Thees Uhlmann
| Thees Uhlmann & Band | |
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Uhlmann, 2008
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hemmoor, Germany |
| Genres | Rock'n'roll, indie rock |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Grand Hotel van Cleef, Hidden Pony |
| Website | www |
| Members | Thees Uhlmann Nikolai Potthoff Markus Perner Julia Hügel Hubert Steiner Tobias Kuhn |
| Thees Uhlmann discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 0 |
| Music videos | 1 |
| Singles | 2 |
Thees Uhlmann, born April 16, 1974 in Hemmoor, Lower Saxony, is a German musician and author. He is a founding member of the indie-pop band Tomte and also writes for the magazines Intro, Visions, Spex and Musikexpress.
Singer-songwriter Thees Uhlmann helped form the Hamburg-based band Tomte in the late-eighties under a different name. The band spent most of the nineties recording demo songs and EPs, releasing their debut record in 1998. They did not receive major chart success until 2006's Buchstaben über der Stadt.
In 1999, he accompanied the indie-rock band on their K.O.O.K-tour and he wrote a tour diary called Wir könnten Freunde werden ("We could become friends"). With Marcus Wiebusch and Reimer Bustorff of Kettcar he founded the label Grand Hotel van Cleef in 2002 which presents an annual festival named "Fest van Cleef". In 2005 he shot the film Keine Lieder über Liebe ("No songs about love") with the German actors Jürgen Vogel and Heike Makatsch. He played guitar in the fictional band "Hansen", which brought out an album also called Keine Lieder über Liebe.
In the summer of 2011, striking out as a solo act for the first time since the incarnation of his rock band Tomte, Uhlmann featured on rapper Casper's 2011 album XOXO. One month later, his debut album was released. The record was composed almost entirely on the piano as opposed to his signature acoustic guitar. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Uhlmann stated that after a major performance with his band, each member went their own way to work on different projects: "It [the album] would certainly sell better if I could say that there were terrible fights, and then in six years there will be some a reunion special, but it wasn't like that. All of us had a lot going on in our lives at this time." The album, which also features Casper, was released to critical acclaim and chart success in Germany, peaking at #4 and remaining on the charts for two months. The album achieved minor success in Austria, where it broke the Top 20, but did not manage to chart in Switzerland. Uhlmann toured throughout 2011 to support the album.
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