Andrew Reeves

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Andrew Reeves (2014)

Andrew Reeves (born September 11, 1971 ; also MACDaddy ) is a German DJ and music producer .

biography

Andrew Reeves is the son of a Kenyan philosophy professor who worked for Deutsche Welle , where he met his mother from Tanzania , a nurse. Andrew Reeves appeared in 1990 with his siblings Shary , Jim and Terry Reeves as the dance formation 4 Reeves . Together with his brother and sisters, he formed this family band in the early 1990s. He got to know the producer team Franz Plasa and Peter Hoffmann through his agency . Although the English Singles Party and Jumpin (the latter produced by Harold Faltermeyer ) Attention success in the German dance charts generated, the four siblings decided after a gig in Cologne , where it in front of 100,000 spectators at huh ass concert at Chlodwigplatz occurred in German continue to write and sing. They were the first band to present Kölsch Rap . In the early 1990s, the 4 Reeves, along with the group Die Fantastischen Vier, were among the pioneers of German hip-hop , soul and R&B . Together with the Stuttgart band, they were the rap formation in Germany that got a major deal and, after already being signed to Warner Brothers ' label East / West in 1991, they were signed by Chlodwig Musik ( BMG Ariola ).

Discography

Albums

1994: 4 Reeves - Jambo LP

  1. Jambo
  2. Maama
  3. No power to the stupid
  4. Take off
  5. Plop
  6. Homeless
  7. remain silent
  8. Gansta
  9. settlement
  10. Ma babe
  11. Pata pata
  12. caribou
  13. Everybody's Goin 'To The USA
  14. Full throttle

Singles

House music mixes / remixes

  • 2001: Adama n Cast - Get On Up Part One
  • 2001: Adama n Cast - Get On Up Part Two
  • 2009: Andrew Reeves featuring Bassa Mo & Eduardo Duquesne - Vacilar
  • 2009: remix
  • 2009: remix

Pop music productions

  • 1999: Sqeezer - Jealousy
  • 2001: Sqeezer - Rock'n'Roll Baby

Videos

  • 2009: Vacilar Video
  • 2009: Vacilar Video 2
  • 2009: Andrew Reeves Interview

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Henrik Lerch: The ball is your friend. In: Welt am Sonntag , May 2, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Reeves, Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Andrew Reeves aka DJ Macdaddy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist, rapper DJ and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH 11th September 1971