stunden, Stahlmann and many more.

Benjamin is based in Berlin.

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JAN „STIX“ PFENNIG

In 1999 Jan „Stix“ Pfennig moved to Berlin and studied Jazz- and Popmusic at the renowned University Hanns-Eissler. From 2000-2012 he organised weekly Jam-Sessions and got in touch with the Berlin music scene.

From 2005 to 2013 he was the drummer with German band „Rotfront“ and was touring in Europe.

In 2009 he was the tour drummer with German Rap-star MATERIA / MARSIMOTO and from 2008-2015 he was the  drummer for German Rap-Star SIDO.

2012 he founded with his Hiphop band „The Swag“ the wellkonown Berlin HipHop-Event „The Swagjam“ and in 2015

Jan released his drum school rhythm concept „Swagdrumming“ at AMA Publishing, which is going deep into the topics „Inbetween-Shuffle“ and „Qintolen-Drumming“. In 2017 he released „Swagdrumming II“.

In 2017 Jan founded his Drum&Bass Solo-Projekt „Stixonspeed“ and since 2020 he is playing for German Rap star KONTRA K as electronic drummer.

Other collaborations:

Kontra K, Sido, Marteria, Nick Kershaw, Jimmy Somerville, Andrew Roachford, Adel Tawil, Mono&Nikitaman, Irie Revoltes, Culcha Candela, Mark Forster, Jeru the Damaga, Dead Prez, Rotfront, Jaqee, Band ohne Namen, Oceana, Bass Sultan Hengst, Moses P, Afrob, Nadja Benaissa (No Angels), Simon Grohe, Fargo, B-Tight, K.I.Z., Flowin Immo, Mc Rene, Horace Brown, Jiggs Whigham, Gebhard Ullmann and others

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SHAWN CROWDER & MARKUS REUTER

Shawn Crowder (USA)

began his drumming career in New York, working as an in-demand player in the live electronic and underground jazz scenes.  Shawn is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He held a guest faculty teaching position for 5 years at the annual Berklee Percussion Festival in Boston.

Together with YouTuber/bassist Andam Neely he formed the international electrojazz duo „SUNGAZER“.  The duo has brought their unique blend of hard-hitting Jazz Fusion, 8-bit, Glitch and EDM to audiences in the U.S. and Europe. Sungazer explores the human element of improvisation within the context of the modern electronic music paradigm.

Shwan is now based in Berlin, Germany.

 

Markus Reuter (GER)

Is a multi-disciplinary musician, composer, record producer and instrument designer.

Reuter’s work as recording artist, solo performer and composer spans (and frequently fuses) electrophonic loop music, contemporary classical music, progressive and art rock, industrial music, world jazz, jazz fusion, pop songs and pure improvisation.

Over the course of a two-decade career, he has been a member of multiple bands, ensembles and projects including CENTROZOON, STICK MEN, TUNER, THE CRIMSON ProjeKct, as

further collaborations with artists including Tim Bowness, Lee Fletcher, Ian Boddy and Robert Rich,

A specialist in touch guitar playing, Reuter became known as a leading player of the Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick during the 1990s and 2000s before developing, adopting and marketing his own U8 and U10 Touch Guitar instruments. In collaboration with former King Crimson member Trey Gunn, he runs the Touch Guitar Circle, a teaching and support network for touch guitar players.

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TANGERINE DREAM

50 Minute Session with Tangerine Dream.

Recorded during pandemic in July 2020 at Club Lido in Berlin, Germany.
Without Audience – Behind Closed Doors

Together with Kraftwerk, TANGERINE DREAM are the German Synthesizer Pioneers.

Their name comes along with their revolution of elektronic music in the early 70s and several US blockbuster movie soundtracks like, „Thief“ with James Caan, „The Sorcerer“ with Roy Scheider and many more. 7 Grammy nominations, several awards and over 70 million sold records made Tangerine Dream to a trademark of elektronic music!

After 50 successful years Tangerine Dream seamed to come to an end, when founder and mastermind EDGAR FROESE passed away in early 2015. But even before his death he already had the vision to open a new chapter for the band and he began to work on a new album with a younger line up.

THORSTEN QUESCHNING, longterm member of TD is now bandleader and has with PAUL FRICK a well reputated artist next to him.
Violinist HOSHIKO YAMANE is completing the line up

 

Hoshiko Yamane (JP)
is a classically trained, Berlin-based, Japanese violinist and composer.

Yamane started her classical training when she was four years old. After she graduated from Aich Prafectural University of Art and Music with the Master of Fine Arts for the violin, she moved to Berlin. Later, she graduated with a Diploma in violin and during her studies,she worked with the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester.  From 2011-2013, she worked with Jane Birkin on a European tour (with music directed by Nobuyuki Nakajima), performing live concerts in more than thirty countries.
She is a member of TANGERINE DREAM, since 2011.


Paul Frick (GER),
is a German composer, producer and multi talented instrumentalist.

After intense guitar and piano playing during childhood, Paul Frick took composition lessons with Il-Ryun Chung from the age of twelve. From 2000-2008 classical composition studies with Friedrich Goldmann at UDK Berlin.

Since 2009 live appearances in more than 50 countries with the acoustic/electronic trio BRANDT BRAUER FRICK and other formations. 
Numerous records, collaborations, remixes, an opera…
Since 2020 he is member of  TANGERINE DREAM

 

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HARALD GROSSKOPF & PAUL FRICK

Harald Großkopf (GER)

drummer,  composer,  producer  and  legend  of  German  Electronic  Music  and Krautrock  drumming  veteran  around KRAFTWERK, TANGERINE  DREAM, KLAUS SCHULZE  and  ASHRA.

Early  Seventies,  performing  his  unique  drumming  style  on  several KLAUS SCHULZE  albums. 

Member  of  Manuel  Goettsching`s  line  up ASHRA  (Ash  Ra Tempel).  Involved  on  many  of  their  albums  and  international  live  touring.

2017 album  release  with KRAFTWERK  founding  member  Eberhard  Kranemann (KRAUTWERK  /  Bureau  B.),  performed  live  throughout  England,  Sweden  and  at „Tomorrow  Festival  2018“  in  Shenzhen/China. His  solo  album  debute SYNTHESIST  (1980)  had  an  early  impact  on  Techno  and House  music. 

In  2020  the  album  celebrates  it`s  40th  publication  anniversary, honored  by  a  limited,  newly  covered  vinyl  LP  plus  bonus remix  album  edition on  (Bureau  B.). 

 

Paul Frick (GER),

is a German composer, producer and multi talented instrumentalist.

After intense guitar and piano playing during

childhood, Paul Frick took composition lessons with Il-Ryun Chung from the age of twelve.

From 2000-2008 classical composition studies with Friedrich Goldmann at UDK Berlin.

Since 2009 live appearances in more than 50 countries with the acoustic/electronic trio BRANDT BRAUER FRICK and other formations.

BBF as well founded a ten-piece ensemble and expanded their music for orchestra and choir.

Numerous records, collaborations, remixes, an opera…

Since 2020 he is member of legendary  TANGERINE DREAM

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SHIR-RAN YINON

daughter of the internationally renowned conductor Israel Yinon (1956-2015).

Shir-Ran comes originally from the world of classical music. She started playing the violin at age 9 and later studied viola with Avshalom Sarid at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

She studied composition with Prof. Oded Zehavi and Prof. Eitan Steinberg at the University of Haifa, at which she has received several awards.

From Classical Music to Pop and Rock through Folk and Metal – Shir-Ran Yinon is a versatile and multifaceted musician. As performer on violin, electric violin and viola, singer, as well as composer and arranger – she doesn’t set any musical boundaries.

On the violin Shir-Ran is known for her expressive and virtuoso playing along with her wide stylistic range and improvisation skills. She performs internationally with well-known rock and metal acts, including legendary British rock band „NEW MODEL ARMY“ since 2014 and Swiss folk-metal band „ELUVEITIE“ during 2015-2016.

As a guest-violinist and singer she has shared the stage with artists like Schandmaul, Haggard, Epica, Calexico, The Eden House, Söhne Mannheims, Letzte Instanz, Die Zöllner, Engerling and Krayenzeit. She has also accompanied Evanescence, 2Cellos, Gregory Porter and Santiano’s MTV Unplugged at orchestral shows and appeared on TV with Johnny Logan, Herbert Grönemeyer, Revolverheld and the band of The Voice of Israel.

Shir-Ran has performed in over 30 countries on 5 continents, including shows at major festivals like the famous Wacken Open Air. She is also an experienced studio musician and has recorded for Delain, Cellar Darling, Leah, Suidakra, Ingrimm and many others, often writing the solo-parts and string arrangements herself.

She is based in Leipzig, Germany.

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FRANZ BARGMANN & DANA SCHECHTER

Franz Bargmann (GER)

is a German guitarist and founding member of Berlin based band CAMERA, well-known for their spontanous Krautrock-Guerilla-concerts.

Franz can also be heard on several projects, as on the Dark-Techno debut album „Auferstehung“ of OAKE, and he just released as BROCKMANN/BARGMANN the new record „Zeit“.

Since 2014 he is playing guitar for German Krautrock legend Michael Rother (NEU!, HARMONIA).

Franz is based in Berlin

 

Dana Schechter (USA)

is a musician, composer, visual artist, animator and producer.

She founded her band BEE AND FLOWER in NYC in 1999, and started a solo project called INSECT ARK in 2011. Dana is also bassist with SWANS.

Throughout her life she made both music and visuals.

​Musically, she started out as a bassist playing in bands since she was 16.

Over time she have expanded her list of instruments to include lap steel guitar, piano, synthesizers, vocalizations/singing, acoustic and electric drums, as well as recording, engineering, and producing.

Visually, she began as an oil painter/printmaker, later moving into video work with motion graphics/animation. Over the last few years she started bringing these two worlds together, integrating the scope of her creative output. She is also known for her film scoring work, as for „Ratter“, „A Good Night To Die“ and „Dead Dogs Lie“.

 Dana is based in Berlin and New York

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SCHWARZ

Roland Meyer de Voltaire (GER),

is a German singer, composer, songwriter and producer, known as „SCHWARZ“

From 2003 to 2011 he was the frontman of German band „Voltaire“, which releaaed 2 EPs and 2 records. Since 2016 Roland is performing as „SCHWARZ“ and released 2019 his latest album “White Room.

Further on he cooperates with other musicicians, such as Megaloh, Enno Bunger or Schiller as guest singer or producer. He went on German stadion-tour with German Ambient star Schiller in 2019.

Roland is based in Berlin.

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HOSHIKO YAMANE

is a classically trained, Berlin-based, Japanese violinist and composer.

Yamane started her classical training when she was four years old. After she graduated from Aich Prafectural University of Art and Music with the Master of Fine Arts for the violin, she moved to Berlin. Later, she graduated with a Diploma in violin and during her studies,she worked with the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester.  From 2011-2013, she worked with Jane Birkin on a European tour (with music directed by Nobuyuki Nakajima), performing live concerts in more than thirty countries.

As TUKICO, her solo side project, she released her first EP, ‘become’, on Hush Hush Records (USA),in early-2020 and solo album,’Primitive’, on Subcontinental Records (India), in Autumn 2020.

She is a member of legendary German electronic music group TANGERINE DREAM, since 2011.

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FRANZ BARGMANN

is a German guitarist and founding member of Berlin based band CAMERA, well-known for their spontanous Krautrock-Guerilla-concerts.

Franz can also be heard on several projects, as on the Dark-Techno debut album „Auferstehung“ of OAKE, and he just released as BROCKMANN/BARGMANN the new record „Zeit“.

Since 2014 he is playing guitar for German Krautrock legend Michael Rother (NEU!, HARMONIA).

 

Franz is based in Berlin

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SATOSHI OKAMOTO

Satoshi Okamoto begann seine Musikkarriere 1994. In diesem Jahr startete er ein Bandprojekt, welches sich mit digitalem Hardcore und Gitarrenpop beschäftigte. Insgesamt wurden drei Alben veröffentlicht und zahlreiche Auszeichnungen bei Musikwettbewerben gewonnen. 1999 begann Okamoto auch als Solokünstler zu arbeiten. Erste Arbeiten kamen zustande mit der Teilnahme an dem Album der Japanischen Künstlerin Kazumi Nikaidou und dem Support bei ihren Live-Touren. Eine weitere Zusammenarbeit fand mit dem Künstler Jugo Nagisa statt. Außerdem folgten zahlreiche Kollaborationen mit Dichtern, Schriftstellern, Fotographen und Tänzern in Japan. 2001 stieß Satoshi Okamoto zu dem Projekt “La! Düsseldorf/ Japandorf” von Klaus Dinger und verlagerte seinen Wohnsitz nach Düsseldorf. Parallel dazu entwickelte er seinen eigenen Sound und startet auch hier wieder Kollaborationen auf internationaler Ebene in Tanz-und Kunstprojekten und in der Zusammenarbeit mit verschiedenen Künstlern. Im Juni 2008 veröffentlichten Satoshi Okamoto und Kazuyuki Onouchi unter dem Namen “sub-tle.” ihr erstes Album “pre_mary” ( label : onpa))))) ® ) und tourten damit in Deutschland, Belgien, Japan und Frankreich. In Tokyo, Sapporo und Nagoya wurde das Album “pre_mary” Nr.1 in den CRJ charts. Im Juni 2009 hat sub-tle. (Satoshi Okamoto) seine Basis nach Berlin verlagert.

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