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Born | (1970-12-24)24 December 1970 (age 54) Hannover,West Germany |
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Website | marcominnemann |
Marco Minnemann (born 24 December 1970) is a German multi-instrumentalist and composer who primarily plays drums.
Minnemann has released over a dozen solo albums as drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, and performed on over 100 studio albums with dozens of artists and groups.[1][2] He has previously been a member of the Germanfunk-metalcrossover band Freaky Fukin Weirdoz and has performed and recorded with German rock bandH-Blockx andGrammy-nominated English musicianSteven Wilson.[3] He is the drummer forthe Mute Gods, a trio led byNick Beggs of British new wave bandKajagoogoo, and he has performed withJoe Satriani since 2013.[citation needed] Minnemann appeared on the cover of the June 2007 issue ofModern Drummer, with the magazine writing that "he has been instrumental in developing the advanced concept of complex interdependence",[4] a drum technique allowing him to play varying patterns with each of his feet and hands.
In 2006, Minnemann recorded a 51-minute live drum solo that served as the basis for hisNormalizer 2 project, in which he shared the track with several musicians and asked that they each write and record their own work accompanying the composition. A number of the resulting recordings were released as duo albums, includingTrey Gunn'sModulator,[5][6]Alex Machacek's24 Tales,[7] andMike Keneally'sEvidence of Humanity.[8] In 2011, he auditioned to play with the American progressive rock bandDream Theater. It was ultimately decided that he would not join the group, as he did not know their discography very well and did not want to commit to them fully.[9]
In late 2017, Minnemann joined internationalprog-rock rocksupergroupthe Sea Within and appears on their 2018 debut.[10] Formed by Swedish guitarist and singer-songwriterRoine Stolt, the band also features bassistJonas Reingold, guitaristDaniel Gildenlöw, and keyboardistTom Brislin.
Minnemann is a member of instrumental rockpower triothe Aristocrats, playing alongsideGuthrie Govan andBryan Beller.[11] In 2019, the group released their fourth studio album,You know what...?[12]
In 2020, Minnemann and collaborator Randy McStine formed McStine & Minnemann. The duo released two albums that year: the self-titledMcStine & Minnemann andMcStine & Minnemann II.
Minnemann was featured as a voice actor in thesecond season of theTitmouse-animated seriesMetalocalypse. The episode, which also featuredMike Patton ofFaith No More, aired onAdult Swim in 2008.[citation needed]
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Solo
withFreaky Fukin Weirdoz
withIllegal Aliens
withH-Blockx
Minnemann/Brinkmann
Fabio Trentini, Marco Minneman, Mario Brinkmann
Minnemann/Brinkmann/Trentini/Zimmer
withUKZ
Normalizer 2
Phi Yaan-Zek with Marco Minnemann
withShiloh Sheray
withthe Aristocrats
withMatte Henderson
withTony Levin and Jordan Rudess
Pitts Minnemann Project
withthe Mute Gods
withthe Sea Within
withRandy McStine
2000s
2010s
2020s