Uwe Baltrusch

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Uwe Baltrusch is a German musician and music producer .

Life

Baltrusch grew up in Cologne. He began playing as an electric guitarist in the progressive metal band Mekong Delta as a student in 1988 and was a member of the band until 1997, sometimes under the synonym Marc Kaye. During this time, Mekong Delta recorded eight albums. From 1989 to 1996 he also played as a guitarist in bands such as Sodom , UDO , House of Spirits and Target (Belgium), on tours and in the studio. In 1992 he was called to community service in a youth center and began to work with young bands in the in-house studio. In 1996 he produced the Mekong Delta studio album "Pictures at an Exhibition". In 1997 he produced the Wise Guys' third album Everything in the Green Area and has since been producer of all of the group's subsequent albums. A long-term collaboration with the band Höhner began in 1998 with the production of the gold-winning single Die Karawane geht weiter , from which the following album of the same name, other publications such as the 1. FC Köln anthem "Mer stonn zo Dir FC Kölle", as well as 2003 the DVD - recording of the Höhner Rockin Roncalli show "Minsche Fiere Emotionen" emerged.

Baltrusch produced and mixed music for artists such as Wise Guys, Höhner, Bläck Fööss , Paveier , Brings , Köster & Hocker, Bernd Stelter , Räuber , Risquee, Jimmy Kelly , Soundness, Howard Carpendale , Kowalski , Nikitakis , Mekong Delta, Ape Einstein, Uwe Fellensiek , 2TheUniverse , Jördis Tielsch , Helltrail, Scäm Luiz. Together with Fellensiek he recorded a fan anthem for VfL Bochum on the occasion of the 2011 Bundesliga relegation and played it live with him in the Bochum stadium. As part of the tour for the Wise Guys album "Zwei Welten", Baltrusch acted as musical director and guitarist.

In 2016 he recorded a Christmas album with Ferenc Husta , with features from some German a cappella bands, such as Van Canto , Medlz , 5 vor der Ehe or LaLeLu . In cooperation with the Cologne Music Store, Baltrusch launched the online mix and mastering service "mix-your-track" in 2018. In 2020 he worked on the re-release of Kowalski's "Schlagende Wetter".

Discography (excerpt)

As a guitarist

  • 1989: The Principle of Doubt, Mekong Delta
  • 1989: Toccata (single), Mekong Delta
  • 1990: Dances of Death (And Other Walking Shadows), Mekong Delta
  • 1992: Live at an Exhibition (Live album), Mekong Delta
  • 1992: Kaleidoscope, Mekong Delta
  • 1993: Dance on a Volcano (EP), Mekong Delta
  • 1994: Visions Fugitives, Mekong Delta
  • 1997: Pictures at an Exhibition, Mekong Delta
  • 1994: Turn of the Tide, House of Spirits
  • 2007: Live in Frankfurt - Batschkapp 1991 (video), Mekong Delta
  • 2012: Wise Guys - Two Worlds, Instrumented
  • 2013: Wise Guys feat. A.Hürth - My heart goes boom!
  • 2015: Uwe Fellensiek - A Whole Life For You
  • 2018: Kowalski - The Kowalski Protocols

As a producer

  • 1997: Wise Guys - Everything in the green area
  • 1999: Wise Guys - Scandal
  • 1999: Wise Guys - No, No, No!
  • 1999: Nikitakis - The Blue Songs from Thessalonia
  • 2000: Wise Guys - Live
  • 2000: Nikitakis & Fründe - No, how nice it is!
  • 2001: Wise Guys - Way Forward
  • 2001: Wise Guys (Single)
  • 2001: Wise Guys (Single)
  • 2002: Nikitakis * - Les Cycles De Theodorakis
  • 2002: Wise Guys - Children (Single)
  • 2003: Wise Guys - plain text
  • 2003: Bläck Fööss - K-BF 33
  • 2004: Wise Guys - Where The Pepper Grows
  • 2005: Wise Guys - World Champion (single)
  • 2006: Wise Guys - Radio
  • 2006: Nikitakis * - Bill's Blues
  • 2007: Gentle Beats - EmmA
  • 2008: Wise Guys - Free!
  • 2008: Bernd Stelter - right in the middle
  • 2009: Wise Guys - Live Im Capitol (DVD)
  • 2009: WDR Symphony Orchestra & Wise Guys - TV Show
  • 2010: Wise Guys - school trip
  • 2012: Wise Guys - Two Worlds , A Capella
  • 2012: Wise Guys - Two Worlds, Instrumented
  • 2012: Wise Guys - Louder (Single)
  • 2012: Wise Guys - Radio (single)
  • 2012: Jördis Tielsch - The Little Things
  • 2013: Wise Guys Feat. A.Hürth - My heart goes boom!
  • 2013: Wise Guys - The Best - The Best Songs of 1999-2010
  • 2015: Uwe Fellensiek - A Whole Life For You
  • 2015: Ferenc Husta - Christmas with a difference
  • 2016: 2TheUniverse - Black And White Rainbows
  • 2017: Wise Guys - The Best Complete
  • 2017: Soundness - Hello Life
  • 2018: Kowalski - The Kowalski Protocols
  • 2019: Strangers & Friends - 180th Street
  • 2019: Burn Out Loud - Session One
  • 2019: Helltrail - Of A Six Foot Town

Awards (as a producer)

  • 2009: Gold Record for Wise Guys - Free!
  • 2011: Gold record for Wise Guys - Where the pepper grows
  • 2012: Gold Record for Wise Guys - Two Worlds
  • 2012: Gold record for Wise Guys - school trip
  • 2012: Gold Record for Wise Guys - Radio
  • 2013: Echo for Wise Guys - Two Worlds

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Producer portrait in: Songs Wanted , August 2012 issue, page 11/12.
  2. ^ Musician: Uwe Baltrusch - Librarius Metallicus. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Episode 29 - Walking Shadows: Mekong Delta 1987-1994 - Radical Research Podcast. Retrieved March 29, 2020 (Swedish).
  4. ↑ Wise Guy. Retrieved March 29, 2020 (Portuguese).
  5. ↑ MusikWoche | Music | Wise Guys-Two Worlds - Complete. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Kowalski | The band. Retrieved on March 29, 2020 (German).
  7. ↑ SOUNDNESS: SOUNDNESS. January 23, 2016, accessed March 29, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Behance. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Positive Power Pop: 2theUniverse. Retrieved on May 11, 2020 (German).
  10. ↑ HELLTRAIL - Off A Six Foot Town. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
  11. ↑ CdDetail - Kölsche Heimat. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
  12. ↑ From Michael Völkel: Wise Guys gave a marathon concert in the VW hall. December 9, 2012, accessed on May 11, 2020 (German).
  13. ↑ Christmas with a difference? Ferenc Husta gathers great voices in the scene. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  14. ↑ FERENC HUSTA - Christmas with a difference. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Mix your track | MUSIC STORE professional | de-DE. Retrieved on May 11, 2020 (German).
  16. ↑ The stock market Wtal. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
  17. ^ Uwe Baltrusch - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Uwe Baltrusch. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  19. ↑ a b Wise Guys reap their second gold. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Qualda: Wise Guys: gold record for the current album TWO WORLDS - Qualda - The German music magazine. In: Qualda. December 10, 2012, accessed on March 29, 2020 (German).
  21. ↑ a b c Wise Guys Wiki: A cappella in its most beautiful form. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Baltrusch, Uwe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH before 1988