Horst Weidenmüller
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Known for | Founder of !K7 Music |
Board member of | IMPALA, Merlin Network |
Horst Weidenmüller is a German music executive producer and entrepreneur, founder of
Early life
Weidenmüller was born in the Black Forest region of West Germany. He moved to Berlin in 1982.[4]
Career
Weidenmüller founded
Weidenmüller became an influential part of the Berlin techno music industry in the early 1990s.[1] In 1993, he released his first X-Mix video cassette. These remix videos combined DJ mixes with computer animation for at-home viewing. In the mid-1990s, X-Mix videos, including those of Laurent Garnier or Richie Hawtin, were aired at night on MTV.[3] X-Mix became a platform by which artists working in computer graphics could showcase their nascent art form.[8] As Germany was reunified, techno had become popular in both East and West Germany[9] and, according to the German magazine Der Spiegel, "X-Mix gave techno a face", bringing it out of the dark basement venues where it initiated.[2] Weidenmüller also started DJ-Kicks, a DJ mix series first released in 1993, which released its 72nd edition in August 2020.[10][11]
In 2008, Weidenmüller acquired
In 2017, Weidenmueller created a classical music label 7K!,[1] and signed several composers and musicians from the neoclassical genre, including Luca D'Alberto, Niklas Paschburg and Henrik Schwarz.[16] Weidenmueller was the Executive Producer on Endless, D'Alberto's 2017 album. He was also Creative Director on Paschburg's 2018 album, Oceanic.[17] In 2019, Weidenmüller created Ever Records, a jazz label, and signed musicians such as the Kansas Smitty's House Band.[18]
Over the years of !K7, Weidenmüller has also worked with the artists Kruder & Dorfmeister, Matthew Herbert, Fat Freddy's Drop, Peggy Gou, The Whitest Boy Alive, Forest Swords, Moodymann, Henrik Schwarz, Carl Craig, Einstürzende Neubauten, Grandmaster Flash, Hercules & Love Affair and Madlib.[19] His label group, !K7 Music, includes !K7 Records, Strut Records, AUS, 7K! and Ever Records.[6]
Associations
He has served on the board of several associations representing independent artists and record labels. He has served on the board of directors of the IMPALA since 2003.[20] He joined the executive team at IMPALA in 2006 and served as co-president until 2011.[21] Since its founding in 2008, Weidenmüller has also been on the board of Merlin Network, the largest organization representing independent digital rights holders.[20][22]
Discography
- 2017 – Luca D'Alberto – Endless[23]
- 2018 – Niklas Paschburg – Oceanic
- 2018 – Henrik Schwarz – Scripted Orkestra
- 2018 – Luca D'Alberto – Exile
- 2019 – Henrik Schwarz & Alma Quartet – Plunderphonia
References
- ^ a b c Hartmann, Andreas (2017-10-16). "Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". Zeit. Retrieved 2021-02-12.(subscription required)
- ^ a b Hildebrandt, Martin (2013-10-25). "Zurück in die Neunziger". Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ a b Fersch, Daniel (2013-10-23). "X-MIX RELOADED Neuauflage als audiovisuelle Eventserie". Groove (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ a b Biermann, Til (2016-02-20). "Horst Weidenmüller: "Ich hatte die Berliner Krankheit"". BZ Berlin. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ a b "!K7 rebrands as it expands management division". Music Business Worldwide. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ a b Brandle, Lars (2020-09-10). "Soothsayer strikes European deal with !K7". The Industry Observer. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Hummelsiep, Matthias (2013-04-29). "Horst Weidenmüller: "Ich möchte mit !K7 ein kleines Biotop schaffen."". BLN.FM. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Remembering the Surrealist Techno Mixes of Post-wall Berlin". Texture Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Fehre, Catherine J. (2013-10-25). "!K7 presents the return of X-MIX at Stattbad tonight". Berlin "Loves You". Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Horst Weidenmueller". Re:Publica. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Avalon Emerson Mixes 72nd 'DJ-Kicks'". XLR8R. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Strut To Be Revived, Plans Grandmaster Flash Release". Billboard. 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Celebrating 20 Years of Strut, Whose Compilations Span the Globe". Bandcamp Daily. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ISBN 978-1-78870-231-7.
- ^ Gedye, Lloyd; Culture (2020-09-16). "Album Review | Fall to Pieces". New Frame. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Müller, Andreas (2018-02-13). "Neoklassik - Etikettenschwindel oder wichtiges neues Genre?". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Horst Weidenmuller | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "!K7 launches new jazz focused label". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Horst Weidenmueller: Biography". Impala. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ a b "HORST WEIDENMUELLER - IMPALA". Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "UpFront: Global News Line". Billboard. 2006-07-22. p. 21.
- ^ "Indie Rights Agency Merlin Names Interim Board". Billboard. 2007-04-16. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Premiere: Luca D'Alberto - Wait For Me (Marquis Hawkes Remix)". Inverted Audio. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2021-02-12.