Leo Bei (musician)

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Leo Bei at a concert in the "Local" on November 15, 2011

Leo Gustav Bei (born January 9, 1958 in Mödling , also known under the pseudonym Karl "Charly" Horak ) is an Austrian musician .

Life

Better known under the pseudonym Karl Horak , he played bass guitar for many years with "Ostbahn Kurti & die Chefpartie", a Viennese rock'n'roll band. At the same time he was responsible for the recording and production of at least six albums by Kurt Ostbahn , each of which achieved gold status. Leo Bei has been musically active since he was fourteen and has mastered the instruments bass, piano / keyboard, electric and acoustic guitar. The first band was called "Crumb" (1980). In 1996 the collaboration with the pop / rock group Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung began . This lasted until 2014.

In 2003 he released the solo record Horak'n'Roll , which included songs from the past 10 years. Many parts were recorded by themselves, but there were also guests (including Christian Eigner , Robert Baumgartner , and many others). In Austria Leo Bei is a recognized, extremely versatile musician and producer with roots in rock. He played with many artists a. a. Harri Stojka , Peter Wolf together.

Leo Bei released his German-language album Horak in 2007 , which is available for free download on his homepage. Well-known musicians such as Hannes Wildner, Peter Wolf, Wolfgang Laab , Robert Baumgartner, Herbert Tampier and many others were involved in the creation of this production.

He runs a recording studio in Vienna. In the Austrian series MA 2412 in the episode "Kebab" he made a guest appearance as operator of a kebab stand.

His son Leo Luca, born in 1994, is also a musician.

Equipment

Leo Bei 2019 in Vienna (HORAK Trio concert on January 19, 2019)

Several Fenders (Precision Bass 1963, fretless Jazz Bass, 1962/73, Lakeland Skyline, Fender Stratocaster , 1962) serve as the main instrument . An Ampeg B5-R, an Ampeg SVT and an amplifier from Fender are usually used as amplifiers. Acoustic guitars are a Martin D-28 (1956) as well as instruments from Ovation and Takamine.

Arrangements

Leo Bei is the head and founder of the band HORAK (Andreas Abraham and Leo Luca Bei (guitars) and Robert Baumgartner (drums)). Since 2017 he has also been playing bass with the Boring Blues Band .

Productions

  • 1980: Crumb - The Day When Mr.Goodbar
  • 1980: Crumb - Rum and Coca-cola / Frisbee
  • 1982: Various Artists - Red Angel
  • 1983: Dr Gruuf - Wos / Leiwand
  • 1983: Dr Gruuf - This is redemption / Liag da ned in Sock
  • 1983: Marc Berry - Dreams come true
  • 1985: Ostbahn-Kurti & the chief part - Ostbahn-Kurti & the chief part
  • 1985: Erwin Bros. - Only with you
  • 1985: Ostbahn-Kurti & the boss game - Live
  • 1986: Butterflies - Turning your head through the turning point
  • 1987: Erwin Bros - 120 km samma ausanand
  • 1987: Mainstreet - Daddy Blue
  • 1987: Bessie Brühl & Erwin Bros - You and I
  • 1988: Mainstreet - Dancing on fire
  • 1988: Ostbahn-Kurti & the boss part - A Scheene Leich
  • 1988: The Wasteland - Take me (i wanna be a child again)
  • 1988: The Losers - Boys are bound to be free / Mabe she's right
  • 1988: Ronnie Urini - The Decade of Decay
  • 1988: Ronnie Urini & Venus - Endless Summer
  • 1989: The Form - Informal
  • 1989: Ostbahn-Kurti & the boss party - Liagn and Lochn
  • 1989: The Form - Land of Mystery
  • 1989: Hans Grüssinger - Streets of the Night
  • 1989: Hallucination Company - Karli Prohaska is my name
  • 1990: Redlock - Cry for life
  • 1991: Various Artists - Red Angel Gala
  • 1991: Ostbahn-Kurti & the boss part - Hoib so wüd
  • 1991: Ostbahn-Kurti & the boss part - Ostbahn 11 part 1 & 2 (video)
  • 1992: Ostbahn-Kurti & Die Chefpartie - A blede Gschicht
  • 1993: Bluatschink - Bluatschink
  • 1993: Walter Galla - A scheena Tog
  • 1994: Ostbahn-Kurti & the boss party - juice and strength
  • 1994: Ostbahn-Kurti & the boss party - consolation and advice
  • 1996: Sigi Maron - Raps and Rüpsen (with Horak-X)
  • 1996: Sigi Maron - Klane Leit (Promo Single)
  • 1996: Alf Poier & the Upper Styrian Wolfshilfe
  • 1996: Florian Ast - Florenstein
  • 1996: Ostbahn-Kurti & Die Chefpartie - The greatest hits from 10 years
  • 1997: Alkbottle - We drink to Rapid
  • 1997: Boring Blues Band - Rhythm in my feet
  • 1997: EAV - See how it snows
  • 1997: EAV - All hell breaks loose in heaven
  • 1997: EAV - Bongo Boy
  • 1997: EAV - The Russians are coming
  • 1998: Belly meat - through thick and thin
  • 1998: C-Bra - Make up your mind
  • 1998: Various Artists - Not Without You
  • 1998: STS - full power
  • 1998: C-Bra - Mother and Child
  • 1998: EAV - Raspberry Country
  • 1998: C-Bra - Merry X-mas
  • 1998: Beckermeister - Xundheit and Prost
  • 1999: C-Bra - Love you today
  • 1999: Butterflies - Children's Theater - Rosa and Petersil
  • 2000: Beckermeister - A steula Tog
  • 2000: Klaus Eberhartinger and the crypt grenades - Austropop in dead-white-dead
  • 2002: Ostbahn - courtesies
  • 2003: Ostbahn-Kurti & the boss part - Hohe Warte Live
  • 2003: Horak - Horak'n Roll
  • 2004: Crumb - 30 years after
  • 2004: Alf Poier - Because people count
  • 2005: Alf Poier - Funny songs of sadness and distress
  • 2005: EAV - 100 years of EAV
  • 2006: Manuel Ortega - arrived
  • 2007: Karl Horak - Horak
  • 2007: EAV - Amore XL
  • 2009: Beckermeister - Live
  • 2010: EAV - The country needs new heroes
  • 2010: Kottan Soundtrack
  • 2013: Bluatschink - DinnaDaussa
  • 2014: STILL SHINE - shine two
  • 2015: Wiener Wahnsinn - Full Ume

Web links

Commons : Leo Bei  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.karlhorak.at
  2. ^ Karl Weidinger: Leo bei Ostbahn and Leo bei EAV in Augustin, 1/2000