Henrik Freischlader (born 3 November 1982) is a German blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and

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multi-instrumentalist from

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, Peter Green,

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and other blues legends.

Approach

His style of music cannot be considered pure blues. He often blends in musical styles such as rock,

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, soul, and funk, even though blues is the basis of all of his songs. His guitar-playing is influenced by Gary Moore,

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, B.B. King, Peter Green,

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and

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. As he grew up, Freischlader taught himself how to play drums, bass guitar, guitar and other instruments. Since his first album, Henrik Freischlader has been using Realtone amplifiers culminating in a signature amp. Freischlader's main guitar is a Haar Stratocaster copy in sunburst that has a Fender decal on its headstock. Further, he uses various Gibson Les Pauls and a Fender Telecaster.

Recordings and performances

During his teenage years, he started his career as a blues guitarist and singer in bands such as ''Lash'' and ''Bluescream''. In 2004, he formed the ''Henrik Freischlader Band'' and released his first album ''The Blues'' in 2006. The follow-up album "Get Closer" was released a year later in 2007. A live album then followed in 2008 entitled ''Henrik Freischlader Band Live''. On his studio album ''Recorded by Martin Meinschäfer'' (2009) he plays all instruments – guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion and Hammond organ. In addition to this, he composed the songs, wrote the lyrics, produced the record and released it on his own record label, Cable Car Records. A second live album – ''Tour 2010 Live'' – was published in late 2010 after a tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In 2011, Freischlader released the album ''Still Frame Replay'' on which he again plays most of the instruments. Moritz Fuhrhop (Hammond organ) and Max Klaas (percussion) joined him in the studio. As special guest, his friend

Joe Bonamassa Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( ; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his ind ...

plays the solo guitar on the title track. Henrik Freischlader has played with his band throughout Europe. Current band members are Theofilos Fotiadis (bass guitar, backing vocals), Björn Krüger (drums, backing vocals), and Moritz "Mo" Fuhrhop (Hammond organ). In September 2012, the Henrik Freischlader Band released their latest album ''House in the Woods'' which was recorded live by all four band members at Megaphon Tonstudios with additional vocal recordings. In fall 2012, they went on an extensive tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Belgium; in 2013: the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

Band

* Henrik Freischlader

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

* Theofilos Fotiadis

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* Moritz Fuhrhop

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Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs ...

* Björn Krüger

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

Discography

* ''The Blues'' CD (2006/ZYX Music) * ''Get Closer'' CD (2007/ZYX Music) * ''Henrik Freischlader Band Live'' 3 CDs (2008/ZYX Music) * ''5 LIVE in the kitchen'' CD and LP Vinyl 180 gr. Moritz Fuhrhop, Henrik Freischlader, Tommy Schneller, Mickey Neher, Olli Gee. A co-operation with Leo Gehl, DEUTSCHLANDFUNK (2008). * ''Recorded By Martin Meinschäfer'' CD, Double LP Vinyl 180 gr., and MC (2009/Cable Car Records) * ''Tour 2010 Live'' 2-CD (2010/Cable Car Records) * ''Still Frame Replay'' CD and Double Vinyl 180 gr. (2011/Cable Car Records) * ''House in the Woods'' CD and LP Vinyl 180 gr. (2012/Cable Car Records) * ''Live in Concerts (Show No. 47/2011 & Show No. 27/2012)'' 4 CDs (2013/Cable Car Records) * ''Night Train To Budapest'' CD and Double Vinyl 180 gr. (2013/Cable Car Records) * ''Live 2014 – Night Train To Budapest Farewell Tour'' (2015/Cable Car Records) * ''Openness'' (2016/Cable Car Records) * ''Blues for Gary'' (2017/Cable Car Records) * ''Who 33'' (2018/Cable Car Records) * ''Hands On The Puzzle'' (2018/Cable Car Records) * ''Live 2019'' (2019/Cable Car Records) * ''Missing Pieces'' (2020/Cable Car Records)

DVDs

* ''Show No. 47'' 2 DVDs including the final show of the 2011 ''Still Frame Replay Tour'' and the bonus film ''Still Frame Impressions'' (2012/Cable Car Records)

References

External links

Official Website

Official Myspace

Official YouTube Channel
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