ABOUT
Drum
artist //
DRUM ARTIST
Hank Davison Band, Dance of the Vampires, Rebecca, Mamma Mia!, And.Ypsilon (Die Fantastischen Vier), James Blunt, Power! Percussion, sassafrass., Revolution, Dennis Mazza Band, etc.
PRODUCER
# studio drummer for numerous artists, film composers and producers
# high-end productions are possible in the own studio
TEACHER
# lecturer at the Singing and Music School Krumbach
# lecturer for various drum- and bandworkshops (e.g. Band at Work, Cajon-Workshop at Inge-Aicher-Scholl-Realschule Ulm, etc.)
CREDITS
Tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Luxembourg, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia, Egypt, China, etc., TV report about Christoph "The Beat" Schmid on Bavarian Television, TV report about Christoph Schmid "It's all about the beat "in the SWR, etc.,
Appearances for BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche, Case, MAN, Suzuki, AWM, Rodenstock, Bosch, Hilti, Miele, FC Bayern, Uli Hoeness, Lufthansa, Media Markt, Saturn, BASF, adidas, Gillette, Esprit, ZDF, etc., numerous TV appearances
TEACHING
# You can find more information on drum lessons HERE
# Board member of the Förderverein of the Berufsfachschule für Musik Krumbach
Popular music representative
# Popular music representative for Bezirk Oberbayern. From October 1st, 2023, head of the popular music department in the Center for Folk Music, literature and popular music (ZeMuLi) of the upper bavaria district in Bruckmühl.
EDUCATION:
# Graduation from the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (Eckhard Stromer), And.Ypsilon (Die Fantastischen Vier), Wolfgang Schmid (Passport, Superdrumming), and others.
# Graduation as "State Certified Director of Popular Music" with additional pedagogical qualification (with distinction) and as "Conductor for Symphonic Wind Orchestra" at the Vocational College of Music in Krumbach
# Student at Drummer's Focus Munich (Tommy Eberhardt) and the Downtown Music Institute Augsburg (Markus Becker)
CHRISTOPH SCHMID (c.v. short)
Studied at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
and at the Vocational College of Music in Krumbach
Drummer for James Blunt, Hank Davison Band, And.Ypsilon (Die Fantastischen Vier), Wolfgang Schmid (Passport), and many more
Engagements in the musicals Dance of the Vampires, Rebecca and Mamma Mia!
Personal TV-Portraits on Bavarian TV (Christoph 'The Beat' Schmid) and on SWR (Christoph Schmid 'It's all about the beat')
Member of the board of the Förderverein der Berufsfachschule für Musik Krumbach
Popular music representative for Bezirk Oberbayern
www.schmidchristoph.com
They might not know why they’re dancing around, but it’s you, it’s not the lyrics ... it’s your backbeat.
(Dave Grohl)
CHRISTOPH SCHMID (c.v. long)
Beginning of musical career with 7 years
Lecturer at the Singing and Music School Krumbach
Student at Drummer's Focus Munich (Tommy Eberhardt) and at the Downtown Music Institute in Augsburg (Markus Becker)
Permanent engagement with the band "Revolution" (over 250 shows within 2 years in Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
Sub-drummer with the internationally known formation "Hank Davison Band"
TV-Shows (with "Dennis Mazza Band", Power! Percussion, James Blunt, etc.)
Drummer with Power! Percussion, Performances with Roger Cicero, Oliver Pocher, Scooter, Atze Schröder, etc. in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Holland, Greece, Luxembourg, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia, Egypt, China, etc.
Graduation as „State Certified Director of Popular Music“ with additional pedagogical qualification (with distinction) and as „Conductor for Symphonic Wind Orchestra“ at the Vocational College of Music in Krumbach
Lecturer for various drum- and band workshopsWorked as a studio drummer for different artists
Studied at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart with Eckhard Stromer (Wicked, Dance of the Vampires ...), And.Ypsilon (Die Fantastischen Vier), Wolfgang Schmid (Passport, The Dynamites, Superdrumming), and others.
Performance with And.Ypsilon (Die Fantastischen Vier) - Trio: And.Ypsilon, Mathias Bloech, Christoph Schmid
Drummer for the worldwide successful musical "Dance of the Vampires"
Personal Report on the Bavarian Television about Christoph "The Beat" Schmid
Personal Report on SWR about Christoph Schmid "It's all about the beat"
Drummer for the Musical "Rebecca"
Drummer at Stage Entertainment for the worldwide successful musical "Mamma Mia!"
Member of the board of the Förderverein der Berufsfachschule fur Musik Krumbach
Drummer for JAMES BLUNT. German premiere of his single "Heart to Heart" on "Wetten dass ..?!"
Popular music representative for Bezirk Oberbayern