Fritz Kalkbrenner
Fritz Kalkbrenner (born May 28, 1981 in East Berlin ) is a German music producer and singer . He is the younger brother of the musician and music producer Paul Kalkbrenner , with whom he co-produced the hit Sky and Sand . In his solo projects he combines dance with melodic elements, for example guitar samples, and his distinctive voice and texts he has written himself .
Life
Kalkbrenner was born in 1981 in East Berlin, the son of journalists Jörn and Carla Kalkbrenner . His grandfather was the painter and communist Fritz Eisel .
Since 2002 he has been working as a culture and music journalist for various television channels, including MDR , MTV and Deutsche Welle .
In 2003 he was guest vocals on the first album Brave by Sascha Funke to hear, with whom he has been friends since his youth. This was followed by recordings with Zky , Alexander Kowalski and Monika Kruse . In 2008 he and his brother produced the soundtrack for the feature film Berlin Calling , in which Paul Kalkbrenner was an actor. Kalkbrenner's first album Here Today Gone Tomorrow was released on the Suol label in 2010 and received an Echo nomination.
A year and a half later, Suol Mates: Fritz Kalkbrenner was released, a decoupling of his label's mix series , i.e. without any own songs.
Kalkbrenner's breakthrough came with the second album Sick Travellin ' , which was released on October 19, 2012 , also on the Suol label. The live tour of the same name began on February 15, 2013 in the Arena Vienna . After 17 concerts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, this came to an end on May 4, 2013 in the Kesselhaus in Munich.
Kalkbrenner presented his third album Ways Over Water on October 16, 2014 in an exclusive pre-release showcase at the Prince Charles club in Berlin .
Discography (selection)
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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| 2010 | Here Today Gone Tomorrow |
DE64 (2 weeks) DE |
AT74 (1 week) AT |
- |
First published: October 15, 2010
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| 2012 | Sick travellin ' |
DE6 (8 weeks) DE |
AT14 (2 weeks) AT |
CH13 (2 weeks) CH |
First published: October 19, 2012
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| 2014 | Ways over water |
DE6 (32 weeks) DE |
AT23 (8 weeks) AT |
CH17 (17 weeks) CH |
First published: October 16, 2014
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| 2016 | Grand Départ |
DE9 (3 weeks) DE |
AT47 (1 week) AT |
CH23 (2 weeks) CH |
First published: October 14, 2016
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| 2018 | Drown |
DE28 (1 week) DE |
AT59 (1 week) AT |
CH46 (1 week) CH |
First published: February 16, 2018
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| 2020 | True Colors |
DE6 (4 weeks) DE |
AT29 (1 week) AT |
CH37 (1 week) CH |
First published: March 13, 2020
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DJ mix
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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| 2012 | Suol Mates | - |
AT50 (1 week) AT |
CH10 (2 weeks) CH |
First published: March 16, 2012
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EPs
- 2008: Cabinet 24 (Cabinet Records)
- 2009: Wingman (Baalsaal Music)
- 2010: The Dead End (Suol)
- 2011: Wes (Suol)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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| 2008 |
Sky and Sand Berlin Calling |
DE29 (129 weeks) DE |
AT37  (69 weeks)AT |
CH56 (3 weeks) CH |
First published: October 2nd, 2008
with Paul Kalkbrenner |
| 2010 | Facing the Sun Here Today Gone Tomorrow |
- |
AT63 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: October 15, 2010
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| 2011 | Wes Wes |
DE71 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: November 25, 2011
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| 2012 | Get a Life Sick Travellin ' |
DE22 (7 weeks) DE |
AT68 (1 week) AT |
- |
First published: October 19, 2012
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| Little by Little Sick Travellin ' |
DE34 (2 weeks) DE |
AT44 (1 week) AT |
- |
First published: October 19, 2012
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| 2014 | Back Home Ways Over Water |
DE17th (37 weeks)DE |
AT9 (22 weeks) AT |
CH14 (22 weeks) CH |
First published: October 16, 2014
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| Void Ways Over Water |
DE67 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: October 16, 2014
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more publishments
- 2004: Stormy Weather (with DJ Zky) (Cabinet Records)
- 2011: Kings in Exile (Suol)
- 2011: Right in the Dark (Suol)
- 2015: One of These Days (Suol)
- 2016: In This Game (Suol)
- 2017: Inside (Suol)
- 2017: Changing Face (Suol)
- 2019: Rye (with Ben Böhmer ) ( Anjunadeep )
- 2019: Kings & Queens (Nasua)
- 2020: Good Things (Township Rebellion Remix) (Nasua)
Guest Posts
- 2009: A New Day (Chopstick & Johnjon feat. Fritz Kalkbrenner) (Baalsaal Music)
- 2010: Keep On Keepin 'On (Chopstick & Johnjon feat. Fritz Kalkbrenner) (Suol)
- 2014: Crossing Borders ( Booka Shade feat. Fritz Kalkbrenner) (Embassy One)
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
 platinum
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Sales | swell |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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gold1
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- | 200,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Italy (FIMI)
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- |
platinum1
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50,000 | fimi.it |
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Austria (IFPI)
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gold1
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- | 15,000 | ifpi.at |
| All in all |
2 × gold2
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platinum1
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swell
- ↑ Don't say anything now, Fritz Kalkbrenner , sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de, accessed on April 6, 2018.
- ^ Paul Kalkbrenner: Junge aus Ostberlin bei zeit.de, accessed on July 25, 2014
- ↑ Jonas Hermann : Three days of black hole. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , November 28, 2012, accessed on March 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Wikipedia.de: Echoverleihung 2013
- ^ Fritz Kalkbrenner: Mix album “Suol Mates” will be released in March , 11th January 2012.
- ↑ Fritz Kalkbrenner - The tour for the album “Sick Travellin”
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE1 DE2 AT CH
Web links
- Official website
- Fritz Kalkbrenner on Myspace
- Fritz Kalkbrenner at Discogs (English)
- Fritz Kalkbrenner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kalkbrenner, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music producer and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Berlin |