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Thomas Blug
Thomas Blug at a concert in Saarbrücken, Germany in 2009.Thomas Blug at a concert in Saarbrücken, Germany in 2009.
Background information
Born1966
Saarbrücken, West Germany
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1996 – present
Musical artist

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.

The Bluguitar Amp1, a compact tube amp head designed by Thomas Blug.

In 2014, he launched his own company, Bluguitar, which produces guitar, 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
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"

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.

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