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WOLFGANG SCHMID
composer, musician, producer
born nov. 11, 1948 in Stuttgart/Germany
1961 - 1964 studies with Prof. Stephan Malek
1969 - 1972 studies in recording-engineering
1962 - 1970 guitarist, singer & leader - The Dynamites!
1968 - 1972 bassist with "Seelow"
1970 - 1972 studies in recording-engineer at Jankowski-Studio, Stgt
1972 - 1977 bassist with Germanys most successful contemporary Jazz/Fusion Band PASSPORT
since 2001 "Classic Passport", feat. Klaus Doldinger, Kristian Schultze,
Curt Cress
since 2008 member of "German Jazz Masters"
since 2009 member of Don Grusin´s "The Hang All Stars" feat.
Oscar-winner Dave Grusin
"The Beat Goes On" Thomas Langer, Wolfgang Schmid, Daniel Messeina
as a bandleader:
1978 - 1980 Head, Heart & Hands
1981 - 1986 WOLFHOUND
since 1987 WOLFGANG SCHMID's KICK
since 1996 PARADOX with Bill Bickford & Billy Cobham
since 2015 Wolfgang Schmid "The Next Kick"
composed & produced more than 50 CDs/Lps
honored as artist of the year by the phonoacademy/Germany
winner of several polls in Germany and US.
bassplayer on over 400 LPs/CDs
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Tours:
Scandinavia, Benelux, France, England, Italy, South-Eastern Europe,
USA, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, Japan, Hongkong, Malaysia,
Thailand, Singapore, Dutch Antilles, Austria, Switzerland & all over Germany
Festival-appearances:
Ankara, Amsterdam, Belgrad, Brecon, Cannes, Lisboa, Montreux,
Saalfelden, St.Louis, Stavanger, Wien, Zürich, München, Burghausen,
Vilshofen, Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Aetna, Havanna, Budapest and...
TV-activities:
Superdrumming (12 shows / ARD) - Musical Director,
feat. Louis Bellson, Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips, Gerry Brown, Cozy Powell, Nippy Noya ,Bill Bruford, Nicko McBrain, Brian Auger, Ian Paice & John Lord
"Ohne Filter "(ARD) with Wolfgang Schmid īs KICK
feat. Billy Cobham,
Peter Wölpl, Dieter Falk & Nippy Noya, Rick Keller
"Zeltfestival" for German TV (ZDF/3SAT)
"Jazz Open" festivals (ARD)
Musikkanal ZDF/3Sat - Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin mit Wolfgang Schmid KICK,
"25 years of Passport" (ZDF)
"Jazz In" - Swiss TV(SRG) feat. Alex Acuna, Tom Scott & Joe Sample.
Talking Jazz (NBC) feat. Billy Cobham
"Musikladen" (ARD) mit PASSPORT "
35 years of PASSPORT" (ZDF)
"Bayerischer Fernsehpreis" ZDF/3Sat
"Leverkusener Jazztage" (WDR/3Sat)
Lectures, Workshops & Masterclasses:
since 1990 Schorndorfer Gitarrentage, Bayr.Musikakademie Marktoberdorf, Staatl. Musikschule Dinkelsbühl, Goethe-Institut Rio de Janeiro, Strings-Schule Frankfurt/Main, Konservatorium Zwickau,
Konservatorium Plauen, Musikhochschule Dresden
since 2009 lecturer at highschool of music & performing arts, Stuttgart
Specials:
1991 - arranged and performed Igor Stravinsky´s "the firebird" for Jazz-Orchestra
1992- composed, performed and recorded the musical "MANAUS"
1995 - arranged and performed Ravel‚s BOLERO with Jazz-orchestra
1996 - composed, arranged & performed "THE DEEP"
2008 - composed and performed the musical "RAP-SODY"
2010 - composed and performed the musical "Rap-Sody II"
2010/11 - composed for Tatjana Busch "Clanging Objects"
2012 - "Die seltsamen Reisen des Geoffrey MacDoodle" Music & Theatre
2013 - Exhibition: 532 Gallery, New York: "Fusion" a synthesis of Light & Sound
2013 - "Der feine Herr P." Music & Theatre, composing/performing
2014 - Die märchenhafte Rückkehr des King "Al FIZZ" Preschle, Music & Theatre
2015 - "Inclusio - Die ultimative Literaturshow", Music & Theatre
Specials:
2011 - PASSPORT (Original Album Series - 5 CDs)
2009 - Supreme Instrumentals (Filmmusic/Nebraska Records)
2007 - WOLFGANG SCHMID KICK "let the groove begin..." (Skiprecords/Soulfood)
2007 - LANGER/SCHMID/MESSINA "the beat goes on"
2006 - OLAF KÜBLER: So war's - voll daneben! - http://www.actmusic.com >>>
2005 - A SWIFT KICK produced by Wolfgang Schmid
2003 - "Shame on you Mr. Bush" Wolfgang Schmid feat. Michael Moore's Statement
2002 - Wolfgang Schmid Special Kick - with Joo Kraus, Libor Shima, Peter Wölpl, Marco Minnemann
In the net:
https://www.facebook.com/WolfgangSchmidMusic/ >>>
https://www.facebook.com/WolfgangSchmidMusic/videos >>>
http://www.billion7.com/people/wolfgangschmid >>>
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schmid_(Musiker) >>>
Videos:
Bass: http://www.warwick.de/de/Media--Video--Warwick--Artists.html#D0448490001365158854A223 >>>
Amp: http://www.warwick.de/de/Media--Video--Warwick--Artists.html#D0380129001365158915A228 >>>
...and many more on YouTube >>>
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