Dieter Zimmermann

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Dieter Zimmermann (born December 1, 1943 in Berlin ; † October 2, 1978 ), pseudonym: Cliff Carpenter was a German composer , arranger and music producer .

Life

Zimmermann studied music at the Berlin Conservatory. He became a producer at the Meisel record company in Berlin and later worked at CBS .

In May 1968, Agnetha Fältskog was sent from her record company to producer Zimmermann in Berlin to have her record a few German-language songs. The two became a couple, but the engagement was broken off in 1969. As a composer Zimmermann made a name for himself with classical chamber music as well as musicals, hits and radio plays. He composed and produced, among others, for Ingrid Peters , Costa Cordalis , Rex Gildo , Juliane Werding , Gerd Böttcher and Ricky Shayne . At the German Schlager Competition in 1968 , Howard Carpendale achieved 10th place with the song he composed We say yes to love . In 1971 he composed and conducted Die Welt , Katja Ebstein's contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin in 1971 , which came in third.

Also in 1968 he founded the Cliff Carpenter orchestra at Metronome, with which mainly instrumental versions of well-known hits were recorded. In 1972 he moved with the project to Ariola , after his death Alexander Gordan (born June 26, 1926 - May 28, 2008) continued the orchestra. Another brand was Dieter Zimmermann and his Orchestra .

One of his songs received the Golden Lion from Radio Luxemburg . The LP Come over , interpreted by Ingrid Peters , received the Golden Europe in 1976 .

Dieter Zimmermann died of leukemia at the age of 34 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dieter Zimmermann on memoryradio.de
  2. ↑ a b c Orchestra Cliff Carpenter - Mississippi on swr.de
  3. ↑ Stefan Kassel: THE IN-KRAUT Vol. 3 - Hip Shaking Grooves Made in Germany 1967-1974 , marinarecords.com
  4. ↑ Alexander Gordan: The four-phase man on memoryradio.de
  5. ↑ Krautrock - Tieh-Äitsch im Pullunder - Page 3: Dieter Zimmermann: Whole Lotta Love (1971) , Die Zeit, September 16, 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Zimmermann, Dieter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carpenter, Cliff (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, arranger and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 2nd October 1978