{"id":17240,"date":"2025-11-21T20:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/unkategorisiert\/and-ypsilon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:56:48","slug":"and-ypsilon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/artists\/and-ypsilon\/","title":{"rendered":"And.Ypsilon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Andreas Rieke<\/strong> was born in Stuttgart on November 17, 1967. He is better known under the pseudonym And.Y<\/strong> or And.Ypsilon<\/strong> and is a member of the music group \n \n “The Fantastic Four”<\/a>\n <\/span>\n<\/strong>. He works as a producer and DJ for his band as well as for other artists. <\/p>\n\n

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Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

In 1986, together with Michael Bernd Schmidt alias \n \n Smudo<\/a>\n <\/span>\n<\/strong> the music duo “Terminal Team”. In 1989, Thomas D\u00fcrr, alias janitor \n \n Thomas D<\/a>\n <\/span>\n<\/strong>and Michael Beck, alias \n \n Michi Beck<\/a>\n <\/span>\n<\/strong> or Dee Jot Hausmarke, joined them and founded “Die Fantastischen Vier”. <\/p>\n\n

Andreas Rieke, also known as And.Ypsilon, is not only active as a member of the Fantastischen Vier, but also as a producer for other artists. Together with Ralf Goldkind, he produced Thomas D’s second solo album “Lektionen in Demut”. In 2003, he released the album “Y-Files” with electronic music, from which the single “Test Tube Baby” was released. Rieke has also been a lecturer in producing at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts since 2008. <\/p>\n\n

Another facet of Andreas Rieke’s work is the dubbing of the penguin Rico in the German version of the Madagascar film series.<\/p>\n\n

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Life<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

After graduating from Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Thomas D. began studying computer engineering at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences. However, he dropped out after five semesters due to his aspiring music career. <\/p>\n\n

In addition to his musical career, Andreas Rieke was married for three years, is now divorced and lives in Stuttgart, where he runs a recording studio. \n \n recording studio<\/a>\n <\/span>\n<\/strong> where he runs a recording studio. He is also the proud father of three children. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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