Gisbert Piatkowski

Gisbert "Pitti" Piatkowski (born April 6, 1953 ) is a German guitarist , rock musician , guitar teacher and author of guitar schools.

Life

Gisbert Piatkowski grew up in the GDR and began his public career as a guitarist with the band Klosterbrüder , which was founded in 1963 and which renamed itself to Magdeburg in 1975 after its license was revoked and the cast was changed . For the LP Magdeburg published in 1980 Piatkowski composed the pieces Harte Tage and Roter Wein . He became better known to a wider audience in 1980 when he joined the band City . With this band he released the English-language LP Dreamer in 1980 and the single Efkaristo / Abschied in 1981 , for which Piatkowski composed the title track. When internal tensions arose in the band in 1981, Piatkowski and the bass guitarist Georgi Gogow, who joined City in 1974, left the band and founded the band NO 55 in December 1981 .

NO 55 released the LP Kopf oder Zahl in 1983 , on which Piatkowski had co-composed the piece Good bye, old time ( GDR annual hit parade 1983: 37th place). On the single In the last hour of the day (GDR annual hit parade 1984: 13th place), published in 1983, the caravan co-composed by Piatkowski was included on the B-side . At that time the band was temporarily called Enno. In 1987 the LP Träume von Yesterday appeared with the pieces Schnittpunkt and Schlüsselkind composed by Piatkowski (GDR annual hit parade 1984: 23rd place). In 1989 NO 55 dissolved.

In addition to his engagement in these bands, Piatkowski took part in all-star projects, such as the Gitarreros project, which was founded in 1986 on the occasion of the “ Rock for Peace ” campaign , in which twelve musicians took part. The musicians released the LP It's Only Rock'n'Roll - Die Gitarreros live in concert , on which Piatkowski not only played the guitar , but also sang the title Kurzschluss . In May 1989 the LP Stormy Spring was released by the Mama Blues Project . This is another all-star release, in which 16 musicians took part in addition to Piatkowski.

In 1990 Piatkowski joined the Modern Soul Band , which he still belongs to today. In 2007 he also succeeded the fatally injured Heinz Prüfer as guitarist with the Klaus Renft Combo . He also occasionally performs as a guest musician with the band Magdeburg, which was re-established in 1992 (since 2000: Klosterbrüder) and the band Kellergeister, which has existed since 1964.

Piatkowski is also active as a studio musician . He played on many publications, such as the 1986 LP Utkiek - Plattdeutsche Lieder by Piatkowski & Rieck , 1997 on the single Ich will immer bei Dir by the singer Catlén, the 2001 CD Say It by Drew Sarich, the CD 2004 Fairyland by Angelzoom , the 2005 CD Rabenschwarz 2 by Frank Zander and CDs by Mitch Ryder , namely A Dark Caucasian Blue 2004, The Acquitted Idiot 2006 and You Deserve My Art 2008. On the European tours for these albums, Piatkowski accompanied the Band Engerling Ryder as a guest musician . On one of these tours, the live CD Air Harmonie - Live in Bonn 2008 was created , on the cover of which Piatkowski is shown next to Ryder.

Since 1998 Piatkowski has published several guitar schools, some together with other musicians. These include Guitar Masterclass, Vol. 1, Play In The Style Of Jimi Hendrix , Guitar Masterclass, Vol. 3, Play In The Style Of Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top , Guitar Masterclass, Vol. 9, Play In The Style Of Stevie Ray Vaughan , Entry into rock guitar , perfect rock rhythm guitar , perfect rock lead guitar and rock guitar experience . Some of these were published under his nickname Pitti Piatkowski.

Since 1991 Piatkowski has been teaching at a Yamaha music school in Berlin .

Web links

• Sound carrier by Gisbert Piatkowski in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short biography and photo of Gisbert Piatkowski on the website of the band RENFT