Frank Meyer-Thurn

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Frank Meyer-Thurn (born June 4, 1959 , † January 24, 2009 in Frankenthal ) was a German musician, guitarist, songwriter and producer . He was also known by the pseudonyms FMT , FMTPosse , Zed Lovedust and John Ritt .

Meyer-Thurn was a member of the Mannheim formation McScrooge (1977–1980) and the German-language band Camilla Motor (1980–1983), which he conceived and toured through Germany and Switzerland and released 2 LPs. In 1984 he married the singer of the band, Camilla Hüther, and released the single and maxi "Brick House" with her in 1987 under the name Strange Voices on ZYX Records .

In 1989 he was one of the co-founders of the just emerging German dance music (including "Psycho", number 2 in the newly created German dance charts). He celebrated his greatest success as the producer of the German No. 1 title "Pump ab das Bier" by Werner Wicht , for which he was awarded a gold record for more than 250,000 sold singles in addition to his wife Camilla (as middle extender).

From August 1989 to June 1991 he was staff producer at CBS Schallplatten GmbH in Frankfurt am Main . Afterwards he was responsible for various productions and remixes on behalf of BMG Ariola, Virgin, EMI, Arista UK and zyx.

Further successes in the single charts were:

  • Anna Mwale , "Get Free" (UK Top 100)
  • Street noise , "Horse With No Name" (1996, German single charts, Top 30, club hit in Brazil)
  • Worlds Apart , "Everlasting Love (Remix)" (German single charts, Top 30)
  • FMT Feat. Camilla, "Susanne", "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", "So Into You" (number 1 hits in Spain, Greece, France)
  • La Bouche , "Whenever You Want My Love" and "Take Me 2 Heaven".

Meyer-Thurn also worked with Lory Bianco , Million Dollar Secret , It Takes Presidents and Melanie Thornton .

Discography

McScrooge:

  • Chili con carne (1978)

Camilla Motor :

  • Camilla Motor (WEA 58358)
  • Ein neue Glück (Jupiter 6.25294) (The single "Der Zauberer" was a club hit on Ibiza)

FMT Feat. Camilla:

  • "FMT Feat. Camilla "(EMI 1992)

Six Was Nine :

  • "A Few Bold Strokes From The Brush" (Virgin 1992)

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personal data
SURNAME Meyer-Thurn, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES FMT; FMTPosse; Zed Lovedust; John Ritt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician, guitarist, songwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 4th 1959
DATE OF DEATH January 24, 2009
Place of death Frankenthal