Thees Uhlmann
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Thees Uhlmann, born 16 April 1974 (age 37) in Hemmoor
, Lower Saxony
, is a German
musician and author. He is a founding member of the indie-pop band Tomte
and also writes for the magazines Intro, Visions, Spex and Musikexpress.
In 1999 he accompanied the indie-rock band Tocotronic
on their K.O.O.K-tour and he wrote a tour diary called Wir könnten Freunde werden ("We could become friends").
With Marcus Wiebusch and Rainer Bustorff he founded the label Grand Hotel van Cleef in 2002 which presents an annual festival named "Fest van Cleef".
In 2005 he shot the film Keine Lieder über Liebe ("No songs about love") with the German actors Jürgen Vogel
and Heike Makatsch
.
He played guitar in the fictional band "Hansen", which brought out an album also called Keine Lieder über Liebe.
A self titled solo-album ("Thees Uhlmann") was released in the summer of 2011 along with a single entitled "Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf" ("Salmon move up the river to spawn and die"). During an interview on German chat show TV Total
Uhlmann said this was inspired by watching TV documentaries on nature with his mother.
Hemmoor
Hemmoor is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the river Oste, approx. 40 km northeast of Bremerhaven, and 25 km south of Brunsbüttel.-History:...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, is a German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
musician and author. He is a founding member of the indie-pop band Tomte
Tomte (band)
Tomte is an indie band from Hamburg in Germany. Their lyrics are almost completely in German and their sound could be described as guitar pop with some punk influences. The group may be considered to be a part of the “Hamburger Schule” on the basis of the band Tocotronic's influence on their work...
and also writes for the magazines Intro, Visions, Spex and Musikexpress.
In 1999 he accompanied the indie-rock band Tocotronic
Tocotronic
Tocotronic is a German rock band founded in 1993 . Similar to Blumfeld or Die Sterne they are considered a part of the Hamburger Schule movement...
on their K.O.O.K-tour and he wrote a tour diary called Wir könnten Freunde werden ("We could become friends").
With Marcus Wiebusch and Rainer Bustorff he founded the label Grand Hotel van Cleef in 2002 which presents an annual festival named "Fest van Cleef".
In 2005 he shot the film Keine Lieder über Liebe ("No songs about love") with the German actors Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Peter Vogel is a German actor, screenwriter, film producer and singer.-Biography:Jürgen Vogel is the son of a Hamburg waiter and a housewife. He worked as a child model, later had various jobs and visited the Munich drama school for one day. In 1985 he moved to Berlin, where he shared a...
and Heike Makatsch
Heike Makatsch
- Early life :Makatsch was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the daughter of former German national ice hockey team goaltender Rainer Makatsch. She spent several months in New Mexico in 1988 in an effort to improve her English, and later studied politics and sociology at the University of Düsseldorf for...
.
He played guitar in the fictional band "Hansen", which brought out an album also called Keine Lieder über Liebe.
A self titled solo-album ("Thees Uhlmann") was released in the summer of 2011 along with a single entitled "Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf" ("Salmon move up the river to spawn and die"). During an interview on German chat show TV Total
TV total
TV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show that has run since 8 March 1999 on ProSieben, and is currently aired at around 23:15 from Monday to Thursday....
Uhlmann said this was inspired by watching TV documentaries on nature with his mother.
Discography
The official discography consists of eight studio albums, two compilation albums, thirteen singles and seventeen music videos.Albums
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| GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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Singles
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| GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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| 2011 | "To Mate & To Die Salmons Swim Upstream"
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Thees Uhlmann (Special Edition) | – | ||
| 2011 | "Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf"
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