Jürgen Horst
Encyclopedia
Jürgen Horst is a German
record producer
and sound engineer
best known for his collaborations with musician
Flula Borg
, his cousin. He currently lives and works with Flula in Silver Lake
, a district of Los Angeles
, California
.
Flula Borg's
, and is credited for much of Borg's tendency to incorporate real sounds into his music, such as the single "Kuhchen." Horst, like Borg, gained notoriety in America through his appearances in an independent documentary series about Borg called "Flula Borg: German DJ," and continues to perform regularly with Flula at Los Angeles music venues such as The Viper Room
and The Derby. He has also co-hosted shows with Flula for AT&T's
U-Verse programming, and occasionally appears with Flula on social networking site Stickam
. While working for AT&T at the Texas Redneck Games, Jürgen and Flula
became the first non-Americans to participate and medal in the games.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and sound engineer
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
best known for his collaborations with musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Flula Borg
Flula Borg
Flula Borg is a German DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter, hype man, and host who uses the stage name DJ Flula or simply Flula. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles in the United States.-Germany:...
, his cousin. He currently lives and works with Flula in Silver Lake
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California
Silver Lake is a hilly neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California east of Hollywood and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Silver Lake is inhabited by a wide variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups, but it is best known as an eclectic gathering of hipsters and the creative class.The...
, a district of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Career
Horst's career is most closely associated with musicianMusician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Flula Borg's
Flula Borg
Flula Borg is a German DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter, hype man, and host who uses the stage name DJ Flula or simply Flula. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles in the United States.-Germany:...
, and is credited for much of Borg's tendency to incorporate real sounds into his music, such as the single "Kuhchen." Horst, like Borg, gained notoriety in America through his appearances in an independent documentary series about Borg called "Flula Borg: German DJ," and continues to perform regularly with Flula at Los Angeles music venues such as The Viper Room
Viper Room
The Viper Room is a nightclub located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. It was opened in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp until 2004. The club became known for being a hangout of Hollywood elite, and was the site where actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on...
and The Derby. He has also co-hosted shows with Flula for AT&T's
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
U-Verse programming, and occasionally appears with Flula on social networking site Stickam
Stickam
Stickam is a website devoted to live-streaming video, featuring both professional and user-generated content. The site launched in 2005. Stickam features user-submitted pictures, audio, video, and most prominently, live streaming video chat...
. While working for AT&T at the Texas Redneck Games, Jürgen and Flula
Flula Borg
Flula Borg is a German DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter, hype man, and host who uses the stage name DJ Flula or simply Flula. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles in the United States.-Germany:...
became the first non-Americans to participate and medal in the games.
Albums
- Flula Borg - Drive EP (2005)
- Flula Borg - Old Time Peoples (2006)
- Flula Borg - Lake of Silver (In Production)
Singles
- Flula Borg - "Drive" (Horst Remix) (2005) Deutsche DJ Playlist (DDP) #13
- Flula Borg - "Kuhchen" (2006) DDP #38