Bertram Lutz Wilhelm Passmann, known by the stage name Bertram Engel, (born 27 November 1957 in
Burgsteinfurt) is a German rock drummer.
Engel is best known for his work within
Udo Lindenberg's Panikorchester, where he replaced
Keith Forsey
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Early life
Forsey began his career as a percussionist in the mid-late 1960s as the drummer for The SpectrumCaptain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Vault - Chris ...
in 1976. Other musical collaborations include among others Eric Burdon, The Pretty Things, Jimmy Barnes and Robert Palmer. He has a guest appearance on drums in the Bruce Springsteen video "Hungry Heart" and can be heard playing drums on the Springsteen bootleg-album "Secret Berlin Night".
Biography
Engel began playing the piano at the age of seven. Later in his teenage years he attended the Music Academy in Münster where drums became his main skill.
Along with his eight-year-older brother Thomas Engel, the 1970s became the year where they released an album under the name
Gebrüder Engel. He later came to meet
Udo Lindenberg
Udo Lindenberg (born 17 May 1946) is a German singer, drummer, and composer.
Career
Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Micha ...
who pledged him as a drummer of his Panikorchester. Besides he also worked with
Peter Maffay
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Early life
Born in Braşov (german: link=no, Kronstadt), Romania, the son of a German ( Transylvanian Saxon), ...
over four decades.
In the bands of these two musicians, Bertram Engel has been a member for years and he has been involved in studio recordings and on stage as drummer, composer and producer for decades.
References
External links
Bertram Engels homepageWestdeutsche Zeitung on Bertram Engel
7 June 2011
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1957 births
German rock drummers
Living people
Pretty Things members
People from Steinfurt