Dieter "Maschine" Birr (born 18 March 1944) is a German singer, guitarist and composer.

Until 1969 he was a member of the bands Telestars, Luniks (including Fritz Puppel), Jupiters and Evgeni-Kantschew-Quintett.

[4] In his second solo album, Maschine, released in 2014, Julia Neigel, Wolfgang Niedecken and Toni Krahl also appeared as duet partners.

The album contains some new additions to well-known Puhdys hits from the 1970s, including Geh zu ihr and Wenn ein Mensch lebt.

His son Andy Birr is a vocalist, guitarist and drummer of the pop band Bell, Book & Candle.