Sascha Konietzko

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Sascha Konietzko
Sascha Konietzko performing live in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Sascha Kegel Konietzko
Also known as	Sascha K, Käpt'n K
Born	(1961-06-21) 21 June 1961
Origin	Hamburg, West Germany
Genres	Punk rock,^[1] industrial, industrial rock, industrial metal, EBM, experimental, hardcore techno
Occupations	Musician, producer
Instruments	Drums, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
Years active	1972^[1]–present
Labels	Wax Trax!, Metropolis, KMFDM, Universal
Associated acts	Missing Foundations, KMFDM, MDFMK, Excessive Force, Schwein, KGC, OK•ZTEIN•OK

Sascha Konietzko (born 21 June 1961), also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and producer. He is the founder, frontman, and "anchor"^[2] of industrial band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the father of industrial rock.^[3] Keyboard Magazine wrote of him, "You won't find a more imaginative or effective keyboardist on the hard-core scene."^[4]

KMFDM

Konietzko is best known for his role as frontman of KMFDM. Having founded the group as a performance art project in 1984, he is the only member of KMFDM to appear on every release, and the only founding member still in the band. His main instruments are keyboards and drums, although he is also proficient at playing guitar and bass guitar.

Side projects

Konietzko has formed a number of side-projects:

Excessive Force in 1990 with Buzz McCoy from My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
MDFMK in 1999 with Lucia Cifarelli and Tim Skold
Schwein in 2000 with members of the Japanese band Buck-Tick and English musician Raymond Watts
KGC in 2006 with Lucia Cifarelli and Dean Garcia of Curve
OK•ZTEIN•OK in 2011, Konietzko's first solo project

Remixes

He has re-mixed acts including: Metallica, Megadeth, White Zombie, Rammstein, Love & Rockets, Kittie, Die Krupps, Flotsam & Jetsam, Living Colour, Mindless Self Indulgence, Combichrist, Young Gods, and Pig.

Personal life

Sascha Konietzko lived in the United States from 1991 to 2007, dividing his time among Chicago, New York City, and Seattle before moving back to his hometown of Hamburg, Germany. Konietzko and Lucia Cifarelli married in 2005.^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Olsen, Eric (October 5, 2003). "KMFDM". Blog Critics. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
↑ Rule, Greg (1999). "Mini-interviews with Seven Superstars: 4: KMFDM". Electro shock!: groundbreakers of synth music. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 211. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
↑ "KMFDM - '84-'86: 20th Anniversary Edition". ReGen Magazine. March 24, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
↑ "Reviews". Keyboard (GPI Publications) 21: 120. 1995.
↑ Yücel, Ilker (September 8, 2007). "KMFDM: The Days of Being Wild". ReGen Magazine. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2010.

v t e KMFDM

Sascha Konietzko Lucia Cifarelli Jules Hodgson Andy Selway Steve White Mark Durante En Esch Bill Rieflin Günter Schulz Tim Sköld Raymond Watts

Studio albums	Opium What Do You Know, Deutschland? Don't Blow Your Top UAIOE Naïve Money Angst Nihil Xtort Symbols Adios Attak WWIII Hau Ruck Tohuvabohu Blitz WTF?! Kunst

Collaborations	KMFDM vs. Pig Skold vs. KMFDM

Remix albums	Ruck Zuck Brimborium Krieg

Singles	"Kickin' Ass" "Don't Blow Your Top" "More & Faster" "Virus" "Godlike" "Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses" "Split" "Vogue" "Money" "Help Us—Save Us—Take Us Away" "Sucks" "A Drug Against War" "Light" "Glory" "Juke Joint Jezebel" "Brute" "Trust" "Power" "Rules" "Anarchy" "Megalomaniac" "Boots" "Day of Light" "Krank" "Amnesia"

Live albums	Sturm & Drang Tour 2002 WWIII Live 2003

Videos & DVDs	Beat by Beat by Beat Sturm & Drang Tour 2002 20th Anniversary World Tour 2004

Compilations	The Year of the Pig Collection Retro Agogo 84–86 Extra, Vol. 1 Extra, Vol. 2 Extra, Vol. 3 Würst Greatest Shit

Guest musicians	Dorona Alberti Paul Barker Nicole Blackman Chris Connelly Free Dominguez F.M. Einheit Koichi Fukuda Nina Hagen Nivek Ogre Chris Shepard Abby Travis Cheryl Wilson William Wilson

Associated acts	MDFMK Excessive Force PIG Slick Idiot KGC Schwein

Related articles	MDFMK Don't Blow Your Cover: A Tribute to KMFDM PROLET•KULT List of KMFDM band members KMFDM discography List of KMFDM concert tours

v t e KGC

Sascha Konietzko Lucia Cifarelli Dean Garcia Jules Hodgson

Studio albums	Dirty Bomb

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v t e Schwein

Raymond Watts Hisashi Imai Atsushi Sakurai Sascha Konietzko Lucia Cifarelli

Studio albums	Schweinstein Son of Schweinstein

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Persondata
Name	Konietzko, Sascha
Alternative names
Short description	German musician
Date of birth	June 21, 1961
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