Jens Kuphal

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Jens Kuphal (* 1964 in Berlin ) is a German music producer, musician , composer and actor .

Life

Jens Kuphal, who wanted to become a professional musician as a child, received piano lessons at the age of five and founded his first band at the age of twelve. However, he first became known to a large public as an actor. In 1980, director Uli Edel cast the then 16-year-old student for the role of the drug addict Axel, the third leading role in the film Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo .

Kuphal gave up his original plan of completing a university degree as a sound engineer after graduating from high school in favor of a practical activity at the Hansa sound studios in Berlin. Here he learned the tools of a sound engineer from 1985 to 1987, but never obtained a formal qualification in this profession. From 1987 to 1990 he was a member of Nina Hagen's band as a keyboardist , and then worked with Nena as a manager, musician and composer . For the first time he worked as a producer in 1990 on Nena's children's song CD Come, Dear May , for which he also arranged some pieces. As early as 1989 he was keyboardist on Nena's album Wunder gescheh'n and composed the title Im Rausch der Liebe for this album .

Out of the desire to promote young talent, Jens Kuphal founded Nucleus Musikproduktion GmbH in Berlin in 1992 . Here he signed contracts with the young artists Wiebke Schröder and the citizen Lars Dietrich , who he is considered to have discovered. He also produced CDs and DVDs with Bonnie Tyler , Wyclef Jean , Manfred Krug , Alphaville , Till Brönner , Rammstein , Judith Lefeber , Paul van Dyk , Josie, the No Angels , Andre and the last solo albums by Hildegard Knef .

In 1996, Kuphal contributed as one of several composers pieces to the music for Dieter Wedel 's five-part television series Der Schattenmann . In the same year he wrote for the dancer Gregory Seyffert of the essay On the Marionette Theater of Heinrich von Kleist an eponymous ballet music as the official German contribution to the Cultural Olympics was staged, the cultural program of the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. He also composed the theme music for the ZDF broadcasts from the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. He also worked as a composer for Deutsche Welle television .

Participation in the film

Compositions (selection)

  • 1991 - Nena: In the intoxication of love
  • 1996 - Film music for The Shadow Man , directed by Dieter Wedel
  • 1996 - About the puppet theater , ballet music based on the essay of the same name by Heinrich von Kleist
  • 1996 - Theme music for ZDF programs from the Atlanta Summer Olympics
  • numerous television music for Deutsche Welle television

Music productions (selection)

  • 1990 - Nena: Come on, dear May
  • 1996 - Citizen Lars Dietrich: Sexy ice cream
  • 1999 - Hildegard Knef: 17 millimeters
  • 2000 - Manfred Krug: sleep disorder
  • 2001 - Alphaville: Forever Pop
  • 2002 - Hildegard Knef: But it was nice
  • 2003 - Hildegard Knef: A Woman and a Half (memorial album for the 1st anniversary of death)
  • 2003 - Paul van Dyk: Global (DVD)
  • 2003 - No Angels : When the Angels Sing (Single)
  • 2003 - Judith Lefeber : Everybody Does
  • 2003 - Judith Lefeber: I Will Follow You (Single)
  • 2003 - Judith Lefeber: In My Dreams (Album)
  • 2004 - Judith Lefeber: In My Room (Album)
  • 2004 - Till Brönner: That Summer
  • 2004 - Rammstein: journey, journey
  • 2004 - Rammstein: Without you
  • 2004 - Josie: Berlin moves us (official song for the German Gymnastics Festival Berlin 2005)
  • 2006 - Andre: Why you? (Single)

literature

  • Lothar Scholz: The nucleus of music. Jens Kuphal and his Berlin music company Nucleus , in: Musikmarkt 27/2003.

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personal data
SURNAME Kuphal, Jens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music producer, musician, composer, actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin