Bertram Engel
Bertram Engel (Bertram Lutz Wilhelm Passmann; * 27. November 1957 in Burgsteinfurt) is a German rock drummer.
Engel is best known for his work within Udo Lindenberg's Panikorchester, where he had replaced Keith Forsey in 1976.[1] Other musical collaborations include among others Eric Burdon, Jimmy Barnes and Robert Palmer. He has a guest appearance on drums in the Bruce Springsteen video "Hungry Heart" ans can be heard playing drums on the Sprinsteen bootleg-album "Secret Berlin Night".[2]
Biography
Angel began playing the piano at the age of seven. Later in his teenage years he attended the Music Academy in Münster where drums became his main skill.
Along with his eight-year-older brother Thomas Engel, the 1970's became the year where they released an album under the name Gebrüder Engel. He later came to meet Udo Lindenberg who pledged him as a drummer of his panic orchestra. He is also almost four decades as a drummer for Peter Maffay worked.
In the bands of these two musicians, Bertram Engel has been a member for years and he has been involved in studio recordings and on stage as drummer, composer and producer for decades.
References
- ↑ Bertram Engel's homepage last view 31th Oct 2016.
- ↑ Musik-Sammler.de