Rodrigo González
Rodrigo "Rod" Andrés González Espíndola (born May 19, 1968 in Valparaíso , Chile ) is a German musician , bassist , guitarist , composer and singer in the band Die Ärzte . He is also a producer and plays guitar for downhill .
biography
youth
González's parents were politically persecuted during the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile , which is why they applied for asylum in Hamburg and were given in 1974. González graduated from high school in Heidberg in Hamburg. He has an older sister named Claudia, who also works as a musician (Universal González) and costume designer.
In his youth González was a member of the bands "Massaker" and "Die Erben" as well as a big band. From 1986 to 1988 he played with the Hamburg punk band Die Goldenen Zitronen Banjo , from 1988 to 1989 he was guitarist with the Rainbirds and at the end of 1988 drummer with Stephan Remmler .
Careers with Depp Jones and Die Ärzte
González became friends with the " Doctors " drummer Bela B when they sang a kiss song together in a bar while drunk . He was also a member of the KISS Army fan club . Bela B quickly appreciated González's musical talent. After the temporary dissolution of the "Doctors" in 1988, they played together in the band SUMP, from which Depp Jones later emerged. Since the success did not materialize, Depp Jones broke up again in 1992.
When "Die Ärzte" reunited in 1993, González became a new member of the band. Unlike Depp Jones, he is not a guitarist with the “Ärzten”, but a bassist. While the last "Doctors" bassist before the breakup, Hagen Liebing , was only a salaried member of the band, González has been a full member since joining. Among other things, he wrote the “Doctors” singles ½ Lovesong, Things from those, Breit and Son of Emptiness, the lyrics being created in collaboration with Bela B and Donna Blitz.
In addition to bass and guitar, González also taught himself drums, keyboard and piano as an autodidact . His band colleagues at the "Doctors" therefore like to refer to him as "overqualified". González was the musical director and arranger of most of the pieces played at the MTV Unplugged Rock 'n' Roll Realschule concert , which took place in 2002 at the Albert Schweitzer High School in Hamburg . in addition, he played the sitar at this concert .
Other music projects
González works as a producer for various bands and other artists, such as Lucilectric and Panda . He is a co-owner of Rodrec, a record company that has re-released the two Depp Jones albums, among others , and with artists such as Rantanplan , Bronx Boys , Poolstar , Church Of Confidence and Abwärts . He is considered the discoverer of the Berlin band Knorkator . Rod has also been playing guitar at Abwärts since 2004.
At the live concert football fans against right on January 30, 1993 in the Düsseldorf Zakk , he jumped in as a replacement for the punk band Slime .
In 2001 he covered the Kiss song I'll Fight Hell to Hold You , which he converted into a disco number and sang in the style of the Bee Gees .
In 2005 González recorded together with Bela B (as “2 Fickendehund”) the song Master of All Gynecologists of the “ Cashiers ” for their CD Kunst for the 20th anniversary of the Wattenscheid punk band. In 2010 he played guitar and bass for a remix of the song Polizisten von Extrabreit and made the remix himself, which is included as a Berlin remix on Marc Feind's maxi single Polizisten . Gonzalez used the pseudonym General Mac Arthur for the work .
González has been a member of the band ¡Más Shake! Since 2011 . (other members: Michell F. (vocals / bass), Katy M. (vocals / organ / guitar), Thomas F. (drums)), who performs South American beat compositions from the 1960s. In August 2016, a 93-minute documentary entitled El Viaje (director: Nahuel Lopez , in coproduction by Mindjazz Pictures and 3sat ), in which Rodrigo González explores the Chilean music scene and traces the traces of his South American origins, was released in selected art house cinemas . The film received an extremely positive response from the critics.
Trivia
In 2017 González had a cameo in the music video Wannsee by the band Die Toten Hosen . With the words: “Quiet here! Shit music. "He interrupts the song.
On September 3, 2018, Rod performed together with the Toten Hosen at a rock concert against the right under the motto “We are more” and played the doctors song Schrei nach Liebe in front of around 65,000 people .
Discography
With The Doctors
(from 1993)
With down
(from 2004)
With The Golden Lemons
(1986-1988)
With ¡Más Shake!
- Break It All (2011, EP)
- What a Love (2012, EP)
- Demolición (2013, EP)
- En tu Corazón (2015, EP)
As a producer
- Megakerls - Operation Beauty (2003)
- Chico Trujillo Y La Senora Imaginacion - Live in Berlin (2004, editing, mixing, mastering)
- Panda - Tretmine (Everyone is responsible for himself) (2007, also composition)
- Sonora de Llegar - Sonora de Llegar (2008, mix)
- Poolstar - 4 (2009, also background vocals)
- Soundtrack for The Collapse - The Truth Is Deadly (2009, also composition)
- Urgent Fury - Hasta Fuego! (2017, also mixing)
Web links
- Rodrigo Gonzales in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rod Army
- Rodrigo González music publisher
- Record label Rodrec
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] as a musician in 1983
- ^ [2] Claudia Gonzalez as a costume designer , [3] , accessed on July 2, 2013
- ↑ Don't worry, my dad told me ( memento of the original from June 18, 2012 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. www.stephan-remmler.de, online
- ↑ a b Information about the maxi single at discogs.com , accessed on February 23, 2020
- ↑ For example, Rainer Gansera wrote in the 'Süddeutsche Zeitung': "'El Viaje' offers much more than a musical panorama. The curiosity with which Rod pursues his explorations unfolds a kaleidoscope in which milieus and fates, history and the The current mood in the country can be felt. Sometimes it flashes in randomly captured street scenes, then the impressions deepen again during conversations and memories - all embedded in a loosely flowing rhythm that combines reportage and reflection, poetry and music sessions. " The Hamburg scene called the film “A jewel full of touching music”. And Deutschlandfunk thinks that the trip that Rodrigo Gonzalez made with El Viaje was worth it: "Doctors fans who love the band for music alone will probably not be able to do much with the film. Fans who Band for their tolerance, their commitment and their open-mindedness will certainly experience an exciting 90 minutes. "
- ↑ Rodrigo González and his documentary "El Viaje" about the Chilean music scene on www.visions.de, August 12, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | González, Rodrigo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | González Espindola, Rodrigo Andres (real name); González, Rod |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician, bassist, guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valparaíso , Chile |