Born in 1988 near Munich, Germany, Manu Lotter started playing drums at the age of 2. Only 4 years later he began taking lessons at the local music school and played marching drums for several years in his home town.
At the moment he is still studying drums at the Drummer's Focus facilities with his teacher Cloy Petersen. Besides his studies with Cloy Petersen he already studied with drummers like Alex Holzwarth (Ex-Rhapsody Of Fire), Thomas Lang, Rainer Huber and many more. Furthermore he attended clinics, workshops and masterclasses of e.g. Thomas Lang, Dennis Chambers, Jost Nickel, Jojo Mayer, Mike Johnston, Gavin Harrison, Marco Minnemann, Ash Soan, Mike Mangini, Thomas Pridgen.
From 2007 to 2014 he played for the band Farewell To Arms, signed to Massacre Records, and already toured through Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
2013 he started the so called The Bellerophon Project which gained a lot of attention on Youtube and led him to his first UK tour. 2014 Farewell To Arms split up and he started to work as a freelance drummer for touring, recording and drum lessons.
From 2014 until late 2016 he played for Emil Bulls, did several tours through Europe and spent most of his summer time playing festival shows. In the last couple of years he also played clinics at the Musikmesse Frankfurt, Zildjian Day, Extreme Drummers Universe Festival and was the face for Zildjian's S Family cymbals promotion campaign.
Since 2017 he's officially the new permanent drummer for Rhapsody Of Fire (AFM Records) and tours internationally. Besides his work with ROF, Manu Lotter also does sessions, studio recordings and gives drum lessons in his basement.
Manu Lotter is endorsed by Mapex Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Aquarian Drumheads, Axis Pedals, Roland and Sky Gel Damping Pads.
He already worked with/for:
Rhapsody Of Fire, Emil Bulls, Silbermond, GWLT, Reverse The Sun, The Bellerophon Project, Farewell To Arms, Ocean Of Plague, Musikmesse Frankfurt, Zildjian Days, Drummer's Focus, Extreme Drummers Universe Festival, Monster Artist Management, 8 Ohm Studios Augsburg and many many more.
At the moment he is still studying drums at the Drummer's Focus facilities with his teacher Cloy Petersen. Besides his studies with Cloy Petersen he already studied with drummers like Alex Holzwarth (Ex-Rhapsody Of Fire), Thomas Lang, Rainer Huber and many more. Furthermore he attended clinics, workshops and masterclasses of e.g. Thomas Lang, Dennis Chambers, Jost Nickel, Jojo Mayer, Mike Johnston, Gavin Harrison, Marco Minnemann, Ash Soan, Mike Mangini, Thomas Pridgen.
From 2007 to 2014 he played for the band Farewell To Arms, signed to Massacre Records, and already toured through Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
2013 he started the so called The Bellerophon Project which gained a lot of attention on Youtube and led him to his first UK tour. 2014 Farewell To Arms split up and he started to work as a freelance drummer for touring, recording and drum lessons.
From 2014 until late 2016 he played for Emil Bulls, did several tours through Europe and spent most of his summer time playing festival shows. In the last couple of years he also played clinics at the Musikmesse Frankfurt, Zildjian Day, Extreme Drummers Universe Festival and was the face for Zildjian's S Family cymbals promotion campaign.
Since 2017 he's officially the new permanent drummer for Rhapsody Of Fire (AFM Records) and tours internationally. Besides his work with ROF, Manu Lotter also does sessions, studio recordings and gives drum lessons in his basement.
Manu Lotter is endorsed by Mapex Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Aquarian Drumheads, Axis Pedals, Roland and Sky Gel Damping Pads.
He already worked with/for:
Rhapsody Of Fire, Emil Bulls, Silbermond, GWLT, Reverse The Sun, The Bellerophon Project, Farewell To Arms, Ocean Of Plague, Musikmesse Frankfurt, Zildjian Days, Drummer's Focus, Extreme Drummers Universe Festival, Monster Artist Management, 8 Ohm Studios Augsburg and many many more.