Dirk Edelhoff

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Dirk Edelhoff
Dirk Edelhoff in concert 2018

Dirk Edelhoff (* 17th October 1963 in Iserlohn ) is a German jazz - and rock - guitarist .

Musical education and career

The German musician Dirk Edelhoff from Iserlohn ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) is a pop , rock and jazz guitarist. In 1980 and 1981 he was two-time first prize winner of the state competition Jugend jazzt in North Rhine-Westphalia. Dirk Edelhoff had guitar lessons with Eddy Marron , the lecturer for jazz guitar at the Cologne University of Music , and completed his pre-professional training for music (VFA) at the Dortmund Music School . Between 1983 and 1985 he was a participant in the jazz seminars at the Remscheid Academy .

Dirk Edelhoff has been a freelance musician since 1986 and works as a studio guitarist for various recording studios and music productions. In 1992 he was a lecturer in electric guitar at the Munich Guitar Institute (MGI) in Cologne. In 1999 he published the column Guitar Techniques as an author for the music magazine Guitar & Bass . He is also active as a composer for popular, advertising and film music.

Since 2000 he has been running his own guitar school in Schwerte (North Rhine-Westphalia) and is involved in various bands and music projects. It has thus realized its career aspiration from an early age.

reception

gitarrissimo describes Dirk Edelhoff as the "epitome of versatility" and his playing as "technically highly qualified". BackstagePro counts him "one of the most versatile and accomplished guitarists in Germany". RockTimes sees him as an all-rounder and genre hopper par excellence . The Ruhrtal Journal calls him "swords noble guitarist".

His appearances with the bands What Ever Works (2015-2017) and Go Music (since 2014) are regularly enthusiastically received.

He himself wants to pass on his knowledge and skills not only to advanced learners, but also to motivated beginners.

Music productions and bands

  • 1976: Emotion (Pop / Rock)
  • 1977: Chabo ( Progressive Rock )
  • 1979: String Wind (Rock)
  • 1982: Quasdt (Jazz / Rock)
  • 1984: Turbo (Pop / Rock)
  • 1985: Epitaph ( Hard Rock )
  • 1986: Infusion (Jazz / Fusion )
  • 1986: Pig combo (rock)
  • 1987: Black Swan (Pop / Rock)
  • 1989: ScrapYard ( Garage Rock )
  • 1990: Hermann Krull Band (German Rock-Blues)
  • 1991: Seni (Pop / Rock)
  • 1992: Tempo 100 (circus rock project Lilakonia )
  • 1993: Airplay (Rock)
  • 1993: Lady Umbrella & Mr. E. (Rock)
  • 1994: Tony Osanah ( Worldmusic )
  • 1995: Jeanne Carroll ( Blues / Soul )
  • 1996: Dirk Edelhoff Band (Jazz / Rock, among others with Helmuth Fass )
  • 1998: Soulfingers (Soul / Blues)
  • 2002: Dot.De.Project ( Crossover Music / Nu Rock )
  • 2004: The Lotus Effect , USA (Pop / Rock) with Sari Schorr
  • 2004: Art Fazil , UK (Pop / Rock)
  • 2005: Lisa Fitzgibbon UK (Acoustic / Pop)
  • 2005: John Lester , USA (Pop / Jazz / Soul)
  • 2006: Die Nach ' Meters (Soul / Funk / Jazz / Blues)
  • 2008: The Bohème Orchester (big band swing of the 1930s and 40s)
  • 2008: Crazy Chris Kramer Band (Blues)
  • 2008: OTC Band (Soul & Funk)
  • 2012: QSSDT (Jazz & Fusion)
  • 2013: Kendis (Alternative Rock)
  • 2014: Go Music Martin Engelien (Session Rock)
  • 2015: What-Ever-Works (Soul & Funk)
  • 2016: Theo - Heart Of Soul (Soul & Funk, with Tony Braunagel and others from The Phantom Blues Band )
  • 2016: Go Music 10/16 Martin Engelien (Session Rock) (Martin Engelien b, Chuck Plaisance voc, Dirk Edelhoff git, Thomas Lieven dr., Jochen Welle dr.)
  • 2017: Go Music 10/17 Martin Engelien (Session Rock) (Martin Engelien b, Ilenia Romano voc, Tommy Fischer dr., Dirk Edelhoff git)
  • 2017: MOAI Project / Enrique Plazaola (Enrique Plazaola voc / keys, Benny Mokross dr / perc, Klaus Samusch, Dirk Edelhoff git, Beate Lucas / Sophia Natalie Sted ng / Laura Ferreira backing voc)
  • 2018: Go Music 05/18 Martin Engelien (Session Rock) (Martin Engelien b, Sylvia González Bolívar voc, Mel Gaynor dr., Dirk Edelhoff git)

Source (if not explicitly stated): Backstage PRO

Discography

CD

  • 1990: Stop, (The Scrap Yard, Big Noise Records)
  • 1991: The Dark Side of the Alm. (Studio musician at Original Buam, EMI-Electrola)
  • 2003: Rock Groove & The World, (Dot De Project, Housemaster Records)
  • 2004: Sarah-Lisa, (Sarah-Lisa, E-Indi-Records)
  • 2009: Viaje de Vida, (Tony Osanah, The World Cafe)
  • 2009: On the Road, (Crazy Chris Kramer, Neo Bob)
  • 2012: Kramer is coming! (Crazy Chris Kramer, Neo Bob)
  • 2012: Different Colors (Dirk Edelhoff, E-Indi-Records)

Singles

  • 2010: Dreiviertel, (Dirk Edelhoff, E-Indi-Records)
  • 2010: Remember
  • 2010: Old Fashion
  • 2011: Classic Tapp
  • 2011: Blues Rock Train
  • 2011: Irish Sea
  • 2012: Indi 8string
  • 2012: Clockwork Funk
  • 2012: Just Blues

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Tony Braunagel in English Wikipedia

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Dirk Edelhoff. In: gitarrissimo . Retrieved January 6, 2019 (portrait on obsaitensprung.de).
  2. ↑ a b "Main Voayge" was successful in jazz competition - Dirk got 1st prize - a springboard for success . In: Westfälische Rundschau . tape 240/1980 , October 15, 1980.
  3. ↑ a b MOAI. Retrieved January 10, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Vita. Dirk Edelhoff , accessed on January 6, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Dirk Edelhoff: Guitar Techniques . In: Guitar & Bass . tape 06/1999 , June 1999 ( article [accessed January 9, 2017]).
  6. ↑ a b Joachim 'Joe' Brookes: Martin Engeliens Go Music - concert review, October 4th, 2017, The Whistle, Kempen. In: RockTimes . October 9, 2017, accessed January 10, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b c Jari Wieschmann: Go Music in Alt Werdohl - From Nashville to Werdohl to Schwerte. In: come-on.de . October 2, 2017, accessed January 10, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b c Dirk Edelhoff. In: Backstage PRO . Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b c Joachim 'Joe' Brookes: Martin Engeliens Go Music - concert review, May 9th, 2018, The Whistle, Kempen. In: RockTimes . May 12, 2018, accessed January 10, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b Ingo Rous: Play that funky music: A groovy evening on the heath. In: Ruhrtal Journal . September 25, 2016, accessed January 10, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Soul, Funk, Rhythm'n'Bues: “What ever works” plays on the heath. In: Ruhrtal Journal . October 3, 2018, accessed January 11, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Bands and Projects. Dirk Edelhoff , accessed on January 6, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Edelhoff, Dirk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German jazz and rock guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Iserlohn