Christopher Franke

Christopher Franke is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987, he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially a drummer with The Agitation, later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventually shifted to keyboards and synthesizers as the group moved away from its psychedelic rock origins. While he was not the first musician to use an analog sequencer, he was probably the first to turn it into a live performance instrument, thus laying the rhythmic foundation for classic Tangerine Dream pieces and indeed for the whole Berlin school sound. ^{Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter}

6 April 1953

Born on the same birth date (6 April 1953): Patrick Doyle

Born on the same birth day (6 April): Athenagoras I of Constantinople • Carlton Mitchell • Georg Hólm • Jean-Marc Boivin • Leo Robin • Nicolas Chamfort • Rafael Correa • Rory Bremner • Will Crooks • Willis Hall

Born in the same month (April 1953): Andrew Wiles • Barry Sonnenfeld • David Moorcroft • Debralee Scott • Eric Bogosian • Frank Gaffney • Keiko Han • Pamela Wallin • Patrick Doyle • Peter Garrett • Raleb Majadele • Robert Bertrand • Sammy Wilson (politician) • Santa Barraza • Sebastian Faulks • Simcha Jacobovici • Stephen Paddock • Tanino Liberatore