Paul Kalkbrenner (born 1977 in Leipzig, Germany) is a German electronic musician and actor from Berlin.
In his early years Kalkbrenner played the trumpet in several concerts. In 1994 he started his career as a live act. In 1999, his first EP Largesse was released under his alias Paul db+. The same year he released the EP Friedrichshain at his Berlin label BPtich Control.
Kalkbrenner uses software-synthesizers, sequencer (Ableton Live) in combination with midi-controllers, hardware-synthesizers and -drummachines for his live shows.
He appeared at various festivals like Mayday, Nature One, SonneMondSterne, Melt, I Love Techno and Fusion.
In 2008 he appeared as the leading character in the film Berlin Calling. Together with his brother Fritz Kalkbrenner, who also took a minor role in the film, they produced the single Sky and Sand which is part of the Berlin Calling Soundtrack.
Discography
Albums
- Zeit (BPitch Control, 2001)
- Superimpose (BPitch Control, 2001)
- Self (BPitch Control, 2004)
- Maximalive (Minimaxima, 2005)
- Reworks (BPitch Control, 2006)
- Keule (Bpitch Control)
- Berlin Calling - The Soundtrack By Paul Kalkbrenner (BPitch Control, 2008)
EPs
- DB+ (12") (BPitch Control, 2000)
- Chrono (12") (BPitch Control, 2001)
- Brennt (12") (BPitch Control, 2002)
- F.FWD (12") (BPitch Control, 2003
- Steinbeisser (12") (BPitch Control, 2003)
- Press On (12") (BPitch Control, 2004)
- Tatü-Tata (12") (BPitch Control, 2005)
- Keule (12") (BPitch Control, 2006)
- Altes Kamuffel (12") (BPitch Control, 2007)
- Bingo Bongo (12") (BPitch Control, 2008)
Singles
- Sky And Sand (BPitch Control, 2009)