Conny Plank

Conny Plank
Plank at the Windrose studio in Hamburg
Plank at the Windrose studio in Hamburg
Background information
Birth nameKonrad Plank
Born(1940-05-03)3 May 1940
Hütschenhausen, Germany
Died5 December 1987(1987-12-05) (aged 47)
Cologne, West Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)Record producer, musician
Instruments
  • Synthesizer
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • percussion
Years active1969–1987
Labels

Konrad "Conny" Plank (3 May 1940 – 5 December 1987) was a German record producer and musician. He is known for his innovative work as a sound engineer and producer in Germany's krautrock and kosmische music scene in the 1970s. Plank was involved in releases by Neu!, Kraftwerk, Cluster, Harmonia, Ash Ra Tempel, Guru Guru, Kraan, and other German groups of the era.[1] He later produced for new wave acts such as D.A.F., Eurythmics and Ultravox. As a billed performer, Plank also formed the group Moebius & Plank, releasing 5 albums between 1979 and 1986.

  1. ^ Seabrook, Thomas Jerome (2008). Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town. Jawbone Press. p. 85. ISBN 9781906002084. Retrieved 25 April 2019.