Gerald Gradwohl is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n guitarist

Guitarist

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 who performed with Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream

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 from 1995 through 1999 while appearing on the CDs, "Tyranny of Beauty", "Goblin's Club" and "Mars Polaris". He attended the J.M. Hauer Music School in Vienna

Vienna

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 studying classical guitar

Classical guitar

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 and jazz guitar

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. He received a diploma in 1989 after only two and a half years. Gradwohl has released two solo CDs

CDS

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 in Europe

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 entitled "ABQ" and "Tritone Barrier". Gradwohl has also been a bandleader for European bands Threeo, Cats & Camel and The Powergrade as well as Harald Winkum.