Engel is best known for his work within Udo Lindenberg's Panikorchester, where he replaced Keith Forsey in 1976.
[1] Other musical collaborations include among others Eric Burdon, The Pretty Things, Jimmy Barnes and Robert Palmer.
He has a guest appearance on drums in the Bruce Springsteen video "Hungry Heart" and can be heard playing drums on the Springsteen bootleg-album "Secret Berlin Night".
Later in his teenage years he attended the Music Academy in Münster where drums became his main skill.
In the bands of these two musicians, Bertram Engel has been a member for years and he has been involved in studio recordings and on stage as drummer, composer and producer for decades.