Biography
Diversity marks Dieter's career, he is at home in nearly all musical genres from Classical through Jazz, Latin, Funk/Soul and HardRock/Metal.
He achieved recognition through his success as drummer of the KLAUS-LAGE-BAND, and internationally through his appearances with T.M. STEVENS.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY:
Dieter Steinmann began by teaching himself drumming from the age of 9. His first band and performance experiences came at the age of 13, from this point he performed in bands of the region in many different musical styles and settings.
He went on to study music at the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt am Main, majoring in orchestral percussion and Timpani, studying with Peter Wirweitzki (HR- Symphony Orchestra) and John Dvorachek (Frankfurt Museums Orchestra).
In addition he studied drumset with Fritz Matzka (Tokyo, W. Ambros), and in the USA with Gary Chaffee, Alan Dawson, Freddie Gruber, Jim Chapin, Johnny Lane among others. He attended the Frankfurter Jazz-Kurs with Christof Lauer, studied Latin-Percussion with Ralf Moufang (Darmstadt) and Marimba with Jürgen Niessner (Mainz).
Dieter completed his studies in 1986 gaining the Orchestral Diploma after 9 semesters, since then he is active as a freelance musician, composer and percussion teacher.
STATIONS (in chronological order):
GRABHUND
1981 Studio-Debut: “GRABHUND ABC”
Percussionist 1982-86
FRANKFURT CITY BLUES BAND Band Member 1985-87
200 gigs, Tours with LOUISIANA RED
Ireland-Tour, numerous Clubgigs, 2 Albums.
JO-JO Band of Frankfurt based Session-Musicians
1988 European Tour (GB, France, Benelux) as Support for Robert Palmer.
Video under regie of “Do/Ro” (Dolezal/Rossacher) at Bavaria-Filmstudios Munich
ROKO
1989 so called Album, produced by Bob Marlette (Journey, Tracy Chapman)
in Wisseloord-Studios Hilversum, Holland, w/ Dieter on Drums and Ken Taylor on Bass
KLAUS LAGE BAND Band Member 1990-2000
6 german tours, 4 Studio-Albums, numerous TV-appearances (Wetten, dass..., Flitterabend,
Ein Kessel Buntes, SWR “Spass auf der Gass´”, ZDF-Hitparade, Live aus dem Alabama, Rockpalast, Harald Schmidt) and many others
1990 - today PAISTE-Cymbals and DW-Drums Endorsement
KLAUS-LAGE-ALBUM Katz´& Maus
1994 w/ Tower Of Power Horns and Michael Landau, Guitar.
Produced by HARALD KLOSER (Soundtrack-composer “Comedian Harmonists”, “The Day After Tomorrow”, “Dresden” a.o.)
IRENE GRANDI + KLAUS LAGE
“Weil Du anders bist” (“Cosi diversi noi”) Hitsingle in Germany & Italy
MUSIKMESSE FRANKFURT
Soloperformances, Drum Workshop
INTL. SUMMER CAMP REMSCHEID
Tutor for Drums & Bandcoaching
MID EUROPE KONFERENZ, Schladming (Austria)
Seminarist, Workshops, Performance
PE WERNER (“Kribbeln im Bauch”)
German Tour 1995, TV-Appearances
T.M. STEVENS Bass Player for Joe Cocker, James Brown, Miles Davis, Billy Joel & many others
1995-99 Clinics in Europe, USA/Europa-Tour w/ “T.M. Stevens Out Of Control” feat. Al Pitrelli (Savatage) and Simon Gregory.
Live-Concert for french TV Station Canal+, Paris
Sessions in USA w/ T.M. and Stevie Salas, Richie Kotzen (Poison), Marty Friedman (Megadeth) and Mark White (Spin Doctors)
Performances at NAMM-Show, Los Angeles
T.M. STEVENS + NOKKO “Only You”
Hitsingle in Japan, w Dieter on Drums
WOLF MAAHN
German tour 1997, Festivals
Project “Rock for Bosnia” (TV-broadcasted all over Europe) w Fish, Fury in the Slaughterhouse, Fanta 4
SIX WAS NINE
Rockpalast TV, European tour 1998, Joe Cocker-Support
HANNES BAUER´S ORCHESTER GNADENLOS (Guitar Player for Udo Lindenberg)
Tour/Festivals
COTTON PICKERS
Studiosession in Dornbirn, Austria: Album “Eat It!”
TV-Appearance Donauinselfest, Vienna
JAM & SPOON
Div. Studio Sessions
TOMMY ENGEL Ex Bläck Fööss
1999 Tour & Live Album, TV-Special E-Werk, Cologne
HR BIGBAND/RSO FRANKFURT
Recordings for Radio-Broadcast
FRANKFURT POPS ORCHESTRA Strings + Brass
Sportpresseball Frankfurt and other projects
ROCK & GEBLÄSE Frankfurter Big-Band
Member 1995-2003
PAISTE-Consultant
2000/ 01 Toomas Paiste asks Dieter to work as consultant for PAISTE
TOWER OF POWER HORN-SECTION
Studio-Sessions
ORCHESTER HANS-REINER SCHMIDT (Hessenmusikanten)
TV-Appearances
DENNIS HORMES BLUES BAND (Guitar Player for Marc Terenzi)
2000-today, Live Album w/ Martin Engelien (bass) & Dieter
HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION BAND Show/Gala-Party-Band
Opernball Frankfurt, AMG-Roadshow, UBS
BEHRINGER ALLSTARS
feat. Martin Engelien (bass) & Sylvia Gonzalez-Bolivar (voc)
ARNIM TÖPEL & MANFRED HÄDER
Tour, TV and Album
YOUNG MARBURG PHILHARMONIC
Timpani 2003-2005
COLLEGIUM MUSICUM Liebfrauen (Frankfurt)
Timpani Player on Choir- & Orchestra-Performances
JOHN BURGESS QUARTET (Scottish Sax Player)
feat. Frank Höfliger (b), Andrej Likhanov (keyb.) and Dieter
Conductors under whose baton Dieter has performed as classical percussionist:
Eliahu Inbal, Eduardo Mata, Yuri Ahronovich, Christobal Halffter, Bernhard Kontarsky, Peter Hirsch, Hans Zender, Michael Gielen, Ingo Metzmacher, Ralf Otto, Kerry Jago, Peter Reulein u.v.a.
Producers with whom Dieter has worked:
Albert Boekholt, Erwin Musper, Gaggy Mrozeck, Harald Kloser, Stuart Epps, Rolf Hanekamp, Teddy Maier, Jam El Mar, Nino De Angelo, Bob Marlette, Ulf Weidmann, Armand Volker a.o.
Musicians with whom Dieter has worked:
Guitar:
Michael Landau, Peter Wölpl, Torsten De Winkel, Andreas Scheinhütte, Al Pitrelli, Simon Gregory, Marty Friedman, Richie Kotzen (Poison), Stevie Salas, Robbie Musenbichler, Frank Keller, Benni Bilgeri, Dennis Hormes, Thomas Langer, Roko Kohlmeyer, Hannes Bauer, Helmut Krumminga, Rocco Klein, Nils Tuxen, Shawn Jones, Louisiana Red, Peter Grün, Markus Tiedemann
Bass:
Martin Engelien, Frank Höfliger, Ken Taylor, Jeff Andrews, Sasha Teuber, Francis Buchholz (Ex-Scorpions), T.M. Stevens, Hans Maahn, Susanne Vogel, Frank Itt, Wolfgang Harling, Volker Vaessen, Götz Ommert, Ralf Cetto, Claudio Zanghieri, Oliver Poschmann, Peter Kühmstedt, Mark White (Spin Doctors)
Piano/Keyboards:
Bo Heart, Göran Walger, Lothar Krell, Jürgen Fritz, Kay Engel, Rolf Lammers, Wolfman Kunschner, Cherry Gehring (Pur), Peter Reulein, Arnim Töpel, Wolfgang Schöttner, Andrej Likhanov
Horns:
Tower Of Power Horn-Section, Peter Weniger, John Burgess, Jürgen Sommerfeld, Peter Back, Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn, Daniel Guggenheim, Frank Kirchner, Bastian Fiebig, Tony Lakatos, Joo Kraus, Christian Felke, Hans Reiner Schmidt, Manfred Honetschläger, Mike Williams
Vocalists (female):
Annika Klar, Elke Diepenbeck, Gail Duncan, Ina Morgan, Simone Kerchner, Pe Werner, Anne Haigis, Anke Schweitzer, Irene Grandi, Zeeteah Massiah, Sabine Marleen, Sylvia Gonzalez-Bolivar, Miriam Deforth, Saskia Deforth, Heike Vieweg (Floy)
Vocalists (male):
Klaus Lage, Wolf Maahn, Louisiana Red, George Liszt, Waymond Harding, Achim Degen, Arnim Töpel, Tommy Engel, Stevie Salas, Colin Dodsworth, T.M. Stevens, Roko Kohlmeyer, Gerd Köster, Tommy Steiner, Wolfgang Niedecken
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Currently (2007) Dieter Steinmann is to be heard regularily on stage across Germany with the following groups: the Gala- und Showband HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION, the BEHRINGER ALLSTARS, the DENNIS HORMES BLUES BAND and the scottish Saxophonist JOHN BURGESS and Quartett.
In addition Dieter composes contemporary percussion music.
Alongside his personal performance, Dieter is committed to teaching and working with the next generation. He is involved as a teacher as well as holding workshops and seminars.
For further information look under EDUCATION.
Concerts | 21.6.2014 Dinslaken, Festival - Dennis Hormes ... |