Tillmann Uhrmacher

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Tillmann Rudolf Uhrmacher
Born(1967-05-14)14 May 1967
Died30 May 2011(2011-05-30) (aged 44)
Genres
DJ
Instrument(s)Turntable, Mixer
Years active1989–2011
LabelsMaxiMal, Direction Recordings

Tillmann Uhrmacher (German pronunciation:

radio host
.

Career

Tillmann Uhrmacher started his career as a light jockey in a well-known little club, worked in a record shop and went on to become an internationally renowned DJ.

Musical recognition was first achieved when Uhrmacher was one of the founding members of the electronic group

.

In June 1990, Uhrmacher began his own radio-show broadcast every Saturday evening on RPR1. Later, this show was broadcast on sunshine live. This ran from its inception in 1990 until 18 March 2011 and is the longest-running electronic music show on German radio. In 1994, he entered into the

Guinness Book
of Records for an 80-hour non-stop broadcast. In addition, Tillmann Uhrmacher also produced a compilation series called Maximal in the mix. The last issue appeared in April 2009, after the tenth edition.

Uhrmacher published his first solo single "Bassfly" in 1999. In 2001, the single "On the Run" did well on the UK club charts and attained number 16 in the UK singles charts. A collaboration with

Bundesliga
football outfit.

Tillmann Uhrmacher also appeared at both small and large festivals in the field of electronic music. Since 1999, he had appeared at least once every year on one of the main stages at Nature One and additional performances on smaller stages. In addition, he hosted the live coverage of the Nature One on Sunshine Live. An appearance had been planned for Nature One 2011.

Final activity

2010

In 2010 Uhrmacher was still presenting his Saturday evening show on RPR1. In May, he took part in the ZDF Fernsehgarten show. With other VIPs, he held a flea-market stand, telling nostalgic stories and presenting abstract objects. The show was also broadcast on radio RPR1.

2011

Tillmann presented his last radio show in March, but had to put it on hiatus due to ill health.

Death

On 8 June 2011, it was announced by Uhrmacher's family that he had been found dead in his apartment of as yet unknown causes. His obituary lists 30 May 2011 as his date of death.

Discography

Singles

With The Mysterious Art

  • 1989: "Das Omen (Teil 1)"
  • 1989: "Karma – Omen II"
  • 1990: "Requiem"
  • 1991: "High on Mystic Mountain"
  • 1991: "Lovin' You / Awaken"

With Mauro Picotto (as Lava)

  • 2000: "Autumn"
  • 2001: "Spring Time (Let Yourself Go)"

Solo

  • 1999: "Bassfly"
  • 2000: "Free"
  • 2001: "On the Run"
  • 2001: "Friends"
  • 2006: "The Pride in Your Eyes (Om Nama Shiva)"

Remixes (select)

References

Further reading

External links