Holger Obenaus

American Guitarist, Producer, Songwriter, Photographer of German decent born 20.December 1964 in Bensberg. He studied guitar and songwriting at the Musicians Institute GIT in 1989/90 in Hollywood, CA. In 1991 he joined the German Band Original Buam as guitar player and recorded the album "Für Du" released by BMG Ariola in 1992. Obenaus played lead guitar with the Zeltinger Band from 1992-1995, co-wrote and produced the "Scheisse!" Album released by EMI Electrola in 1994. Holger Obenaus is one of the Founders and Producers of Sushi Hero Avantgarde Productions. He was guitarist and producer of the American-German Pop-Trio Chop-Chop Mushi-Mushi in 1999. The band was signed by Virgin Limited UK in 2000. He played lead guitar on the Germany Tour of Eyes of the Nightmare Jungle and on their 1995 album "Innocence". From 1993 to 2012 he worked as songwriter for German Pop Stars Wolfgang Petry, Andreas Martin, Banaroo, Jürgen Drews, Die Wildecker Herzbuben, Michael Morgan, Trademark, Achim Petry and the British boy-group Worlds Apart. He received Gold and Platinum Awards from the Deutsche Phonoakademie for his songwriting on the Wolfgang Petry albums: "Alles" 1996 4xPlatinum Germany, Platinum Austria, Platinum Switzerland, "Nie Genug" 1997 Double Platinum Germany, Gold Austria, Gold Switzerland, "Einfach Geil" 1998 3xGold Germany, Gold Switzerland, "Konkret" 2000, 3xGold Germany, "Achterbahn" 2001 Gold, "Kein Grund zur Panik" 2003 Gold, "Typisch" 2004 Gold. He also received Double Platinum for "Die längste Single der Welt" and Platinum for "Die längste Single der Welt 2". The album "Everybody" of the British boy group Worlds Apart reached Double Platinum Status in France. Today Holger Obenaus works as a commercial photographer in Charleston, Dallas and Miami and produces Fine Art Photography.