Thorsten Quaeschning (born 23 February 1977) is a German musician. He is the bandleader of the electronic music group
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese having been the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup ...
which he joined in 2005. He performs synthesizers,
vocals,
guitar and drums.
Early life
Quaeschning was born in 1977 in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
within a classically trained music-loving family.
As a child, he learned violin, piano, drums and flute and was drawn to classical composers such as
Engelbert Humperdinck,
Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...
,
Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesh ...
,
Smetana and
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
.
Career
![Tangerine Dream - Elbphilharmonie Hamburg 2018 18](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Tangerine_Dream_-_Elbphilharmonie_Hamburg_2018_18.jpg)
Before joining Tangerine Dream, Quaeschning worked as a producer for the band Minory. Afterwards, he began to tour with Tangerine Dream behind the scenes in 2003 before joining them two years later.
Quaeschning has a second band called Picture Palace music.
In 2018, Quaeschning released the soundtrack to the thriller film ''
Cargo
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''.
Discography
Solo
The Seaside Stage Session (2019)
*The Munich Session (2019)
*Autokino Session (2020)
The Capitol Session (2020)
Ballhaus Session (2020)
*Ama (2021)
with
Ulrich Schnauss
Ulrich Schnauss (born 1977) is a German electronic musician and producer based in London, England. He is best known for being a member of Tangerine Dream from 2014 to 2020.
Biography
Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German seaport of ...
*Synthwaves (2017)
with Picture Palace Music
*Nostalgia (2006)
*Somnambulistic Tunes (2007) (recorded 2004)
*Symphony for Vampires (2008)
*Natatorium (2009)
*
Cargo
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(2018)
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Ambient musicians
Living people
1970s births
German drummers
German electronic musicians
German film score composers
German male guitarists
German keyboardists
Tangerine Dream members
21st-century German male singers
21st-century guitarists
21st-century drummers