Kurd Maverick
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Kurd Maverick (actually Cihan Ötün ) is a German house producer and DJ . His pseudonym is an allusion to his Kurdish ancestry.
life and career
Cihan Ötün had his first musical success in 2005 with a remix by Technotronics "Pump Up The Jam" under the pseudonym Kurd Maverick. The remix was released on the British music label Ministry of Sound . His first own single "The Rub (I Never Rock)" was released in 2006 on Kontor Records . The vocals for the single come from Kurd Maverick himself. He had the greatest success together with Eddie Thoneick with the house version of the 1980s number one hit Love Sensation by Loleatta Holloway . The new version came in at number 39 in the British singles charts. With “Let's Work”, a third single was released in 2007 on Kontor Records.
Maverick is also a sought-after remix artist and has produced remixes for Robbie Williams , Bob Sinclar , Basement Jaxx , Rosenstolz , Erick Morillo , Boy George and the Pet Shop Boys , among others .
At the beginning of 2010, Kurd Maverick founded his own music label called Otune! Records .
Discography
Singles
- 2006: The Rub (I Never Rock)
- 2006: Love Sensation 2006 (with Eddie Thoneick )
- 2007: Let's Work
- 2007: String of Tortuga
- 2007: Rise! (with Tapesh feat. Terri B! )
- 2008: Let the Freak Out! (with azine)
- 2008: (All Over) The World
- 2009: Love Emergency (with Sam Obernik)
- 2009: Blue Monday
- 2009: Ring Ring Ring (with Rud )
- 2010: Shine a Light
- 2011: NYC (with Terri B!)
- 2012: Why Nisht ?!
- 2012: Hell Yeah
- 2012: Happy Days
- 2013: Dreamer 2013 (with Markus Binapfl, Armand Pena & Kelly D)
Remixes (selection)
- 2005: DONS feat. Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam
- 2006: Basement Jaxx - Take Me Back to Your House
- 2006: Soul Avengerz feat. Javine - Don't Let the Morning Come
- 2006: Full Intention - Soul Power
- 2006: Robbie Williams - Lovelight
- 2006: Chic Flowerz vs. Muriel Fowler - Gypsy Woman
- 2006: Sonique - Tonight
- 2006: John Dahlbäck - Nothing Is for Real
- 2007: Bob Sinclar - Everybody Movin
- 2007: Tim Deluxe feat. Simon Franks - Let the Beats Roll
- 2008: Rosenstolz - How Far Is Over
- 2008: Eddie Thoneick - I Wanna Freak U
- 2009: Pet Shop Boys - Love Etc.
- 2010: Boy George - Amazing Grace
- 2010: Alex Gaudino - I'm In Love (I Wanna Do It)
- 2010: Eddie Thoneick feat. Andy P. - Love Under Pressure
- 2014: Mariah Carey - You're Mine (Eternal) (Jermaine Dupri X Kurd Maverick Germany to Southside Remix)
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- ↑ Charts DE Charts DE2 Charts AT Charts UK
- ↑ Interview at electrostation.net . Retrieved May 17, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Maverick, Kurd |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ötün, Cihan (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German house producer and DJ |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |