Michael Raeder

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Michael Raeder (1997)

Michael Raeder (born September 7, 1962 in Nienburg / Weser ) is a German musician, composer / lyricist and music producer .

Life

Michael Raeder comes from a musical family. He is a great-great-grandson of the hymn poet Johann Friedrich Raeder . His passion for music developed in early childhood when he found an accordion in the attic. Learning self-taught , Raeder now masters numerous musical instruments. Michael Raeder is married, has two children and lives in Wietzen .

First steps

After first public appearances from 1976 through regional band participation (accordion, bass guitar, vocals) Raeder founded the formation “Granny Smith” in 1978 as a guitarist and singer. The management by Jürgen Sarnhof and the Neumann & Jansen concert directorate gave the quartet appearances under the name "Rockfever". In 1984 he performed with the guitar duo "Zeitweise". Music recordings in his first own recording studio opened up new possibilities for him to express himself artistically.

Joshua Project

In 1993 Michael Raeder retired to his own studio in order to devote himself only to his musical ideas. This resulted in the formation "Joshua Project" in the same year. The music style of this group was straightforward, folk-inspired songwriter rock, influenced by art rock with British influences. This project resulted in changing line-ups from 1995 onwards, seven albums and two video productions, among others in collaboration with Ariola Sonopress and Berola-Film. In 1997 Raeder signed an exclusive artist contract and a music publishing contract with subsequent production of the single You . The live album Love at Last - Unplugged Edition was released on Savannah Records in the same year . In 2000 a nationwide tour followed.

solo

Michael Raeder live in Düsseldorf (2011)

Raeder has been a recording and music producer with his own label rockschuppen LC 10351 since 1999 . In 2008 he produced and published the children's song CD Michi and the Millipedes - The Most Beautiful Voice of the World. Michael Raeder has been going on nationwide concert tours since 2009. In his stage program, the song poet mainly uses the English language and interprets his songs and ballads on the acoustic guitar.

Also in 2009 he produced and released the touring album SOLO . The single Most of All made it onto the playlists of numerous radio stations, followed by studio visits, interviews and CD reviews - among others at MDR and PRIDE1.

Since 2016 Michael Raeder studied, parallel to his solo career, at Yale University in New Haven (Connecticut) in the course Introduction to Classical Music.

Joshua Project discography

  • 1995 The Rebel in My Head / In Your Eyes
  • 1996 Promotion One
  • 1996 You
  • 1997 Love at Last - Unplugged Edition live album
  • 1999 Disillusion
  • 1999 demo
  • 1999 Borderland

Solo albums

  • 2008 Michi and the Millipedes: The most beautiful voice in the world
  • 2009 Michael Raeder: SOLO
  • 2009 A song by Michael Raeder / Wietzen Primary School: A Wietz'ner child
  • 2012 Michael Raeder: Touch me deeply, pure and true live album
  • 2016 Michael Raeder: Firebirds

Reviews

"... one of the best that the German music market currently has to offer."

- Peter Imhof

"... how art comes from skill."

- Sound check

“... timeless elements meet the zeitgeist. Sensitive vocal melodies invite you to hum along. Created for the cozy pub atmosphere as well as for an arena full of burning lighters ... ... Raeder's voice becomes an appeal to the ears, the wistful pathetic impact as a gentle touch on the mind. "

- intro

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joshua Project website , accessed February 23, 2012
  2. ↑ releases of the label rock scale of the catalog German national library
  3. ↑ Interview on MDR Figaro from May 7, 2011 ( memento of the original from June 10, 2015 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. , accessed June 10, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / meinfigaro.de
  4. ↑ Bettina Pilster: The Joshua Project in: Soundcheck 12/96, p. 149. PPV Verlag, Bergkirchen 1996
  5. ↑ Intro 03/98, p. 6. Intro Verlag, Osnabrück 1998

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personal data
SURNAME Raeder, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician, composer, lyricist and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Nienburg / Weser , Germany