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Biography
The English
music press has dubbed CHRISTIAN HORNBOSTEL one of "Sasha & Digweed's
favourite producers" (DJ Magazine) and "the German Doge" (Muzik Magazine).
In order to understand the sound that most influenced Christian's teen
age years, mentioning two titles will be enough: 'I gotcha' by Joe Tex
and 'Nutbush city limits' by Ike and Tina Turner. These are the first
singles he bought when he was a just about a baby. Then, Christian was
exposed to Santana's latin sounds, to the rock-funk of the Deep Purple's
latter era, and later to the new american disco-wave. Chic, Stargard,
Olympic Runners and Heatwave are just few names of an incredible constellation
that influenced his growing and clear interest for soul and "music-that-makes-you-move!".
Therefore it is easy to understand why he left flute studies and started
playing drums and percussions in several bands.
Christian
has been in the biz for quite a while. His international career as a producer
began in 1991 with two UK top ten: JT & the Big Family 'Moments in
soul' and Don Pablo's Animals 'Venus' (Bisiach Hornbostel Ferrucci Team).
He wrote and produced with the same team 'I need you', the hit by Nikita
Warren later remixed by Joey Negro. In 1993, together with his friend
and business partner Mr. Marvin, he founded Shadow Productions, releasing
among others Virtualmismo 'Mismoplastico' and VFR 'Tranceillusion'. The
tracks were hammered by Sasha and John Digweed during their sets and included
by the pair on their groundbreaking Renaissance compilation.Backed
by his overflowing experience as radio and club dj, which has been further
coined by his legendary gigs at Ibiza's Pacha and El Divino, at London's
Gallery and Crash and at Izola's Ambasada Gavioli, Christian gets usually
heavy support from people like Tony Humphries, Pete Tong, Joey Negro,
Peter Rauhofer, etc... The south-German producer, born in Venetia, remixed
some of house music's finest names, including Satoshi Tomiie, Barbara
Tucker, Joi Cardwell and Deep Forest and produced own projects such as
'Into your mind', 'Back 2 the music' (on UK Southeast) and 'Savoy Session
One' (on US Airplane) before signing The Sura Quintet pres. Manzo 'D Minor'
and Christian Hornbostel featuring Keith Thompson 'All God's Children
got rhythm' with US Soulfuric. He releases his lounge and jazzy oriented
productions under the moniker the Sura Quintet (Sura is the ancient name
of the little village in Upper Bavaria where Christian lives).
Christian, also mastermind of the internationally acclaimed housepacific
radio show, which is aired worldwide in almost 40 countries, reaching
weekly more than five million listeners (technical range), must be considered
one of the big players of his genre.
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Studios
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Vimana Studio Surheim (Germany):
Production, Development, Recording Sessions & Arrangements
Borboletta Studio Cane Garden Bay (BVI):
Recording Sessions, Mix & Mastering
Current
& Past Players
Bass: Don Gorda, Alex Klier, Ingo Peter Schwarz
Guitar: Eric Norman, Michele Manzo, Tom Reif
Keyboards: Tony Donner, Peter Kent, Fabian Wondrak
Vocals: Brenda Cline, Theresa Thomason, Tommy Blaize,
Shelia Michelle', Harriet Roberts, Keith Thompson, Beverley
T, Erin Perry
Very special thanks to Mark Bounds
for his creative support.
Club
appearances & residencies
Ambasada
Gavioli Izola (residency), Pacha Ibiza, El Divino Ibiza,
Jockey Club Salinas Ibiza, The Gallery London, Crash
London, Platinium Warsaw, NB Club Coimbra, El Divino
Palma de Mallorca, Virtual Club Palma de Mallorca, Pacha
Munich, P1 Munich, Prinzip Munich, Global Ljubljana,
Cvetlicarna Mediapark Ljubljana, Tivoli Portorož, Versus
Club Larnaca, Adam & Eve Belek, Rixos Kemer, Adrina
Edremit, Exit Vodice, Nachtcafe Leipzig, Muretto Jesolo,
Par Hasard Abano Terme, Extra Extra Padova, Bimbo Padova,
Spindler & Klatt Berlin, Bangalu Berlin, Airport Leipzig,
Terminal 1 Dresden, Republic Cafe Salzburg (residency),
Parklounge Augsburg, Puro Dresden, Anima Treviso, Beluga
Linz, Rauch Club Feldkirch, Remembar Linz Austria, Joue
Joue Erfurt, Madame Pompadour Karlsruhe, Prinzip Club
Munich, SuCasa Ulm, Villa Drei Mannheim, Blau Saarbrücken,
Parktheater Kempten, Rouge Göppingen, Hifisix Göppingen,
Skylight Landshut, Club East Frankfurt, Galerie Frankfurt,
Climax Institutes Stuttgart (residency), Pussycat Ludwigsburg,
Magelan Kirchheim-Teck , Palais Club München, Liquid
Augsburg, CaDoro Lörrach, Streetparade Zürich, Kagan
Club Freiburg, Casino de la Rotonde Neuchatel & many
others....
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