Fabian Lenz
Fabian Lenz is a German DJ, Techno musician and events producer, who was also known before under the moniker DJ Dick.
Life and career
Lenz has three siblings. His brother is Maximilian Lenz alias DJ WestBam. His sister Seraphina Lenz is an artist.[1]
Fabian Lenz has been working as a DJ since 1984. In 1985 he founded the record label Low Spirit together with his brother Maximilian Lenz, producer Klaus Jankuhn, Sandra Molzahn and William Röttger.[2] One of the most important acts on the label has been Marusha, which was in a relationship with Lenz at that time.[3]
In 1988 Lenz released a few singles and EPs on Low Spirit, most of which have been produced together with Klaus Jahnkuhn. Lenz also remixed tracks by Raver’s Nature (Somebody Scream, 1996) and Genlog (More Music, 1998).
Lenz also initiated the idea for Germanys largest indoor-rave Mayday, which was established in 1991 in order to save the East German youth radio station DT64, which should be liquidated after the Peaceful Revolution in 1989.
At the end of the 1990s Lenz stopped working as a DJ and only rarely produced further music. In 2001 Lenz became Managing director of Love Parade GmbH, which organised the annual Loveparades.[4] End of 2004 he resigned from that post after he was demoralized by the job which he described as "treading water".[5]
In May 2007 Lenz together with Dimitri Hegemann reopened the Berlin technoclub Tresor.[6][7] In 2009[8] and 2010[9] Lenz organized the „Berlin, Beats & Boats“ techno parties on steamboats.
Discography
- 1988: DJ Dick – Exzess (Low Spirit)
- 1990: DJ Dick – On A Mission (Low Spirit)
- 1991: DJ Dick – Weekend (Low Spirit)
- 1992: DJ Dick – No Chill Out Necessary (Low Spirit)
- 1992: Number 5 (with Klaus Jankuhn) – Alright Alright (Low Spirit)
- 1993: DJ Dick – L.O.S.T. (Low Spirit)
- 1993: DJ Dick – Lost On Mayday (Low Spirit)
- 1993: DJ Dick – The Iron Raver (Low Spirit)
- 1995: DJ Dick – Sono In Coma (Low Spirit)
- 1995: DJ Dick – Sono In Coma (The Remixes) (Low Spirit)
- 1996: DJ Dick – Paraguys (Low Spirit)
- 1996: Number 5 (with Klaus Jankuhn) – Untitled (Low Spirit UK Ltd)
- 1999: Worst Case Scenario (with Kay Lippert) – Let Me See You M.Y.B. (Electric Kingdom)
- 2000: Dicktator (with Maximilian Lenz, Klaus Jankuhn) – Weekend (Electric Kingdom)
External links
- Fabian Lenz discography at Discogs
- Interview with Lenz in Frontpage 09/1994 (German)
- Interview with Lenz about Loveparade 2003 (German)
References
- ↑ WestBam Radio-Interview, rbb-online.de, retrieved 27 September 2013
- ↑ Thomas Mania (Hrsg.): Techno. Ein Blick zurück in die Zukunft, Telos Verlag Dr. Roland Seim M.A. Verlag für Kulturwissenschaft, Münster 2009, ISBN 978-3933060327
- ↑ Kracht und rumpelt - DER SPIEGEL 22/1994, 30. Mai 1994
- ↑ Rave-Experte Celik: „Die Loveparade braucht jede Unterstützung“ at faz.net, 12 July 2002
- ↑ Rhein-Zeitung: Love-Parade-Chef Fabian Lenz gibt auf, 24 December 2004
- ↑ Berliner Zeitung: Bunker mit Balkon, 24 May 2007
- ↑ Tresor bekommt Bauabnahme in letzter Minute at morgenpost.de, 26 May 2007
- ↑ Loveparade auf der Spree at tagesspiegel.de, 11 July 2009
- ↑ Leinen los für Party in der Arena at tagesspiegel.de, 9 July 2010