Music:

Member Since: 11/29/2007
Band Website: -
Band Members: Vita: so here comes the namedropping : 1966: geboren in München / born in Munich 1974: erstes Drumset / first drumkit 1979: erste Band / first band:
lineup:
Richard Wagner (+2006) git., Jürgen Baum, git.
1980 - 1984: verschiedene Nachwuchsbands - several young bands
1984: Death Warrant Heavy Metal Band recorded one EP for Antoni Records what you do when you're young
1985: joined the Band Matter of Taste
lineup:
Katrin Haug, voc., Toni Haug, git., Jörg Kraus,voc., Tom Krüger, bass, Ekkehard Rössle, sax., Clemens Winterhalter, keyboards, Markus Hassold, drums

Then came toThe Jazzbandneger through Clemens
lineup:
Jutta Frech, voc., Caro Frech, voc., Carla Tripold, voc., Udo Schöbel, git., Frank Maron, bass, Clemens Winterhalter, keyboards, Jochen Flämig, trumpet, Johannes Zimmermann, trombone, Markus Hassold, drums
later on: Peter Hoff, keyboards
This Band had very good reviews in the Spex-magazine. Only one Demo recording and a live Video.

1986 Was seen there byAndi Goldner Band who asked me to join april 1986
lineup:
Andi Goldner, git./voc., Jimi Wilkes, git./voc., Lou Marignan, bass, Charles "Blue" Savage, bass, Tommy Balluf, keyboards, Markus Hassold, drums
One Live record for a small Stuttgart Label called Jeton.

Lothar Schmitz Energy Band
lineup:
Lothar Schmitz, git., Claus Stötter, trumpet, Ernst Hutter, trombone, Ekkehard Rössle, sax., Carl Farrent,trumpet, Rolf Kersting, bass, (Thomas Krüger, bass and also Johannes Killinger, bass), Ulli Möck, keyboards, Martin Schrack, keyboards, Markus Hassold, drums
a very good Jazzrock-formation with outstanding soloists. Only one Demo recording, won prices, played as opener for Al di Meola. I left the Band in 1988.

The Hipshots
lineup:
Udo Schöbel, voc./git., Klaus Scharff, bass, Jorge (from Argentina whose last name I forgot), keyboards, Christian "Jason" Seizer, Sax, Debbie and Joel, backing voc., Markus Hassold, drums
A Band that was called together by Jason, who was in Marbella with a comedygroup called "Scherbentheater" (with Patrizia Moresco and Roland Baisch). We formed the Band to play in the "La Comedia"-club in Marbellas Marina Puerto Banus night after night in summer of 1986. One show of the band was seen by Rod Steward, who booked the band as opener for a Marbella show - unfortunately after I had to go back to Germany to finish school. We did one more show in Germany End of 1986 - it was recorded on video.

Phase IV
lineup:
Jimi Wilkes, git./voc.(formerly played with George Clinton), Charles "Blue" Savage, bass, voc., Markus Hassold, drums
In the beginning but then we amicably parted with him 1987 to continue as a trio: Peter Hoff, keyboards
later on in 1989: Darius Gall, keyboards
This was my favorite Band. We were really playing a lot of Festivals including the Summer Jam Festival on the big Loreley Stage opening for acts like "Sly and Robbie" and "James Brown". I had my first picture in the Bravo Magazine 1988. We were planning to do a longplayer recording for a major-label in 1989 but our bassplayer had to leave the band and it never happened. We had to give up summer of 1989. That's one of the cons of a good Trio: every member is irreplacable!

1990: Loretta and the Chipmunks
lineup:
Andi Sauer, bass./voc., Stefan Sauer, tambourine, voc., Jan Seewald, git., Muff Spörl, git., Markus Hassold, drums
I joined the Band for a LP recording in cologne Winter 1990 due to an accident of the former drummer, who broke his foot. The LP Paradise Avenue was released on Dayglo Records. Later on I toured with the Band to places almost all over Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Cologne, Neumünster, Bielefeld (yes it does exist). they kicked me 1991/1992 because they found another drummer who was not in it only for the money..... 1992: while recording with Loretta I got acquainted with The Second Floor
a studio-project in Cologne around the opera-singer Lucas Reese
lineup:
Lucas Reese, voc., Detlev Schmitz, programming/git./composing, Dave King, bass., ….. , git., ……., perc., Markus Hassold, drums
We recorded one long-play CD "waiting for the perfect stranger" in 1992. The album never got released unfortunately - here are some tracks!
1993: The Time Bandits
lineup:
Ralf Dringenberg, acc.git./voc., Uwe Metzler, git., Steffen Knaus, bass., Markus Hassold, drums
This was an "extended power trio" beginning with lineup including the keyboardplayer Axel Wöhrle. Without keyboards the songs won their original face. We did one long-play CD "Time's running" on Ralfs Natural Overdrive music, a small Stuttgart record-label.
1995: My old friend and late Phase IV keyboarder Darius Gall had something in the Dancefloorcharts. He called me to record tracks of the second album of The Vibemares
lineup:
Darius Gall, voc./keyboards., Dr. J, trombone/bluesharp, Peter Galm (+2006), perc., Hansmartin Eberhard, sax., Claus Stötter, trumpet, Sekou Neblet, rap, Markus Hassold, drums, and many others....
The album CD "shizophrenic lounge" was recorded at Klaus Scharffs Basement-Studios and later entered the VIVA II-Jazz-Charts.

will be continued....

Who else do or did I work with?

Alvin Mills
Amy Maclaughlin
Andreas Kemmer
Andre Carswell
Armin Sabol
Charles Simmons
Don Phillippe Kayser
Eva Letticia
Frank Kuruc
Harriet Lewis
Klaus Brosowsky
Klaus Peter Schoepfer
Lillo Scrimali
Marcus Baader
Maloy
Mini Schulz
Nikolai Kinski
Sandro Gulino
Silvio Dallabrida
Steve Mushrush
Torsten Bader
Troy Afflick
Torsten De Winkel
Vitek Spacek
Wiglaf Droste

sorry... this list is never going to be complete

Influences: viel zu viele - too many
Sounds Like: ...es eben klingen muss!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None