Art Lip

History of "my" bands, cooperations and projects, aka "Band History Art Lip"(Musiker Historie soweit mir bekannt.)

History of "my" bands, cooperations and projects, aka "Band History Art Lip"


It all started with the very first cassette recorder that was built ever
at pre-teen-age (I had this first model) plus some standard tape recorders, with sound experiments in the
bathroom (for the reverb) and tin cans (where the mike was brought
into for a chorus-flanger-effekt). That was when I hadn't even reached
puberty. I also misused the parental piano.
I still have my first recording.

Years and literally decades went by.

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Band History before 1992

In 1982, I met Stefan, a drummer and SF-Writer Colleague.
He invited my to my first session with the bass player Mattes.
In the classical , moisty bunker of course.
In the course of time following I played in ca 30 bands, sometimes parallel
in 2 or 3 at the same time. This included 2 years as a drummer
before focussing on other fields, mainly keyboards for realizing my compositions, planned at first as backings for my vocals and my trumpet playing.
An also important part of my compositions additionally started their own "life"s as instrumentals.

Beginnings (Rehearsal room bands)
before and until 1984:
Shardik
Zeit-Los


First Gigs
(5 minor bands where I don't even remember the names of the involved by now in parts: more like public sessions - of which I also did a lot over the course of my life)
1985 - 1986

Now the most succesful/longer lasting bands:

Schwitters, said the Tic-Toc-Man (1987 - 1988):
Don Chaos - vocals
Art Lip - trumpet
Les Kharma - main guitar
Heinz A. Lunke - effekt guitar
Curt Hecht (died 2012) - bass
Frank Mellies - drums


Bebop League, after some name changes: Schwitters said the Tic-Toc Man (1988 - 1990):
Don Chaos - vocals
Art Lip - trumpet
Les Kharma - main guitar
Heinz A. Lunke - effekt guitar
Olli - bass
Frank Mellies - drums


Concrete Jungle (1990 - 1991):
Art Lip - vocals, trumpet
Wolfgang Bathelt (†2013) - drums
Christof Külske - keys
Volker Marx - bass
John M.Ungar - sax


The New B. L. (1991/92):
Art Lip - vocals, lyrics,trumpet
Les Kharma - main guitar
Heinz A. Lunke - additional guitars
Christof Külske - keys, keybass
Frank Mellies - drums

Die Nummer (1992- 1994):
Art Lip - vocals, trumpet
Günther Menger - sax
Christof Külske - keys
Wolfgang Bathelt (†2013) - drums
Jörg Kendzia then Jürgen Koopmann - bass

Die Nummer became
1992's winner of the "Dortmunder Rockpreis" in the genre
"Independent", featuring Jörg Kendzia on bass.


AiRawMüller Experience" (1994):
Art Lip - vocals, trumpet
Uwe Ebbert - guitar
Carsten - bass
Andy Kuhnt - drums
Peter Majdic - (guest on some tracks and at some gigs): sax


Magnus D (1993 - 1995):
Steve Williams - rapping
Art Lip - vocals, trumpet, keys
Yulyus Golombeck(†1999) - guitar
Frank Mellies-Mordas - drums
Oliver Lehmkühler - bass


Insert Coin (1993 - 1995)
Student Wedding Cover Entertainment Band (also apeared under the name "Bluesberries" for a shorter time).
Parts of that band appeared later in else bands of my personal band history, where I mention them nameley.


Moonbeam (1994)
Art Lip and Machines Solo (1 concert under that stage name)


Don Chaos Band:
(Schwitters said the Tic-Toc Man: Reunion Attempt) (1995) :
Don Chaos - vocals
Art Lip - trumpet
Les Kharma - main guitar
Heinz A. Lunke - effekt guitar
Olli - bass
Frank Mellies - drums

Eigenart (1995 - 1997):
Claudia Lagoda - lead vocals, keys
Art Lip - vocals, trumpet, keys
Ralf Brüggemann - guitar
Bert Wieneke - bass
Michael Spatz - drums


Tonal Kombinat Westfalen (1996 - 1997) :
Richard Ortmann - sax
Gilda Razani - sax
Hans Wanning - keys
Art Lip - trumpet
Michael Bereckis -sax
Matthias Dornhege - tuba
Django Kroll - bass
Andreas Ruhnke - drums


Endorphinemachine (1996 - 1997):
Brenda C. - main vocals
Wolfgang Seifert - piano, keys
Art Lip - trumpet, vocals
Christian Brockmann - bass
Marcus Schulz - drums

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Crossconnections:

(Some crossconnections to other bands by
former members of my bands pre Year 2000
as far as I found out):

"Phantoms of Future"
"You can drive I must drink"
"Carnival of Souls"
"Bescai"
"Embryo"
"Amon Düül"
"Klangkombinat Braunstein"
"All4jazz"
"Culture Pool"
"Funny Bones"

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Band history Year 2000 and later


At the end of 1997 I had not reached my self-set goal:
to be able to get my income by making music alone
over the course of 10 years.

Actually it had been more than 15 years.
I had played in serveral bands at the same time, I had given lessons
in trumpet-playing and vocal-singing. Still - the income was too small.
And starting in the midst of the 90s the DJs came
like a flood rushing over mankind.
People stopped listening to live acts and went
to dance their frustration away in clubs.
Underlayed by music "from the can".

So I stopped.


Okay - to be honest: they were intervalls. A studio job.
Some new compositions now and then.
Organizing my song archive and making sounds. Such things.


I also did some collaborations.
But - generally - I was in a kind of musical hibernation.
*


Then, in 2008, I started again more seriously
Made a lot of songs of my own, did new online collaborations.

In the year 2010 I also started doing live gigs again -
...and alongside made even more collaborations.

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Bands and Projects following Year 2000:

Collaborations
1999 - today

Special Concerts
1988 - today

Look Into My Eyes Band (Nino Motta + Art Lip)
2009 - today in theory (virtual online band)

AaaL (Andrew Austin + Art Lip)
2013 - today in theory (virtual online band)


Then the longest lasting, very succesful live concert band
Firefly
2011 - 2018:

Art Lip - trumpet + voice
Jörg "jayAge"Hüttemann - keyboards and machines (died in 2018)
Lothar Blum - bass

(+ else sporadic guest musicians: mentioned in the line ups of the related published videos: of course!
When I find the time I will mention them here too. For now: the most often appearing guest was Daniel "Bursche" Reinders on drums)

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Not epressively afore mentioned Cooperation Partners online until 2017 (in the order of timely appearance):

Wolfgang Seifert
„Paul“ Harald Düsterheft
Luc Guitar
Meix
Muggie
JaYel
Wolvereene
Unerbittlich Eigen
Driftwood
Nait Sabes
Schattenjaeger
Projekt Ich
Vlad
marquette
Gil
Stompaholic
Andreas Klinger
Paul Plut
Alexa
Mr.T.
Nino Motta
Swami
Rick
32 Elements
Aldrago
Dee Ass One
Uwe Schumacher
Bam Dorner
Curare
Blue Bohemian
Electric Hippies
Fredo Fersch aka Kubaio
New Minutes
Dino Cuoco
Lord
E.ela
Thommy Bee
Christopher Dröge
Crime Appeal
Deep Loft
Miss Meta
Michael‘s Statement
Mindmovie
Andrew Austin
Richard Ruttenberg
Schockhausen
Karl der Große
ProgOsto
Fernando Garcin
Lutz Thuns
Sell the Tab
Moment4Sound
Mother of Percy
Lexless Project

I'm sure, I forgot someone (not malevolently). And I know, that some people meanwhile died.
And of very probably some of those mentioned changed their artists names meanwhile or stopped making music.