Milky Chance
Milky Chance is a German rock band originating in Kassel. It consists of vocalist and guitarist Clemens Rehbein, bassist and percussionist Philipp Dausch, and their band members, Antonio Greger and Sebastian Schmidt.
Their first single, "Stolen Dance", was released in April 2013, topping the charts in several countries.[1][2] It also won the 1Live Krone radio award for Best Single.[2]
Their debut album, Sadnecessary, was released in October 2013 and included the single "Down by the River". The album peaked at number 14 in Germany,[2] and in 2014, Spin named Sadnecessary their Album of the Week.[3] The band made their TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in October 2014,[2] and also won the European Border Breakers Award that month.[2] They started a tour of North America in late 2014,[2] performing at venues such as the House of Blues and festivals such as Coachella.[4]
History[edit]
2012: Founding, first singles[edit]
After meeting in school, Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch finished their secondary education at Jacob-Grimm-Schule in Kassel, Germany in 2012. Both were in a jazz quintet known as Flown Tones, where Rehbein played bass guitar and Dausch was a guitarist.[5] The group disbanded after the drummer left, though Dausch and Rehbein continued to collaborate, feeling they had a good connection.[6] They combined electronic production with acoustic guitar and their own vocals and lyrics.[2] Rehbein wrote most of the songs at home, then uploaded them to YouTube, where they gradually gained a following.[6]
Current
Touring musicians