Henning Schmitz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Henning Schmitz, born December 26, 1953 in Germany, is a member of the electronic/experimental pop band Kraftwerk.

He studied at the Musikhochschule Rheinland and the FH Düsseldorf, and in 1980 he received his Diplom-Ingenieur qualification (the German equivalent of a Master of Science degree) in sound and image technology.^{[citation needed]}

From 1978 he began working with Kraftwerk as a sound engineer, was first credited on the sleeve of the 1986 album Electric Café and later replaced Karl Bartos as a performing member of the band in concerts from 1991 onwards.^{[citation needed]}

He has also created various pieces of music and sound effects for radio programmes produced by WDR since the mid-1980, currently also works as a freelance lecturer at the Robert-Schumann-Institut and in addition undertakes occasional sound production work on other artists' projects.^{[citation needed]}

Kraftwerk

Ralf Hütter | Florian Schneider

Karl Bartos | Wolfgang Flür | Fritz Hilpert | Henning Schmitz | Emil Schult

Discography

Albums: Tone Float (as Organisation) | Kraftwerk | Kraftwerk 2 | Ralf und Florian | Autobahn | Radio-Activity | Trans-Europe Express | The Man-Machine | Computer World | Electric Café | Tour de France Soundtracks

Live and Compilations albums Exceller 8 | The Mix | Klang Box | Minimum – Maximum | The Catalogue

Non-album singles: Kohoutek-Kometenmelodie | Tour de France | Expo 2000

Videography

Minimum – Maximum (DVD)