Conny Plank Musical artist

Konrad "Conny" Plank (May 3, 1940 – December 18, 1987) was a German record producer and musician. He was born in Hütschenhausen. His creativity as a sound engineer and producer helped to shape many innovative recordings of postwar European popular music, covering a wide range of genres including progressive, avant-garde, electronic music and krautrock. His immense catalog of work has greatly influenced modern studio production and engineering techniques.As a musician, Plank is credited on albums by Guru Guru, Kraan, Cluster, Liliental and Os Mundi. He collaborated with Dieter Moebius on five Moebius & Plank studio albums recorded between 1979 and 1986. The Moebius & Plank sound foreshadowed techno and electronica and influenced many later musicians.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Planck Conny; Plank Conny
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1940
Birth place
Austria
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1987
Place of death
Cologne
Hometown
Germany

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Musical artist

Career started1969
Career ended1987
associated musical artist
Kraftwerk
Holger Czukay
Ultravox
Killing Joke
Organisation (band)
Neu!
Jane (German band)
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Scorpions (band)
Can (band)
Gianna Nannini
Kraan
Mayo Thompson
Dieter Moebius
Guru Guru
Mani Neumeier
Kluster
Eurythmics
The Tourists
Hunters & Collectors
Cluster (band)
Play Dead (band)
Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Moebius & Plank
Brian Eno
Harmonia (band)
Night Sun
Liliental (album)
Os Mundi
The Meteors (Dutch band)
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Electronic music
New wave music
Ambient music
Progressive rock
Electronica
Krautrock
Techno
Experimental rock
instrument
Guitar
Percussion instrument
Keyboard instrument
Synthesizer
record label
Sky Records
Drag City (record label)
Brain Records
Curious Music

Conny Plank on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://connyplank.com
  2. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ultimathule/krautrockers.html#m
  3. http://pages.interlog.com/~costan/MoebiusRe.html
  4. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000G28K
  5. http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/moebius.plank.thompson.html
  6. http://www.thing.de/delektro/www-eng/cluhist.html