Christoph Schneider

Christoph Schneider (; born 11 May 1966) is a German drummer and one of the founding members of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. He has released eight studio albums and three live albums with the band. He was previously a member of punk bands Die Firma and Feeling B.

Early life Schneider was born in Pankow, East Berlin. His parents were both involved in music, his father as an opera director and his mother as a music teacher. Schneider also has a younger sister. He later attended a special music school connected to a Pioneers' orchestra, as his parents wanted him to learn an instrument. During his time in the orchestra, he became interested in playing the drums due to the size and equipment of the drum section and began building his own kit with tin cans and buckets.

Career In 1985, Schneider quit his telecommunication job to pursue his musical ambitions and study music, but failed his admission test and was rejected due to lacking other musical skills than drumming.

In 1993, Schneider joined Richard Kruspe and Oliver Riedel in forming a new project called Tempelprayers. After Till Lindemann joined the band, they entered the Berlin Senate Metrobeat contest and won a recording session in a professional studio in 1994.

His favorite rock bands are Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, and AC/DC.

Schneider is a supporter of Bundesliga football club Union Berlin.

Equipment

Schneider uses and endorses Sabian cymbals, DW drum kits, pedals and hardware, Vic Firth drumsticks, and Remo Drumheads. He previously used and endorsed Sonor Drums, Tama Drums and Meinl cymbals.

Current DW touring kit

Drums – DW Collector's Series Jazz, Maple/Gum shells, Matte Black Finish 13x10 Tom 16x16 Floor Tom 18x16 Floor Tom 21x16 Gong Drum 12x5 Collector's Maple Snare Drum 14x6 Collector's Edge Snare Drum Cymbals – Sabian Other Vic Firth SCS Christoph Schneider Signature Drumsticks Remo Drumheads Snare: Controlled sound X / Ambassador Snare Side, Toms:Clear Pinstripe / Clear Diplomat, Bass: Clear Powerstroke P3 / Powerstroke P3 Ebony

Discography

Rammstein

Herzeleid (1995) Sehnsucht (1997) Mutter (2001) Reise, Reise (2004) Rosenrot (2005) Liebe ist für alle da (2009) Untitled album (2019) Zeit (2022)

Feeling B

Die Maske Des Roten Todes (1993)

Quartered Shadows

The Last Floor Beach (1993)