Peter Autschbach
| Peter Autschbach | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
1961 (age 54–55) |
| Genres | Fingerstyle acoustic, Rock, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Acoustic Music Records |
| Associated acts | Ralf Illenberger |
| Website |
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Peter Autschbach (born 1961 in Siegen) is a German composer, guitarist and music teacher.
Biography
Peter Autschbach learned to play the guitar being autodidact, in 1988/89 he was a private student of Jazz guitar legend Joe Pass. In 1990 he completed his Jazz studies at the Cologne Musikhochschule with highest honors. He joined the band of the rock opera Tommy written by The WHO guitarist Pete Townshend, he played about 1,000 shows between 1995 and 2005. He also worked for the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra being guitarist in various musicals such as Cabaret (2002) or West Side Story (2004). Later he was chosen by Brian May to be guitarist in the Queen show "We Will Rock You" in Cologne and Vienna. Since 1998, Peter Autschbach composes for his band Terminal A, touring in Germany and abroad. Autschbach released nine Albums with his original compositions. Since 2010 he started a new duo with guitarist Ralf Illenberger, who is living in Sedona, Arizona. So far they released two albums, "No Boundaries" and "One Mind". In 2013 The US guitar manufacturer Larrivée developed a new electric guitar called the "Autschbach Model". Also the German luthier Joe Striebel honored Peter with four different Signature series. Autschbach is also endorsed by G66, the European distributor of Fractal Audio equipment.[1] As a solo guitarist and interpreter of his fingerstyle compositions Peter Autschbach was invited to play in Singapore (2011) and Japan (2014). Peter regularly teaches workshops in Europe and Asia and he wrote fourteen guitar teaching books. In April 2016 the new method "Gitarre lernen mit Zacky und Bob" for children aged from 8 years was released by Schott Music.
Teaching books for guitar
- 2001 Gitarre Pur Band 1, stilübergreifendes Lehrmaterial, Lehrbuch mit CD, Acoustic Music Books
- 2003 Gitarre Pur Band 2, stilübergreifendes Lehrmaterial, Lehrbuch mit CD, Acoustic Music Books
- 2008 Let's Rock, E-Gitarrenschule, Lehrbuch mit CD, Acoustic Music Books
- 2009 Improvisation Vol. 1, Lehrbuch mit DVD, Acoustic Music Records
- 2009 Improvisation Vol. 2, Lehrbuch mit DVD, Acoustic Music Records
- 2010 On Stage, Notenbuch mit CD, Acoustic Music Books
- 2011 Rock on Wood Band 1, Lehrbuch für Akustik-Rock mit CD, Acoustic Music Books
- 2011 Best of Martin Kolbe + Ralf Illenberger, Compositions for 2 guitars, Acoustic Music Books
- 2011 Theorie-Basics für Gitarristen Vol.1, Harmonielehre ohne Noten, Acoustic Music Records
- 2011 Theorie-Basics für Gitarristen Vol.2, Harmonielehre ohne Noten, Acoustic Music Records
- 2012 All in One – Rock Guitar Solos, Acoustic Music Books
- 2013 All in One – Blues Guitar Solos, Acoustic Music Books
- 2015 Rock on Wood Band 2, Lehrbuch für Akustik-Rock mit CD, Acoustic Music Books
- 2016 Gitarre lernen mit Zacky und Bob Band 1, Gitarrenlehrbuch für Kinder, Schott Music
Discography (excerpt)
- 1998 Chasing the Beat (CD)
- 2002 Feelin' Dunk (CD) feat. Barbara Dennerlein – Hammond Organ
- 2004 Pass It on (CD) (A Tribute to Joe Pass)
- 2006 Peter Autschbach's Terminal A – Transcontinental (CD)
- 2009 Summer Breeze (CD)
- 2012 No Boundaries (CD) Peter Autschbach & Ralf Illenberger
- 2014 You and Me (CD)
- 2014 Songs From the Inside (CD) with Martin Kolbe
- 2014 One Mind (CD) Peter Autschbach & Ralf Illenberger