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.who<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a musician, singer, guitarist, and writer of songs who loves performing both my own songs and putting my spin on covers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

.how <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether I\u2019m performing with a full band, playing in a more stripped-down acoustic setup, or going solo, I aim to create a vibe that connects with people. My music is a mix of honest lyrics and soulful harmonics, and I enjoy blending original tracks with familiar tunes that listeners can connect with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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’57 Varieties’… as the Heinz Ketchup bottles say. I love music and love to perform different styles – ok .. there are some, I like more than others. If it’s Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Swing, Punk, Grunge, Indie, Pop, (Rhythm ‘n) Blues, Rap, Hamburger Schule, House\/Techno, … you name it … if it tells a good story or just grooves enough … then I’m in! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

.passion <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter the setting, I bring my heart and soul to every performance, hoping to leave people with something meaningful to take home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Currently I work on several projects. Probably there is one you are interested in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rockband
StraightTones<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Straighttones.de<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

YouTube<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m the lead singer of this fantastic band, where we bring a fresh energy to both classic and modern covers – with some of our own songs woven into the mix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s gotta groove!<\/strong> If it doesn’t do that on its own, the StraightTones will make it groove. Timeless, yes – but also modern. The pearls from the last few decades! In addition to well-known “second-tier classics” (No smoke on the water, sorry guys!), there are also current songs on the playlist – it has to rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our own stuff<\/strong> was created as a collaboration between Joachim Ruoff and me, who first came up with the idea for the band in 2011. As an example: Together, we created the music for the song “Cold as Stone”, while I wrote the lyrics, adding a personal touch to our original pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen on YouTube!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Acoustic
Not So …<\/strong> Straight Tones<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Calmer, less noisy but catchy.<\/strong> We “acoustified” some of our songs in our Straighttone setup – but also added a whole lot of new covers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The focus in this project lies more on the vocal performance and acoustic instrumentation – decorated with some percussive elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jochen and I startet out with that additional acoustic setup experiment. We could win Nina as additional female voice to make it even more interesting. She’s a wonderful singer with a strong voice when it’s needed – a perfect match for our concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope to develop that setup further to get a strong alternative for more quiet locations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lyrical Performance
You’d better listen<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Another acoustic project is about to come <\/strong>– it will be all covers. Covers of Songs, that you’d better really know the lyrics of before you start dancing and hopping around to them in joy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you listend closely to the stories “Pumped up kicks”, “Polly”, “Creep”, “Every breath you take” tell you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re brilliant and really worth listening to – and about stalkers, weirdos, the end of the world or even worse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Solo Project
Beyond 51<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During the last decades I composed many songs. Most of them not recorded – some of them even unfinished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, whenever I find the time, I record some of those non-lost ideas. I started during the corona shutdown. Out came a collection of records of my original songs for which I now had the time to finish and polish them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“busy busy” -“train to rainsilvania” -“stay out of my shoes”- “wonderful morning”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Solo Acoustic Covers
The shutdown chronicles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Corona pinned us in! During the Corona shutdown I recorded some covers and pimped them my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among them some classics like “Ain’t no sunshine”, “Can’t stop”, “I wish”,”Overkill”, “Chasing cars” and “Crossroads”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mixed
Historical <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I created and composed songs since I was about eight years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have some very old recordings with good ideas but very badly done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Probably I will publish them here one day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n