George Kranz was born on May 20, 1948 in Frankfurt am Main. He is a German musician, drummer and percussionist who is considered a formative figure in the electronic club and pop music of the early 1980s. George Kranz began working as a professional musician in the late 1960s and gained experience in jazz, rock and studio productions. In the 1970s, he established himself as a sought-after drummer and worked with various national and international artists. George Kranz achieved his international breakthrough as a solo artist in 1983 with the single "Din Daa Daa". The track combines electronic rhythms with percussive elements and reduced chanting and develops into a club and radio hit. "Din Daa Daa" achieves high chart positions, including number 1 in several European dance charts and number 8 in the US Billboard dance charts, and is still considered groundbreaking for electronic dance music today. In the same year, the album Din Daa Daa is released, which combines the characteristic sound between electro, new wave, dance and experimental pop music. Other singles from this phase include "I Don't Wanna Lose You" (1984) and "This Beat Is Military" (1984), which position George Kranz as an innovative rhythm musician.