Ralf Schmidt (musician)
Ralf Schmidt , also known as Falkenberg , formerly IC or IC Falkenberg (born September 10, 1960 in Halle (Saale) ) is a German singer, lyricist, composer, producer and photographer.
Life
Schmidt trained as a locksmith. At the age of ten, Ralf Schmidt sang as a soloist in the Stadtsingechor zu Halle and in opera roles at the Landestheater in his hometown of Halle. At the age of 14 he led his first band. After that he was a singer in various local bands. In 1983 Martin Schreier brought him to Berlin as the front man for Stern Meißen , at that time one of the most successful bands in the GDR. Stern Meißen gave around 150 concerts every year. Two albums, in the production of which Ralf Schmidt set the tone, received awards and placements in the radio charts. Many of the successful titles were catchy, poppy, radio-compliant three-minute titles. At the same time, Ralf Schmidt started a solo career as "IC" from 1985, with which he continued his success. In Amiga two solo albums were released. The name IC ( Integrated Circuit ) stands for his interest in the new possibilities of electronic music production; Falkenberg is the maiden name of his mother. In 1988 he won first prize at a talent festival in Bregenz with the song Dein Herz . In 1989 he started an excursion into electronic dance music (project "Delta Dreams" with Andreas Bicking).
Ralf Schmidt is a volunteer ambassador for the Children's Hospice Foundation for Central Germany Nordhausen eV in Tambach-Dietharz.
Schmidt lives in Halle (Saale) and has two sons.
Discography
Albums
- 1985 Taufrisch (with star Meißen, Amiga)
- 1987 nights (with star Meißen, Amiga)
- 1987 dream archive (Amiga)
- 1988 temporary gypsies (Amiga); 2003 CD Mollwerk
- 1989 Delta Dreams (with Andreas Bicking , Z (ong))
- 1991 IC Falkenberg (Magnif)
- 1995 Falkenberg (Intercord)
- 1995 Portrait 1985–1995 The Best of (Sampler, BMG)
- 1997 Cain (gray area)
- 2000 Between Earth and Moon (Dakoda)
- 2002 OSTENde (with Dirk Zöllner , Buschfunk)
- 2003 Agony and Ecstasy (Mollwerk)
- 2004 40 years (with star combo Meißen, Buschfunk)
- 2004 One Night (Live-Album, Mollwerk)
- 2006 Swimming in the rain (Mollwerk)
- 2008 So close to the nearest sea (Mollwerk)
- 2009 We are the sun (acoustic with star, Mollwerk)
- 2009 Morning in December (with Anja Krabbe , Mollwerk)
- 2010 Skinless (Mollwerk)
- 2012 Freedom (Mollwerk)
- 2014 Live in the New Theater Halle (concert recording from October 2013, Mollwerk)
- 2015 Beloved Life (Mollwerk)
- 2016 Underline live (Mollwerk)
- 2016 People on Bridges (Mollwerk)
- 2017 Pianosa (Mollwerk)
- 2018 The Apathy of the Stars
- 2019 In the quiet disappearance of the landscape (Mollwerk)
EPs, singles, maxis
- 1984 We are the sun (with star Meißen, Amiga)
- 1986 IC (EP Amiga Quartet)
- 1989 Delta Dreams (EP Amiga Quartet with Andreas Bicking)
- 1988 Your Heart - Utopia (Single, DSB)
- 1991 If I Go - Occident (Magnif)
- 1991 Sarah - sand in the eyes (Magnif)
- 1992 There where the adventure is - rain - never, never again (Magnif)
- 1992 Anyway - Day after Day (Magnif)
- 1995 1000 days in paradise - Hold me (Intercord tone)
- 1995 Pirates - Winter Will Never Again (Intercord Ton)
- 1995 Strawberries in the snow - The real heroes - Today the sky hangs low (P&C)
- 1995 nobody loves you, why me? - shoot me dead - stand by me (intercord sound)
- 2000 Bring Me Back - Eagle Rack - We Are The Sun (Dakoda Music)
Web links
- falkenberg-musik.de Website of the artist
- Portrait at deutsche-mugge.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ralf Schmidt alias IC Falkenberg: The people here speak my language. mz-web.de from August 25, 2011, accessed on July 17, 2017
- ^ IC Falkenberg: Heart on trips. deutsch-mugge.de, accessed on July 22, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidt, Ralf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | IC; IC Falkenberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer, producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |