Horst Weidenmueller, Founder of the K7 who launched the DJ-Kekes series, dies at 60

Horst Widanmor, who founded the influential independent/e -poster ! K7 And the most prestigious DJ-kicks Assembly series, died, the brand was announced yesterday (February 11). No cause of death was given, but the statement referred to a serious illness. Weidenmueller was 60 years old.

Weidenmueller was born in the Black Forest area in Germany, but he moved to Berlin in his early twenties, where he established! K7 in 1985 to produce music videos. It evolved into a registration mark after a decade, and issued technology and home beside DJ-kicks Groups – Series where producers and DJS collected the dance circuit and listening to the home, giving DJS an outlet to explore the usual mixture format and find new fans in this process.

After the opening CJ Bolland Mix, DJ-kicks Soon the main component of electronic music has become, with dozens of myths that make a parameter mixture that has become dedicated classic, which expands the dance music as the album coordination. He made the Austrian duo Curder and Dorfmster II DJ-kicks LP, subsequent greats such as Four Tet, DJ Koze, Kemistry & Storm, James Holden and Moodymann are unparalleled.

Besides the series, Weidenmueler continued to sign the great and future greats! K7 – Including a man named Gerald, Matthew Herbert and Erol Alkan – in addition to music from other places, such as difficult, recently, hundreds of water and Bloc’s Kele’s Kele Ocrick.

In her statement, K7 wrote that “seeing Weidenmueller”, a passion, and a dedication to form! K7 from 1985 to what it is today, and its legacy will continue to inspire us. Besides his role in! K7, Horst was an emotional defender of an independent music community, a committed environmental friend, and a real friend. His contributions have always left the industry and will not be forgotten.