A u d i o

All by myself...

The creation of music is a process of several steps, bringing together different pieces of the puzzle. From the spark of a notional idea wandering in your head (often triggered by the heart) to the audible opus that meets the ear (and -hopefully- triggers the heart in retour) it is a multi-tasky, multi-scientific and multi-technical challenge, and I've always been interested in every aspect. So, here's a selection of recordings that I'm not only been involved in the making (in terms of playing guitar/bass, singing, programming the drums/synths and recording/producing), but I also did the writing (with the exception of the classical poem of Hermann Hesse's "Gestutzte Eiche", wich I dared to accompany with music and an extra refrain with my own lyrics).

Enjoy!

Cover me...

I sometimes catch myself thinking "Hell yeah, that's an epic song, but I would have done it different!". Or I'm curious to find out if I could've done it at all! In either way, the word is up then and I'm enforced to deliver. So, the following pieces of music are different from the original, whether I was intending or pretending...

For some reason the audio-stream stops after 5min of playing. So, if you want to listen to my music all the way through, go here for the all by myself- section, and here for the cover- section.

Copyright issues:

  • Gestutzte Eiche poem written by Hermann Hesse
  • River deep, mountain high written by Phil Spector / Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich
  • Across the universe written by John Lennon / Paul McCartney
  • Frozen written by Madonna / Patrick Leonard
  • Time written by David Gilmour / Nick Mason / Richard Wright / Roger Waters
  • I turn to you written by Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg
  • ...
  • The Machine, Personal Bible, Chains & Ties, To You At Last written by Roland Milke
  • Gestutzte Eiche music and refrain's lyrics written by Roland Milke

 

 

Coming up - Richie live

(Confirmed at this point of time):

06.04.24 Theater a. Hornwerk, Nienburg (Paniker)

19.05.24 Parkfestival, Bad Lippspringe (Paniker)

01.06.24 Chattahoochee HH (Johnny B Bad)

08.06.24 Dillingen (Paniker)

15.06.24 Bischofswerda, Stadtfest (Paniker)

21.06.24 Wernigerode, Rathausfest (Paniker)

20.07.24 Wiesmoor, Freilichtbühne (Paniker)

What's up, Ridge?

Meeting (and rehearsing with) Udo Lindenberg

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Dreams come true. Sometimes. Happened to me in May '22. No kidding', seriously!

In April '22 I got a call from Andy, a guy who turned out to be a member of the „inner circle“ of Udo Lindenberg’s tour production team. In essence: „The artist wants to meet you, Richie! And bring your guitar...“.

Wait... WHAT?!? Fou...

So, this happened on May 1st 2022:

I drove to Timmendorfer Strand, where UL and the Panikorchester were rehearsing for the tour ’22, and met all these icons I knew from concerts and articles and the telly. I met the man himself and we rehearsed his music all day long. Mark well: Not a tribute band, I was part of the real deal!

I met a totally friendly, overwhelmingly nice guy, professionally well informed about this Richie Jones he was making music with. A man who’s absolutely reflected and aware about his attribute being a national treasure, totally committed to make everybody in the room feel comfortable and easy, including himself.

Maybe the purpose of having me at a rehearsal was to check out some plan B on guitar players against the background of the pandemic.

Since the tour took place without any virus incident (hence me not playing on this tour), you might ask: „Okay, now what’s next?!?“ Frankly, I dunno, but I keep dreaming of being part of Germany’s greatest Rock’n Roll circus. But whatever may come, hey, I’m already on the bright side of life. I played with Udo Lindenberg, he liked what he saw/heard, and nobody will ever take that away from me.

Surely, a dream came true…

Hamburg, May 2022

 

Update log - The latest enhancements:

24.10.2023

Welcome the Ridgeboard 2023 (aka "Kemperboard") to the Gear page!

 

06.05.2023

Pics and Vids on the Paniker page.

 

17.08.2022

Pics page: Some substitutions done.

 

01.08.2022

Some pics here and there added.

 

14.05.2022

What's up, Ridge?

"Meeting Udo Lindenberg" - Short Story.

 

11.01.2022

The Gear page needed an update wich was long overdue. Particularly the floor board was pretty outdated...