LaBrassBanda is a Bavarian brass band originating from
Übersee
Übersee is a municipality in the rural district of Traunstein in upper Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the south shore of lake Chiemsee.
Geography
Geographic Location
Übersee is located in the Chiemgau, more precisely at the northern entrance ...
, near
Chiemsee
Chiemsee () is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. It is often called "the Bavarian Sea". The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake from the south, and the river Alz flows out towards the north. The Alz flows in ...
, Bavaria, Germany. The name of the band is a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words
History of the band
The band was founded 2007 by Stefan Dettl, Andreas Hofmeir, Manuel Winbeck, Oliver Wrage, and Manuel da Coll.
The five musicians got to know each other during their music studies. Stefan Dettl was inspired by the
Youngblood Brass Band
The Youngblood Brass Band is an American brass band from Madison, Wisconsin that was established in 1998. The band has released six albums and has toured throughout the United States and Europe.
History
The band came together in 1995 as the On ...
which he met at his
New York City
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trip. Dettl was inspired by their combination of Brass music and Hip-Hop and R&B vibes.
The first concert of LaBrassBanda was in London. During the European football championship in 2008 the band played concerts on their trailer at different fan miles. The biggest gig they had was in Vienna at the final.
They also played at the 'Bavaria Open' in Munich.
In 2009 the band was invited by the
Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut (, GI, en, Goethe Institute) is a non-profit German cultural association operational worldwide with 159 institutes, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and ...
to take part in the German Culture Festival sibSTANCIJA_09 in Nowosibirsk and Akademgorodok. There were further concerts in Omsk, Krasnoyarsk and Moscow. In the same year LaBrassBanda appeared at the Harare International Festival of Arts in Zimbabwe, organized by the German Embassy and the Zimbabwe German Society, and at the
Roskilde Festival
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.
During 2010 and 2012 they had 500 more concerts and festivals. They played at
Hurricane Festival
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and
Southside Festival
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. They also played gigs in Russia, Bosnia and Denmark. The band's aim is to make
Volksmusik
Alpine folk music (german: Alpenländische Volksmusik; German's ''Volksmusik'' means "people's music" or as a Germanic connotative translation, "folk's music") is the common umbrella designation of a number of related styles of traditional folk m ...
Eurovision Song Contest
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. While they didn't win, their participation helped them become popular. In summer 2013, they headlined
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs.
History Ea ...
on a few concerts.
The music genre of LaBrassBanda is " Neue Volksmusik", but the music style is a combination of Brass, reggae, Punk, Gipsy, Jazz and techno with a typical Bavarian note. Stefan Dettl and Manuel Winbeck sing in Bavarian, so not everybody can understand the lyrics. The lyrics are about beer, girls and party.
The band is known for their unusual attire: All members play at concerts
barefoot
Barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear.
There are health benefits and some risks associated with going barefoot. Shoes, while they offer protection, can limit the flexibility, strength, and mobility of the foot and can lead to ...
, in
Lederhosen
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and T-shirts.
In 2013 Oliver Wrage left the band because of personal reasons and 2014, Andreas Hofmeir left the band with the victory of the 'Classic-Echo'. Today, he has got many solo projects and is a professor at the 'Mozarteum' in Salzburg.
Stefan Dettl had two solo albums: 2011 Rockstar and 2012 Summer of Love. On these albums he does not play trumpet but the guitar.
In 2013 Mario Schönhofer (Bass), Jörg Hartl (Trumpet), Korbinian Weber (Trumpet), Tobias Weber (Percussion) and in 2014 Stefan Huber (Tuba) joined the Band.
Discography
Albums
Contributions to collective works
* ''Habediehre'' on ''Songlines top of the world.'' Songlines Magazine: Issue 57, January/February 2009Songlines top of the world. CD 57 the best new world music /ref>
* Music of ''Doctor Döblingers geschmackvolles Kasperltheater''. A Bavarian marionette show for children. "Kasperl und das Kugeleis" – 2010
Filmography
* 2009: ''LaBrassBanda – Habe di Ehre Übersee'' – Documentary by Marcus H. Rosenmüller
* 2010: ''LaBrassBanda – aus dem Circus Krone'' – Concert film by Marcus H. Rosenmüller
* 2010: ''
The Hairdresser
''The Hairdresser'' (german: Die Friseuse) is a 2010 German comedy film directed by Doris Dörrie.
Cast
* Gabriela Maria Schmeide as Kathi
* Natascha Lawiszus as Julia
* Ill-Young Kim as Tien
* Christina Große as Silke
* Rolf Zacher as Joe
* ...
'' – Movie by
Doris Dörrie
Doris Dörrie (; born 26 May 1955) is a German film director, producer and author.
Biography
Born in Hanover, Dörrie completed her secondary education there in 1973. The same year, she began a two-year attendance in film studies in the drama de ...
, sound track by LaBrassBanda
* 2014: ''LaBrassBanda'' – (Dokumentarfilm von David Spaeth)
* 2014: ''LaBrassBanda – Kiah Royal'' – Concert film by Philip Lenner
* 2014: '' Winterkartoffelknödel'' – Movie by , sound track by LaBrassBanda
References
Literature
* Lorenz Beyer: ''LaBrassBanda: Bayern-Brass-Pop.'' In: ''Transkulturelle Musikprozesse in Oberbayern. Fallstudien zu hybrider Musik und territorialer Codierung im gesellschaftlichen Kontext.'' (German) Dissertation at University of Music and performing Arts Vienna, 2017. pp. 143–204 PDF; 30 MB