Florian schneider

Ralf Hutter / Florian Schneider / Kraftwerk/Organisation

The band's influence can be heard in everything from art-rock and hip-hop to trance and house.

Florian Schneider brightening days

In How Art Made Pop and Pop Became Art, Mike Roberts charts the extraordinary reciprocal relationship between art schools and pop musicians.

Florian Schneider-Esleben is a German musician, most famous for his time in Kraftwerk from 1970-2008. He has been in previous bands PISSOFF and Organization. Birthday : April 7 1947.

"Founded by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1969, Kraftwerk are true pioneers of electronic music, laying down the blueprint for synth-pop, techno and electro. The German band are also technological innovators, often crafting their own custom instruments to realize their vision"