Gunnar Graewert
Gunnar Graewert (born March 4, 1974 in Bonn ) is a German musician, songwriter, producer and label manager.
The beginnings
Gunnar Graewert attended the Michaeli-Gymnasium in Munich , where he graduated from high school in 1995. Thanks to a professionally run music and theater department headed by Bernd Lücking and Bernhard Hofmann , Graewert's enthusiasm for writing music and performance was encouraged early on.
In addition to various percussion instruments that he learned during this time, at the age of 16 he began to play the piano as well as the saxophone and wrote his first songs.
After graduating from high school, he worked for Deutsche Lufthansa as a part-time employee for 12 months and traveled the world in his free time.
Studied in Liverpool, UK
In 1996 he applied for the new Performing Arts Academy Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts , which was founded by Paul McCartney based on the film Fame by Alan Parker . Graewert first attended a diploma course in pop music , which he completed with distinction. He then took a bachelor's degree in performing arts (majoring in music), which he also graduated with honors in 2000.
During this time he wrote and arranged in the academy's own recording studio and made international contacts.
Career
In 2000 he returned to Munich from Liverpool and initially worked with the producer Axel Kroell on his projects and contributed music for series such as SOKO 5113 , among other things .
He soon decided to work independently and one year later founded the company Young & Loud , which has since been based in the Munich Downtown Studios. Further company foundings followed in 2012 with the music label HonuLani Records and the music publisher HonuLani Publishing. In addition, Gunnar Graewert works as a lecturer for the specially created subject songwriting at the University of Regensburg and the University of Augsburg.
Songwriter (composer & lyricist) & producer
- Annett Louisan
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- Edita Gruberova
- Heaven Sent
- Mario Adorf
- Patrick Nuo
- Max Mutzke
- Andres Bourani
- Haindling
- B3
- Claudia Koreck
- Ania Jools
- Michael Mittermeier
- Bananafishbones
- Jasmin Wagner
- Johnny Logan
- Somersault
- CB Green
- Waikiki Beach Bombers
- Stephan Zinner
- Ganes
- Chris Boettcher
Film and TV
- Disney Channel (full On Air Music)
- A Moose Jumped Out (theme song)
- Elementary Particles (title song)
- Men like us (Soundalikes, international version)
- Agnes and his brothers (Soundalikes, international version)
- Die Musterknaben (Soundalikes, international version)
- Red Cockatoo (Soundalikes, international version)
- Lotta in Love (OnScreen Music)
Trailer composition
- Disney Channel
- Premiere (various campaigns)
- SKY
- Pro7
- Nissan
- Kellogs
- BMW
- DSF
Claudia Koreck
The biggest commercial success so far has been given to him when he 2007 for the dialect - artist Claudia Koreck the debut album Fliang produced, which in the state of Bavaria landed on # 1.
Gunnar Graewert has so far produced all of Claudia Koreck's music albums. In 2009 he also produced the title Beautiful , a duet with musician / surfer Donavon Frankenreiter , which was recorded on the island of Kaua'i . Graewert also directed the music video of the same name.
Since 2010 he has played the Wurlitzer , piano, ukulele and percussion instruments in the Claudia Koreck band .
Honu Lani Records
In 2012, Gunnar Graewert and Claudia Koreck founded the music label Honu Lani Records with Universal Music as their distribution partner. Graewert runs this label. It is planned that in addition to Claudia Koreck, other artists will also publish on it. The name Honu Lani comes from a house on the island of Kaua'i where the album of the same name was recorded. One of the Hawaiian islands that Graewert and Koreck visit frequently.
Private
He has been married to Claudia Koreck since 2010. The two have a son and a daughter together.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graewert, Gunnar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician, songwriter, producer and label manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4th 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonn |