GERD RUBE
Vocals & Guitars
Photo: Sandra Wolf ©



Date of Birth: 
 
March, 19th 1968 


 
Place of Birth: 
 
Schorndorf/Germany


 
Sign: 
 
Piscies 


 
Scool etc.: 
 
Realschule & Fachhochschulreife,
 Mechanic, since 1990 full-time musician/singer 


 
Hobbies: 
 
Ski-/Snowboard, Windsurfing, Jetski, and music, music, music...


 
Sisters & Brothers:
 
1 Sister, 1 Brother


 
Favorite foods:
 
Curry-Rice or Rostbraten


 
Favorite drinks: 
 
Caipirinha 


 
Instruments:
 
Acoustic- and E-Guitar, Vocals


 
Heroes: 
 
John Mellencamp, Joe Cocker, Bruce Springsteen 



 ...and another good friend:


GERD'S LIVE - EQUIPMENT  


 

 

Gerd plays a Gibson Les Paul Studio DeLuxe 1967 he bought at a Pawn-Shop in St.Petersburg / Florida. That baby sounds extremly good played direct into the 30-year-old JCM 800 Marshall Combo with 2x12 Zoll Celestion Speakers. Completed with a Samson Wireless-System.


 

 
Gerd likes to control his monitorsound by himself. That's why you find a rack behind him with a Dynacord Powermate mixer. For vocals effects he uses two Boss SE-50 controlled via a ENGL Midi-Controller. An Alesis Graphic-EQ does the rest. For signal-transfer there are two Sennheisser Evolution for acoustic guitar and vocals. Also ready to use: a Sennheisser In-Ear System. All transmitters are powered with recharchable batteries of the 8-channel charger by FischerAmps. versorgt.


 

 
He plays a Takamine 12-String and lately also a Mini-Jumbo 12-String by CORT. In addition he uses a BOSS Tremolo and the world-famous TC Chorus/Flanger pedal.



Biography & Musical career:

1968
March, 19th Gerd Rube was born Schorndorf


1978
How it all started: with Melodica & Akkordeon.


1983
The Akkordeon was replaced by a guitar...


1984

From the highschoolband he formed his first Rockband "ALCATRAZ"
soon became popular in southern Germany with original music.


1988
"Music made by Hands", Gerd's first LP sells over 3000 copies
and two songs made it into the hitlist "TOP 2000 D" of the
Radiostation SDR-3.


1990
During the next years "Gigolo",


"Midnite Special"


or the 13-piece "Cocker Band"

are other Bands with Gerd as a Frontmann.

1992
"The way I feel", his first Solo-CD


CD-Presentation concert at the Auerbachhalle Urbach / Germany
 

In the following Gerd released an new album once a year
with his own Label "White Eagle Music".

With the "Coverband" he earned a lot live experience


Gerd joins the band "Good News" and that would be
his band until July 2001.


1993
2nd winner in a nationwide band-contest with his band "Al Cat"


C&A presents Gerd in "Newcomer wanted" for two months
with his Video on MTV Europe.


Opener for Curtis Stigers and Johnny Guitar Watson.


Solo-CD "Broken hearts´n´Bourbon Whiskey" released and
Gerd goes towards Country-Rock.


1994
"Newcomer of the year" at the German-American-
Country-Music-Federation. The CD "Broken hearts´ n´Bourbon
Whiskey" is CD-of-the-month in the "Country Circle Magazine".


DTB-Germany-Tour with a Sport-Music-Show with
the multi-german-champion in Rhythm-Sportgymnastics,
Magdalena Brzeska

(Photo: VITESSE)

Solo-CD "For my Friends" released.

1995
First live-shows and Radio-Interviews in the USA
 

Gerd meet the musician J.D.Ingalls in Key West
Florida and they started duo-shows,
later as well in Boston/USA and in Germany


Solo Live-CD "Live & Easy" released.

1996
Studiosession in Nashville/USA with Musicians of Garth
Brooks Band!


Live-Shows in front of 30.000 people at the VFB Stuttgart
Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium.


Two Live-CD's with Good News.

1997
Continusly touring through the south of the USA. 200 Live-
Shows all over Europe and the USA.


Good News with the Spencer
Davis Group at the SDR-Faschingsparty.

1998
"The Best Of Gerd Rube", his eith CD is out and the
"Florida Keys Song" makes him a "honrary local" in
Key West / Florida..


Proms jam with Gerd at the BILD-Party in
Esslingen/Germany.


Shows in Boston and California/USA.


Contact with Gloria Estefan and the
Miami Sound Machine in New York


1999
Solo-CD "Live - For my Friends in 1999"


Gerd Rube & Good News play in front of 15.000 Bikers in
Schleiz/Germany as a support fot the legendary Uriah Heep.

2000
First shows at the legendary Live-Club
"Hog's Breath Saloon" in Key West/USA...


...as well as at Jazz/Blues-Club "O'Hara's"
in Fort Lauderdale


Clint Bullard from Nashville/TN and J.D.Ingalls FROM
Boston WITH Gerd on Tour in Germany


Florida Keys Tour with his Unplugged-Trio


Duo shows with John Noville


2001
Studiorecording in Esslingen with Stuttgarts Drum-Hero
Bodo Schopf and other studio-cracks.


New CD "Dry" with Good News.

Studiorecording with members of the legendary Miami Sound Machine
in Fort Lauderdale / USA...


...then released the Maxi-CD "Keys Dreamin"


Gerd stopped singin for the Coverband
"Good News" and formed the new Band "DREAMCATCHER"


Discography

1988 'Music made by hands' (Alcatraz)
1992 'The way I feel' (Solo Album)
1993 'Broken hearts´n´Bourbon Whiskey' (Solo Album)
1993 'Kein Haß im Wilden Süden' (Sampler)
1993 'Wings of Rock' (Sampler)
1994 'For my Friends - Live & in Person' (Solo Album)
1995 'I´m still the same' (Solo Album)
1995 'Friends' (Sampler)
1996 'Love it live - Volume 1+2' (Good News)
1996 'Live & Easy' (Solo Album)
1998 'The Best Of Gerd Rube' (Solo Album)
1999 'For my Friends - Live in 1999' (Solo-Album)
2000 'R.O.C.K. in Germany' (with J.D.Ingalls)
2001 'Dry' (Good News)
2001 'Keys dreamin' (Maxi CD feat. members of 'Miami Sound Machine')
2001 'Catch your dream' (DREAMCATCHER)

Press releases:

The Key West local newspaper "Solares Hill" wrote: In this city of songwriters, Gerd Rube is a unique fellow. The 30-year-old native of Schorndorf/Germany, is an acoustic-guitarist and singer who has his own big audience in his native land and a growing one here.
Partly responsible for this ping-pong of popularity is "The Florida Keys Song" played back and forth across the Atlantic and included in Gerd's latest CD of the same name. It`s his eight CD. Gerd has recorded with the Garth Brooks Band at Mainframe Studios in Nashville, and the video of his song "Happy Day" was shown on MTV Europe. And in Key West they already call him a "honorary local"

Key West Island News, Gerd & Friends, May 2000
...he is already attracting a following at the Hog's Breath...Rube
is well known for his Florida Keys Song, an original composition
inspired by his many trips to the Keys...


KEY WEST "ISLAND NEWS" ARTICLE, NOV.5th 1999
...Gerd is a welcome exception...his guitar work
has a deep, rich sound...not many can play the chops
like Rube can...Rube has a great stage presence and puts
on an excellent show...is honest-to-God Tope40 Country...
consider this a "best bet" pick of the month...


KEY WEST "PARADISE THIS WEEK" ARTICLE, NOV.4th 1999
...in fact Gerd wrote a love song about the Keys that is a hit
wherever he plays, on either side of the Atlantic...includes
30 Gerd Heads from Orlando threatening to return whenever they
can catch him...


Also check out:
www.gerdrube.de!

 E-MAIL GERD RUBE gerd@dreamcatcher-rocks.de


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