Thorsten Quaeschning

Thorsten Quaeschning (born 23 February 1977) is a German musician. He is the bandleader of the electronic music group Tangerine Dream which he joined in 2005. He was chosen to continue as leader of the group by founder Edgar Froese shortly before his death in 2015. He performs synthesizers,^[2] vocals,^[3] guitar^[4] and drums.

Thorsten Quaeschning
Quaeschning performing with Tangerine Dream in 2018
Background information
Born	(1977-02-23) 23 February 1977 (age 48) Berlin, Germany
Genres	Electronic ambient soundtrack
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, producer
Instrument(s)	Synthesizers, vocals, guitar, drums
Labels	Pledge, Azure Vista, Invisible Hands
Member of	Tangerine Dream[1]
Website	thorstenquaeschning.com

Early life

Quaeschning was born in 1977 in Berlin^[5] to a classically trained, music-loving family.

As a child, he learned violin, piano, drums, and flute; and was drawn to classical composers such as Engelbert Humperdinck, Wagner, Telemann, Smetana and Mozart.^[6]

Career

Quaeschning performing with Tangerine Dream in 2018

Before joining Tangerine Dream, Quaeschning worked as a producer for the band Minory. Afterwards, he began to tour with Tangerine Dream behind the scenes in 2003 before joining them two years later.

Quaeschning has a second band called Picture Palace music.^[6][7]

In 2018, Quaeschning released the soundtrack to the thriller film Cargo.^{[6][8][9][10][11]}

Discography

Solo

• Icicled Drone Session (2018)
• The Seaside Stage Session (2019)
• The Munich Session (2019)
• Autokino Session (2020)
• The Capitol Session (2020)
• Ballhaus Session (2020)
• Ama (2021)

with Ulrich Schnauss

• Synthwaves (2017)

with Picture Palace Music

• Nostalgia (2006)
• Somnambulistic Tunes (2007)
• Symphony for Vampires (2008)
• Natatorium (2009)
• Fairy-Marsh-Districts (2010)
• Midsummer (2010)
• Metropolis Poetry (2011)
• Indulge the Passion (2012)
• Remnants (2013)
• Cargo (2018)