DJ Quicksilver

DJ Quicksilver
Orhan Terzi
Also known as DJ Quicksilver
Origin Turkey
Genres Techno, House, Trance
Occupations DJ, Music producer
Years active 1996 - present
Website http://www.djquicksilver.de/

Orhan Terzi (born 28 June 1964, in Turkey), better known by his stage name DJ Quicksilver is a Turkish DJ and music producer.[1]

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Biography

Terzi moved to Germany with his family in the late 1960s.[2] His stage name derives from his days taking part in DJ contests, where a mercury column would gauge audience reaction.[2]

He began working with Tommaso de Donatis on DJ Quicksilver material, and released tracks for a variety of record labels, including Avex Trax, Positiva, Telstar, Edel, Alphabet City, and Sub Terranean.[3]

In 1997 they released "Bellissima" a hit double A-sided single after contributions from Alice Deejays' Marc Lee-Smith. The song became a big hit on the UK dance charts and then crossed over into pop, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart and selling enough copies to become a gold record, selling well throughout Europe.[4] It remains his biggest single so far. Other releases include "Boombastic", which sampled the Shaggy track.[3]

He released the track "Heart of Asia" under the alias "Watergate" in 1999

Terzi has also worked as a remixer, on tracks by Ian van Dahl, Faithless, and The Verve ("Bittersweet Symphony").[3]

In 2002, he received an ECHO nomination for "Best National Dance Act" for the single "Ameno".[1]

Discography

Singles

  • "Bingo Bongo" (Single, 1996)
  • "I Have A Dream" / "Bellissima" (Double Single; 1997) - UK #4,[5][6]Germany #4, Switzerland #6, Austria #9, Ireland #2
  • "Free" (Single, 1997) - UK #7,[5][6]Germany #4, Ireland #3
  • "Planet Love" (Single, 1997) - UK #12[5][6]
  • "Cosmophobia" (Single, 1999)
  • "Ameno" (Single, 2000) - Germany #18, Netherlands #26, Belgium (Flanders) #6, Austria #13, Switzerland #20, Spain #12
  • "Bombastic" (Single, 2001)
  • "New Life" (12" Single, 2002)
  • "New Life" (CD Single, 2003) - Germany #56[7]
  • "Clubfiles One" (Double Single, 2003) - Germany #34, Austria #33, Switzerland #99[8]
  • "Rising Up" (Single, 2003)

Albums

  • Quicksilver (Album, 1997) - UK #26[5][6]
  • Escape 2 Planet Love (Album, 1998)
  • Clubfiles One (Album, 2003)

Remixes

  • Dancemania 1 (Compilation, 1996)[9]
  • Club Scene Volume 2 (Compilation, 1997)[10]
  • Sonic 1 (Compilation, 2000)[11]
  • Equinoxe 4 (Trance cover of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4)

References

  1. ^ a b "DJ Quicksilver". DanceArtistInfo. http://www.danceartistinfo.com/djquick.htm. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Aus Liebe zur Musik", DerWesten, 28 October 2009, retrieved 2010-02-06
  3. ^ a b c Carlson, Dean "DJ Quicksilver Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-06
  4. ^ Pride, Dominic (16 August 1997). "Dos or Die Dance label Links With Epic". Billboard: p. 40. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2gkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=Dos+or+Die+Dance+label+Links+With+Epic&source=bl&ots=FcZsQTfxJW&sig=T4etZihRh8a-fgQ5sc2zheVn-K4&hl=en&ei=d6ltS7zbLdSRjAfc4f36BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Dos%20or%20Die%20Dance%20label%20Links%20With%20Epic&f=false. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
  5. ^ a b c d DJ Quicksilver, ChartStats, retrieved 2010-02-01
  6. ^ a b c d Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Music Sales Ltd. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-84449-058-5. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ib4MyAIpe3MC&pg=PT291&dq=%22DJ+Quicksilver%22&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&cd=2#v=onepage&q=%22DJ%20Quicksilver%22&f=false. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
  7. ^ New Life, acharts.us, retrieved 2010-02-02
  8. ^ Clubfiles One, acharts.us, retrieved 2010-02-02
  9. ^ Discogs, Dancemania 1
  10. ^ Discogs, Club Scene Volume 2
  11. ^ Discogs, Sonic 1

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