Sonnit
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Sonnit are a German New Pop Band from Braunschweig
, who imprint the German Independent
-Popscene since 2000.
in 2000 and got themselves a record deal with Sony.
Shortly afterwards the current bandname Sonnit was established. In June 2002 the first studio album called Popgun was released, produced by Roland Spremberg.
Sonnit became famous in Germany as they performed as tour-support for Fury in the Slaughterhouse
in spring 2002 during their "Color-Fury"-Tour.
Between summer 2002 and 2003 their first single Heaven Is Close became a radiohit and circled three months in the airplaycharts. The accomanying video rotated the music television channel Viva for four weeks.
Im Summer 2003 the video for the single Get Your Mind Free was produced in cooperation with Greenpeace
. During the occupation of a sawmill of a wood import company the lack of import restrictions for rainforest
wood was brought attention to.
Ever since Get Your Mind Free became the official hymn for Greenpeace
in the fight against deforestation
the band was named missionary of Greenpeace
for this topic.
Despite various glamorous festival- and televisiongigs between 2002 and 2004, the Popgun-Tour in Autumn 2002 as well as the tour-support for parts of the Simple Minds
-Tour in Germany in summer 2003, the band didn't achieve a commercial breakthrough yet.
In 2004 Holger Jung and Ralf Rathjen left the Band.
Since then a musical redirection into Arthouse Pop took place.
Their second album was completed in Spring 2007 on which the band had been working since Winter 2003. A publication is planned for Autumn 2007.
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
, who imprint the German Independent
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
-Popscene since 2000.
History
The Band was originally founded under the name Eat her Eyes in 1996. With this name they came in second in the talent competition "brand: newcomer talent quest" initiated by MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in 2000 and got themselves a record deal with Sony.
Shortly afterwards the current bandname Sonnit was established. In June 2002 the first studio album called Popgun was released, produced by Roland Spremberg.
Sonnit became famous in Germany as they performed as tour-support for 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...
in spring 2002 during their "Color-Fury"-Tour.
Between summer 2002 and 2003 their first single Heaven Is Close became a radiohit and circled three months in the airplaycharts. The accomanying video rotated the music television channel Viva for four weeks.
Im Summer 2003 the video for the single Get Your Mind Free was produced in cooperation with Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
. During the occupation of a sawmill of a wood import company the lack of import restrictions for rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
wood was brought attention to.
Ever since Get Your Mind Free became the official hymn for Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
in the fight against deforestation
Deforestation
Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a nonforest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use....
the band was named missionary of Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
for this topic.
Despite various glamorous festival- and televisiongigs between 2002 and 2004, the Popgun-Tour in Autumn 2002 as well as the tour-support for parts of the Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
-Tour in Germany in summer 2003, the band didn't achieve a commercial breakthrough yet.
In 2004 Holger Jung and Ralf Rathjen left the Band.
Since then a musical redirection into Arthouse Pop took place.
Their second album was completed in Spring 2007 on which the band had been working since Winter 2003. A publication is planned for Autumn 2007.
| Bandmembers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peter M. Glantz | Drums, Percussion | since 1998 |
| Guido Hespenheide | E-Bass | since 1996 |
| Alexander Struck | Vocals, Guitar | since 1996 |
| Former Bandmembers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Holger Jung | Keyboards, Guitar | 1996 - 2004 |
| Ralf Rathjen | Guitar | 1996 - 2004 |
Sideprojects
Peter M. Glantz works as a producer, composer and musician. He is the owner of the Motion Media Sound Design company called Glantzleistung which produces music for motion pictures. He is also composer and bandleader of The Band Without Glantz.External links
- www.sonnit.de - official website of the Band
- www.glantzleistungen.de - official website of Peter M. Glantz
- www.glantzleistung.de - official website of Media Motion Sound Design company Glantzleistung