Sasha Kegel Konetsko ( German: Sascha Kegel Konietzko , born June 21, 1961 in Hamburg , Germany ) is a German musician, vocalist and frontman of the KMFDM band. Also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K '.
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| Full name | Sasha Kegel Konetsko |
| Date of Birth | June 21, 1961 (58 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Hamburg , Germany |
| A country |  Germany |
| Professions | musician, singer , music producer , multi-instrumentalist |
| Years of activity | 1972 - n. at. [one] |
| Instruments | guitar, bass, synthesizer, drums |
| Genres | punk rock [1] , industrial , industrial rock , industrial metal , experimental rock , Electronic Body Music , hardcore techno |
| Aliases | Sascha K, Käpt'n K |
| Collectives | Missing Foundations, KMFDM , MDFMK , Excessive Force , Schwein , KGC , PROLET • KULT |
| Labels | Wax Trax! , Metropolis , KMFDM , Universal |
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KMFDM
Konetsko is best known for his role in KMFDM . Having created the group in 1984, he is the only member of KMFDM that appears on every album, and the only founding member remaining in the group [2] .
Third- Projects
Konecko formed a number of side projects:
- Excessive Force in 1990 with Buzz McCoy from My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult .
- MDFMK in 1999 with Lucia Cifarelli and Tim Skold .
- Schwein in 2000 with members of the Japanese bands Buck-Tick and PIG .
- KGC in 2006 with Lucia Cifarelli and Dean Garcia from Curve .
Remixes
He has worked with Metallica , Megadeth , White Zombie , Rammstein , Love & Rockets, Kittie , Die Krupps , Flotsam & Jetsam , Living Color , Mindless Self Indulgence , Combichrist , Young Gods , PIG , and many others.
Personal life
Konecko lived in the United States from 1991 to 2007, worked and lived in Chicago , New York and Seattle , and then moved to his hometown of Hamburg . Konetsko and Cifarelli got married in 2005. February 14, 2008 they had a daughter, Annabella Asia Konetsko.
Interesting Facts
- Sasha has Ukrainian roots, thanks to which he got such a surname. He himself knows Russian well: he spoke with Russian fans at concerts in 2003 and 2004.
- Konecko jokingly calls himself the father of industrial rock [3] .
- In honor of Sasha, the famous porn actress Sasha Gray took her pseudonym.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Olsen, Eric. KMFDM . Blog Critics (October 5, 2003). Date of treatment February 26, 2011.
- ↑ Rule, Greg. Mini-interviews with Seven Superstars: 4: KMFDM // Electro shock !: groundbreakers of synth music . Hal Halard Corporation 1999. P. 211.
- ↑ KMFDM - '84 -'86: 20th Anniversary Edition . ReGen Magazine (March 24, 2006). Date of treatment June 3, 2009.