dawgmatic was started in 2006 in Hamburg / Germany and since then impresses with virtuosic instrumental music on guitar, violin, mandolin, 5-string banjo and double bass – spiced up with a song here and there.

The basis of ‚dawg – music’ is the driving instrumental music of the American David Grisman – also called ‘dawg’.

dawgmatic found it’s own style on that basis, combining elements of jazz, classical music and bluegrass – intricate arrangements alternating with rampant improvisations.

The members of the band are well known in northern Germany in their respective musical fields. With dawgmatic everybody has the chance to combine their individual styles.

dawgmatic is:
Bernd Zeigert: mandolin
Gert Schmiester: guitar
Christian Maushake: bass, vocals
Sven Fritz: violin, vocals