Walter Wessely

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Walter Wessely (born May 17, 1958 in Graz ) is a music producer, composer and singer from Austria . Since 1974 he has been the head of the band Golden Sunshine , owner of Sunshine Studios and owner of the music publisher TonInTon.

Life

Walter Wessely comes from a family of small farmers near Graz in Styria . He grew up in poor conditions and had to work on his parents' farm from an early age. Nevertheless, his parents made it possible for him to attend high school, where he discovered his love for music. Mostly autodidactically and only with a converted tube radio as an amplifier, he taught himself to play the guitar and founded the band Golden Sunshine in 1974 , with whom he toured very successfully live through Austria, Germany and Switzerland until 1997. After graduating from high school, he joined a bank where he worked until 1990; then he decided to go into business for himself and founded the Sunshine Studio . Since he increasingly began to promote young bands and enable them to enter the music scene, he founded the record label Ton in Ton in 2001 . Today Walter Wessely is one of the most successful Austrian composers and producers in the field of pop music .

Works and awards

  • Since 1992, as a composer in the folk category, he has achieved three first places in national selections and eight top positions in the finals of the international " Grand Prix of Folk Music "; 2008 nationally three placements in the preliminary round.
  • In 1998 two of his songs were each winner of the ZDF hit parade (interpreters: Larcher Musi and Hansi Hinterseer)
  • The most successful folk music title of 1999 - Hansi Hinterseer with "Julie" - is also a "Walter Wessely composition" (according to the annual music market evaluation)
  • For the 13th time, this time together with the text author Herbert Hirschler, Walter Wessely took part in the Grand Prix 2005. Interpreter: Die Krieglacher; Title: "A Strong Woman". Result: 1st place in the Austrian elimination in June 2005 by a large margin
  • In 2009, Walter Wessely, again together with the lyricist Herbert Hirschler, won the Austrian qualification for the Grand Prix of Folk Music by a large margin. The winning title "Das Leben" was interpreted by Pastor Franz Brei .
  • In the final round of the Grand Prix of Folk Music 2009 the title reached third place.
  • There are currently seven "golden records" and one platinum award hanging in the Sunshine Studio, which are presented to the authors for recordings that have been refined in Germany and, in exceptional cases, for audio carriers that have been refined in Austria.
  • Walter Wessely is the first and so far only Austrian composer who was able to achieve the coveted first place of the "Composers in Germany" with numerous placements among the top 20 (according to Media Control or Musikmarkt).

References as a composer

  • Vicky Leandros
  • The flippers
  • Andy Borg
  • Hansi Hinterseer
  • Kastelruther sparrows
  • Pastor Franz Brei
  • signum!

References as a producer

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Wessely, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th May 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz