Apparat

German musician (born 1978)
Person human Q620679
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Summary

Apparat was born on June 27, 1978[1], in Quedlinburg[2]. He has worked as a disc jockey[3], film score composer[4], DJ producer[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,343 views/month, #7,135 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[8]
  • Award received: Qwartz Electronic Music Awards[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Genre: glitch[11]
  • Record label: Shitkatapult[12], BPitch Control[13]
  • Commons category: Apparat[14]
  • Official website: http://www.apparat.net/[15]
  • Instrument: drum kit[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[17]
  • Birth name: Sascha Ring[18]
  • Start of work period: 1996[19]
  • Social media followers: 43,399[20], 44,000[21], 43,102[22], 42,766[23], 51,700[24], 54,600[25], 57,900[26]

Why It Matters

Apparat has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Apparat born?

Apparat's place of birth was Quedlinburg[2].

What did Apparat do for work?

Apparat worked as a disc jockey[3], film score composer[4], DJ producer[5], and musician[6].

What awards did Apparat receive?

Honors received include Qwartz Electronic Music Awards[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → BE2D-1A4D-3088-9ED9-B16F
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ka', 'ko', 'lt', '
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  2. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 135514711, 1386456144
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.apparat.net/
    Website → —
    Genre → —
    Instrument → drum kit
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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