Cool and smooth
| Cool and smooth | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Kölschrock , Carnival |
| founding | 2012 |
| Website | www.kuhl-gaeng.de |
| Founding members | |
| Michael Kuhl | |
| Manuel Pickartz | |
| Hagen Anselm Fritzsche | |
| Michael Dahmen | |
Keyboard |
Tobias Hebbelmann |
| Yannick Richter | |
| Mathis Petermann | |
| David Brück | |
| Michael Thelen | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Hubert Pieper |
Saxophone, vocals |
Heinrich Fries |
Bass, vocals |
Michael Dahmen |
Drums |
Manuel Pickartz |
| former members | |
singing |
Michael Kuhl |
Trumpet |
Mathis Petermann |
saxophone |
David Brück |
trombone |
Michael Thelen |
guitar |
Yannick Richter |
Keyboard |
Tobias Hebbelmann |
Keyboard, vocals |
Hagen Anselm Fritzsche |
Kuhl un de Gäng is a band from Cologne . With her dialect music she is active in carnival , among other things .
Band history
The band was founded in 2012 by drummer Manuel Pickartz and the then singer Michael Kuhl. It consisted of nine musicians when it was founded. In addition to the two founders, Anselm Fritzsche ( keyboard ), Michael Dahmen ( electric bass ), Tobias Hebbelmann (keyboard), Yannick Richter ( guitar ), Mathis Petermann ( trumpet ), David Brück ( saxophone ) and Michael Thelen ( Trumpet ).
Kuhl un de Gäng played their first appearance on June 10, 2012 at the Deepejasser Kirmes in Cologne. Here the first single Su was presented for the first time. That year the band also received their first award. They won the Loss Mer Sing live casting and received the audience award of the event.
After a record deal (2013-2016) was signed with Ariola Colonia in 2013 , the band released the singles Ich han dich jään and Fastelovend am Rhing .
In the summer of 2014 five musicians left the band and the current band members Hubert Pieper and Heinrich Fries joined them. With this line-up, the band released one of their most successful tracks shortly afterwards, Ich han dä Millowitsch jesinn .
In 2015 the singles Raderdoll and Die schönste Mädcher han mir followed . The band played for the first time at the Festival Colonia Olé and performed there again in 2016. In 2016, further important appearances followed with the country festival on the evening before the Day of German Unity in Dresden and the first unplugged concert in the Millowitsch Theater .
In 2017 Michael Kuhl left the band and guitarist Hubert Pieper took over the position of lead singer . With his new songs the band played again at the Landesfest in Mainz and for the first time at the Jeck Festival in Sunnesching .
On September 15, 2018, Kuhl un de Gäng released their debut album "Gängland" on the Hey! Band record label.
Discography
Singles
| title | Publishing year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Su | 2012 | Dabbelju Music |
| I love you | 2013 | Ariola |
| Fastelovend on the Rhing | 2013 | Ariola |
| I han da Millowitsch jesinn | 2014 | Ariola |
| Raderdoll | 2015 | Ariola |
| The most beautiful girl is to me | 2015 | Ariola |
| Loss mer jump | 2016 | Pavement Records |
| After that | 2017 | Pavement Records |
Albums
| title | Publishing year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Gängland | 2018 | Hey! Band |
Awards
- 2012: Jury award and audience award for Loss mer sing live casting
Individual evidence
- ↑ Achim Mehnert: Achim's blog: Fun at the Deepejasser fair. In: Achim's blog. June 11, 2012, accessed June 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Andreas Münzel and Kuhl un de Gäng win. Retrieved June 13, 2018 .
- ↑ AriolaColonia: Kuhl un de gang - Ich han dich jään (official video). February 12, 2014, accessed June 13, 2018 .
- ↑ OfficialGangFan: Kuhl un de Gäng - Fastelovend hee am Rhing - Studio June 23, 2013. June 30, 2013, accessed June 13, 2018 .
- ↑ AriolaColonia: Kuhl un de Gäng "Ich han dä Millowitsch jesinn" (official video). November 11, 2014, accessed June 13, 2018 .
- ↑ AriolaColonia: Kuhl un de Gäng - Raderdoll (Official Video). November 10, 2015, accessed June 13, 2018 .
- ↑ AriolaColonia: Kuhl un de Gäng - The most beautiful girl han me. February 5, 2016, accessed June 13, 2018 .
- ^ Roland Meurer: Festival at the Fühlinger See in Cologne: 20,000 party-hungry people at Colonia Olé . Ed .: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. ( ksta.de [accessed on June 13, 2018]).
- ↑ Roland Meurer: Colonia Olé: Party in rubber boots with 15,000 festival fans at Fühlinger See . Ed .: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. ( ksta.de [accessed on June 13, 2018]).
- ↑ Simon Küpper: There's someone missing ...: Kölsch band “Kuhl un de Gäng” have split up . Ed .: Express.de. ( express.de [accessed June 13, 2018]).
- ↑ Jeck im Sunnesching: Saturday in Cologne is sold out - the new JiS collection starts on July 1st. gaffel.de, accessed on June 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Dominic Röltgen: First album by Kuhl un de Gäng: Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld becomes Gängland on Friday . In: Kölnische Rundschau . ( rundschau-online.de [accessed on September 17, 2018]).