Hannes Wittmer

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Spaceman Spiff (2014)

Hannes Wittmer (* 1986 in Würzburg ), formerly known as Spaceman Spiff , is a German musician and songwriter .

Life

Hannes Wittmer grew up in a village near Würzburg. He began studying sports in Würzburg, which he broke off to move to Hamburg and work there as a concert organizer or for a label. In 2009 his first album Bodenangst was first released by Retter des Rock Records , later reissued by Mairisch Verlag under the pseudonym Spaceman Spiff . The pseudonym is derived from the comic character Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson , who in his daydreams often fantasizes about the role of the spaceman Spiff. In 2010, the split CD was released, You turn your head, I turn the head of Spaceman Spiff together with Finn-Ole Heinrich , on which stories by Heinrich and songs by Spaceman Spiff can be heard. In the same year Spaceman Spiff was awarded the Hamburg Music Prize Krach und Töse . A year later, in 2011, his second solo album was released and still wetter in the window . After a long break, his third album Endlich Nothing was released in 2014 on the Hamburg label Grand Hotel van Cleef . During his live appearances, Spaceman Spiff is often supported by Johnny König on drums, Felix Weigt ( Kid Kopphausen , Die Höchste Eisenbahn ) on bass and Clara Jochum on cello.

In addition to his work as a songwriter, Wittmer also regularly works on other musical projects. For example, in 2012 he recorded the instrumental album Stein Schwere Papier , published an English-language album in 2017 under the name OTAGO with partly electronic influences and regularly composes and plays music for theater pieces. In 2019 he and the cellist Clara Jochum were awarded the Hamburg Theater Prize in the Outstanding Composition & Music category.

In June 2018, Wittmer announced that he would now continue to make music under his real name and has since followed an approach that is critical of consumption and capitalism, which he repeatedly questions and explains in blog articles. His album The Great Spectacle , released in the same year, is not available in stores or on streaming platforms; it can be downloaded for free from his website. At concerts, he does not charge a fixed entry fee and lets the guests decide for themselves what they want to pay.

Discography

Spaceman Spiff (2017)

As a spaceman Spiff

  • 2009: Bodenangst (CD / LP / DL; Mairisch Verlag / Goddamn Records)
  • 2010: You turn your head, I turn your head , with Finn-Ole Heinrich (CD / DL, Mairisch Verlag)
  • 2011: and in the window still weather (CD / LP / DL; Mairisch Verlag / Goddamn Records)
  • 2014: Finally Nothing (CD / LP / DL, Grand Hotel van Cleef / Mairisch Verlag)

As OTAGO

  • 2017: OTAGO (CD / LP / DL, Mairisch Verlag)

As Hannes Wittmer

  • 2018: The Great Spectacle (MP3 Download)
  • 2019: The Great Spectacle (Vinyl; Mairisch Verlag)
  • 2020: The End Of Tale (MP3 Download)

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  • 2012: Stein Schwere Papier (own distribution)

Awards

  • 2010: Hamburg Music Prize noise and noise
  • 2012: Prize for Young Culture 2012 - Würzburg
  • 2012: Prize of the authors (together with Finn-Ole Heinrich) for the stage program You turn your head, I turn your head
  • 2015. Nominated for the German Music Author Award 2015 (category "Text Rock / Pop" together with Wolfgang Niedecken and Marcus Wiebusch)
  • 2019: Hamburg Theater Prize for the music in the piece Das Hirn ist ein Taubenschlag , together with Clara Jochum

Web links

Commons : Spaceman Spiff  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Musicians Spaceman Spiff Artist info Artist info from Spaceman Spiff on laut.de.
  2. ↑ http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Spaceman_Spiff Calvin & Hobbes Wiki
  3. ↑ Musician Spaceman Spiff Interview: "Don't talk about anti-kitsch" Interview with Spaceman Spiff at poetenladen
  4. ^ Prize winners Krach & Getöse Archive from the Hamburg Music Prize Krach & Getöse
  5. ^ Website Hannes Wittmer
  6. ↑ Press release NDR.de
  7. ^ Blog post by Hannes Wittmer
  8. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of February 7, 2019
  9. ^ Blog post by Hannes Wittmer
  10. ^ Prize winners Krach & Getöse Archive from the Hamburg Music Prize Krach & Getöse
  11. ↑ Website Würzburg.de
  12. ^ Website of the authors' foundation
  13. ^ Website music author award
  14. ↑ Hamburg Theater Prize website
personal data
SURNAME Wittmer, Hannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spaceman Spiff
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Wurzburg