Markus Berger
(guitars)


Date of birth?
June 22th, 1974
When did you start making music?
I learned to play the recorder at age 5.
Any hidden talents?
I can make a joke out of any situation, but fail to keep my Mouth shut sometimes....
What was your first band?
My first band was called “Fulmen” and was basically an AC/DC cover Band.
Did you / do you play in other bands besides Dante?
Fulmen, Torrey Canyon, VEGA, Twelve,...
What do you like to do when you get time away from Dante?
Level my World-of-Warcraft char.
Are there any other musical projects you are / were involved in?
Not as a musician at the moment, but friends drop in for recording in my Studio quite regularly.
What are your favourite bands?
Pink Floyd, Transatlantic, Neal Morse, Dream Theather, Disturbed, The Cardigans, Motörhead, Queensryche, Iron Maiden, Psychotic Waltz
What are your main musical influences?
Pink Floyd and and all kinds of metal and prog
What was the best concert you saw?
Neal Morse’s “Sola Scriptura”-Show in Aschaffenburg/Germany
Which band / musician have you never seen but really long to do so?
Queensryche, Disturbed, Slayer
Which band would you most like to play / tour with?
Dream Theater
Who are your favourite musicians?
David Gilmore, Joe Satriani, Neal Morse
Who do you think are the best musicians
on your respective instrument?
David Gilmore, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Don Donegan
What are your favourite songs of all time?
  • Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
  • Suite Sister Mary (Queensryche)
  • A Change of Seasons (Dream Theater)
  • Duel With The Devil (Transatlantic)
What do you think are the best / most important / albums of all time?
Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) PERIOD;)
What is your favourite DanteSong?
Vanessa’s Song
What equipment are you using (live/studio)?
LIVE
  • Guitars:Ibanez JEM
  • Roland VG-99 V-Guitar System:for easy transfer of studio sounds to live shows
  • Monitor:Wireless In-Ear Monitoring
STUIO
  • Guitars:Fender American Standard Stratocaster /w - Seymour Duncan Bridge HB
  • Roland VG-99 V-Guitar System:for easy transfer of studio sounds to live shows
What was the funniest / most embarrassing thing that ever happened while making music?
When I was gigging with one of my first bands (at age 17 I think), I decided to do The rock-star thing, so I climbed the PA-stack for my solo part. The problem was, afterwards I didn’t dare to jump back down...