Mike Hillenbrand
Mike Hillenbrand (born December 4, 1972 in Essen ) is a German entrepreneur, writer , translator and publisher . He is responsible for the science fiction and fantasy publishing house in color and color as well as for Corona Magazine and heads the company speechmedia.
He lives in Mülheim an der Ruhr and is the father of two sons.
Business start-ups
In 1999, Hillenbrand designed Trekminds, one of the first internet radio formats in Germany. In October 1999 the Internet radio portal SF-Radio developed from this . On June 27, 2000, he and like-minded people founded the Association for the Promotion of Science Fiction on the Internet. V. as the operator of this portal, from which SF-Radio e. V. was.
In 2002 he designed the internet television project projekt-x.tv and produced and hosted the first programs.
Since 2004 he has been the publisher and editor-in-chief of Corona Magazine .
In 2007 Hillenbrand set up speechmedia, a company that deals with digital communication. As the first trainer in Germany to be certified for the speech recognition software Dragon NaturallySpeaking , the company was recognized in 2009 as the best European speech recognition service provider for Dragon Medical in the healthcare sector by the manufacturer Nuance Communications .
In 2009 he founded the publishing house in Farbe und Bunt , which specializes in fantasy and science fiction literature.
Publications
As a non-fiction author, Hillenbrand has already published and translated works for Compact Verlag and Heel Verlag .
From 1999 to 2007 he reviewed various books, films, series and application programs as a regular author at Amazon for around half a dozen editorial offices.
He has also written for various genre magazines in print and online, including Space View , the Official Star Trek Magazine , Blockbuster , SF-Flash and others.
He is currently working as an author for Corona Magazine .
Others
Between 2001 and 2004 Hillenbrand produced the official documentary videos for FedCon , and in 2003 also that of Ring * Con .
On the occasion of the new edition of the Star Trek film in 2009, he took over the editing of the program Beam Me Up - The Great Star Trek Show on behalf of Kabel eins , which he talked about in his work TREKminds - Only the sky is the limit (Was die Welt von Star Trek can learn) reports.
In addition to his other activities, he is present as a moderator. In 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014, together with Hermann Ritter , he moderated the presentation of the German Fantastic Prize , as well as the three-day World Con 2011 for the 50th birthday of the Perry Rhodan magazine series in 2011 . He also moderated the Space Days in 2012 and 2014, various panels at the conventions of the last 15 years and, in 2006, the Listen To The Universe reading evening in the Bochum observatory.
Works
- Mike Hillenbrand: General Education History & Politics . Compact Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-8174-5451-1 .
- Mike Hillenbrand and Thomas Höhl : Superheroes - With Adventures from Smallville . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2003, ISBN 3-89880-231-0 .
- Mike Hillenbrand and Lars Klaaßen: History: Basic knowledge . Compact Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-8174-7509-8 .
- Mike Hillenbrand and Thomas Höhl : These are the adventures ... 40 years of Star Trek . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2006, ISBN 3-89880-668-5 .
- Mike Hillenbrand and Thomas Höhl : Star Trek in Germany: How Captain Kirk came to Germany . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 3-86852-006-6 .
- Mike Hillenbrand and Christian Humberg : TREKminds - Only the sky is the limit (What the world can learn from Star Trek) . IFuB Verlag, Mülheim an der Ruhr 2011, ISBN 3-941864-00-9 .
Translations
- Michael Coren: JRR Tolkien. The man who created "Lord of the Rings" . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2001, ISBN 3-89880-038-5 .
- David Mack: Star Trek - Vanguard: The Harbinger . Cross Cult, Asperg 2008, ISBN 3-936480-91-5 .
Awards
- German Phantastik Prize 2000 in the category “Best Website” for www.sf-radio.de
- German Phantastik Prize 2001 in the “Best Website” category for www.sf-radio.de
- ÄON Prize for Creativity 2001 for pioneering work in the field of Internet radio with www.sf-radio.de
- German Phantastik Prize 2007 in the category "Best Secondary Work": With Thomas Höhl for These are the adventures - 40 years of Star Trek (Heel)
- German Phantastik Preis 2009 in the category "Best Secondary Work": With Thomas Höhl for Star Trek in Germany (Heel)
Web links
- Literature by and about Mike Hillenbrand in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Interview fantasy guide with Mike Hillenbrand
- ↑ Issue 120 of the Corona magazine ( Memento of the original dated May 31, 2008 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.
- ↑ Press release from iFuB-Verlag
- ↑ Amazon product description TREKminds - Only the sky is the limit (What the world can learn from Star Trek)
- ↑ "Das Schwarze Auge" received the German Fantastic Prize 2014 ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2014 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.
- ↑ German Fantastic Prize
- ↑ Book Fair, BuCon and the German Fantastic Prize 2013
- ↑ Book Fair 2011
- ↑ WeltCon 2011 - DVD of memories
- ↑ Space Days: In Wixhausen the only pure SciFi model construction show in Germany ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ History FedCon ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2014 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.
- ^ Report on Book FairCon 2008
- ↑ The Book FairCon 2007
- ↑ Science fiction meeting in the Ruhr area
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hillenbrand, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |