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Faculty

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.