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Dieter Rubach (born 28 April 1955) is a German bass player, composer,
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Life and career

In the early 1970s, Rubach joined the heavy metal band Accept, first on keyboards, later on bass until he left in 1978 and was succeeded by
Peter Baltes Peter Baltes (born 4 April 1958) is a German musician, best known as former bassist of heavy metal band Accept and as current bassist of U.D.O. Career He started out in the Solingen prog rock band Pythagoras in the 1970s but is best known ...
. In 1983, after leaving the German pop band Lichtblick, he formed his own hard rock band Bad Steve, along with other ex-Accept members like Frank Friedrich and Jan Koemmet, who left the band after their albums ''Breaker'' and ''Restless And Wild''. Rumors and pictures say that 3 other Accept members (
Jörg Fischer Jörg Fischer (born 4 July 1957) is a German guitar player, primarily known for his work with the German band Accept. He joined the band at the end of the recording sessions for their self-titled debut and played on the albums ''I'm a Rebel'' an ...
, Stefan Kaufmann and Hansi Heitzer) also played with Bad Steve. In 1985, they released the album ''Killing The Night'' (produced by Alphaville's producer Wolfgang Loos), including the single ''Across The Rainbow'', where a video was shot. They also supported Accept for a 1984 tour. It was the band's only album, before they split. It showcased Rubach as a songwriter and guitarist too.→ When lead singer
Udo Dirkschneider Udo Dirkschneider (born 6 April 1952) is a German singer who first rose to fame with the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Accept (band), Accept. After leaving the band in 1987, he formed the band U.D.O., in which he has also enjoyed commerci ...
left Accept in 1987, he formed his own band called
U.D.O. U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. History Following Dirkschneider's departure from Accept in 1987, he formed his own band called U.D.O. The first line-up consisted of guitarists Mathias ...
, recorded the album Animal House and asked Rubach for a brief stint in his touring band. The tour started in early February 1988 and U.D.O. played in Hungary, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, France, Finland, US and Canada. Rubach appears on several bootlegs, as well as on a
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TV special called "MOSH". They also did a tour with
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(where he met his old friend Martin Gerschwitz again) before he left the band in 1989. Rubach continued to work as a session musician and arranger for famous German acts like
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. As a bandmember he also recorded with Scholle & his Friends, Melo Mafali, Eisenhertz, Lothar und die Trabanten and many more. In the new millennium he was part of ''Martin Gerschwitz & Friends''. They also shot a DVD at the SAE, Frankfurt in 2004, before he left the band and continued to record and perform with German bands The Pirates of Love, Funky Frank, Justin Nova and others. As an audio engineer he worked for many artists like
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. He also worked as a roadie, stage technician and light operator. He also recorded albums with
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, Bourbon $treet and Irek Dudek.Dieter Rubach's website as an audio engineer
He owns a recording studio in
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Discography

* 1982 – Lichtblick – ''Lichtblick '82'' * 1985 – Bad Steve – ''Killing The Night'' * 1991 – Lothar und die Trabanten – ''Unter dem Wartburg''


As sound engineer

* 1990 –
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– ''Tales of Gil Scott-Heron'' * 1990 – Ozo – ''In the Threshold of Jain'' * 1992 –
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– ''Timeless Funk'' * 1992 –
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– ''Cry Wolf'' * 1992 – Melo Mafali – ''Babylons Acumen'' * 1995 – Aida – ''Presents Mythos'' * 1997 – Bourbon $treet – ''Live on the Rocks'' * 2000 – Bourbon $treet – ''Straight Up Rock'n Roll''


DVD

* 2003 –
U.D.O. U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. History Following Dirkschneider's departure from Accept in 1987, he formed his own band called U.D.O. The first line-up consisted of guitarists Mathias ...
– ''Nailed To Metal'' (Compilation) GER: #100 * 2004 – Martin Gerschwitz & Friends – ''Live in Frankfurt''


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubach, Dieter German male musicians German heavy metal musicians German heavy metal bass guitarists German male bass guitarists German record producers German audio engineers People from Solingen Living people 1955 births Accept (band) members U.D.O. members Engineers from North Rhine-Westphalia