Daniel Dombrowe
Daniel Dombrowe (born February 20, 1973 in Bielefeld ), artist name Dan D. , is a German DJ and event manager . He is the founder and organizer of the Baltic Soul Weekender .
Life
Dombrowe has been working as a DJ since a DJ course of the German Disc Jockey Organization (DDO) in 1988. He has been involved in Afro-American music and organizing soul music events since the early 1990s . In the mid-1990s he was invited to Japan as the first German soul DJ, toured throughout Europe and moved from Bielefeld to London in 1997, where he worked as a resident DJ and marketing manager in the London Soul Café .
In 2001 he moved back to Germany from London. Since 2004 Dombrowe has been producing and hosting the weekly The More Soul Show in Hamburg together with Kenny B. , which can be heard and seen on Thursdays on the Hamburg station Tide , on the radio and on television.
Baltic Soul Weekender
Dan Dombrowe is the founder and organizer of the Baltic Soul Weekender , the largest soul festival in Germany, which has been taking place since 2007. In addition, he designs new event formats and passes the weekender concept on under license. This resulted in other events such as L-Beach (in cooperation) and the Rolling Stone Weekender (under license from FKP Skorpio). The Baltic Soul Weekender # 5 (2011) and # 13 (2019) were nominated for the Live Entertainment Award (LEA) in the category Best Festival in Germany.
The Baltic Soul Weekender compilations are compiled by Dan D. using records from his collection. He also worked as a co-producer on the singles Ann Sexton - You're Losing Me , published in the Baltic Soul Benefit Project , and the maxi single That's the Way Love Is by Gloria Scott .
As part of the Baltic Soul Weekender, Dombrowe offers year-round financial, legal and social support to both well-known and lesser-known soul artists who lost the rights to their music in the 1960s and 1970s through gag agreements or fraud. In cooperation with a Berlin lawyer, outstanding income is successfully sued and paid out to the relevant artist. Over the years, close friendships have emerged with many US artists who support the Baltic Soul Weekender benefit project.
Dan Dombrowe also receives support in his endeavors from many German artists (including Mousse T. , Jan Delay , Smudo , Max Mutzke , Fettes Brot ), who waived part of their performance fees in order to help finance the benefit project. The total profit from the sale of the Baltic Soul fan articles also benefited charitable purposes.
Artist quotes on Dan D.
"Thank you so much for looking after the artists, you are the Robin Hood of Soulmusic."
"Thank you for taking care of the artists, you are the Robin Hood of soul music."
"Dombrowe is a soul saver who keeps beauty from being forgotten."
Web links
- The Soul Savior: The Unbelievable Story by DJ Dan D. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 18, 2012
- From oblivion back into the spotlight! Hamburger Abendblatt, December 19, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://hochschulanzeiger.faz.net/der-soul-retter-die-unglaubliche-geschichte-von-dj-dan-d-rueckkehr-aus-der-dunkelheit-11721942.html
- ↑ http://hochschulanzeiger.faz.net/der-soul-retter-die-unglaubliche-geschichte-von-dj-dan-d-rueckkehr-aus-der-dunkelheit-11721942.html
- ↑ http://lea-verleihung.de/verleihung/prg-lea-2020/nominierte/
- ↑ http://lea-verleihung.de/verleihung/rueckblick/prg-lea-2012/#toggle-id-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dombrowe, Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | D., Dan (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German DJ and event manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th February 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielefeld , Germany |