Sven Regener

Sven Regener ( born January 1, 1961 in Bremen ) is a German musician, author and screenwriter. He became known first by the band Element of Crime, and later with his novel Mr. Lehmann and the screenplay for the film of the same name, as well as with the other two novels of the trilogy Lehmann, New South Vahr and little brother.

Life

Regener grew up in the New Vahr and Blockdiek in Bremen. After graduation, he began a study of music in Hamburg and Berlin, he broke off later. Since 1971 he plays classical guitar, trumpet since 1976, since 1985 piano and electric guitar. Having been in the Communist League West Germany ( KBW ) had " ensemble experiences " collected in a marching band, he took his first 1982 LP with the band Zatopek on. In 1984 he joined the band New love - a further radio - punk band. In 1985, he finally founded in Berlin Element of Crime, in which he sings and plays guitar and trumpet; for this band he wrote since then almost all the lyrics.

Regener, published in 2001 his first novel, Mr. Lehmann, who describes the last months before the fall of the Wall in Berlin- Kreuzberg from the point of view of the bartender Frank Lehmann. The book had a circulation of over one million copies. Regener also wrote the script for Leander Haussmann's eponymous film starring Christian elms in the title role, for which he was awarded the German Film Award in Gold and the German Screenplay Award. In 2004 he published his second novel, New South Vahr, a prequel to Mr. Lehmann, in the Lehmann's life is told in 1980 in Bremen and in the army. On 1 September 2008 the third and final volume, the little brother, the Lehmann's first two days in 1980 describes in detail Berlin appeared. In December 2009, Regener and Leander Haussmann brought together out a stage version of the little brother with students of the bat Studio Theatre of the Academy of Dramatic Arts "Ernst Busch " Berlin. 2010 celebrated New Vahr South, the film adaptation of his eponymous novel, Premiere. In 2011 he published his book, My Years with Hamburg -Heiner, a summary of an incurred during the band's touring Internet blogs. 2013 followed the Roman Magical Mystery or the return of Karl Schmidt.

In an interview broadcast Zündfunk the Bavarian Radio in 2012 took Regener position on copyright and criticized Internet companies such as Google with its video portal Youtube and the Pirate Party, which the public debate on a reform of copyright was also pushed. Christopher Lauer said the criticism in the same format. In May 2012, Regener was among the first signatories of the call "We are the authors ', is protesting against the attacks on copyright and against the theft of intellectual property. Following these events, activists from the environment of Anonymous 's home address and telephone number of Regener and other celebrities who have signed the appeal.

As of August 2012, turned Regener another film with Haussmann. The comedy shark alarm at Müggelsee ran from March 14, 2013 in the German cinemas.

Awards and Honors

• 2008 Award of the journal kulturnews for " little brother"
• 2011 Honorary Prize of the German Record Critics
• 2012 German Audiobook award as "Best Performer" for My years with Hamburg -Heiner

Works (selection)

In addition to the texts of the songs of Element of Crime Regener published the following books:

• Mr. Lehmann. Eichborn, Berlin and Frankfurt am Main 2001, ISBN 3-821-80705-9 ( filmed in 2003).
• New Vahr South. Eichborn, Berlin and Frankfurt am Main 2004, ISBN 3-821-80743-1 ( filmed in 2010).
• Angulus Durus. Eichborn, Berlin 2006 ( with Germar Grimsen )
• The little brother. Novel, Eichborn Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-821-80744-7 - new edition in paperback: Goldmann Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-442-47031-0.
• My years with Hamburg Heiner. Logbooks, Galiani Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-86971-035-8.
• Magical Mystery or the return of Karl Schmidt. (Novel), Galiani, Berlin, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86971-073-0.