Jens Carstens

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Jens Carstens at his workplace (photo from 2014)

Jens Carstens (born April 29, 1971 in Radevormwald ) is a German drummer , composer , producer and children's book author .

Life

Jens Carstens began playing the drums and piano at the age of seven. He attended the popular music course at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater . Carstens founded the band Public Park with guitarist Jörg Sander and other friends in 1991 , whose producer was Franz Plasa , and from 1994 was under contract with Sony-Musik. From 1992 to 2000 he played in his band Disco , which was renamed Yellowide .

Carstens is active as a drummer, composer and producer of rock and pop music. He has worked for a-ha , Rolf Zuckowski , Rosenstolz , Udo Lindenberg , Heinz Rudolf Kunze (since 2002, together with Jörg Sander and Leo Schmidthals ), Michy Reincke (since 1994), Selig , Helene Fischer , Patricia Kaas , Kira , Lukas Hilbert , Ten Tenors , Howard Carpendale , Tony Christie and Roger Whittaker .

With “Quentin Qualle. The moray has migraine ” Carstens made his debut as a children's book author together with Heinz Rudolf Kunze in June 2014; he is also involved in the radio play of the same name as co-producer and composer. Volume 2 “Quentin Qualle. Rock am Riff ” - the book text, the song compositions on the enclosed CD and their production are by Jens Carstens. Volume 3 "Quentin Qualle - Halligalli bei Zirkus Koralli" followed in summer 2015 with a CD of songs (5 tracks).

Publications

As a musician

as album and / or tour drummer for the following artists
As a tour musician (special projects)
  • 2002 to 2009 at "Rosenstolz"
  • since 2002 with Heinz Rudolf Kunze - currently (January and February 2019) on his Germany tour “Greetings from fate” with a total of 18 concerts
  • since 2010 Helene Fischer, also on her stadium tour in 2015/2018

As a composer

For Heinz Rudolf Kunze
  • "Hello heaven"
  • "Luck on your side"
  • "Susanne it's over"
  • "Unpopular"
  • "Once again and again and again"
  • "Paradise is here"
  • "Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation"
  • "Out on the street"
  • "I like to tell you a thousand times"
  • "Shoot"
  • "Air upward"
For Nicole (2019) on texts by Heinz Rudolf Kunze
  • "50 is the new 25"
  • "All people are special"
  • "Don't say everything"
  • "The Maharajah"
  • "A real woman"
  • "Can't we stay strangers?"
  • "Happy to be alive"
For Jan Sievers

- various co-compositions

Looking for the superstar for Germany / Season 15
  • “As we were” - final song by Michael Rauscher
For different artists and projects

As a producer

  • Co-producer of the album Jan Sievers "Abgeloben"
  • Co-producer of the Heinz Rudolf Kunze album "Stein vom Herzen"
  • Co-producer of the Heinz Rudolf Kunze album "Germany"

As an author

  • Heinz Rudolf Kunze and Jens Carstens: Quentin Qualle. The moray eel has migraines. Children's book with CD of songs (4 titles), illustrated by Julia Ginsbach . Bindlach 2014, ISBN 978-3-7855-8038-7 - also published as an audio book of the same name (CD) with extended content, published by edel kids , EAN 4029759094890
  • Heinz Rudolf Kunze and Jens Carstens: Quentin Qualle - Rock am Riff. Children's book with CD of songs (5 titles), illustrated by Julia Ginsbach. Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 2015, ISBN 978-3-7855-8039-4
  • Heinz Rudolf Kunze and Jens Carstens: Quentin Qualle - Halligalli at the Koralli circus. Children's book with CD of songs (5 titles), illustrated by Julia Ginsbach. Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 2015, ISBN 978-3-7855-8180-3
  • Volume 3 "Quentin Qualle - Halligalli bei Zirkus Koralli" followed in summer 2015 with a CD of songs (5 tracks).

Private

Jens Carstens lives with his wife and daughter in Wedel (Schleswig-Holstein) near Hamburg.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://de.yamaha.com/de/artists/drums/jens_carstens/
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / heinzrudolfkunze.de
  3. ↑ http://www.loewe-verlag.de/person-1-1/jens_carstens-1231/
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.loewe-verlag.de
  5. ↑ DNB 1073122522
  6. ↑ tour flyer; is available
  7. ↑ https://schlagerprofis.de/8105/ , accessed on February 28, 2020
  8. ↑ https://www.rtl.de/cms/dsds-2018-so-wie-wir-warn-von-michael-rauscher-als-download-und-stream-4157985.html , accessed on February 29, 2020
  9. ↑ DNB 1050843975
  10. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.edel.com
  11. ↑ DNB 106402095X
  12. ↑ DNB 1073122522
  13. ↑ DNB 1073122522
personal data
SURNAME Carstens, Jens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German drummer, composer, producer and children's book author
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Radevormwald