Kurt Ader

Jordan Rudess and Kurt Ader at the sound design at ROLI HQ in London for the ROLI Seaboard

Kurt Ader (born March 10, 1961 in Mannheim ) is a German sound designer , keyboard player , composer and music producer .

Life

Because of his interest in synthesizers , Kurt Ader bought a MiniMoog in 1977 and learned how to use it and how to generate sound. He became known in the Mannheim music scene for his sounds and was commissioned by recording studios as a sound designer. There were also commitments by manufacturers such as Korg and E-mu Systems as well as productions for well-known artists.

Kurt Ader is married and has a son Dominik, with whom he also travels live.

The fields of activity of his companies "KApro Kurt Ader Productions" and "KARO Sound Development" include the creation of sounds for the production of music and film productions , the creation of sound programs for synthesizers and samplers , and the development of virtual instruments . In 2018 Kurt Ader released his first solo album Priority . In 2020 the album Iconic was released , a new collaboration with Johannes Schmoelling (former member of Tangerine Dream ) and Robert Waters under the name SAW.

Awards

NAMM Award "Sound Designer of the Year 2014" (Orchestral Sounds), presented at the NAMM Show 2015

Sound productions

For musicians

Jordan Rudess ( Dream Theater , Liquid Tension Experiment )
Tuomas Holopainen ( Nightwish )
Francis Rimbert ( Jean Michel Jarre , Mephisto)
Johannes Schmoelling ( Tangerine Dream , LOOM)
Michael Cretu ( Enigma , Sandra )
Frank Peterson ( Sarah Brightman , Gregorian)
Victoria Theodore ( Beyoncé , Stevie Wonder )
Don Lewis (Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones)
Jez Smith ( John Lees' Barclay James Harvest )
Jim Gilmour ( SAGA )
Peter Keys (George Clinton, Lynyrd Skynyrd )
Mike David Garson (David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins)
Robert "Sput" Searight (Snarky Puppy, Ghostnote)
Michael Kenney (Iron Maiden)
Connie Andreszka (CREMATORY)
Bob Katsionis ( Firewind )
Andy Reiss (Beyond the Barricade)
Pit Löw ( Tina Turner , Falco , Milli Vanilli , Boney M. )
Matthias Reim
Rainer Scheithauer ( Herbert Grönemeyer , Kollegah, Purple Schulz )
Michael Herberger ( sons of Mannheim , Xavier Naidoo )
Florian Sitzmann ( Sons of Mannheim , Edo Zanki , André Heller )
Mathias Grosch ( Sing my song , Grosch's Eleven , Sarah Connor , Andreas Gabalier )
Martin Ernst (RTL AllStars, Joe Cocker , Jennifer Rush, Roland Kaiser , Bonfire)
Chris Weller ( Zucchero , Chaka Khan , Gianna Nannini , Scorpions )
Ralf Erkel ( Tic Tac Toe , Haddaway, Guildo Horn )
Fabian Sennholz ( Tim Bendzko, Cassandra Steen )
David Rempel ( Wolfgang Petry , Luxuslärm )
Sevan Gökoglu ( Sasha , Xavier Naidoo , Stefanie Heinzmann )
Lothar Krell (Tokyo, Supermax, Marius Müller-Westernhagen )
Sylvain Bezia (Time Composer)
Thomas Katzmarzik ( ARD , SWR , RTL II , Eisbär, Affe & Co. )
Amza Tairov (Theodosij Spassow)

For companies and products

KORG - KRONOS, OASYS, M3, KROME, KingKORG, Radias, Module & Gadget iOS Apps
Native Instruments - Modular Icons
KV331 Audio - SynthMaster One
SCHMIDT - 8Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer
John Bowen Synth Design - Solaris
Behringer - DeepMind 12
Waldorf Music - Quantum, Pulse 2, Zarenbourg, Blofeld, Microwave
Moog Music - ONE, MiniMoog Model D App, Animoog App, Model 15 App, Sub Phatty, Little Phatty
Casio - XW
E-mu Systems - Emulator III, Emulator IV, EMAX-II, SP-1200, Vintage Keys Plus
Oberheim - OB-MX
Sequential Circuits - Studio 440, Prophet 2000 - 2002+, Prophet VS
Oxford Synthesizer Company - OSCar
Roland Corporation - Jupiter 8, MKS-80
ROLI - Seabord GRAND & RISE (Equator)
Apple - iOS apps
Steinberg - HALion, HALion Sonic (Raven Grand, Eagle Grand, Hot Brass, Studio Strings, Skylab)
Axel Hartmann - "20"
WERSI - SONIC
Yamaha Music - Montage, Genos, Tyros 5, PSR-S 975, PSR-970, PSR-S 775, PSR-770
SYNTEC - Wall of Sounds Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 6, Vol. 8

music

SAW (Schmoelling, Ader, Waters) Iconic (2020)
Kurt Ader - Priority (2018)
Felix Lund & Kurt Ader - Spaceship (2018)
Axodry - The Time Is Right (1985)
Axodry - Save Me (1986)
Axodry - Feel It Right (2010)
Moskwa TV - Generator 7.8 (1985)
Moskva TV - Dynamics & Discipline (1985)
Robotiko Rejekto - Injection (1990)
Robotiko Rejekto - The Cyper Space (1990)
Whispering Colors - Gloomy Memories (1993)
Indian Fire - Hold Me (1995)
B-Project - Black Skinned, Blue Eyed Boy (1995)
Equinox - De Paris models (1992)

personal data
SURNAME	Ader, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sound designer, keyboardist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 10, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mannheim