recording.... writing...

Bernhard is now fully involved in the writing/recording process of his new album "Jekyll & Hyde"....... some of the new "rough" versions will soon be available on the internet: " The One That I Love",  "Killing The Narcissist" and "We Own The Night" are soon to be heard on his reverbnation site.....

"building" a new album.......

Bernhard is currently in the studio - day by day -to write/record new songs for his next studio album "Jekyll & Hyde", which can be seen as a departure of "straight" rock/pop as on "Made In Paradise".... The first tracks of the new songs sound dramatic, pathetic, serious, dark and VERY electronic.... although Bernhard's special songwriting strength - the strong melody lines - are never missing!

TV Gig

Bernhard will be part of the David Blabensteiner Band on Dec. 24, 2011. 16h to 18h - LIVE Performance on Austrian TV station ORF2  "Licht ins Dunkel" Show.....

"Someone Is In My heart" - finished

My new competitor for the pre-selection of Austria's Song Contest contribution is finished.... Listen to "Someone Is In My Heart" in the New Songs/Demos section.

Front Cover of "Someone Is In My Heart"

here is the front cover of Bernhard's new single and Eurovision Song Contest competitor.......

finishing... planning....

This week Bernhard will finish recordings on the Song Contest competitor Someone's In My Heart and it will directly be sent to radio Ö3....

The musicion is also invited to provide keyboards and backing vocals for a "returning" rock band's new CD in 2012..... still a secret......

Song Contest Song No. 2

Listen to the first "rough" unmixed version of Bernhard's newest song "Someone's in my heart" - a contender for the Austrian pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

LInk:    http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10953385

Track 1....

Bernhard reveals the name of the "opening song" (track 1) for his upcoming new solo album. The song is called Run For Your Life  - "a dramatic uptempo hymn, dark electronic sounds meet heavy metal", as the composer says....

On Austrian TV - "Licht ins Dunkel" Show

Bernhard recently joined the band of young super-talented singer/songwriter David Blabensteiner as keyboardist/vocalist. The first performance will be on Dec. 24th on Austrian TV show "Licht ins Dunkel" ORF2.... more info to follow

Going for Song Contest again.....

...it is now confirmed that apart from being in the composer/producer part for another song, Bernhard, himself as a singer, will again take part in the song pre-selection for Austria's contribution for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the completely new power-ballad "SOMEONE'S IN MY HEART"..... the song is just being recorded and presented towards the end of the year..... stay tuned....

new tunes.....

Bernhard is currently preparing/writing new songs for his upcoming new solo album (working title: "Jekyll & Hyde), it will be his "darkest and most introspective" album up to now....

He is also finishing recordings with Peter Power for a German single release....

to be announced

It was a very good year....

the "school year" 2010/11 turned out to be one of the most successful in Bernhard's musical life:

- release of the 2nd solo-album "Made In Paradise", his masterpiece by now

- song contest nominaton (Austria) with the song "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"

- winner of the national songwriting competiton "Projekt Pop"

- Ö3 airplay with "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

- music video with the same song

and the story will continue....

News Update 2011

Bernhard & his band will be playing one concert in June (see concert section). The rest of the year Bernhard will only be available in the studio. He will be in the producer role for some CD productions for other musicians - also in the role of the songwiter/arranger. The recordings include a wide range of musical styles: pop, singer/songwriter, heavy metal and even techno(!). so keep tuned in her. some mp3s of new songs/productions will follow....

And: as the composer explains, he has some song ideas for a possible 3rd solo album in the near future......

Bernhard Zimmermann & Band LIVE 2011

Samstag, 30. April  Taverna Perikles, Gmünd

20 Uhr

"Made In Paradise" Tour inkl. Song Contest Nominierung "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" Support: KONSTANZE KAAS

Die ersten 20 Besucher bekommen eine "Zimmermann/Fischer" Maxi-CD GRATIS dazu geschenkt!
Eintritt: Schüler/Studenten 6 €, Erwachsene 9 €

The Band:
Bernhard Zimmermann - lead vocals, keyboards
Stefan Haslinger - guitars
Stefan Zimmermann - bass
Claudius Vlasak - drums, percussion
Wolfgang Ableidinger - backing vocals, guitars
Erwin Weisgram - backing vocals

Peter Reegen verstorben...

In tiefer Trauer gebe ich bekannt, dass nunmehr der dritte (Musiker-)Freund und Kollege innerhalb von 8 Monaten von uns gegangen ist. Mag. Dr. Peter "Piet" Reegen, Astronom und Musiker/Songwriter ist vor einigen Tagen plötzlich und unerwartet im Alter von nur 42 Jahren verstorben.

Our Loss is Heaven's Gain....

Bernhard Zimmermann

Tour

Aufgrund der immensen Publicity die der Song "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" durch die Song Contest Nominierung und den Sieg beim ProjektPop! bekommen hat, wird es 2011 einige Konzerte mit Band geben...

Termine folgen in Kürze....