Marco Minnemann

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Marco Minnemann
Marco Minneman behind a drum kit, holding a crash cymbal with his left hand after having hit it with a drumstick in his right.
Minnemann performing in 2016
Background information
Born (1970-12-24) 24 December 1970 (age 53)
Hannover, West Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • guitar
Member of
Formerly of
Websitemarcominnemann.com

Marco Minnemann (born 24 December 1970) is a German multi-instrumentalist and composer who primarily plays drums.

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]

  • 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 KeneallyEvidence of Humanity (2010)
  • Jason Sadites – Behind the Laughter (2010)
  • Trey GunnModulator (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 SelfCircadian Rhythm Disorder (2015)

Phi Yaan-Zek with Marco Minnemann

  • Deeper with the Anima (2012)

with Shiloh Sheray

  • S+M (2011)

with the Aristocrats

with Matte Henderson

  • The Veneer of Logic (2013)

with Tony Levin and Jordan Rudess

Pitts Minnemann Project

  • The Psychic Planetarium (2016)

with the Mute Gods

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

2010s

2020s

  • Alberto Rigoni – Odd Times (2020)
  • Alberto Rigoni – Metal Addicted (2021)
  • Jess Lewis – Seafoam (2021)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Haid, Mike (January 2020). "FEATURES: The Aristocrats' Marco Minnemann". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Marco Minnemann: Credits". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ Haid, Mike (June 2007). "Marco Minnemann: Beyond Chops". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ Reed, Ryan (20 May 2010). "Trey Gunn / Marco Minnemann: Modulator". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ Astarita, Glenn (19 October 2010). "Trey Gunn / Marco Minnemann: Modulator". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ^ Kelman, John (14 May 2010). "Alex Machacek: 24 Tales". All About Jazz. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ^ Lanthier, Joseph Jon (12 October 2010). "Review: Mike Keneally and Marco Minnemann, Evidence of Humanity". Slant. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ^ Ewing, Jerry (7 December 2017). "Roine Stolt Launches New Supergroup The Sea Within". Prog. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. ^ Varga, George (15 January 2014). "Upper-crust Aristocrats deliver musical riches". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Spotify Friday Review #93: Nathan Frost – Synecron". Progmetalzone.com. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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