Drums with Frederik E.

Frederik Ehmke is a German drummer and certified musician and instrumental teacher. He is best known for being the drummer of metal band Blind Guardian since 2005. He is also a member of Metal band Sinbreed and guest musician for the Pink Floyd Cover Band Interstellar Overdrive. Notable performances have been the Wacken Open Air in 2007 & 2011 with a 80,000 people audience. As Musician: Musical early education Flute lessons and children´s choir at Musicschool Ettlingen 1988-1993 drums and percussion at the local school-bigband 1988-1998 Drum lessons at Musicschool Wiesbaden 1992-1999 the first band (Thrash-Metal) 1994-1995 Pop- and Jazzpiano-lessons 1996-1998 Crossover/Hardcore-Band 1997 high school graduation with focus on music 1998 classical drummer at small tour "Carmina Burana" 1998-2004 Studiing Pop- and Jazzdrums in Frankfurt / M 1999-2009 "Schattentantz" (medieval music/Metal) 2001 joining the band "Interstellar Overdrive" (Pink Floyd Coverband) 2004 Examination as professionel musician and instrumental teacher 2005 joining the band "Blind Guardian" (melodic Speed/Powermetal) 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 world tour with Blind Guardian (playing all continents) 2009 joining the band / project „Sinbreed“ (Powermetal) biggest audience so far: Wacken Open Air 2007 & 2011 (70.000 people) As a teacher: 1990 starting to give drum lessons building up as a private drum teacher 2000 teaching a drum workshop for children 2002 teaching a 4-day workshop "drums in medieval music" 2004 Examination as professionel musician and instrumental teacher 2005 teaching a 4-day workshop "drums in medieval music" 2008 building up the drumschool "Drumworks"