Christopher Franke
Germany
Born: 06 April 1953
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Electronic, New Age, Avant-Garde, Stage & Screen
Styles: Adult Alternative, Contemporary Instrumental, Minimalism, Modern Composition, TV Soundtracks, Soundtracks, Television Music, TV Music, Film Music
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A longtime member of the pioneering German electronic unit Tangerine Dream, keyboardist/composer Christopher Franke was born in Berlin on April 6, 1953, subsequently studying classical music and composition at the Berlin Conservatory. While playing in the jazz-rock group Agitation Free, he and his mentor, Swiss avant-garde composer Thomas Kessler, set up a sound studio and began teaching courses in improvisation, laying the groundwork for what would become the Berlin School of Electronic Music. Through the school, Franke met Edgar Froese and Pe...
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