Wolfgang Boss

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Wolfgang Boss


Wolfgang Boss is a German music executive, producer and owner of the record label B1M1 Recordings, a joint venture with Universal Music Germany GmbH.[1] His releases have been successful in Germany and internationally.

    Biography and musical career

    Boss entered the music world during his university studies. After working as a DJ, he became a club manager and established his own house music club, MACH 1. This brought him into regular contact with international DJs and artists in the house scene. In 2003 his Berlin-based company Mach 1 Records GmbH became a partner in the newly founded house label, Ministry of Sound Germany. Just one year later Boss’s new label MACH 1 scored two number-one hits with Dragostea Din Tei (Haiducii) and Obsessión (Aventura). The latter held the top spot on the German charts for seven weeks.

    In 2005 Boss teamed up with German producer Reinhardt “Voodoo” Reith to create the music for their Crazy Frog project.[2]

    In 2006 Boss worked with Konrad von Löhneysen from Ministry of Sound Germany to produce an album for Goleo VI, the official mascot of the FIFA World Cup in Germany.

    In 2007 Boss accepted an offer from Universal Music and founded B1 Recordings as a joint venture with Universal Music Germany.

    Releasing hits by artists such as Milow (Ayo Technology), Stromae (Alors on Danse), Edward Maya (Stereo Love) and Pitbull (I know you want me), B1 Recordings (now B1M1 Recordings) frequently topped the charts.

    B1M1 Recordings´ release of the single "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" by Brazilian artist Michel Teló, which came out at the end of 2011, was a worldwide hit, reaching no 1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This was followed by 2 other successful B1M1 releases: Gotye´s "Somebody That I Used to Know", and in fourth place, Israel Kamakawiwo`ole (IZ) "Over The Rainbow".

    Awards

    At the German ECHO 2011 music awards on 25 March 2011, Boss and Jon de Mello received the Hit of the Year ECHO for Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole.[3] The Hawaiian singer, often known simply as IZ, recorded the song three years before his death in 1997. Boss bought the rights to release the single in Europe in 2010.[4] Over the Rainbow topped the German charts for four months in late 2010 and early 2011, selling over 800,000 copies, which made it the top-selling single of 2010.[5] The single overtook Lady Gaga’s Poker Face on the German all-time download chart, making it the most downloaded song of all time in Germany. The song and the corresponding album Facing Future have also enjoyed success outside Germany. In France, for example, the single reached number one and the album went platinum.

    Productions/Releases

    • Speedy feat. Lumidee: Sientelo, 2003 (No.2 in France, Gold Single, No.9 in Germany)
    • Haiducii: Dragostea din tei, 2004 (No.1 in AUT + CH, No.2 in Germany, Platinum Single)
    • Aventura: Obsessión, 2004 (No.1 in Germany, Platinum Single)
    • Aventura: We Broke the Rules, 2004 (Top 10 in D, Gold Album)
    • Crazy Frog: Axel F, 2005 (No.1 in 30 countries, Multi-Platinum)
    • Crazy Frog: Popcorn, 2005 (No.1 in 6 countries, Platinum)
    • Crazy Frog presents Crazy Hits, 2005 (Gold Album)[6]
    • Goleo presents Bob Sinclar: Love Generation, 2006 (No.1 in Germany, Platin Single)
    • Goleo presents Lumidee: Dance!, 2006 (No.3 in Germany)
    • David Tavaré: Hot Summer Nights, 2007 (No.2 in France, Platin Single)
    • Eisblume: Eisblumen, 2009 (No.3 in Germany)
    • Pitbull: I know you want me, 2009 (Top 10 in Germany)
    • Milow: Ayo Technology, 2009 (No.2 in Germany, Platinum Single)
    • Milow: Milow, 2009 (No.3 in Germany, Platinum Album)
    • Stromae: Alors on Danse, 2010 (No.1 in Germany, Platinum Single)
    • Edward Maya: Stereo Love, 2010 (No.3 in Germany, Platinum Single)
    • Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: Over the Rainbow, 2010 (No.1 in Germany, No.1 in France, Platinum Single)
    • Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: Facing Future, 2010 (Platinum Album in Germany + France)
    • Milk & Sugar feat. Vaya con Dios: Hey Nah Neh Nah, 2011 (Top 10 in Germany, Gold Single)
    • Milow: You & Me, 2011 (No.3 in Germany, Gold Single)
    • Milow: North & South (Album), 2011 (Gold Album)
    • Lucenzo & Don Omar: Danza Kuduro, 2011 (No. 1 in Germany, Platinum Single)
    • Gotye: Somebody that I used to know, 2011 (in collaboration with Vertigo Berlin)(No. 1 in Germany, Platinum Single)
    • Gotye: Making mirrors, 2011 (in collaboration with Vertigo Berlin) (Gold Album)
    • Michel Teló: "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!", 2011 (No. 1 in Germany, Austria + Switzerland) (No 1 selling single 2012) (Platinum)
    • Gusttavo Lima : "Balada", 2012 (No.1 in Austria + Switzerland, Platinum Germany)
    • Triggerfinger : "I Follow Rivers", 2012 (No.1 Austria, Platinum Germany)
    • Arash & Sean Paul : "She Makes Me Go", 2013 (Gold Single Germany)
    • Wankelmut & Emma Louise : "My Head is a Jungle", (Platinum Single Italy)
    • Stromae : "Papaoutai", 2013 (Gold, Germany)
    • Family of the Year : "Hero", 2013 (Gold, Germany)
    • Klingande : "Jubel", 2013 (5 weeks at No.1 in Germany, Platinum)

    References

    1. ↑ Chicago SunTimes Jul 16, 2005
    2. ↑ Business Week Jul 23, 2005
    3. ↑ Starauflauf bei der Echo-Verleihung in Berlin Badische Zeitung, March 25th, 2011
    4. ↑ Germans Are 'Over The Rainbow' for Iz 29 October, 2010
    5. ↑ BBC News Nov 18, 2010
    6. ↑ Discography. April 18, 2011

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