Klaus Schulze

Klaus Schulze
Schulze in 2009
Background information
Born(1947-08-04)4 August 1947
Berlin, Allied-occupied Germany
Died26 April 2022(2022-04-26) (aged 74)
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • synthesiser
  • sequencer
  • guitar
  • bass
  • drums
  • percussion
  • vocals
Years active1969–2022
Labels
Formerly of
Websiteklaus-schulze.com

Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and the Cosmic Jokers before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across six decades.