Marcus Wiebusch
Marcus Wiebusch ( born July 19, 1968 in Hamburg ) is a German singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the frontman of indie rock band Kettcar and co-founder of the independent label Grand Hotel van Cleef.
Life
His beginnings in the music made Marcus Wiebusch in the punk bands The fall and Utell A Lie, the more side projects of the political punk band ... But Alive were but in which he was active as a singer, guitarist and songwriter from 1991 to 1999 from the sky. Even during his time with ... But Alive in 1994, he produced his solo album as a cassette posted Hippiekacke, with the result it should be but been dissatisfied. In the same year he wrote the lyrics for the song Back Relief of Slime. In 1995 he also went into the Hamburg ska band Rantanplan, in which he also participated as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. In the same year he founded his own label, BA Records on the following years bands like Tomte, Rantanplan, The Weakerthans and ... But Alive released their plates. In 1996 he organized the first European tour of the Canadian punk band Propagandhi.
After the end of ... But Alive in 1999, he stayed briefly at Rantanplan, got there but then also and founded in 2001 along with bassist Bustorff Reimer, who had also quit being Rantanplan, the indie rock band Kettcar.
With Kettcar he has released the albums You and how many of your friends (2002), From sparrows and pigeons, roofs and hands (2005), Sylt ( 2008) and Between Rounds ( 2012). In 2003 he also finished his studies in education with a thesis on the importance of popular music for youth development and opportunities for youth culture work.
He also had his own record label B. A. Records after the end of ... But Alive in the together with Thees Uhlmann ( Tomte ) and Reimer Bustorff founded Grand Hotel van Cleef rise. He is considered the discoverer of Thees Uhlmann or Tomte and Olli Schulz. Olli Schulz, he brought the guitar playing and then took him as he eventually was, to his label Grand Hotel van Cleef under contract .. In addition, he discovered for the German market, the then-unknown band Death Cab for Cutie and The Weakerthans.
In the rotated in the 2004 film No songs about love, he played the guitar, which was founded for the film Hansen Band. He was music supervisor of the film, introduced the band together, composed the soundtrack and was the vocal coach Jürgen Vogel, who represented the singer in the band Hansen in the movie. To the film's release in the fall of 2005 there was a one-off concert tour of Hansen Band.
In 2006, Marcus Wiebusch with Fettes Brot, Bela, from the band The doctors and Carsten Friedrichs of the band Superpunk the piece of football is still important! on.
In April 2013 Marcus Wiebusch announced the release of a solo album. For Record Store Day 2013 also appeared on 19 April 2013, the EP Begone! Hostile power on vinyl and in digital form. The debut album Confetti issued on 18 April 2014.