Hannes Schäfer
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Hannes Schäfer, is a German bass guitarist, a singer and a physician.
He was a founding member of the German rock band Fury in the Slaughterhouse
. After his musical career (1996) Schäfer studied medicine. Today (2011) he is a gynaecologist working in his surgery in Hanover
, Germany.
Schäfers first band in 1982 was the Hanoverian punk band Defekt, where he was bass guitarist and singer. From 1985 until 1987 he played in a jazz rock band called CIT, featuring Mousse T.
. During this time Schäfer also worked as a studio musician at Stakkato Studio Hannover.
In 1987 Schäfer founded the rock band Fury in the Slaughterhouse together with Thorsten Wingenfelder, Kai Wingenfelder, Rainer Schumann und Christoph Stein-Schneider in Hanover. He played there as bass guitarist until 1996, when he left the band and was followed by Christian Decker.
Schäfer received six gold records for his band's albums Fury in the Slaughterhouse (1988), Mono (1992) and The Hearing and the Sense of Balance (1995). During Schäfer's time at Fury in the Slaughterhouse the band sold approximately three million records and CDs.
In 1995 Schäfer's band was awarded the comet, Germany's most important musical award, as the best rock act of the year.
In his musical career Schäfer played more than 1400 concerts with more than five million spectators. When Fury in the Slaughterhouse split, Schäfer played at their three farewell concerts in Hanover in August 2008. On 14 May 2011 Schäfer played one more Fury concert at the AWD-Arena
in front of more than 40.000 spectators when Fury in the Slaughterhouse re-unified celebrating Hannover 96
s qualification for the UEFA Europa League.
In 1996 Schäfer left the band to start studying medicine. After approbation, graduation and medical specialist qualifications he became a gynaecologist. Today (2011) he works in his own surgery in Hanover, Germany.
He was a founding member of the German rock band Fury in the Slaughterhouse
Fury in the Slaughterhouse
Fury in the Slaughterhouse was a German rock band founded in 1987 and broke up in 2008. Their hits include: "Time To Wonder", "Every Generation Got Its Own Disease", "Won't Forget These Days", "Radio Orchid", "Dancing in the Sunshine of the Dark", "Milk & Honey", and "Trapped Today, Trapped...
. After his musical career (1996) Schäfer studied medicine. Today (2011) he is a gynaecologist working in his surgery in Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, Germany.
Schäfers first band in 1982 was the Hanoverian punk band Defekt, where he was bass guitarist and singer. From 1985 until 1987 he played in a jazz rock band called CIT, featuring Mousse T.
Mousse T.
Mousse T. is a German DJ and record producer of Turkish descent. He is best known for his collaboration with Tom Jones, "Sex Bomb", released on the album Reload.-Biography:...
. During this time Schäfer also worked as a studio musician at Stakkato Studio Hannover.
In 1987 Schäfer founded the rock band Fury in the Slaughterhouse together with Thorsten Wingenfelder, Kai Wingenfelder, Rainer Schumann und Christoph Stein-Schneider in Hanover. He played there as bass guitarist until 1996, when he left the band and was followed by Christian Decker.
Schäfer received six gold records for his band's albums Fury in the Slaughterhouse (1988), Mono (1992) and The Hearing and the Sense of Balance (1995). During Schäfer's time at Fury in the Slaughterhouse the band sold approximately three million records and CDs.
In 1995 Schäfer's band was awarded the comet, Germany's most important musical award, as the best rock act of the year.
In his musical career Schäfer played more than 1400 concerts with more than five million spectators. When Fury in the Slaughterhouse split, Schäfer played at their three farewell concerts in Hanover in August 2008. On 14 May 2011 Schäfer played one more Fury concert at the AWD-Arena
AWD-Arena
The AWD-Arena is a football stadium in the district Calenberger Neustadt in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and competition venue of the German Bundesliga football club Hannover 96....
in front of more than 40.000 spectators when Fury in the Slaughterhouse re-unified celebrating Hannover 96
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
s qualification for the UEFA Europa League.
In 1996 Schäfer left the band to start studying medicine. After approbation, graduation and medical specialist qualifications he became a gynaecologist. Today (2011) he works in his own surgery in Hanover, Germany.