Welcome to alexnotch.com
I am a drummer, percussionist and composer since decades. I am based in Hamburg, Germany and have played with different bands in several styles, from Metal to Blues, from Rock to Soul to Electronica, from World and Ethno to Singer-Songwriter, Reggae and Folk.
Biography
Musical Life
First drum aged 3 // started musical education in the age of 6 // played in my first band at 13 // first studio recordings at 16 // studied at Germanys Future Music School with Dieter Steinmann and Claus Hessler // some releases (zyx-music distribution) with X-Vision and Herman d’German // toured Germany and Europe // received "The German Rock and Pop Award" 2013 in 4 categories // bluesnews CD Collection 14 with DRYLand Zone
Work as a drummer
I played with other musicians and bands:
Arny Kay, Carolyn, Christian Schällert, Come-Unity, Dietrich Lohff, Doctor Love Power, Franz Schedlbauer, Herman d’German, Homer Danko, Janina Lemke, Jerzee, Jonathan Ihlenfeld Cuniado, Laurenz Mösbauer, Nick Hohepa, XVision and many more.
Influence
First of all, my main influence as a drummer comes from 4 outstanding masters of drums and musicality:
Dr. Steve Gadd, John J.R. Robinson, Jeff Porcaro and Vinnie Colaiuta.
I am thankful for the people, who supported me and my way as a musician and drummer:
Mimo Bonaiuto, Dietrich Lohff, David “Fingers” Haynes, Claus Hessler and Dieter Steinmann
the Past 20 years
2019 and going
DRYLand Zone Modern Electric Contemporary Blues and Blues-Rock (Studio, Video) //2018
Franz Schedlbauer Band Blues and Rocknroll (Live) // JERZEE Electro Folk SingerSongwriter (Live) //2017
Franz Schedlbauer Band Blues and Rocknroll (Live) // Janina Lemke Pop, Dance Pop (Live) // JERZEE Electro Folk SingerSongwriter (Live) // Irina Castillo Alvarez Folk SingerSongwriter (Studio) //2016
Franz Schedlbauer Band Blues and Rocknroll (Live) // JERZEE Electro Folk SingerSongwriter (Live) // Doctor Love Power BluesnRoll (Live) //2015
Doctor Love Power BluesnRoll (Tour) //2014
JERZEE Electro Folk SingerSongwriter (Live) //2013
JERZEE Electro Folk SingerSongwriter (Live, Studio, TV, Video) // Novemberland Poprock, Surf-Rock, SingerSongwriter (Live, Studio) //2012
JERZEE Electro Folk SingerSongwriter (Live) //2009-2010
CAROLYN EthnoPop, BollyPop, Acoustic (Live, TV, Video) //2007-2008
Come-Unity Roots Reggae (Live) //2006-2007
Homer Danko Brit-Pop (Live, Studio, TV)discography
I did a couple of recordings as a drummer over the past several years, spanning genres from Metal to Rock, from Pop to Songwriters, from Reggae to World Music. Here´s a short selection.
1997
X-VISION
Melodic Hardrock / Powermetal studio-production 1997, zyx-music distribution2002
Herman d´German (rip)
was a German Punk Metal Singer and Guitarist. We have produced a 12 track album in 2001, which was never released, but the single "Dein Leben" was published on the "Stars in Sight²" sampler in Germany.2014
JERZEE
released her album "Its only Rock´n Roll, but it feels like love" in 2014. It was recorded 2013 in Hamburg, Germany and produced, mixed and mastered in Nashville, USA by Jeff Silverman (Rick Springfield, Boyz to Men, Paula Abdul, Prince, Richard Marx, Barbra Streisand).2019
DRYLand Zone
has released a cover version of "Bad Guy Necessity" on the Blues Sampler "CD Collection 14" of Germany's Blues Magazin "bluesnews" in December 2019.2023
DRYLand Zone
has released"DESERT ROAD"
in November 2023, available on all digital platforms.
The album features Modern, Dark, Contemporary Blues and Blues-Rock songs written and performed by Alex Notch and Franz Schedlbauer.