Sascha Panknin is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

, songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 and record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

and a founding member and bassist of the band disjam

DisJam

disJam is an acid-jazz and jazz-funk band from Hamburg, Germany.The band's members have included Christoph Kähler , Sascha Panknin , Volker Kurnoth , Ralf Petter , Ole Janssen and Oliver Schumacher .disJam was formed in the early 1990s and has been...

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His 5000 Records label has released artists such as TGFA, Deja-Move, Superpulse,
James Newton Adams and the compilation series Brazil 5000

Brazil 5000

The Brazil 5000 music series is a CD compilation of Chill out and Lounge music released by 5000 Records. Brazil 5000 was initiated in 2002 by Sascha Panknin who compiles and produces the albums....

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He has also played on German chart-topper albums of Die Fantastischen Vier

Die Fantastischen Vier

Die Fantastischen Vier , also known as Fanta 4, is a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, Germany. The members are Michael Bernd Schmidt alias Smudo, Andreas Rieke alias And.Ypsilon, Thomas Dürr alias Hausmeister Thomas D and Michael 'Michi' Beck alias Dee Jot Hausmarke...

 and Fettes Brot

Fettes Brot

Fettes Brot is a German hip hop group founded in 1992.Fettes Brot is German for fat bread. "Fett" is a German slang term for "excellent" and brot is slang for "hash". The band took the name from a fan who called them "Fettes Brot" after an early gig, which was probably meant as a compliment, but...

and has collaborated with UK artists Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay MBE is an award-winning British author and broadcaster of Ethiopian and Eritrean parents.He is known for performances of his poetry and also with jazz fusion groups. He is a playwright, and has worked on radio and television...

, Robert Howard

Robert Howard

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 and Martin Glover

Martin Glover

Martin Glover, also known as Youth, is a record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. He is a member of The Fireman along with Paul McCartney. Glover was born in Africa.-Early career:...

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He is also a member of the bands James Newton Adams and Superpulse.