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ABOUT

COMPOSER - ARRANGER - ORCHESTRATOR

Friedrich Gattermann is a German composer and orchestrator currently located in Potsdam. His works include compositions for media and concert music. His musical style blends orchestral elements with electronics creating a mixture between contemporary music and film music. Gattermann´s musical influences range from film music classics like Bernhard Hermann and Jerry Goldsmith to contemporary composers such as Hildur Guðnadóttir and Volker Bertelmann and jazz artists Maria Schneider and Vince Mendoza. In his work he tries to mix those different influences into his own personal style. 

MEDIA

 

Gattermann worked on several library music productions together with Moritz Bintig for labels like SONOTON, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC, NINJA TRACKS, ATOM MUSIC AUDIO and many more. So far they released over seven whole albums ranging from trailer productions to modern orchestral scores.

FILM

 

Friedrich worked on his first feature film „SCHLEUDERTRAUM“ in 2021. From then he scored lots of short films and is currently working on another feature. He collaborated with the FILMORCHESTER BABELSBERG back in 2021 and successfully participated in many contests:

 

INDIE FILM MUSIC CONTEST: 2nd place (winter 2022), finalist (summer 2022)

SONUSCORE COMPOSER OF THE YEAR AWARD: finalist (2023)

SCORE THE WORLD: 5th place (2023)

FILM MUSIC CONTEST: finalist (2022)

 

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In addition to his film scores, Friedrich works as a demo artist for ORCHESTRAL TOOLS. His most recent demos include the official launch trailer for the Peteris Vasks Strings library.

 

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VIDEO GAMES

 

Gattermann participated in the VIDEO GAMES MUSIC BOOTCAMP in 2022/23 and was awarded with the „Gecko´s Choice Award“ as the standout participate. He is currently working on a video game project.

 

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CONCERT MUSIC

 

Gattermann´s concert music works range from jazz composition for big bands to contemporary music for orchestras. He participated in the „Young Conductors And Composers Workshop“ in collaboration with the NDR BIG BAND in Hamburg in 2021. His most recent composition is a jazz piece for double big band. For more information and a detailed catalog of his work for concert music visit „Concert Music“.

 

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COMMERCIAL

 

Friedrich Gattermann scored the official promotional short of the „Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover“ for the 50th year anniversary of the music college. He also contributed his music to the commercial short „Whispers in the Shelves“ in collaboration with the LANDESMUSEUM HANNOVER.

 

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BIO

 

Friedrich Gattermann was born in northern Germany in 2002. From an early age, he showed a strong interest in music and soon began learning to play the accordion, piano, and French horn.

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He gained international experience across various genres, including chamber music, classical music, and jazz. Friedrich was a former member of the Landesjugendjazzorchester Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sharing the stage with jazz legends such as NILS LANDGREN and EDGAR HERZOG. Additionally, he was the keyboardist for the band High Heels Sneakers, which won Germany’s largest school band contest, SchoolJam, in 2019. The band performed at the Hurricane and Southside Festivals and was awarded an exclusive recording session at the ABBEY ROAD INSTITUTE.

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In 2020, Friedrich graduated from school and began studying jazz composition at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Raphael D. Thöne and Hauke Berheide. Since then, he has participated in workshops led by renowned musicians and composers, including ANNE-KATHRIN DERN, MARIA SCHNEIDER, FLORIAN ROSS, SNARKY PUPPY, CHRIS POTTER, and FRED HERSCH, among others.

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Currently, Friedrich is pursuing a master’s degree in film scoring at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf.

© 2023 by FRIEDRICH GATTERMANN.

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