Scooter is a German happy hardcore, rave and techno music band founded in Hamburg in 1993. To date, the band has sold over 30 million records and earned over 80 Gold and Platinum awards. Scooter is considered the most commercially successful German single-record act with 23 top ten hits. Since December 2022, the band is composed of lead vocalist H. P. Baxxter, musician/producer Marc Blou, DJ/producer Jay Frog and manager Jens Thele.
Scooter in late 2018: H. P. Baxxter (mic), Michael Simon (keyboards left), Etnik Zarari (keyboards right)
Scooter during 1st Chapter (1993–98). Left to right: Rick J. Jordan, Ferris Bueller, H. P. Baxxter.
Scooter circa 2000. Left to right: H. P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Axel Coon.
Scooter in 2004. Left to right: Jay Frog, H. P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan.
Hans Peter Geerdes, professionally known by his stage name H. P. Baxxter, is a German musician who is best known as the lead vocalist of the German techno band Scooter. He founded Scooter with his friend Rick J. Jordan in 1993.
H. P. Baxxter in 2022