Clemens Bittlinger

Bittlinger Clemens ( born August 8, 1959 in Mannheim ) is a German pastor, author and songwriter of many New clergyman songs and children's songs from Rimbach / Odenwald.

Life

Clemens Bittlinger is married and has two children. He grew up in a pastor's family with three other siblings in the Palatinate, Lower Saxony, in the U.S. and in Lower Franconia ( Wetzhausen ). Inspired by Manfred Siebald and ragtime guitarist John Pearse, he began at the age of 14 years, to work out the guitar and his special fingerpicking technique itself. A little later he began to write her own songs. In 1978 he participated for the first time an EP with four songs. In the work on his first LP man, you're 's really he met the Swiss pianist and producer David Plüss, with the Bittlinger today often go to his concerts. Early 80s was Bittlinger next to his theological studies in Mainz and Erlangen also a member of the then-known choir updraft ( in addition to other members like Johannes Nitsch, Jan Christoph Vering or Zehendner ). Already at that time gave Clemens Bittlinger 100 to 120 concerts a year. Bittlingers third album Hard to say was produced in 1987 by Dieter Falk and sold as the first of his albums over 10,000 times. After completing his studies, Clemens Bittlinger was ordained in 1990 by the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau and received the special order of the musical- cultural proclamation.

Over the years he developed many different stage ideas with a variety of artists. For example, in 1994 the concept of "Bistro worship " for ZDF and 1995, the " Easter Rock Night " for RTL. With Carlos Martínez, he developed the program " Pantomime & Chanson ". Clemens Bittlinger also kept trying the musical bridge between the Christian and secular music scene. So he is on friendly terms with Hartmut Engler and Engler about took over for Bittlingers albums Out of the blue and clairaudient in some titles the background vocals. In 1998, Clemens Bittlinger own label ( Sanna Sound) and released there since his productions.

2003, the Protestant songwriter began working with guitarist Adax Dörsam. From this cooperation, a current tables and powerful trio lineup was composed of Clemens Bittlinger, Adax Dörsam and David Kandert ( with whose father Helmut Kandert he also co-operates for many years ).

In addition to the Promikon Award 2004 as " artistic personality of the year", various television appearances and publications (including the books " You are with me " and "Images of Christmas" ) managed in the same year a Bittlinger single for the first time in the top 10 German airplay charts repertoire. Produced by Dieter Falk title was called " Precious Moments ". The accompanying video clip, another first ran for weeks on rotation at Goldstar TV ( Premiere ) and Bible TV.

His book, " You are with me " was set in February 2005 on the recommendation list of the Catholic Children's and Youth Book Prize. Since early 2005 Bittlinger is also speaker for Mission and Ecumenism in the Evangelical Deanery Darmstadt country. As a focal point of this new area of ​​responsibility, the cultural- missionary work and the Christian-Islamic dialogue is emerging. He is also a columnist for the magazine Gong.

Sarah Kuttner Co - Moderator Sven Schuhmacher 2005 published Bittlingers song " Get Up, zugehn each other " new and so placed the song in the charts.

At the German Protestant Church Congress 2007 in Cologne, Clemens Bittlinger presented in front of more than 30,000 visitors his latest album " Pearls of the faith." A highlight was the "Night of Songs" ( inter alia with Gerhard Schöne and Fool's Garden ), under which he was allowed to greet German President Horst Köhler as his personal guest of honor on the stage and he and his wife presented the pearls of faith.

In December 2007, the song " Hundred Thousand miracle" that paralleled the campaign for the 100th anniversary of the Christian Blind Mission, whose work Bittlinger support as ambassadors appeared.

In the 97th German Catholic in Osnabrück in May 2008 Clemens Bittlinger presented his song "Man Benedict - (k ) a walk with the Pope." Later, he was attacked by Catholic fundamentalists with violent threats and insults on the internet. In August of the same year the album " belongings " appeared.

Over the years, many concert projects such as " images of Christmas ", " pictures of the Passion " were, "I am" and "pearls of faith," the very successful take place over many years, in addition to the current solo concert program.

On December 3, 2009, three Christian TV station Hope Channel, ERF television and Bible TV were broadcasting live together a concert of Bittlinger Clemens and his band. It was also the DVD " Get up, go to each other," produced. In the same month received Bittlinger Clemens and his musical comrades an "extraordinary golden CD" for " more than 200,000 copies sold ( total edition ) ".

In 2011, Clemens Bittlinger and David Plüss celebrated its 30th anniversary on stage, on the album " Please make free! " Clemens has Bittlinger his Swiss friend, the song " Am I too loud? " dedicated. On the same CD also contains the song " My Sunday," in which, inter alia, Hartmut Engler ( PUR), Joy Fleming, Joana, Gerhard Schöne, Walter racing iron, Ingrid Noll and Enya Bittlinger have participated. It is a "gentle protest song " against the expansion of the shops are open Sundays.

Works

Known songs

  • " On the path of righteousness" ( DEKT 97)
  • " Get up, successive zugehn "
  • "God stretches softly fine threads "
  • " So be it " (EC, Wurttembergischer Appendix)
  • " You are the salt " ( DEKT 99)
  • " Precious Moments " (2004/ 05 top ten airplay charts )
  • " Sanna sannanina "
  • " Dare steps "
  • "Be guarded "
  • " Search and Find " ( official motto song for the Year of the Bible 2003)
  • "Man, Benedict! "

Discography (selection)

  • Man you are really `s? (LP 1981 abacus )
  • Every man needs a man (LP 1983 abacus )
  • Hard to say (1987 Pila )
  • Man singing with (1988 Pila )
  • Window into the night (1990 Pila )
  • Rare (1993 Pila )
  • Man singing with 2 (1994 Pila )
  • On the Border (1995 Pila )
  • On the Border Live (1997 MKV / EKD)
  • Songs from the Church (1997 Pila )
  • Out of the blue (1998 Sanna / Pila )
  • I am ... Words of Jesus (1999 Sanna / EKD)
  • Songs from the Church [II ] (1999 Pila )
  • Songs Gallery (1999 Pila )
  • Live [ with David Plüss and Helmut Kandert ] (2000 Sanna )
  • Little things (2001 Sanna / BV) single-
  • Clairaudient (2001 Sanna / BV)
  • Yes your smile (2001 Sanna ) single-
  • Children's Miracle World (2001 Sanna / BV)
  • God stretches softly fine threads (2002 Cross)
  • You shall be a blessing (2002 Cross)
  • Images of Christmas (2003 Cross)
  • Love is seeing [ with Joy Fleming ] (2003 Sanna / CBM ) single-
  • Live & Unplugged [ with Adax Dörsam ] (2003 Sanna )
  • Morning Light ( 2004 Cross) C | B reads ...
  • Precious Moments (2004 Sanna / Cross )
  • Fingertip feelings (2004 Sanna )
  • Be protected (2005 Cross)
  • Man singing with [III ] (2005 WiB )
  • Through the eyes of a child [ with Anselm Grün ] (2006 Cross)
  • Images of Passion (2006 Sanna / Cross )
  • The I wish (2006 Sanna / WiB )
  • God is good (2007 Kösel )
  • The magic of the everyday [ with Anselm Grün ] (2007 Cross)
  • Pearls of the Faith (2007 Sanna / Cross )
  • 100,000 Miracle (2007 Sanna / CBM )
  • The first years (1981-1984) (2008 abacus )
  • Klezmer and chorales [ with Giora Feidman ] (2008 Cross)
  • Man Benedict (2008 Sanna ) single-
  • The magic of leisure [ by Anselm Grün ] (2008 Cross)
  • Aufstehn successive zugehn (2009 Cross)
  • From home to home (2010 Sanna / abacus )
  • Slowly through the fast time [ with Anselm Grün ] (2010 Sanna / well)
  • Please make free (2011 Sanna / Herder)

Books (selection)

  • Reason enough (1988 )
  • On waves can you go (1995 )
  • The desire to live - Worship: newly discovered (1999)
  • Shampoo, champagne and salvation. The anecdotes Book ( 2001) ( with David Plüss )
  • You are with me ( 2004) ( Psalm 23)
  • As in Heaven (2006)
  • Pictures of Christmas
  • Precious Moments Friendship
  • Precious Moments Birthday
  • Get up, zugehn each other. The Clemens Bittlinger - Reading Book ( 2006)
  • God is good (2007) - Book & CD
  • Where I am, there I want to be ( CROSS 2012)
Contemporary worship music Rimbach, Hesse Extended Play Gong (magazine) Record chart Wreath of Christ Integrated Authority File
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