 MICHAEL FAKESCH |
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2006: Due to several reasons, Chris and Michael decide to quit doing Funkstörung and concentrate on solocareers. Funkstörung is no more!Michael does some music for TV ads (e.g. Toyota) and soundtracks for short movies (e.g. for GettyImages) and is already working on his sophomore solo album. A new record deal with K7 Records is signed.
2005: In January, Chris De Luca moves to Berlin, Michael stays in their hometown Rosenheim. Funkstörung celebrate their 10th birthday with the release of 'The Return To The Acid Planet,' an album containing remixes and reworks of some of their 10 year old Acid tracks from Acid Planet and Bunker Records.
2004: In March, Funkstörung's second artist album, 'Disconnected,' is released on K7 Records. A worldwide tour, the first ever with a band, follows.Together with Mark McPherson, Michael coordinates and art directs the design book/DVD 'Isolated Triple Media,' which contains music videos and design ideas for the Funkstörung album 'Disconnected.' Nearly 1000 graphic designers and over 50 video directors are involved in the project, which is released on K7 Records and Die Gestalten Verlag. 'Isolated' is a great success, winning many print design awards (incl. best cover artwork 2004 in The Guardian) and video design awards (including the MUVI award of Oberhausen's Short Flm Festival and the Bauhaus' Backup Clip award).
2003: Michael sifts through accumulated demo material for Musik aus Strom and puts together the label compilation 'MAS_Confusion,' which is released on K7 Records.
2002: Jay-Jay Johanson hires Funkstörung to co-produce his new album, 'Antenna,' which is released on BMG.
2001: Funkstörung's second remix album, 'Vice Versa,' which includes remixes for Jean Michel Jarre and Speedy J, is released on K7 Records. Michael's son Noah is born.
2000: 'Appetite for Disctruction,' Funkstörung's first artist album, is released on K7 Records. The Designers Republic make an award winning video for the song 'Grammy Winners'. Funkstörung embark on a big tour through Europe, USA and Japan.
1999: The first Funkstörung remix compilation, 'Additional Productions' is released on K7 Records. Michael releases his solo album 'Marion' on Musik aus Strom.
1998: Funkstörung begin a remix rampage that includes remixes of Wu-Tang Clan's 'Reunited' and Björk's 'All is Full Of Love.' A record deal with Berlin based independent label K7 Records is announced.
1997: Two Funkstörung EP's and one exclusive song on 'The Future Sound Of Jazz' compilation appear on Michael Reinboth's Compost Records; another 5-track EP is released on Chocolate Industries.
1996: Michael and Chris establish Funkstörung (which translates as radio interference) and the label MAS (actually Musik aus Strom ='Music from Electricity') which is run by Michael. Michael does 3 solo E.P.'s under the name Michael Fakesch and gets the first remix Boards Of Canada have ever done. Together with Andre Estermann he founds the project Aemic, with whom he does two E.P.'s. Michael initiates Mask Records, a micro-sublabel of MAS and Skam. The Designers Republic become the (almost) exclusive designers of Fakesch, Funkstörung and Musik Aus Strom related artwork.
1995: Michael leaves university (studying business administration) before finishing his master exams.
1994: Michael and Chris get offered their first record deal with 6 releases on Unit Moebius' Bunker Records and Acid Planet.
1992: Michael organizes several techno parties. He hires Chris De Luca to DJ, with whom he buys his first pieces of musical equipment (a Roland TR808 and Roland TB303) and starts making music.
1975: Michael Fakesch is born on March, the 8th 1975 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, South Germany. |
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