Werner Geier
Werner Geier (* 1962 in Mürzzuschlag ; † November 12, 2007 in Vienna ) was an Austrian radio journalist , label operator and producer.
Life
Geier's self-portrayal was: “Werner Geier, learned nothing.” His parents owned a cinema. In 1982 he began to work in Vienna for the ORF radio show Die Musicbox , which he ran together with Fritz Ostermayer in the late 1980s .
“ The music box, that was my superego . At the beginning I thought: What am I going to do with these brilliant people who explained the world to me when I was little? Later I discovered certain journalistic 'techniques'. You don't have to draw from yourself. There are plenty of other 'sources'. "
Later he was in charge of setting up the youth channel FM4 , about which he "preferred not to talk" in later years. With his programs “Tribe Vibes” and “Rough Mix” (as DJ Demon Flowers) he was one of the first to popularize hip-hop in Austria.
As a music producer he achieved the international hit Boundaries with the Viennese formation HipHop-Finger and the singer Leena Conquest , and he also worked for Massive Attack and Stereo MCs . He received a Grammy nomination for Mark Murphy's Song for the Geese in 1998 .
In the 1990s he ran the now discontinued record label Uptight together with Rodney Hunter .
Werner Geier died on November 12, 2007 after a long illness.
Trivia
Geier's great uncle was the actor Werner Pochath .
Werner Geier's texts on the web
- Werner Geier: He was a superstar . Obituary for Falco . FM4 , February 7, 1998.
Web links
- Christian Schachinger: Comfortably muddle around . Detailed "Werner Geier" portrait. The Standard , album, May 22, 1998.
- Karl Fluch: Werner Geier 1962-2007 . Obituary. Der Standard, November 13, 2007.
- Martin Blumenau : Message from Werner . On the death of Werner Geier. FM4 , November 13, 2007.
- Robert Rotifer : Werner . On the death of Werner Geier. FM4, November 13, 2007.
- FM4 : [1] . Obituary dated November 13, 2007. MP3 file (72.16 MB).
- ORF Radio Public Relations: ORF Radio Director Dr. Willy Mitsche on the passing of Werner Geier . November 14, 2007.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Werner Geier in an interview with Christian Schachinger: Cozy muddling away . The Standard, album, May 22, 1998.
- ↑ The Uptight label on discogs.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geier, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian DJ and radio journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mürzzuschlag , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 2007 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austria |