| Sascha Konietzko | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Sascha Kegel Konietzko |
| Alias: | Sascha K, Käpt'n K |
| Birth Date: | df=y 1961-6-21 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Genre: | Punk rock,[1] industrial, industrial rock, industrial metal, EBM, experimental, hardcore techno |
| Occupations: | Musician, record producer |
| Instruments: | Drums, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals |
| Years Active: | 1972 - present |
| Label: | Wax Trax!, Metropolis, KMFDM, Universal |
| Associated Acts: | Missing Foundations, KMFDM, MDFMK, Excessive Force, Schwein, KGC, OK•ZTEIN•OK |
Sascha Kegel Konietzko (born 21 June 1961), also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and record producer. He is the founder, frontman and "anchor"[2] of the industrial band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the father of industrial rock.[3] Keyboard Magazine wrote of him, "You won't find a more imaginative or effective keyboardist on the hard-core scene."[4]
Konietzko is best known for his role as frontman of KMFDM. Having founded the group as a performance art project in 1984, he is the only member of KMFDM to appear on every release, and the only founding member still in the band. His main instruments are keyboards and drums, although he is also proficient at playing guitar and bass guitar.
Konietzko has formed a number of side-projects:
He has re-mixed acts including Metallica, Megadeth, White Zombie, Rammstein, Love & Rockets, Kittie, Die Krupps, Flotsam & Jetsam, Living Colour, Mindless Self Indulgence, Combichrist, Young Gods, and Pig.
Sascha Konietzko lived in the United States from 1991[5] to 2007, dividing his time among Chicago, New York City, and Seattle before moving back to his hometown of Hamburg, Germany. Konietzko and Lucia Cifarelli married in 2005.[6]