Alle Farben

Alle Farben

Farben in 2014
Background information
Birth name Frans Zimmer
Born July 5, 1985
Origin Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Genres Tech house, techno, deep house, house, trance, chill-out, electro house
Occupation(s) Musician, producer, disc jockey
Years active 2010–present
Labels Kallias
Associated acts Graham Candy
Website alle-farben.com

Frans Zimmer better known by his stage name Alle Farben (meaning All Colors in German), born July 5, 1985 in Berlin is a German DJ and producer. Zimmer is signed to the Berlin record label Kallias.[1] An unorthodox, Zimmer is well known in the electronic music scene as only performing at festivals, as opposed to solo private shows.

Career

Frans Zimmer was raised in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, where he lives and works today. After high school, Zimmer wanted to study art, but was not admitted to university. In the following years, he worked various odd jobs, including work as a confectioner in a Berlin café. In 2010, he began DJing in Berlin nightclubs and bars. Inspired by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, he took the alias "Hundert Farben" (meaning Hundred Colors), which he later changed to his current stage name "Alle Farben"[2] (meaning All Colours)

On May 9, 2012, he achieved a national breakthrough, playing for 30,000 people[3] at the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. Since then, Zimmer has constantly been on the go, DJing almost every weekend throughout Germany and all of Europe. He has also played several shows in Tel Aviv.

In September 2013, Zimmer announced through his Facebook page[4] that he had begun work on his debut album and in January 2014 in an interview with the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung[5] he confirmed the album would be ready in a few months.

On April 15, 2014, Alle Farben released "She Moves (Far Away)" featuring the vocals of Graham Candy as a prerelease and debut single from the debut album.

The debut album, entitled Synesthesia - I Think in Colours as per the official cover and the iTunes download page (with some media outlets opting to use the shorter term Synesthesia album in their coverage of the release) was released on 25 May 2014 in Germany and European markets through Kallias record label and Sony Music. The 15-track album includes collaborations with a number of artists, namely Graham Candy featured on two tracks, Lydmor also on two tracks and Sway Clarke II on one track. It also includes two bonus remixes "She Moves" by Bakermat and Goldfish.


Discography

Alle Farben in 2014

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification
GER
[6]		 AUT
[6]		 SWI
[7]
2014 Synesthesia - I Think in Colours 20 54 40

Singles and EPs

Charting
Year Track Name Peak positions Certification Album
GER
[6]		 AUT
[6]		 BEL
(Vl)
[8]		 BEL
(Wa)
[9]		 FRA
[10]		 NED
[11]		 SPN
[12]		 SWI
[7]
2014 "She Moves (Far Away)"
(feat. Graham Candy)		 9 15 44 17
(Ultratip)		 173 37 41 21 Synesthesia - I Think in Colours
2015 "Supergirl"
(with Anna Naklab feat. YOUNOTUS)		 71 – – – – – – –

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Others

Color Mixes: 24- Dark Salmon 27- Springgreen 28- Midnight Blue 29- Azure Blue 30- Moon White 31- Pale Yellow 32- Deep Sea Blue 33- Kings Purpur (Kings Purple) 34- Autumn Orange 35- Winter Pink 36- Fen Violet 37- Luminous Green 38- Genitian Blue 39- Shiny Leaf Red 40- Glacial Blue 41- Lupine Orange 42- Light Sky Blue 43- Sunflower Yellow 44- Warm Red 45- Winterheart Blue 46- Synthetic Violet 47- Caragreen Green 48- Nightshadow Blue

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ Porträt im Berliner (German)
  2. ↑ "BZ: Die Leute wollen ausflippen" (in German). Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Tagesspiegel: Meine Musik ist für alle Menschen da" (in German). Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Facebook: Ankündigung des Albums" (in German). Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  5. ↑ "taz: Interview mit Alle Farben" (in German). Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Alle Farben discography". germancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Alle Farben discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Alle Farben discography". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Alle Farben discography". ultratop.be/fr. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Alle Farben discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Alle Farben discography". dutchcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Alle Farben discography". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

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