Michael Klimas
Guest Lecturer
Artistic Major(s):
Media Music
Artistic and Pedagogical Education
- Singing lessons Dominik Müller (Matthias Jabs Band, Scorpions) - Classical singing lessons with Wolfram Blank Mannheim
- Private guitar lessons
- Various workshops
Work Experience
- Various bands and gigs until 2003
- Singer with Söhne Mannheims since 2003 - Writer for Warner Chappell 2007-2023
- Producer / songwriter for various artists
Concert highlights
- Tel Aviv Opera House (2005)
- Live Aid Berlin (2005)
- Söhne Mannheims with Babelsberg Symphony Orchestra (2005)
- "3 Orchestras and Stars" with Placido Domingo and Lang Lang (2006) - SWR Symphony Orchestra, Zwischenräume Tour (2007)
- MTV unplugged (2008)
- Co-headliner (with Coldplay) Rock im Park and Rock am Ring (2011) - Autosymphonic under the direction of Marios Joannou Elia (2011)
- HR Big Band (2012)
- Blue Balls Festival Lucerne (CH) (2014, 2015)
- Various tours; including European tours (London, Paris, Milan, Warsaw, Stockholm, etc.) (since 2003)
TV appearances
- Wetten, dass...?
- Eurovision Song Contest • Top of the Pops
- MTV Campus Invasion
- TV Total
- DSDS
- The Voice KIDS
- Echo Award
- Anke Engelke Show
- Jose Carreras Gala
- Die Bülent Ceylan Show
Collaboration with artists (selection)
- Alvaro Soler
- Alex Christensen
- Natalia Avalon
- Julian Otto (Bausa)
- Clara Louise
- Wolfgang Schrödl (Liquido)
- Laszlo Maleczky (Adoro) & Impulso Tenors • CR7Z
- Marianne Rosenberg
Prizes and Awards
- Echo (2005)
- Goldene Stimmgabel
- NEO Award
- 2x Comet
- Radio Regenbogen Award
- Mehrfach Gold und Platinauszeichnungen für diverse Alben
Discography as singer (1), producer (2), co-producer (3), songwriter (4)
- Söhne Mannheims - NOIZ (2004) (1)
- Söhne Mannheims - Power of the Sound (2005) (1)
- Söhne Mannheims - Söhne Mond und Sterne (2007) (1,2,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - MTV unplugged (2008) (1)
- Söhne Mannheims - IZ ON (2009) (1,4)
- Klimas - Change of Season (2009) (1,2,4)
- Titelsong für Kinofilm „Heiter bis wolkig“ (2012) (1,4) • Söhne Mannheims - Elyzion (2014) (1,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - Evoluzion LIVE (2015) (1,4) • Elaiza - Restless (2016) (4)
- Söhne Mannheims - MannHeim (2017) (1,3,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - MannHeim LIVE (2017) (1,4) • Matthias Reim - Meteor (2018) (4)
- Söhne Mannheims - Live@ alte Zigarrenfabrik (2020) (Gesang) (1,4) • Söhne Mannheims Jazzdepartment (2020) (Gesang) (1,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - Moral (2020) (1,2)
- Söhne Mannheims - Miracle (2020) (1,2,4)
- Mii - Surrender (Single) (2021) (1,3,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - Eine Million Lieder (2021) (1,2,4)
- Mii - Unreal (Single) (2021) (1,3,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - Am andern Ende der Welt (2021) (1,2,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - Mut (2022) (1,2)
- Die Mayerin - Wunder (2022) (1,2,4)
- Die Mayerin - Rest der Welt (2023) (1,2,4)
- Die Mayerin - Die Ersten (2023) (1,2,4)
- Via - Soulmate(2023) (1,2)
- Die Mayerin - Liebe (2023) (1,2,4)
- Via - Pray (2023) (1,2,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - Kompassnadel (2023) (1,2,4)
- Söhne Mannheims - New Fire (2023) (1,2,4)
- Söhne Mannheims feat. Clara Louise - Hauptgewinn (2023) (1,2,4) • Söhne Mannheims - Kompass (2023) (1,2,4)
Miscellaneous
Zermatt Unplugged Festival, Miss Austria, Künstler gegen Aids, collaborations with RTL, VOX, Bachelorette 2023, ORF Licht ins Dunkel, ZDF Fernsehgarten, Beatrice Egli Show, and many more.