Here Mike put together the most important stages in our development, information about the
sound engineers that have been as important as any other member of the band, the highlights
in our career (TV shows, gigs abroad) and more:
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| March 1988: |
Founding of a cover band, rehearsing in a pub, with
Volker Fischer on bass,
Stefan Maas on drums and
Michael Zimmer on guitar/vocals. |
| July 1988: |
Michael Griese joins the band and we agree to call ourselves SYNCHRONICITY. We find a rehearsal room/recording studio in Dortmund-Höchsten. |
| August 1988: |
First gig as a four-piece at a wedding party |
| September 1988: |
Only public appearance as a four-piece, playing at the Unna town festival |
| November 1988: |
His job requires Volker Fischer to leave the band, so now it´s
Michael Griese - bass, vocals
Stefan Maas - drums
Michael Zimmer - guitar
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| March 1989: |
First gig as a three-piece at the EGB Unna |
| February 1990: |
First gig with Carsten Wilhelmi engineering and mixing |
| October 1990: |
The band´s name is changed into REGGATTA DE BLANC |
| November 1990: |
On account of his job Carsten Wilhelmi has to leave the band |
| May 1991: |
First gig with the incomparably brilliant, immeasurably cute and thoroughly wonderful Dietmar Clös as sound engineer |
| November 1992: |
Gig at the Sting Festival in Arnhem (NL) |
| December 1992: |
Reggatta appear as Police in the last Rudi Carrell Show on German TV |
| April 1995: |
Last concert with Stefan Maas on drums, who has to leave the band for job reasons |
| May 1995: |
First gig with Roland Manns on drums in Lütgendortmund |
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| March 1996: |
First show with Dietmar Clös and Gerald Manns mixing and engineering |
| May 1996: |
Last gig with Dietmar Clös before he leaves the band (Why? Job. I´m sure you guessed as much.) |
| December 1996: |
Last show with engineer Gerald Manns |
| April 1997: |
First concert with engineer Christoph Helle |
| July 1997: |
First gig with Ralf Hinz engineering |
| December 1999: |
Reggatta appear as Police on German TV show "Laß Dich überraschen" with Thomas Ohrner |
| May 2002: |
Ralf Hinz leaves the band to move to Sweden |
| June 2002: |
First gig with engineer Christopher Hafer |
| September 2002: |
For the first time, Reggatta plays five Sting songs in front of an audience |
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