Hans Christian (musician)

Hans Christian (also seen as Hans Christian Reumschüssel and other variations[1]) is a German-born musician and producer now based in the U.S. in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Christian is a multi-instrumentalist (bass guitar, cello, nyckelharpa, and sarangi, but also balalaika, santoor, sitar, tambura, etc.) usually associated with world music, ethnic fusion, chamber jazz and sometimes new-age music, but who also plays electronic and classical music. His solo concerts feature the cello, sarangi, sitara, and nyckelharpa with a technique called live looping, where he uses a customized system to record and overdub his live playing on stage. His production work includes projects in a range of genres, from Americana to bluegrass, folk, rock, and devotional chants. He operates a recording studio in Sturgeon Bay, WI called STUDIO 330 and a record label named Allemande Music.[2]

His first six years in the United States were spent in Los Angeles where he recorded, performed live or appeared on TV with Robbie Robertson, Gene Clarke, Sparks, John Waite, Billy Idol, members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Victoria Williams and others. He appeared on American Bandstand, Solid Gold, and on MTV with various artists and worked as a musician with notable producers, including T Bone Burnett, Anton Fier, Daniel Lanois, Thomas Barquee, Ben Leinbach and Shimshai. Christian also did technical work (producer, engineer, mastering) for artists such as Jai Uttal, Ancient Future, Habib Khan, Silvia Nakkach, Dave Stringer, Girish, Snatam Kaur, Spring Groove, GuruGanesha Band and many others. He has toured extensively as a solo artist in North America and Western Europe, including multiple national tours with the GuruGanesha Band and Spring Groove.

Since his move in 2002 to Door County, Wisconsin, Hans Christian has been active as a producer in the genres of Americana, Folk and Blues, working with regional singer/songwriters, including Rusty Wolfe, Yata, Randy Timm, Randy Bruce, Terry Murphy, John Rood Lewis, and many others. He also continues to collaborate with national chant artists, including Johanna Beekmann, Kavita Kat MacMillan, Jim Gelcer, Dave Stringer, Ragani, Kaita Bliffert, and others. In 2021, Hans started to produce a series of songs to be used as fundraising tools for a variety of non-profit organizations, often working with Door County-based singer/songwriter Holly Olm. His March 2022 release called Mariupol, a collaboration with Toronto-based composer Jim Gelcer, was dedicated to the Ukrainian Red Cross. Hans has been nominated as Producer of the Year 2022 by the Josie Music Awards.

Academic work:

As adjunct faculty/artist in residence with Ubiquity University he has performed as a solo cellist in and around Chartres Cathedral (Chartres, France) for six years (2008-2015) to set the musical framework for week long retreats. He has recorded three live CDs during these retreats (Sancta Camisia, Undefended Heart, All Is Well) and collaborated with faculty member and noted modern mystic Andrew Harvey on a collaboration called Rumi Symphony. He is also a part time faculty at NWTC Green Bay, WI where he teaches Audio Engineering classes.

RASA:

Hans Christian is the co-founder of the Indian devotional group RASA, together with the Washington D.C. based singer Kim Waters. Between 1999 and 2007 RASA released six CDs on the Hearts Of Space (now Valley Entertainment) and New Earth Records labels. The duo toured nationally and gave about 130 concerts.

Recording Studio:

Hans Christian's STUDIO 330 is located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and features a recently installed Audient 8024HE 36 channel console.