Joachim Witt
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Joachim Witt is a German musician
and actor
.
" (New German Wave), of which performers like Nena
and Falco
were also a part.
He made a big comeback at the end of the nineties, when he scored a major hit with "Die Flut", a duet with Peter Heppner
, the singer of popular German synth pop group Wolfsheim
. Witt's album "Bayreuth 1
" (1998) scored platinum in Germany and Austria
. "Bayreuth 2
" followed two years later. He has collaborated with such artists as Apocalyptica
, Oomph!
, Angelzoom, Tilo Wolff
of Lacrimosa
and just recently, German Electropop group Purwien as well.
Joachim Witt was the guitarist/singer in the Seventies Krautrock
band Duesenberg
. He released three albums with them, "Duesenberg" (1977), "Duesenberg 2" (1978) and "Strangers" (1979), before embarking on a solo career as a singer and actor.
In 2000, Journey of Life
, released by X-Perience
, featured a duet with Witt called "The Meaning Of Life."
Joachim Witt also contributed the song "Vandemar" to the 2006 album Where's Neil When You Need Him?
, a compilation of songs based on the works of author Neil Gaiman
. "Vandemar" is based on a character from Gaiman's novel Neverwhere
.
Witt was featured in Angelzoom's 2004 video "Back in the Moment" and in 2007 with Purwien's video "Alle Fehler" (All Errors).
Witt's "Best of" album titled "Auf Ewig" was released on 31 August 2007, is 16 tracks of some of his current and past work but with more of the hard-hitting Bayreuth 3 sound. Also inside is a bonus DVD containing music videos and interviews. To celebrate the release of "Auf Ewig
" Joachim Witt released two new videos of his biggest hits from the 80's, "Goldener Reiter" and "Herbergsvater". Two million copies of the album have been sold.
's single "Earth Song." His next contribution was a remix to a song from the upcoming album for Obszon Geschopf that was released in April 2009.
On 12 March 2009, Joachim Witt announced on his official MySpace that the Bayreuth Trilogy had ended and all that he provided was that "New projects will take place in the near future." http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=54782749&blogId=476207945
Joachim Witt also contributed to the Dorian Hunter play by creating the Dorian Hunter 2009 Theme which is available worldwide on iTunes.
In May 2009, Joachim Witt confirmed that he is working on his thirteenth album, which is titled Retromania and is currently unknown when the album will be released as it has been delayed.http://mp3.de/news/2/2009/05/28/3740
The Joachim Witt forums http://www.joachimwitt.com and the official Facebook page has confirmed that the album Retromania has been canceled but Joachim Witt has stated himself that there already is an album in the works and is slated for release, sometime in Fall of 2012.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Life and work
Joachim Witt became a major star of the German pop scene during the eighties with huge hits such as "Der Goldene Reiter". He was one of the biggest names of the "Neue Deutsche WelleNeue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle is a genre of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave music...
" (New German Wave), of which performers like Nena
Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...
and Falco
Falco (musician)
Johann Hölzel , better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home " and posthumously, "Out Of The Dark"...
were also a part.
He made a big comeback at the end of the nineties, when he scored a major hit with "Die Flut", a duet with Peter Heppner
Peter Heppner
Peter Heppner was the lead singer of the German electronica/synth pop band Wolfsheim, and has collaborated with many other electronic music acts, such as Paul van Dyk, Schiller, and Goethes Erben.- Career :...
, the singer of popular German synth pop group Wolfsheim
Wolfsheim (band)
Wolfsheim was a synthpop band from Hamburg, Germany that consisted of Markus Reinhardt and Peter Heppner. Although never officially disbanded, Wolfsheim has been inactive since 2005 due to a dispute between the two members, which even led to trials in 2007 and 2008 that forbade either member to...
. Witt's album "Bayreuth 1
Bayreuth 1
Bayreuth 1 is the eighth studio album by Joachim Witt that was released May 4, 1998. It marks the beginning of the Bayreuth trilogy and the beginning of Joachim Witt's industrial side.- Track listing :# Das jüngste Gericht "" - 4:05...
" (1998) scored platinum in Germany and 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...
. "Bayreuth 2
Bayreuth 2
- Track listing :# Bataillon d'Amour "Bataillon of Love" - 3:50 # Stay? - 4:41# Der Sturm "The Storm" - 4:17# In tiefer Nacht "In a deep Night" - 5:16# Jetzt und ehedem "Now and Formerly" - 4:19# Seenot "Distress" - 4:26...
" followed two years later. He has collaborated with such artists as Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén...
, Oomph!
Oomph!
Oomph! is a German rock band that was formed in Wolfsburg, Germany in 1989. The band is considered to be the original Neue Deutsche Härte musical group. In the 22-year history of the band, there have been no line-up changes.-Early years :...
, Angelzoom, Tilo Wolff
Tilo Wolff
Tilo Wolff is a German musician currently living in Switzerland.His longest-running project is the band Lacrimosa, which since its debut in 1990 has produced 9 albums, which embrace a diverse range of gothic, darkwave and orchestral musical styles...
of Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa is a duo led by German Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland, but originally from Germany...
and just recently, German Electropop group Purwien as well.
Joachim Witt was the guitarist/singer in the Seventies Krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
band Duesenberg
Duesenberg
Duesenberg was an Auburn, Indiana based American luxury automobile company active in various forms from 1913 to 1937, most famous for its high-quality passenger cars and record-breaking racing cars.-History:...
. He released three albums with them, "Duesenberg" (1977), "Duesenberg 2" (1978) and "Strangers" (1979), before embarking on a solo career as a singer and actor.
In 2000, Journey of Life
Journey of Life
The album Journey of Life by German band X-Perience was released on November 20, 2000, in Germany. After the second album, Take Me Home , X-Perience left their former record label WEA/Warner Music and signed at Polydor/Universal...
, released by X-Perience
X-Perience
X-Perience is a eurodance band from Berlin, Germany. Their music style varies between synthpop, trance and ethnopop. The band members are Manja Wagner , Matthias Uhle and Alexander Kaiser . Singer Claudia Uhle, Matthias' sister, left the band in 2007 and was replaced by Manja.-History:X-Perience...
, featured a duet with Witt called "The Meaning Of Life."
Joachim Witt also contributed the song "Vandemar" to the 2006 album Where's Neil When You Need Him?
Where's Neil When You Need Him?
Where's Neil When You Need Him? is a tribute album based on the works of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman.-Overview:The album was released on Dancing Ferret Discs on July 18, 2006. The CD has cover art by Dave McKean and extensive new liner notes from Neil Gaiman.The album's title was taken from the song...
, a compilation of songs based on the works of author Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
. "Vandemar" is based on a character from Gaiman's novel Neverwhere
Neverwhere
Neverwhere is an urban fantasy television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was devised by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry, and directed by Dewi...
.
Witt was featured in Angelzoom's 2004 video "Back in the Moment" and in 2007 with Purwien's video "Alle Fehler" (All Errors).
Witt's "Best of" album titled "Auf Ewig" was released on 31 August 2007, is 16 tracks of some of his current and past work but with more of the hard-hitting Bayreuth 3 sound. Also inside is a bonus DVD containing music videos and interviews. To celebrate the release of "Auf Ewig
Auf Ewig
Auf Ewig is a 2007 "best of" album by Joachim Witt. Also inside, is a bonus DVD containing music videos and interviews. Two new songs were made for this album, 'Unsere Welt" and "Weh-Oh-Weh"...
" Joachim Witt released two new videos of his biggest hits from the 80's, "Goldener Reiter" and "Herbergsvater". Two million copies of the album have been sold.
2009–present
Joachim Witt remixed songs from various bands, including Sara NoxxSara Noxx
Sara Noxx is a German musician and artist. She is one of the award winners of the 1997 Zillo band contest.Her single "Stupid" reached #2 on Belgium's sales charts.In 2001, after a three year break, Exxtasy was released....
's single "Earth Song." His next contribution was a remix to a song from the upcoming album for Obszon Geschopf that was released in April 2009.
On 12 March 2009, Joachim Witt announced on his official MySpace that the Bayreuth Trilogy had ended and all that he provided was that "New projects will take place in the near future." http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=54782749&blogId=476207945
Joachim Witt also contributed to the Dorian Hunter play by creating the Dorian Hunter 2009 Theme which is available worldwide on iTunes.
In May 2009, Joachim Witt confirmed that he is working on his thirteenth album, which is titled Retromania and is currently unknown when the album will be released as it has been delayed.http://mp3.de/news/2/2009/05/28/3740
The Joachim Witt forums http://www.joachimwitt.com and the official Facebook page has confirmed that the album Retromania has been canceled but Joachim Witt has stated himself that there already is an album in the works and is slated for release, sometime in Fall of 2012.
Studio albums
- SilberblickSilberblick- Track listing :# Kosmetik # Goldener Reiter# Der Weg in die Ferne # Meine Nerven# Ich hab so Lust auf Industrie# Mein Schatten # Ja, Ja...# Sonne hat sie gesagt...
(1980) - EdelweißEdelweiß (album)- Track listing :# Inflation Im Paradies - Filmmusik "Inflation in Paradise" - 3:09# Tri-tra-Trullala - 4:46# Ich fahr´nach Afrika "I Take After Africa" - 3:41# Exil "Exile" - 4:11...
(1982) - MärchenblauMärchenblauMärchenblau is the third studio album released by Joachim Witt in 1983. Two tracks, "Night and Day' and "I know - we know " are entirely in English.-Track listing:# Märchenblau "Fairy-tale Blue"...
(1983) - Mit Rucksack und HarpuneMit Rucksack und HarpuneMit Rucksack und Harpune is the fourth studio album released by Joachim Witt in 1985.-Track listing:# Blonde Kuh "Blonde Cow" # Strom "River" # When I fall in love "When I fall in love " # Zick-Zack-Zucker-Rock# No- No- No- No...
(1985) - Moonlight NightsMoonlight NightsMoonlight Nights is the fifth studio album released by Joachim Witt in 1985. This is the first and only album from Joachim Witt that has all English vocals with the exception of So Tight being sung in German.-Track listing:# Moonlight...
(1985) - 10 Millionen Partys10 Millionen Partys10 Millionen Partys is the sixth studio album released by Joachim Witt in 1988. It is the first album Witt released after moving to RCA, and sees Witt return to singing German lyrics.-Critical reception:...
(1988) - Kapitän der TräumeKapitän der TräumeKapitän der Träume is the seventh studio album released by Joachim Witt in 1992. This marks the last album from Joachim Witt that features Neue Deutsche Welle.-Track listing:# Restlos "Complete" # Durch die Strassen… "In the Streets"...
(1992) - Bayreuth 1Bayreuth 1Bayreuth 1 is the eighth studio album by Joachim Witt that was released May 4, 1998. It marks the beginning of the Bayreuth trilogy and the beginning of Joachim Witt's industrial side.- Track listing :# Das jüngste Gericht "" - 4:05...
(1998) - Bayreuth 2Bayreuth 2- Track listing :# Bataillon d'Amour "Bataillon of Love" - 3:50 # Stay? - 4:41# Der Sturm "The Storm" - 4:17# In tiefer Nacht "In a deep Night" - 5:16# Jetzt und ehedem "Now and Formerly" - 4:19# Seenot "Distress" - 4:26...
(2000) - EisenherzEisenherzEisenherz is the tenth studio album released by Joachim Witt in May 2002. Eisenherz is German for Iron Heart, but Prinz Eisenherz is also the German name for the comic strip character Prince Valiant.-Track listing:...
(2002) - PopPop (Joachim Witt album)- Track listing :# Krieger Des Licht "Warrior of Light" - 3:26# Fluch Der Liebe "Curse the Love" - 3:29# Fuer Den Moment "For the Moment" - 3:51# Ich Will Mehr "I Want More" - 4:00# Du Wirst Bald geschichte Sein "You will soon be History" - 3:45...
(2004) - Bayreuth 3Bayreuth 3Bayreuth 3 is the twelfth studio album and the final chapter of the Bayreuth trilogy, released by Joachim Witt in 2006. A limited edition version was released that contained a remix to "Wo Versteckt Sich Gott?" by VNV Nation.- Track listing :...
(2006)
Live albums
- Live In Der Berliner PhilharmonieLive in Der Berliner PhilharmonieWitt-Live In Der Berliner Philharmonie is a live concert by Joachim Witt that was recorded in 2002.-Track listing Video:#Bataillon d'Amour#Jetzt und ehedem#Das geht tief#Kyrie eleison! #In tiefer Nacht#Der Sturm#Seenot#Und.....
(2002) - Live At Secret GardenLive at Secret GardenLive at Secret Garden is a live album by Joachim Witt, recorded at a performance in 2005.-Track listing:#Liebe Und Zorn #Krieger Des Lichts #Das Geht Tief #Bataillon D'Amour #Treibjagd #Fluch Der Liebe...
(2005)
Compilation albums
- Goldener Reiter (1996)
- Witt / Das Beste (1998)
- The Platinum Collection (2006)
- Auf EwigAuf EwigAuf Ewig is a 2007 "best of" album by Joachim Witt. Also inside, is a bonus DVD containing music videos and interviews. Two new songs were made for this album, 'Unsere Welt" and "Weh-Oh-Weh"...
(2007)
Singles
- 1981: Goldener Reiter
- 1981: Kosmetik
- 1982: Herbergsvater
- 1983: Märchenblau
- 1983: Hörner in der Nacht
- 1984: Wieder bin ich nicht geflogen
- 1984: Das Supergesicht
- 1985: Blonde Kuh
- 1986: How will I Know
- 1987: Mad News
- 1988: Engel sind zart
- 1988: Pet Shop Boy
- 1988: Der Tankwart heißt Lou
- 1989: Herbergsvater Mix ´90
- 1990: Goldener Reiter -Thorsten Fenslau Remix
- 1991: Hallo Deutschland
- 1992: Das kann doch einen Seemann nicht erschüttern
- 1992: Restlos
- 1992: In die falsche Welt geboren
- 1992: Kapitän der Träume
- 1994: Goldener Reiter Remix ´94
- 1995: Goldener Raver
- 1997: Das geht tief
- 1998: Die Flut
- 1998: Und ... ich lauf
- 1999: Das geht Tief
- 2000: Bataillon d´Amour
- 2002: Eisenherz
- 2002: Supergestört und Superversaut
- 2004: Erst wenn das Herz nicht mehr aus Stein
- 2005: Back In The Moment (mit Angelzoom)
- 2006: Sternenlicht
- 2007: Alle Fehler (mit Purwien)
- 2009: Dorian Hunter Theme