List of The Ocean band members

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The Ocean at Full Force 2019

The Ocean is a German post-metal band that was formed in 2000. It has gone through many different line-ups over the years. Initially, it was called The Ocean Collective because it had a rotating group of members and long-term collaborators, all of whom were centered around the band's guitarist and composer, Robin Staps. However, in 2008, the band changed its name to The Ocean and adopted a more traditional line-up. This included vocalist Mike Pilat, guitarist Jonathan Nido, bassist Louis Jucker, and drummer Luc Hess, in addition to Staps. This line-up was stable until 2009 when Pilat left and was replaced by Loïc Rossetti. This line-up, which included Staps, Rossetti, bassist Mattias Hägerstrand, and drummer Paul Seidel, has been the most stable in the band's history, until the departure of Nido and Hess and the temporary hiatus of Jucker. Currently, the band consists of Staps, Rossetti, Hägerstrand, and Seidel.

## Personnel

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### Current members of The Ocean

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* Robin Staps – guitar, programming, songwriting (2000–present), bass, drums (2002), vocals (2007)
* Loïc Rossetti – lead vocals, clean vocals (2009–present)
* Paul Seidel – drums (2013–present) (also, he has an alter ego named Lady Luap)
* Mattias Hägerstrand – bass (2015–present)
* David Ramis Åhfeldt – guitar (2018–present)

### Members of The Ocean Collective

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Active members of The Ocean Collective

* Loïc Rossetti – lead vocals, clean vocals (2009–present)
* Robin Staps – guitar, programming (2000–present), bass, drums (2002), vocals (2007)
* Mattias Hägerstrand – bass (2015–present)
* Paul Seidel – drums (2013–present)
* David Ramis Åhlfeldt – guitar (2018–present)
* Vincent Membrez – piano, keyboards (2010–present)
* Dalai Theofilopoulou – cello (2010, 2015–present)

Non-active members of The Ocean Collective

* Nico Webers – lead vocals (2000–2001, 2006–2008), vocals (2005–2006), backing vocals (2004–2005), visuals (2004–2005)
* Markus Gundall – lead vocals (2001–2004)
* Mathias "Meta" Bünte – lead vocals (2004–2006, session 2007–2010)
* Mike Pilat – lead vocals (2007–2009), clean vocals (2008–2009), bass (2007)
* Andreas "Hille" Hillebrand – guitar (2003–2006)
* Matt Beels – guitar (2006–2007, live stand-in 2007–2010)
* Walid Farruque – guitar (2007)
* Jonathan Nido – guitar (2007–2013)
* Damian "Damo" Murdoch – guitar, backing vocals (2013–2017)
* Jonathan "Joni" Heine – bass (2002–2005, 2008 touring)
* Gordon Hünies – bass (2005–2007), percussion (2006–2007)
* Hannes Hüfken – bass (2007–2008)
* Louis Jucker – bass, backing vocals (2008–2013)
* Chris Breuer – bass (2013–2015, 2013 session)
* Jan "Janus" Oberg – drums (2002), vocals (2007 session)
* Torge Liessmann – drums (2002–2007)
* Luc Hess – drums (2008–2013)
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals (2000–2006)
* Yuky Ryang – cello (2005)
* Nils "Der Lünd" Lindenhayn – visuals (2001–2004, 2005–2006)
* Peter Voigtmann – keyboards, synths (2018–2023)

Touring members of The Ocean Collective

* Peach – vocals (2001)
* Alex Petrovic – vocals (2001)
* Gunter Berlin – guitar (2000–2001)
* Alex Roos – guitar (2002), vocals (2001 session)
* Dirk Wilhelm – guitar (2003)
* Micky Hirschbrich – bass (2000–2002)
* Younès Chraibi – bass (2006–2007)
* Ulf Diehl – drums (2000–2002)
* Craig Murray – visuals (2010–2013)

Session members of The Ocean Collective and other contributors

* Thomas Herold – vocals (2004)
* Tomas Hallbom – vocals (2005–2013 session, 2006 touring)
* Nate Newton – vocals (2005–2007)
* Sean Ingram – vocals (2005)
* Erçüment Kasalar – vocals (2005)
* Carsten Albrecht – vocals (2005)
* Eric Kalsbeek – vocals (2007)
* Jason Emry – vocals (2007)
* Dwid Hellion – vocals (2007)
* Caleb Scofield – vocals (2007)
* René Noçon – clean vocals (2007)
* Sheila Aguinaldo – clean vocals (2010)
* Mitch Hertz – guitar (2010–2013)
* Katharina Selheim – piano (2007)
* Lena Bretschneider – violin (2003)
* Demeter Braun – violin (2004)
* Christoph von der Namer – violin (2007)
* Céline Portat – violin (2010)
* Estelle Beiner – violin (2010)
* Regula Schwab – violin (2013)
* Karina Suslov – viola (2007)
* Isabelle Gottraux – viola (2013)
* Rebekka Mahnke – cello (2003–2004)
* Stephan Heinemeyer – cello (2007)
* Esther Monnat – cello (2010)
* Catherine Vey – cello (2013)
* Lionel Gafner – upright bass (2010)
* John Gürtler – saxophone (2007)
* Jérôme Correa – saxophone (2010)
* Hans Albert Staps – trumpet (2010)
* D. Töne – trombone (2002)
* Robert Gutowski – trombone (2010)
* Tove Langhoff – clarinet (2004)
* Daniel Eichholz – glockenspiel (2007)
* James Yates – vibraphone (2010)
* Jonas Olsson – tambourine (2007)
* Tomas Svensson – samples (2007)

## Timeline

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### Personnel / album chart

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Album | Islands/Tides  | Fogdiver  | Fluxion | Aeolian | Precambrian | Fluxion (w/ Mike Pilat) | Heliocentric | Anthropocentric | Pelagial | Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic

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Year | 2001  | 2003  | 2004  | 2006  | 2007  | 2009  | 2010  | 2010  | 2013  | 2018
Lead Vocals | Markus Gundall  |  | Meta  |  | Mike Pilat  |  | Loïc Rosetti  |  |  |
2nd Vocals | Gerd Kornmann  |  | Markus Gundall  | Nico Webers  |  |  |  |  |  |
3rd Vocals |  |  |  | Tomas Hallbom  | Meta  |  |  |  |  |
Guitar | Robin Staps  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2nd Guitar |  |  |  |  | Matt Beels  |  | Jonathan Nido  |  |  | Damian Murdoch
Bass | Robin Staps  | Jonathan Heine  |  |  | Mike Pilat  | Jonathan Heine  | Louis Jucker  |  |  | Mattias Hägerstrand
2nd Bass |  |  |  |  | Hannes Huefken  |  |  |  | Chris Breuer  |
Drums | Robin Staps  | Torge Liessmann  |  |  |  |  | Luc Hess  |  |  | Paul Seidel
Percussion | Gerd Kornmann  |  |  |  |  | Gerd Kornmann  |  |  |  |
Cello |  |  |  | Yuky Ryang  |  |  | Dalai Theofilopoulou  |  |  | Dalai Theofilopoulou
Piano |  |  |  |  |  |  | Vincent Membrez  |  |  |

## Lineups

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Years  | Lineups  | Album releases

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2000–2001

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Nico Webers – lead vocals
* Gunter Berlin – guitar (live)
* Micky Hirschbrich – bass (live)
* Ulf Diehl – drums (live)
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals

2001

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming, bass
* Markus Gundall – lead vocals
* Micky Hirschbrich – bass (live)
* Ulf Diehl – drums (live)
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals
* Nils Lindenhayn – visuals

2001–2002

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming, bass
* Markus Gundall – lead vocals
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals
* Nils Lindenhayn – visuals

* Islands/Tides (2001)

2002

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming, bass
* Markus Gundall – lead vocals
* Alex Roos – guitar (live)
* Jonathan Heine – bass
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals
* Jan Oberg – drums
* Nils Lindenhayn – visuals

2002–2004

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Markus Gundall – lead vocals
* Andreas Hillebrand – guitar
* Jonathan Heine – bass
* Torge Liessmann – drums
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals
* Nils Lindenhayn – visuals

* Fogdiver (2003)

2004–2005

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Meta – lead vocals
* Andreas Hillebrand – guitar
* Jonathan Heine – bass
* Torge Liessmann – drums
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals
* Nico Webers – visuals, backing vocals (live)

* Fluxion (2004)

2005–2006

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Meta – lead vocals
* Nico Webers – vocals
* Andreas Hillebrand – guitar
* Gordon Hünies – bass
* Torge Liessmann – drums
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals
* Yuky Ryang – cello (live)
* Nils Lindenhayn – visuals

* Aeolian (2006)

2006

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Nico Webers – lead vocals
* Matt Beels – guitar (live)
* Gordon Hünies – bass
* Torge Liessmann – drums
* Gerd Kornmann – percussion, backing vocals
* Nils Lindenhayn – visuals

2007

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming, vocals
* Nico Webers – lead vocals
* Matt Beels – guitar (live)
* Walid Farruque – guitar (live)
* Mike Pilat – bass, vocals
* Torge Liessmann – drums
* Meta – lead vocals (session)

* Precambrian (2007)

2007

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Nico Webers – lead vocals
* Mike Pilat – vocals, bass
* Jonathan Nido – guitar
* Torge Liessmann – drums

2008

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Mike Pilat – lead vocals
* Nico Webers – lead vocals
* Jonathan Nido – guitar
* Jonathan Heine – bass (live)
* Luc Hess – drums

2008–2009

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Mike Pilat – lead vocals
* Jonathan Nido – guitar
* Louis Jucker – bass, backing vocals
* Luc Hess – drums

* Fluxion (with Mike Pilat) (2009)

2009–2013

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Loïc Rossetti – lead vocals
* Jonathan Nido – guitar
* Louis Jucker – bass, backing vocals
* Luc Hess – drums

* Pelagial (2013)

2013–2015

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Loïc Rossetti – lead vocals
* Damian Murdoch – guitar, backing vocals
* Chris Breuer – bass
* Paul Seidel – drums

2015–2017

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Loïc Rossetti – lead vocals
* Damian Murdoch – guitar, backing vocals
* Mattias Hägerstrand – bass
* Paul Seidel – drums

* The Quiet Observer (2015)

2017–2023

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Loïc Rossetti – lead vocals
* Mattias Hägerstrand – bass
* Paul Seidel – drums
* David Ramis Åhfeldt – guitar
* Peter Voigtmann – synths

* Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (2018)
* Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic (2020)
* Holocene (2023)

2023–present

* Robin Staps – guitar, programming
* Loïc Rossetti – lead vocals
* Mattias Hägerstrand – bass
* Paul Seidel – drums
* David Ramis Åhfeldt – guitar

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The Ocean

Studio albums|

* Fluxion (2004)
* Aeolian (2006)
* Precambrian (2007)
* Heliocentric (2010)
* Anthropocentric (2010)
* Pelagial (2013)
* Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (2018)
* Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic (2020)
* Holocene (2023)

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