Jan Löchel

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Jan Löchel at the Rhein-Neckar tent festival in Mannheim 2017

Jan Löchel (* 1974 ) is a German music producer , songwriter , singer and composer .

He wrote film music for several German feature films, produced singles and albums of various music genres that were able to place themselves in the international charts and in 2002 took part in the German preliminary decision Countdown Grand Prix 2002 for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with a production . He also founded a music label in 2003 .

Löchel grew up in Schleswig-Holstein , where he played tennis in the Schleswig-Holstein selection in 1989. Today he lives in Münster-Angelmodde . His music studio is located at the port of Münster . He plays guitar and piano.

Jan Löchel at the Rhein-Neckar tent festival in Mannheim 2017

Career

Löchel learned to play the guitar in his youth and played in school bands. Löchel first appeared with his band at the age of 16. Löchel's first studio production took place with his band Lazy Strike as part of a rock school project in Steffi Stephan's studio . After graduating from high school, he played in several cover bands during his community service, with the income from which he financed his living.

Löchel's first publications with major labels took place in 1997 and 1998. In 1998, Löchel contributed the single Take Me Home to the production of the H-Blockx's Fly Eyes album . This was followed by more than 20 more singles for the H-Blockx over the next two decades. In 1999, Löchel wrote and produced music for the feature film Bang Boom Bang - Ein Todicheres Ding .

In 2000 Löchel was able to position himself in the international charts with his first music titles. The title Take Me Away (Into The Night) by 4 Strings , produced by Löchel, entered the UK single charts at number 15 on May 11, 2002. In 2002 Löchel took part in the soundtrack for the film What doesn't fit, is made suitable . For Natalie , Löchel and Vincent Sorg produced the title Don't Say Goodbye for the Countdown Grand Prix 2002 , the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 , with which she reached fifth place. Löchel founded the music label , the publishing house and the production company Sunwater Music in 2003. In 2006, Löchel was involved in the production of the soundtrack for the film Reine Formsache . He was later involved in the production of the Guru Josh Project's cover version Infinity 2008 , which topped the charts in several countries. In addition, Löchel performed as a singer and guitarist at shows by ATB , for which he wrote several singles, including Believe in Me from 2005 and Feel Alive from 2007, and sang the vocals in front of more than 8,000 listeners. Furthermore he was u. a. for Sasha , Ingo Pohlmann , Rea Garvey , Thom. , Oomph! , Die Happy , 4 Strings, Ron van den Beuken , The Mystery , Rank 1 , the sons of Mannheims and Christina Stürmer , for which he has received multiple gold and platinum awards. The highest chart placement in Austria was achieved by Löchel on April 10, 2009 with the title I don't care by Christina Stürmer, who reached 8th place. For the Love Parade 2010 in Duisburg , Löchel sang the vocals for the hymn The Art Of Love , which Anthony Rother had composed.

Together with Burkhard Maria Fincke he wrote the soundtrack for the feature film Jonas - Imagine, it's school and you have to go back! . In 2011, Löchel produced the album For All Times for Alexander Klaws . In 2012, acoustic gigs followed with Ivy Quainoo , the winner of the first season of the music show The Voice of Germany . Through Henning Wehland , with whom Löchel has been performing for more than ten years as the duo "Les Sauvignons", named after a type of wine, Löchel has been advising the musicians of The BossHoss on the music show The Voice of Germany since the first season. Together with Tatjana Pinto and Silvia Andringa , Löchel formed the jury for “Halbstark”, the international theater festival for young people, in July 2012. Between 2012 and 2016, Löchel and his school friend Kai Grützemann sold delicacies from the Münsterland region under the name “Der kleine Münsterländer”.

Löchel released the EP Brand New Day in 2014, when he could again be seen at festivals. He also appeared in the opening act for the Hamburg band Wingenfelder .

In 2016, Löchel produced a solo project called JYLLAND in Anne de Wolff and Ulrich Rode's Bluhouse Studio in Hamburg . The project is named after the Danish name for the northern part of the Cimbrian Peninsula Jutland .

Awards

  • 2005: Platinum awards for black and white by Christina Stürmer in Germany and Austria and gold award in Switzerland
  • 2005: Platinum Award for Really Everything from Christina Stürmer in Austria
  • 2006: Gold Award for Lebe Lauter from Christina Stürmer in Austria
  • 2008: Platinum Award for LautLos by Christina Stürmer in Austria
  • 2008: Various gold and platinum awards for Infinity 2008 from Guru Josh Project in various countries, also European Platinum Award for more than 1.25 million singles sold

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d center.tv Münster : AutoBiografien - Season 3 - Jan Löchel , interview with Thomas de Roy on YouTube , accessed on February 10, 2013
  2. ↑ Henning Wehland : Life is a tennis match! / Again and again on Mondays pt. 8 , May 20, 2007
  3. ↑ a b c d Münstersche Zeitung : The unknown star: Jan Löchel from Angelmodde composes hits and stays in the background , Münster, Peter Sauer, August 26, 2009
  4. ↑ muenster.de: Experience and discover Münster: Route II - Celebrity tip! (PDF; 6 MB), in: City Guide Münster: Experience and discover , 2008, p. 46
  5. ↑ a b c Münstersche Zeitung : Saturday in Duisburg: Jan Löchel is the voice behind the Loveparade anthem , Münster, Jörg Gierse, July 23, 2010
  6. ^ Münstersche Zeitung : Henning Wehland wants to run: Adam Riese Show with Löchel and Wehland , Münster, Helmut Jasny, August 31, 2009
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m GIG-online.de: Now speaks: Jan Löchel , Interview with Alexandra Mai, in: GIG, No. 321, February 2013, p. 6
  8. ↑ a b c austriancharts.at: Jan Löchel , accessed on February 10, 2013
  9. ↑ a b c d e f g janloechel.de: About ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 10, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.janloechel.de
  10. ↑ a b c d e f janloechel.de: References ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 5, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.janloechel.de
  11. ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Doers in the background: Producer Jan Löchel supervised singers on “The Voice” , Münster, Martin Kalitschke, December 15, 2012
  12. ↑ Die Welt : Casting show: Nena's goosebumps at the “Voice” candidate close combat , Angelika Zahn, December 16, 2011
  13. ↑ uni-muenster.de: It's about music (PDF; 7.8 MB), Marian Feist, p. 39
  14. ↑ Ruhr Nachrichten : Theater festival “Halbstark” goes into the second round: Jan Löchel and Tatjana Pinto are looking for young talents ( memento of the original from August 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Münster, Sabine Müller, July 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ruhrnachrichten.de
  15. ↑ a b c d soundslikejylland.de: ABOUT ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 26, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.soundslikejylland.de

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