Bernward Koch

Bernward Koch ( born January 23, 1957 in Siegen) is a German musician and composer. His main instruments are piano and keyboards, further he plays percussion, electric bass, guitar and drums.

Career

Bernward Koch began at the age of 12 years playing the trumpet, with 15 he received classical piano lessons, learned at the same time self-taught drums, electric bass and guitar and played in first bands. Early 20s he started at the Cologne Music Academy to study and finished at the same time regularly several jazz / rock / pop at seminars ( "Jazz " courses ) at the Akademie Remscheid, on Weikersheim, the education center Old Melle and the University of Bremen (including teaching Prof. Sigi Busch). While he was live on tour in various jazz - rock bands, instrumental compositions were at home in the home studio with a relaxed, pictographic character.

In 1989, he signed his first record contract with a special label for a solo project. So far, nine solo albums have been released under his name, are successful especially in the U.S. and Asia. He was represented several times in the American Billboard - New Age charts and is on numerous CD compilations, including on charity compilations along with Sting, Bonnie Riatt, Al Jarreau or Ottmar Liebert ( U.S. hit: " Ever Returning " from the album FLOWING ).

Likewise, she runs into many airlines around the world ( "Music against fear of flying "). The solo album MONTAGNOLA was on the wing in the Council Chamber in Wenden NRW, and is dedicated to his meditative piano improvisations the writer Hermann Hesse.

In September 2013 was his current CD DAY OF LIFE, which contains 13 new compositions published by the U.S. record company Real Music.

The Music

His music has mainly a meditative melodic character and is often used for relaxation, yoga, Chillout, etc., where the main melody is usually played by the piano, more melodic lines are particularly of flute and piccolo, played by his wife Christiane Böhm. His brother Christoph Koch also contributes with acoustic guitars (mostly 12string ) and percussion with. Live to play under the name " Bernward Koch Ensemble" and is thereby still completed by Nina Struve ( vocals, guitar, electric bass, percussion).

Projects

In addition to his solo productions and occasional live appearances with the band Brothers ( album " Picante " ) there are sometimes other projects, such as He played in the summer of 2006, two festival gigs with the German rock legend Kraan, where he stepped in for the ailing keyboardist shortly. A current band project is " John Anders" ( pop-rock ), for which he is active as a musician and songwriter.

Setting

For Bernward Koch music itself means " to tell stories with their own recognizable signature. "

Discography

Solo CDs

  • FLOWING (1989/1997 Erdenklang / DA Music - Real Music, USA )
  • LAGUNA DE LA VERA (1992 Erdenklang / DA Music - HOM / Virgin, United States)
  • STILL MAGIC (1995 BSC Music / Rough Trade )
  • PICANTE (1997 BSC Music / Rough Trade ) with the group Pablo ( = Brothers)
  • JOURNEY TO THE HEART (1999 Real Music, USA )
  • WALKING THROUGH CLOUDS (2005 Real Music, USA )
  • MONTAGNOLA (2008 Erdenklang / DA Music)
  • GENTLE SPIRIT (2009 Real Music, USA )
  • SILENT STAR (2011 Real Music, USA )
  • DAY OF LIFE (2013 Real Music, USA )

CD Compilations (excerpt)

  • PIANO DREAMERS (1997 Real Music, USA )
  • WAVE MUSIC VOL. 4 (2001 California Sunset Records )
  • LATIN RELAXATION (2006 inbalance / DA Music)
  • InSPAration (2006 Real Music, USA )
  • I- RELAX ( series ) (2007 Real Music, USA )
  • FENG SHUI (2008 Bell records / BSC Music)
  • FINDING BALANCE ( sacred spa serial, 2009 Real Music, USA )

DVD

  • WINDY TIMES (Compilation - 2007 Erdenklang / DA Music)
  • BLACK & WHITE - Piano Moods (Compilation - 2009 Erdenklang / DA Music)

Music in movies ( also available on DVD )

  • Shaniko (2008 inspireworks, USA, with "Childhood Hour" )
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