Origins 1978

Some time in 1978 I got my first guitar and started to take lessons with a very patient and beardy teacher who also had a fondness for home knitted cardigans and vests. Germany discovered bio-dynamically grown produce and I learned to play Bach and The Beatles on a Spanish acoustic guitar.

Some time in 1982: I had learned the basics, got tired of Bach and The Beatles and stopped taking lessons.

Fast forward to 1985

After a few bewildering years, commonly referred to as adolescence, picked up guitar again and met long-time friend Dirk Kusche. Together we started playing to his dad’s ‘Schlagzeugplatte’ (drum tracks on vinyl). Since we had the electric guitar and his bass guitar plugged straight into his stereo it blew up of course. So we had to find a drummer. Found one and fifteen hundred name changes and different singers and musicians later ‘The Tearless Beheaded’ (don’t laugh!) split up for good. The girls in our village and worldwide (we wished) were inconsolable and everybody went different ways.

London 1996

Moved to London. Session musician for Britpop bands (not very good ones). Realised I had to start my own thing. After the short-lived project ‘Plastiscene’, decided to use my weird first name. Good friends suggested ‘The Holm Hofmann Experience’, but I wasn’t too sure.

Berlin 2001

Released ‘Music For Astronauts’-EP and 7” Single ‘Afterglow’ on Berlin based Firestation Records and the Wohnton label. Encouraged by the good response from the music loving public, went on tour through Germany and played the London gig circuit. Started to work on new songs which became the tracks on ‘South Of The River’. Recorded in London and at Dirk’s studio in Bremen (would never had it finished without him…)

London 2003

Album release ‘South Of The River’

Solo artist

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Holm Hofmann
Guitar / Lead Vocals