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Hellmut Hattler
Hellmut Hattler (born 12 April 1952 in Ulm, Germany) is a German jazz and rock bassist and composer. 
Hattler took much of his early influences from Jimi Hendrix. As a child, he received violin lessons, and in the 1960s, he played guitar. Joining Peter Wolbrandt's band marked the debut of his changeover to the bass. In May 1971, he founded the pop group Kraan with the Wolbrandt brothers Peter and Jan and Johannes Pappert. Kraan's early Krautrock style later developed towards fusion
, Hattler founded the "Bassball Recordings" label.
Hattler has published two bass books: the "Hip Bass" school in which he demonstrates his plectrum technique, and the "Hellmut Hattler Songbook", of chords and scores from his 'Hattler' project.
Hattler's son Max Hattler is an award winning film maker.
Projects Siyou'n'Hell.
Since 2009 Hattler is on tour with 'Siyou'n'Hell', an energetic duo with gospel singer Siyou. 'Hell' stands for the short form of his first name Hellmut