Henrik Freischlader was born on November 3, 1982 in Wuppertal and is a German blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and self-taught multi-instrumentalist. His musical style blends blues with rock, jazz, soul, and funk. Freischlader was a backing musician for Joe Bonamassa, B.B. King, Gary Moore, Peter Green, and Johnny Winter.

In 2004, he founded the Henrik Freischlader Band and released his first album "The Blues" in 2006. Current band members are Theofilos Fotiadis (bass, backing vocals), Björn Krüger (drums, backing vocals), and Moritz "Mo" Fuhrhop (Hammond organ). The multi-instrumentalist has released eleven studio albums and seven live albums since 2006.