Ralf Regitz

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Ralf Regitz

Ralf Regitz (born June 8, 1964 in Saarbrücken ; † January 19, 2011 in Berlin ) was a German organizer .

Life

Regitz grew up in Markdorf in Baden-Wuerttemberg and moved to Berlin in 1983 after graduating from high school at the Bildungszentrum (BZM) . He started at the Technical University of Berlin , a study architecture and later was managing director of advertising and event GmbH Planetcom .

Regitz was considered an activist of the early techno scene in Berlin and was involved in the Ufo Club , which was founded by Dimitri Hegemann , who later operated the safe . In 1993 he co-founded the Berlin club E-Werk , which shaped the Berlin techno scene. Events such as the Chromapark exhibitions and his work as the organizer of the Love Parade made the Berlin techno scene known to a broad public. Regitz played a major role in the expansion of the Love Parade into a mass event and became a formative figure on the German techno scene. In 2001 the Love Parade's status as a demonstration was revoked. Due to different opinions about the future direction of the event, there was a break between Regitz and the former managing director of Loveparade GmbH, Fabian Lenz . As Regitz advocated a more commercial orientation of the event, the collaboration with the inventor of the Love Parade, Dr. Moth apart.

Regitz later ran Café Moscow . In 2011 he died unexpectedly at the age of 46.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ About the person: Ralf Regitz . In: Südkurier , March 1, 2011
  2. ↑ a b c Loveparade chief organizer died unexpectedly . In: Der Tagesspiegel , January 24, 2011
  3. ↑ a b A Mister Love Parade doesn't talk about money. In: Berliner Zeitung , July 2, 1997
  4. ^ RIP Ralf Regitz . In: De: Bug , 2011
  5. ↑ Loveparade maker Ralf Regitz is dead. In: Die Welt , January 25, 2011
  6. ↑ Conferences instead of dancing . In: Der Tagesspiegel , December 16, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Regitz, Ralf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organizer
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Saarbrücken
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 2011
Place of death Berlin