George Kranz
Stefen George Kranz (born 15 December 1956) is a German musician and actor.
Music
George Kranz was a student at the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin- Zehlendorf. From 1980 he was a member of the Berlin band zeitgeist and played at this time also with Ulla Meinecke.
In 1983 he succeeded under his own name Din Daa Daa entitled an international hit, the # 1 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Charts and the Top 50 in Germany and other European countries reached. Also known under the name of drum dance piece in which he accompanied his own drum game with scat singing and mimicking, was also found on the shortly thereafter released album My Rhythm, among other information, the Phenix Horns participated.
Kranz played with bands such as Third World or The Fog (which later Stoneman called themselves ). He gave concerts with Madonna and played drums in nude in the wind, the charity song the band for Africa.
In 1985 he was involved in the maxi-single Help Me, the. , Under the name Birger Heymann System of Sound feat George Kranz appeared. In 1992 he released the single Helmut Kohl is dead His album Very Best Of from 1999 did not match previous successes. 2001 George Kranz put his drum dance again in the mix with DJ Pulsedriver on before 2003 the drummer of World Bang was in, which dissolved two years later.
Song Din Daa Daa 2006 for the XBOX 360 was used commercial. In the same year he joined the project 'Beautiful moment ' as a singer, drummer and co-producer reappear. Here old songs like The Moon is have risen or thoughts are freely interpreted to date. His current project is called '3 1'.
At the Berlin Children 's and Youth Theatre GRIPS Wreath also works as a producer, songwriter and drummer - so first for the musical line He is a member of the GRIPS Pop - Musikensenbles and occurs as well in the group ' Milliebillies ' on. George Kranz lives in Berlin.
Awards
Discography (selection)
- Magic Sticks ( P. O. T. ) ( 1986), Virgin
- Move It (1989 ), SPV
- Sticky Druisin ' (1995 )
- Very Best Of ( 1999), DFP Music ( BMG)
Productions
- The Fog - Metallic Lord (1999), DFP Music ( BMG)
- Bunny Rugs ( Third World) - On Soul (2002), DFP Music ( H'art )
Spectacle
As an actor was the four to look the meantime, George Kranz in the sitcom, after which he played the leading role in the movie Magic Sticks along with Kelly Curtis, Samuel L. Jackson and Reginald VelJohnson. In 1996, he starred in the feature film " Roy Black Story - You're not alone "; Another actor - commitment:
- Cabin 18
- Tocata
- The In-Laws
- The Passenger - Welcome To Germany
- Happy Birthday ( innocent guilty )