Marco Minnemann (born 24 December 1970) is a German multi-instrumentalist and composer who primarily plays drums.
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Born | Hannover, West Germany | 24 December 1970
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Career edit
Minnemann has released over a dozen solo albums as drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, and performed on over 100 studio albums with dozens of artists and groups.[1][2] He has previously been a member of the German funk-metal crossover band Freaky Fukin Weirdoz and has performed and recorded with German rock band H-Blockx and Grammy-nominated English musician Steven Wilson.[citation needed] He is the drummer for the Mute Gods, a trio led by Nick Beggs of British new wave band Kajagoogoo, and he has performed with Joe Satriani since 2013.[citation needed] Minnemann appeared on the cover of the June 2007 issue of Modern Drummer, with the magazine writing that "he has been instrumental in developing the advanced concept of complex interdependence",[3] a drum technique allowing him to play varying patterns with each of his feet and hands.
In 2006, Minnemann recorded a 51-minute live drum solo that served as the basis for his Normalizer 2 project, in which he shared the track with several musicians and asked that they each write and record their own work accompanying the composition. A number of the resulting recordings were released as duo albums, including Trey Gunn's Modulator,[4][5] Alex Machacek's 24 Tales,[6] and Mike Keneally's Evidence of Humanity.[7]
In late 2017, Minnemann joined international prog-rock rock supergroup the Sea Within and appears on their 2018 debut.[8] Formed by Swedish guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt, the band also features bassist Jonas Reingold, guitarist Daniel Gildenlöw, and keyboardist Tom Brislin.
Minnemann is a member of instrumental rock power trio the Aristocrats, playing alongside Guthrie Govan and Bryan Beller.[9] In 2019, the group released their fourth studio album, You know what...?[10]
In 2020, Minnemann and collaborator Randy McStine formed McStine & Minnemann. The duo released two albums that year: the self-titled McStine & Minnemann and McStine & Minnemann II.
Minnemann was featured as a voice actor in the second season of the Titmouse-animated series Metalocalypse. The episode, which also featured Mike Patton of Faith No More, aired on Adult Swim in 2008.[citation needed]
Books edit
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- Ultimate Play Along Drum Trax
- Extreme Interdependence: Drumming Beyond Independence (with audio CD) – (2001)
- Maximum Minnemann (2006)
DVDs edit
- Extreme Drumming (2003)
- The Marco Show (2006)
- Marco Minnemann: Live in L.A. (2007)
Discography edit
Solo
- The Green Mindbomb (1998)
- Comfortably Homeless (1999)
- Orchids (2002)
- Broken Orange (2003)
- Normalizer (2003)
- Mieze (2004)
- Contraire de la chanson (2006)
- Housewifedogandtwokids (2007)
- A Mouth of God (2008)
- Catspoon (2009)
- Evil Smiles of Beauty/Sound of Crime (2012)
- Symbolic Fox (feat. Guthrie Govan) (2012)
- EEPS (2014)
- Celebration (2015)
- Above the Roses (2016)
- Schattenspiel (2016)
- Borrego (feat. Alex Lifeson and Joe Satriani) (2017)
- My Sister (feat. Alex Lifeson) (2019)
with Freaky Fukin Weirdoz
- Senseless Wonder (1992)
- Mao Mak Maa (1993)
- Culture Shock (1995)
- Hula (1997)
with Illegal Aliens
- Thickness (1995)
- Red Alibis (1997)
- Time (1999)
- International Telephone (2000)
- Swine Songs – Best Of (2006)
with H-Blockx
- Fly Eyes (1998)
Minnemann/Brinkmann
- Motor (2002)
- The Shining (2010)
Fabio Trentini, Marco Minneman, Mario Brinkmann
- Disarmed (2005)
Minnemann/Brinkmann/Trentini/Zimmer
- Play the Police (2007)
with UKZ
- Radiation (2009)
Normalizer 2
- Marco Minneman – Normalizer 2 (2010)
- Mike Keneally – Evidence of Humanity (2010)
- Jason Sadites – Behind the Laughter (2010)
- Trey Gunn – Modulator (2010)
- John Czajkowski – West ZooOpolis (2010)
- Mario Brinkmann – Normalizer 2 (2010)
- Alex Machacek – 24 Tales (2010)
- Phi Yaan-Zek – Dance with the Anima (2010)
- Jimmy Pitts – 2L82B Normal (2010)
- Aaron Ruimy – A Few Minor Modifications (2010)
- At War with Self – Circadian Rhythm Disorder (2015)
Phi Yaan-Zek with Marco Minnemann
- Deeper with the Anima (2012)
with Shiloh Sheray
- S+M (2011)
with the Aristocrats
- The Aristocrats (2011)
- Boing, We'll Do It Live! (2012)
- Culture Clash (2013)
- Live in Osaka (2014)
- Tres Caballeros (2015)
- You Know What...? (2019)
with Matte Henderson
- The Veneer of Logic (2013)
with Tony Levin and Jordan Rudess
- Levin Minnemann Rudess (2013)
- From the Law Offices of Levin Minnemann Rudess (2016)
Pitts Minnemann Project
- The Psychic Planetarium (2016)
with the Mute Gods
- Do Nothing till You Hear from Me (2016)
- Tardigrades Will Inherit the Earth (2017)
- Atheists and Believers (2019)
with the Sea Within
- The Sea Within (2018)
with Randy McStine
- McStine and Minnemann (2020)
- McStine and Minnemann II (2020)
Selected recordings with other artists edit
2000s
- Paul Gilbert – Burning Organ (2000)
- Wolfgang Schmid – Special Kick (2002)
- Paddy Kelly – In Exile (2003)
- Nena – Nena feat. Nena (2002)
- Paul Gilbert – Spaceship One (2004)
- Paul Gilbert – Space Ship Live DVD (2005)
- Wolfgang Schmid – A Swift Kick (2005)
- Mario Brinkmann – Engineer (2007)
- Illogicist – The Insight Eye (2007)
- Necrophagist – Summer Slaughter Tour DVD (2008)
- Ephel Duath – Through My Dog's Eyes (2008)
2010s
- Eddie Jobson – Ultimate Zero Tour – Live (2010)
- Tony MacAlpine – Tony MacAlpine (2011)
- Paul Cusick – P'dice (2011)
- Mike Keneally/Andy Partridge – Wing Beat Fantastic (2012)
- Steven Wilson – Catalogue / Preserve / Amass (2012)
- Steven Wilson – Get All You Deserve (2012)
- Forward Shapes – Legacy (2012)
- Psyaxis – Black Dawn Rising (2012)
- Ephel Duath – On Death and Cosmos (2012)
- Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories) (2013)
- Ephel Duath – Hemmed by Light, Shaped by Darkness (2013)
- Mike Keneally – You Must Be This Tall (2013)
- Steven Wilson – Drive Home (2013)
- Nathan Frost – Synecron (2013)[11]
- The Hushdown – Radio (2014)
- Syndone – Odysseas (2014)
- Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase. (2015)
- Joe Satriani – Shockwave Supernova (2015)
- Amadeus Awad – Death Is Just a Feeling (2015)
- Plini – The End of Everything (2015)
- Mike Keneally – Scambot 2 (2016)
- Steven Wilson – 4½ (2016)
- Dewa Budjana – Mahandini (2018)
- Alberto Rigoni – EvoRevolution (2019)
- Jordan Rudess – Wired for Madness (2019)
2020s
- Alberto Rigoni – Odd Times (2020)
- Alberto Rigoni – Metal Addicted (2021)
- Jess Lewis – Seafoam (2021)
References edit
- ^ Haid, Mike (January 2020). "FEATURES: The Aristocrats' Marco Minnemann". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Marco Minnemann: Credits". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Haid, Mike (June 2007). "Marco Minnemann: Beyond Chops". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (20 May 2010). "Trey Gunn / Marco Minnemann: Modulator". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Astarita, Glenn (19 October 2010). "Trey Gunn / Marco Minnemann: Modulator". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Kelman, John (14 May 2010). "Alex Machacek: 24 Tales". All About Jazz. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Lanthier, Joseph Jon (12 October 2010). "Review: Mike Keneally and Marco Minnemann, Evidence of Humanity". Slant. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Ewing, Jerry (7 December 2017). "Roine Stolt Launches New Supergroup The Sea Within". Prog. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Varga, George (15 January 2014). "Upper-crust Aristocrats deliver musical riches". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Varga, George (29 August 2019). "The Aristocrats soar with new album, tour, and rubber pig solos". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Spotify Friday Review #93: Nathan Frost – Synecron". Progmetalzone.com. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.