Birger Gesthuisen
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Birger Gesthuisen (born September 6, 1952 in Duisburg-Rheinhausen ; † February 15, 2015 in Moers ) was a German journalist and music producer .
life and work
Birger Gesthuisen grew up in Duisburg-Rheinhausen, studied social sciences and sociology and lived in Moers . He organized series of concerts, festivals and tours and in 1978, together with Ute Badura, produced the LP Bauer Maas - songs against atomic energy (musicians and music groups: butterflies , Walter Moßmann , Fiedel Michel , Frank Baier , Tom Kannemacher , Saitenwind ). In 1997 he received the DW-Worldmusic Award from Deutsche Welle for an edition of Musikpassagen , a series on WDR Radio 5of West German Broadcasting . Birger Gesthuisen managed the music publisher and the Feuer & Eis label . In addition, he worked as a freelance music producer. His 1993 production A World Out of Time II - Henry Kaiser & David Lindley in Madagascar was nominated for a Grammy the following year . Since 1985 he has worked as an author and presenter, primarily for the local West German radio in Cologne, but also for the Hessian radio and for Radio Bremen . In 2009 his book Musikwelten NRW - cultures of immigrants was published .
Publications
- Those who work abroad ...: cartoonists from Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain and Turkey describe the situation of their compatriots in the Federal Republic . Edited by Birger Gesthuisen and Tina Jerman. 1st edition. Trikont-Verlag, Duisburg 1983, ISBN 3-88974-002-2 . 2nd edition, Edition Aragon Klauke, Moers 1984, ISBN 978-3-924690-04-5 (catalog for the traveling exhibition of the same name of an international caricature competition organized by the community college of the city of Duisburg and the association “Friends and Promoters of Intercultural Relationships”. "in cooperation with the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) and the magazine metal IG Metall was announced)
- The one world. Drawings and caricatures. Edited by Birger Gesthuisen and Tina Jerman . Edition Aragon Klauke, Moers 1984, ISBN 978-3-924690-01-4 .
- Musikwelten NRW - cultures of immigrants . Klartext Verlag, Essen 2009, ISBN 978-3-8375-0167-4 .
Web links
- Do without nuclear energy . Rheinische Post , April 27, 2011; about Gesthuisen's political commitment.
- Werner Lohmann, Robert von Zahn: On the death of Birger Gesthuisen. State Music Council of North Rhine-Westphalia , February 19, 2015; Obituary.
- Werner Fuhr: Obituary. Westdeutscher Rundfunk , February 23, 2015.
- Obituary. Rheinische Post , February 27, 2015.
- Meerbeck and music were close to his heart . Neue Ruhr Zeitung , February 28, 2015; Obituary.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birger Gesthuisen. In: Music and Education, Volume 25. , B. Schott's Sons, 1993, p. 69
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gesthuisen, Birger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duisburg-Rheinhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2015 |
| Place of death | Moers |