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Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937 in Berlin) is a German keyboard player and composer, probably best known as a founding member of the band Can.

Schmidt studied music at the conservatorium in Dortmund, at the Folkwang Academy in Essen, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and at the Hochschule für Musik Köln, Cologne where he studied composition under Karlheinz Stockhausen. He started work mainly as a conductor and performed in concerts with the Bochum Symphony, the Vienna Symphony and the Dortmund Ensemble for New Music, which he founded in 1962. During this time he received several conducting awards. Schmidt also worked as Kapellmeister at the Theater Aachen, as docent for Musical theatre and chanson at the Drama school Bochum, and as concert pianist.

In 1968 Schmidt founded with Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli and Jaki Liebezeit the experimental krautrock band Can. He has written the music to more than 40 films and television programs.

Schmidt has recorded a few solo albums and written an opera based on Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast.^[1] His wife Hildegard Schmidt has been responsible for the group's management and record label, Spoon Records, since the 1970s.

Discography

Solo

Filmmusik (1980)
Filmmusik, Vol. 2 (1981)
Toy Planet (1981) with Bruno Spoerri
Filmmusik, Vols. 3 & 4 (1983)
Rote Erde (1983) soundtrack
Musk At Dusk (1987)
Filmmusik Vol. 5 (1989)
Impossible Holidays (1991)
Le Weekend (1991) maxi single
Soundtracks 1978-1993 (1994)
Gormenghast (2000)
Masters of Confusion (2001) with Kumo
Flies, Guys and Choirs (2008) DVD with Kumo
Axolotl Eyes (2008) with Kumo
Palermo Shooting (2008) soundtrack

With Can:

References

^ Spoon Records

External links

Irmin Schmidt Homepage
The Official CAN / Spoon Records Website
Irmin Schmidt at IMDb
Irmin Schmidt at AllMusic
Irmin Schmidt discography at Discogs

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 '''Irmin Schmidt''' (born 29 May 1937 in [[Berlin]]) is a German [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]] player and [[composer]], probably best known as a founding member of the band [[Can (band)|Can]].
-Schmidt studied music at the conservatorium in [[Dortmund]], at the [[Folkwang Academy]] in [[Essen]], the [[Mozarteum University of Salzburg|Mozarteum]] in [[Salzburg]], and at the [[Hochschule für Musik Köln]], [[Cologne]] where he studied [[Musical composition|composition]] under [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]]. He started work mainly as a [[Conducting|conductor]] and performed in [[concert]]s with the [[Bochum]] Symphony, the [[Vienna Symphony]] and the Dortmund [[Musical ensemble|Ensemble]] for New Music, which he founded in 1962. During this time he received several conducting awards. Schmidt also worked as [[Kapellmeister]] at the [[:de:Theater Aachen|Theater Aachen]], as [[docent]] for [[Musical theatre]] and [[chanson]] at the [[Drama school]] [[:de:Schauspielschule Bochum|Bochum]], and as concert pianist.
+Schmidt studied music at the conservatorium in [[Dortmund]], at the [[Folkwang Academy]] in [[Essen]], the [[Mozarteum University of Salzburg|Mozarteum]] in [[Salzburg]], and at the [[Hochschule für Musik Köln]], [[Cologne]] where he studied [[Musical composition|composition]] under [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]].<!--Schmidt certainly studied with Stockhausen, but a source is needed for the claim that he studied with him at the Cologne conservatory, where Stockhausen began teaching only in 1971. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music says Schmidt's studies with Stockhusen ended by 1964.--> He started work mainly as a [[Conducting|conductor]] and performed in [[concert]]s with the [[Bochum]] Symphony, the [[Vienna Symphony]] and the Dortmund [[Musical ensemble|Ensemble]] for New Music, which he founded in 1962. During this time he received several conducting awards. Schmidt also worked as [[Kapellmeister]] at the [[:de:Theater Aachen|Theater Aachen]], as [[docent]] for [[Musical theatre]] and [[chanson]] at the [[Drama school]] [[:de:Schauspielschule Bochum|Bochum]], and as concert pianist.
 In 1968 Schmidt founded with [[Holger Czukay]], [[Michael Karoli]] and [[Jaki Liebezeit]] the [[experimental rock|experimental]] [[krautrock]] band [[Can (band)|Can]]. He has written the [[Film score|music]] to more than 40 films and television programs.