Thomas Blug

Thomas Blug
Thomas Blug at a concert in Saarbrücken, Germany in 2009.
Background information
Born1966 (age 59–60)
GenresRock
OccupationsSinger, songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1996 – present

Thomas Blug, born in Saarbrücken in 1966, is a German musician, guitarist, musical electronic engineer and composer. He also formed his own band Thomas Blug Band with whom he released three albums besides his solo albums. He has also worked with band Dreist with whom he released an album in 1997 and a live album a decade later.

After being a product designer for Hughes & Kettner for 27 years, he launched his own company, Bluguitar, in 2014 which produces guitars, amplifiers, cabs and effects units.

Discography

Albums

Solo
  • 1996: The Beauty of Simplicity
  • 1998: Electric Gallery
  • 2002: 21st Century Guitar
  • 2011: Blug plays Hendrix (Live album)
  • 2012: Thomas Blug – Best of (Compilation album CD)
with Thomas Blug Band
  • 2005: Guitar from the Hear (Live album + DVD)
  • 2005: Guitar from the Heart – Live in Raalte, NL (Live album)
  • 2009: Soul & Pepper
with band Dreist
  • 1997: Weiber
  • 2007: Neue Zeit (Live album)

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Certification Album
AUT
[1]
2013 "Victim of Love"
(Leonard Pospichal and Thomas Blug)
2
2016 "Lost & Found"
(Leonard Pospichal and Thomas Blug)
74

Awards

  • 1997 "Best German Rock and Pop Guitarist"
  • 2004 "Fender Strat(r) King of Europe"[2]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Blug discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Meet the Strat® King of Europe". www.thomasblug.de. Retrieved 26 February 2017.