Guenter Schulz

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Guenter Schulz is a German-born guitarist formerly of the band KMFDM. His first credited appearance (as Svetlana Ambrosius, or Svet Am) was on the band's Naïve LP (1990). He continued using that stage name until 1995's Nihil. Schulz displayed an impressive mastery of speed metal guitar skills and co-wrote many of KMFDM's songs from the 1990s. He also wrote and performed in various KMFDM side-projects, including two albums with Sascha Konietzko's Excessive Force and a solo LP by En Esch. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.

In early manifestations of the KMFDM web site, Schulz maintained a section called "Günter's Guitar Garage." Among other things, he used the space to encourage amateur guitarists to learn formal notation as opposed to tablature.

After KMFDM disbanded in 1999, Guenter Schulz and En Esch recorded a few songs for tribute albums and then formed Slick Idiot, a band featuring Schulz' trademark guitar and Esch's familiar snarl. The band has, as of 2005, released three LPs. KMFDM reconstituted in 2001, though Schulz rejected Konietzko's offer to return to the fold.

Schulz is interested in photography and took many of the band portraits that appear in KMFDM and Slick Idiot liner notes. Concert attendees also observed Schulz taking pictures of the crowd during KMFDM's Symbols tour (1997). These photos became the material for the video "In Your Face".

In 2005, Schulz announced the formation of a self-titled solo project. [1] He will also be part of PIG's summer touring line-up, thus reuniting with fellow KMFDM alum Raymond Watts. [2]