Career
Schmidt begun his career starting his own band Factor 6. In 1994 he quit the band. In 2000 another door was opened for him, when guitarist Uwe Lulis left German heavy metal band, Grave Digger, their bassist Jens Becker suggested Schmidt as a replacement, remained with them until October 2009.
Apart from these two bigger and more famous bands, he has also played with bands like Jack of Hearts and Vötka.
In the late springtime 2010, Manni Schmidt formed his own band Capital Joke and is still writing and working on songs for the debut album.
