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): April 6 • Eduardo Malapit • Fabrice Muamba • Lachlan Coote • Louis de Cahusac • Patrick Doyle • Udo Dirkschneider • Valentina (French singer) • Vincent Ellis McKelvey

Born in the same month (April 1953): Alberto Zaccheroni • Andrew Wiles • Anthony Venables • Arielle Dombasle • Bill Drummond • Brian Greenhoff • Chen Yi (composer) • Debralee Scott • Eric Bogosian • Frank Gaffney • Gary Cosier • Hal Ketchum • Henry Fotheringham • Ian Swales • James Russo • James Smith (boxer) • John Brumby • John Howard (singer-songwriter) • Rick Moranis • Robert Bertrand • Roberto Bolaño • Sammy Wilson (politician) • Santa Barraza