German audio technician and multi-instrumentalist, mainly violinist, from Marburg in the Krautrock era. He was born February 14, 1950.
He was co-founder of Symphonic Rock band Pell Mell and became bandleader, their vocalist and guitarist. His signature instrument was the violin, his nickname was The devil's violinist [German: Der Teufelsgeiger]. He stayed bandleader until 1980. Then, Pell Mell went for one year on hiatus and Schmitt founded a contemporary group called Skyrider, where he again met former bandmate Otto Pusch.
In 1981, he was part of the supergroup Otto Pusch and he restarted Pell for a last album and a last tour. In late 1981, he gave up Pell Mell also due to healthy reasons. He had to give up playing violin by physicl reasons.
In the late 70s he started his own studio: [l656228]