Marco Minnemann

Marco Minnemann (born 24 December 1970) is a German drummer,[1] composer and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in San Diego, California.

Marco Minnemann
Marco Minnemann in Aarhus, Denmark 2016
Background information
Born (1970-12-24) 24 December 1970
Hannover, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, engineer, producer
InstrumentsDrums, guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, organ, percussion
Associated actsThe Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, Necrophagist, Kreator, Joe Satriani, The Mute Gods, Paul Gilbert, Plini, The Sea Within, In Continuum, Dewa Budjana, Alex Lifeson, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess, Mike Keneally, Trey Gunn, UKZ, Guthrie Govan, H-Blockx
Websitemarcominnemann.com
Marco Minnemann in Aarhus, 2016

Marco Minnemann has published a number of solo CDs. On most of them he performs all instruments and vocals.[2] He is known for developing a very advanced drum technique called interdependence allowing him to play various patterns with each of his feet or hands, and has published several instructional books describing this concept.[2]

Minnemann provided additional guest voices in the Titmouse-animated series Metalocalypse on Adult Swim.

In 2011, he was the runner-up in a series of auditions for Dream Theater after Mike Portnoy left the band in 2010.[3]

Marco also performs with several other groups. He was a member of the German Crossover band Freaky Fukin Weirdoz from 1992–98, with whom he recorded 4 albums, and from 1998-99 he was a member of the German Rock band H-Blockx and recorded the album "Fly Eyes" with them. From 2011-2016[4] he was a member of Steven Wilson's studio band and, on occasion, his touring band as well. He is a member of the rock group The Aristocrats[5] and has performed with Joe Satriani since 2013.[6] Currently he is also the drummer for The Mute Gods, which is a project of Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo, Steven Wilson Band) and appears on their album "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me".

In late 2017 he joined a new prog supergroup, The Sea Within, with an album and tour announced for 2018.[7]

Books
  • Ultimate Play Along Drum Trax.
  • Extreme Interdependence: Drumming Beyond Independence (With Audio CD) – Nov 2001
  • Maximum Minnemann 2006

DVDs
  • Marco Minnemann: Live in L.A. – October 2007[8]
  • Extreme Drumming - 2003
  • The Marco Show - 2006

Discography

Solo

  • The Green Mindbomb (1998)
  • Comfortably Homeless (1999)
  • Orchids (2002)
  • Broken Orange (2003)
  • Normalizer (2003)
  • Mieze (2004)
  • Contraire de la chanson (2006)
  • Housewifedogandtwokids (2007)
  • A Mouth of God (2008)
  • Catspoon (2009)
  • Normalizer 2 (2010)
  • Evil Smiles Of Beauty/Sound Of Crime (2012)
  • Symbolic Fox (featuring Guthrie Govan) (2012)
  • EEPS (2014)
  • Celebration (2015)
  • Above The Roses (2016)
  • Schattenspiel (2016)
  • Borrego (feat. Alex Lifeson and Joe Satriani) (2017)
  • My Sister (feat. Alex Lifeson) (2019)

with Mario Brinkmann and Fabio Trentini

  • Disarmed (2005)

with Minnemann/Brinkmann/Trentini/Zimmer

  • Play the Police (2007)

with The Aristocrats

with The Mute Gods

  • Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (2016)
  • Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth (2017)
  • Atheists And Believers (2019)

with Trey Gunn

  • Modulator (2010)

with Mike Henderson

  • The Veneer of Logic (2013)

with Illegal Aliens

  • Thickness (1996)
  • Red Alibis (1997)
  • Time (1998)
  • International Telephone (2000)
  • Swine Songs - Best Of (2006)

with Mike Keneally

  • Evidence of Humanity (2010)

with Tony Levin and Jordan Rudess

with Minnemann/Brinkmann

  • Motor (2002)
  • The Shining (2010)

with Phi Yaan-Zek with Marco Minnemann

  • Dance with the Anima (2010)
  • Deeper with the Anima (2012)

with Plini

  • The End of Everything (2015)

with Shiloh Sheray

  • S+M (2011)

with U-Z Project

  • Ultimate Zero Tour (2011)

with The Sea Within

  • The Sea Within (2018)

Selected recordings with other artists

1990s

  • FFW - "Senseless Wonder" (1992)
  • FFW - "Mao Mak Maa" feat. Nina Hagen (1993)
  • FFW - "Culture Shock" (1995)
  • FFW - "Hula" (1997)
  • Keilerkopf - "Keilerkopf" (1998)
  • H-Blockx - "Fly Eyes" (1998)

2000s

  • Paul Gilbert - "Burning Organ" (2000)
  • Wolfgang Schmid "Special Kick" (2001)
  • Wolfgang Schmid "A Swift Kick" (2002)
  • Paddy Kelly (2002)
  • Nena - "feat. Nena" (2003)
  • Paul Gilbert - "Spaceship One" (2004)
  • Paul Gilbert - "Spaceship One Live" DVD (2005)
  • Mario Brinkmann - "Engineer" (2007)
  • Illogicist - "The Insight Eye" - (2007)
  • Necrophagist - Summer Slaughter Tour Live DVD (2008)
  • Ephel Duath - "Through My Dog's Eyes" (2008)
  • Mike Keneally - "Scambot" (2009)
  • UKZ - "Radiation" EP (2009)
  • Dr. Zoltan Øbelisk – Why I Am So Wise, Why I Am So Clever, and Why I Write Such Good Songs (2009)

2010s

  • Tony MacAlpine (2011)
  • Musical Mind Meld (w Jordan Rudess and Daniel Jakubovic)
  • Mike Keneally/Andy Partridge - Wingbeat Fantastic (2011)
  • Steven Wilson – Catalog / Preserve / Amass - Live (2012)
  • Steven Wilson - Get all you Deserve - DVD/Blu-ray (2012)
  • Paul Cusick - "P'dice" (2011)
  • Forward Shapes - "Legacy" (2012)
  • U.K. Live (with Eddie Jobson, John Wetton), DVD, 2CD (2012)
  • Sylencer – "A Lethal Dose of Truth" (2012) - (Guest Drummer on "Wired in the Blood")[9]
  • Psyaxis – Black Dawn Rising (2012)
  • Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused To Sing (and other stories) (2013)
  • Aaron Ruimy/Marco Minnemann – "A Few Minor Modifications" (2013)
  • Matte Henderson with Marco Minnemann - "The Veneer Of Logic" (2013)[10]
  • Ephel Duath - Hemmed by Light, Shaped by Darkness (2013)
  • Mike Keneally - You Must be This Tall (2013)
  • Steven Wilson - Drive Home, Blu-ray/DVD (2013)
  • Nathan Frost - Synecron (2013)[11]
  • The Hushdown - Radio (2014)
  • Syndone - "Odysseas" (2014)
  • At War With Self - Circadian Rhythm Disorder (2015)
  • Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase. (2015)
  • Joe Satriani - Shockwave Supernova (2015)
  • Amadeus Awad - Death Is Just A Feeling (2015)
  • Mike Keneally - Scambot 2
  • Steven Wilson - Transience (2015)
  • Steven Wilson - 4½ (2016)
  • Pitts Minnemann Project - The Psychic Planetarium (2016)
  • Thaikkudam Bridge - Inside My Head (Single) (2017)
  • Dewa Budjana - Mahandini (2018)

References
  1. "Adrian Belew Interview : Guitar Interviews | GuitarInternational.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  2. Haid, Mike (17 April 2007). "Marco Minnemann: Beyond Chops". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. "Mike Mangini is Dream Theater's New Drummer! | Pearl Drums". pearldrum.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  4. "Harmony Korine Live VideoStevenWilsonHQ.com". StevenWilsonHQ.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. "The Aristocrats | About". the-aristocrats-band.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  6. "Joe Satriani - discography > shockwave supernova". www.satriani.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  7. Ewing, Jerry (7 December 2017). "Roine Stolt Launches New Supergroup The Sea Within". Prog. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. "Live in L.A. (DVD): Marco Minnemann, Drum Workshop: Movies & TV". Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  9. "Sylencer". Sylencer.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  10. "Matte Henderson interview on Outsight Radio Hours". Archive.org. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  11. "Spotify Friday Review #93: Nathan Frost – Synecron". Progmetalzone.com. 2013-10-26. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
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