Klaus Schulze was born on August 4, 1947 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Dune (2021), Manhunter (1986) and The Bling Ring (2013). He was married to Elfi. He died on April 26, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.
In 1989, German band Alphaville released their album The Breathtaking Blue, on which Klaus Schulze was both a contributing musician and the album's producer.
His use of the pseudonym Richard Wahnfried is indicative of his interest in Richard Wagner, a clear influence on some albums like the aforementioned Timewind.
Schulze developed a Minimoog technique that sounds uncannily like an electric guitar.
In 2013 Klaus Schulze announced that he would not be performing live on stage anymore.
Klaus Schulze had a more organic sound than other electronic artists of the time. Often he would throw in decidedly non-electronic sounds such as acoustic guitar and a male operatic voice in Blackdance, or a cello in Dune (1979) and Trancefer.