Herwig Zamernik

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Herwig Zamernik at the Danube Island Festival 2009

Herwig Zamernik (* 1973 in Vienna ) is an Austrian musician ( Fuzzman , Naked Lunch and Disharmonic Orchestra ), producer and label owner. He has lived and worked in Vienna again since 2015 and runs his own recording studio , the Fuzzroom.

life and work

Zamernik was born in Vienna as the second of three children, the family moved to Friesach in Carinthia , and he himself later moved to the provincial capital of Klagenfurt . In 2015 he came back to Vienna. Zamernik's longstanding partner is the actress Jutta Fastian .

As a child shaped by Abba and the Beatles , as a teenager he discovered (heavy) metal and its various, sometimes extreme forms of play. He joined the Trio Disharmonic Orchestra in 1988 with a bass guitar that was bought mainly because of its low price . Between grindcore , death metal and avant-garde metal, the band released a number of internationally acclaimed records, most of them on the Nuclear Blast label . In 2008 Zamernik left the band. In 1992 he joined Naked Lunch as a bass player . Since then he has formed the creative core of the group with Oliver Welter (vocals, guitar), with whom he has released five studio albums so far, most recently All Is Fever in 2013 on the Hamburg label Mural Records . Since the album Songs for the Exhausted , which was released in 2004, the production and implementation of the naked lunch music has been carried out in Zamernik's Fuzzroom studio. Under Naked Lunch, film music was created for the episode Bis in den Tod of the Austrian mystery series 8 × 45 (2006), for the two films about Franz Fuchs - A Patriot (2007) by Elisabeth Scharang and for Thomas Woschitz ' Universalove (2008). In 2015 the music for Jack became a poet, lover, murderer. again with Elisabeth Scharang, contributed. There are also works in the theater sector. In 2007 Zamernik wrote the music for the production Nordost by Torsten Buchsteiner , performed in the Kosmos theater .

Together with his manager Stefan Redelsteiner he runs the indie label "Lotterlabel" and the " Schlager " label "San Tropez Records".

Fuzzman

Herwig Zamernik has appeared as Fuzzman since 2005 . He released several albums and vinyl singles of his artistic alter ego. In 2008 "Fuzzman 2" was released by Living Room Records / Hoanzl, which includes the track "Mei Liabale - Meine Liebe" based on a Carinthian folk song. In 2012, Trust Me Fuckers appeared on the “Lotterlabel” founded by Zamernik and Matthias Euler-Rolle. Among other things, Fuzzman was named "Artist Of The Week" on Radio FM4. In 2014 the album Fuzzman & The Singin Rebels was released , again on lotter label, which Zamernik then operated alone. The Wanda discoverer Stefan Redelsteiner has been on board as a 50 percent label owner and manager since 2015 . The ten songs like Leb Wohl Cherie or Totenblocken sound differently go even more in the direction of “anarchist hits” with intact indie sensitivity. The album was presented live in the Wiener Stadtsaal , among others . In May 2014 the quartet played a concert in the Klagenfurt correctional facility in the presence of many imprisoned people and two federal ministers. In addition, Fuzzman appeared at walking concerts and guerrilla walks by the Viennese artist Oliver Hangl. Zamernik / Fuzzman also works on various film and television music and for the theater. In 2014 he wrote the music for Lampedusa , a music theater happening by Bernd Liepold-Mosser, which was performed in the Stadttheater Klagenfurt and in the State Theater Niederösterreich in St. Pölten . In 2016, he was able to win a special boy band , the men's choir Obermillstatt , for the crossover Für ein Handvoll Gras . In 2017 Zamernik composed the music for the next Liberty piece "The Big Jump". In spring 2019, the Singin 'Rebels album was released, Hands Away From Everything , which encompasses a wide range of genres, dialect dialect, Beatles sound as well as funk and electronics. The Wiener Popfest 2020 is curated by Fuzzman and Esra Özmen.

Fuzzroom

In addition to his work as a musician, Zamernik produces Austrian and international artists in his studio Fuzzroom in Klagenfurt. These include Kreisky , Monta , Fred Schreiber , The Incredible Staggers , The Very Pleasure , Paul Buschnegg (PAULS JETS) and Pippa Galli .

Awards

Web links

Commons : Herwig Zamernik  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Samir H. Köck: "Do you want to be sexy with me?" Fuzzman mastermind Herwig Zamernik and his Singin 'Rebels show at Popfest that heartbreak music can also be made with the brain. Die Presse , July 26, 2016, accessed May 1, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Fercher: Summer talk from Klagenfurt Herwig Zamernik: "I think this government will destroy itself". Herwig Zamernik alias Fuzzman, bassist of Naked Lunch, on the view of Carinthia, political protest, musical plans and his preference for pop music. Kleine Zeitung , September 9, 2018, accessed on April 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Christina Zappella-Kindel: Jutta Fastian and Fuzzman Herwig Zamernik: Case for Two. ooom.com, May 8, 2019, accessed May 17, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Oesterreichisches music lexicon : Naked Lunch. musiklexikon.ac.at, June 15, 2011, accessed on May 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ JACK. A film by Elisabeth Scharang. jack-film.at, accessed on May 4, 2019 .
  6. ^ Bregenz: "Nordost" by Torsten Buchsteiner in the Theater Kosmos. theaterkompass.de, November 9, 2017, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Eva Umbauer : Herwig "Fuzzman" Zamernik is back. ORF FM4 , October 29, 2008, accessed on April 29, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Danilo Reimüller: New Austro-Pop "Lotter label" rather dissolute life. Suddenly, pop music from Austria is back in fashion. Herwig Zamernik and Wanda discoverer Stefan Redelsteiner set the tone with their music label. With acts like Voodoo Jürgens and Pauls Jets. Kleine Zeitung , April 7, 2019, accessed on April 28, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Verena Schaupp: "The soul makes the music" - Herwig Zamernik in conversation. meinviertel.at, May 3, 2017, accessed on May 1, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Reiner Reitsamer: Fuzzman. Hands off everything. Musikexpress , February 5, 2019, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Robert Fröwein: "Krone" -Interview Fuzzman: "The rag always breaks everything". Kronen Zeitung , May 1, 2019, accessed on May 1, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Boris Jordan: Fuzzman and Esra Özmen are curating the Popfest 2020. The Popfest in Vienna will take place from July 23rd to 26th. Now it is clear: The Carinthian rocker and the Ottakring rapper make the program! ORF FM4 , October 23, 2019, accessed on October 23, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Christian Schachinger: They call him the cowboy of love. Carinthian indie rocker Fuzzman discovers the world of German hits on "Trust Me Fuckers". Der Standard , June 12, 2012, accessed April 27, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Julia Philomena: "In principle, we don't have anything against commerce in pop music, but we won't see you there" Paul Buschnegg (PAULS JETS) in an interview with mica. Music Austria, August 23, 2018, accessed April 27, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Bruno Jaschke: The Austrian actress Pippa Galli makes her debut as a songwriter. Wiener Zeitung , January 20, 2019, accessed on April 27, 2019 .
  16. ^ Gini Brenner: Sounds of Love. Interview with Herwig Zamernik about Universalove. SKIP , March 2009, accessed May 1, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Austrian Film Prize: 13 awards for six films with ORF participation . APA announcement of January 20, 2016, accessed on April 29, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Zamernik, Herwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian musician, mixer, sound engineer and producer
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna