Sound

Ralph Rieckermann

At the age of 7 Ralph demonstrated a natural interest and aptitude in all things musical. In his younger years Ralph's innate musical talents were nurtured by private lessons with many highly accomplished tutors mostly focusing in the disciplines of Jazz, Latin and Rock. Under the guidance and training of his tutors Ralph began playing the electric bass, guitar, drums and percussion. At the age of 16 Ralph decided to take music to a professional level and started classical lessons on piano and the upright bass which led him to study classical music for four years in one of the most esteemed Music Conservatories in Germany. His Conservatory training included, music history composition, upright bass, piano and classical orchestra. This gave Ralph the foundation to create musical styles which combine almost all music genres. His global success began In 1991 Ralph joined the world famous rock band The Scorpions as the new Bass Player. During his 12 year career as a member of "The Scorpions" Ralph recorded 8 gold and platinum awarded albums that sold millions of copies all over the world. In addition to his contributions as Bass Player, Ralph wrote the song titled "Mysterious" which was to be the last most successful song for "The Scorpions" since "Winds of Change". That song went to 3rd on the American charts. Throughout his tenure with "The Scorpions" Ralph has toured the world six times.