MARTIN GERSCHWITZ (keyboards/violin/lead and back up vocals) Martin Gerschwitz’s formula for success is a fine blend of luck, a whole lot of struggle, and a strong belief that some day he’ll be at the top. That day is just around the corner for Martin Gerschwitz, the classically trained German born keyboardmaster. At the age of 16 he already played with big german orchestras, of course all classical music! Then in 1968, his older brother (who is a very successful Cello – player) gave him a record to listen to (“Five Bridges Suite” by The NICE, Keith Emersons first band), and Martin discovered Rock’n’Roll. Within 3 weeks, he put his first band together (“THE AVENGERS”)….. After several years playing on the german scene with german bands, backing up famous german singers and being among other things the keyboardplayer for “PERCY SLEDGE” (“When a man loves a woman”) for a whole european tour, he finally in 1978 formed his own american-style Rockband “BREAKPOINT” (they recorded one album in 1981 called “First Serving”, and in 2006 it got re-released as a CD in the USA by “Regeneration Records”), which toured very successfully all over the american Military Circuit in Europe. But that wasn’t enough for Martin, he wanted to make it worldwide – so he gave up everything he had, sold his equipment very cheap, paid off his debts and went on his way to the USA!