Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen

U WE FAHRENKROG-PETERSEN
Composer, Producer, Artist Born in Berlin, Germany in 1960

German / French High School, graduation in 1978 in Berlin

More than 40 Gold and Platinum records from multiple countries (including USA and GB)

MUSIC CAREER
1970
Start of classical organ training
1972
First (rock-) concerts with self composed songs
1977
Winner of the Berlin State Contest, category: rock music
- First album contract (“Odessa”), subsequent live concerts
1979
Second Album recording contract (“Katia”), subsequent live concerts
1982
First Gold Record (as composer and artist) for NENA “Nur geträumt”.
1982 – 1987
Worldwide success as composer and artist with German female Singer NENA.
More than 20 mio. sold records and No. 1 Hits in 52 countries including USA, GB, Japan, China, Australia, Brazil etc. Global concert tours. Hit compositions include “99 Luftballons”, “Leuchtturm”, “Nur geträumt”, “Irgendwie, Irgenwo, Irgendwann”.
1986 – 1988
Move to Los Angeles
- Producer, songwriter and TV-composer projects include Apollonia (Purple Rain), Sheila E., Tony Baez, “Falcon Crest”, “Miami Vice”.
- Live club sessions with Elton John, Michael Bolton, Steve van Zandt, Jean Beauvoir, John Bon Jovi
1989 – 1992
Move to New York
- Producer and artist for American Heavy Metal Project “Voodoo X”
- Songwriting and producing with Paul Stanley (Kiss), John Bon Jovi,
Neil Rodgers (producer of Madonna, David Bowie, INXS etc).
- “Voodoo X” European Tour
- Song for Wes Craven’s Horror Movie “Schocker”
since 1990
Musical director and composer of „Die Goldene Kamera“ (the „German Oscars“) - Music specials created in collaboration with Steven Spielberg, Anthony Quinn, Hans Zimmer, Michael Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sophia Loren, Catherine Deneuve, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Montserrat Cabalé, Jose Carreras, Jean Paul Belmondo etc.
Since 1992
Composer in Germany for numerous
TV-shows/channels/programs/commercials: „Berlin Olympic Games 2000“ (campaign), Olympic Games 1996 (NBC, athlete feature), „Catherine the Great“ (w. Catherine Zheta Jones), "N-TV“ (complete original music for German TV-News net work, owner: CNN), „Wheel of fortune“, „Hollywood Sqares“, “Hast Du Worte“, „Der Grosse Preis“, „Jeder gegen Jeden“, "Geliebte Schwest ern“, „Terra X“ (Atlantis) etc.
- Commercials include: Panasonic, Weißer Riese, Reno, Fewa, La Rive etc.
1993
Move to Berlin
Composing and development for Disney (Snowwhite)
1994 – 1997
Composing and development of first musical „Nostradamus“.
1997 – 1999
Work as a producer and composer for U.S. boy bands “‘N SYNC“ and
„Lyte Funky Ones“. Multiple „Gold“ record awards from around the globe.
1998 – 2000
Move to Tokyo - Producer and composer for Japanese top-artists „Nokko“
and „Idoru“
2000 – 2001
Musical director and Composer of „Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis“
(the „German Emmys“)
2001 – 2002
Composer for Hollywood movie scores (Agent: First Artist Mgmt.) Movies include: „All the queens man“ (Budget: 25 Mio.$) with actors Matt le Blanc and Eddy Izzard; „Igby goes down“ („IGBY!“) (Budget: 10 Mio.$) with actors Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Claire Daines, Kiran Culkin, Bill Pullmann (MGM/UA). Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
2003
Work as the producer and composer for Double Platinum success-album „Nena feat. Nena“ by German Pop Artist NENA.
- „Red nose“ charity single (multiple German artists)
- Hosting „POPSTARS“ (TV-Castingshow) as a jury-member. He produces the Album of the girlgroup-finalists “Preluders”. - Nominated for the „Echo“ (German Grammy) as „Producer of the year“.
2004
Hosting „POPSTARS“ (TV-Castingshow) as a jury-member for the second time.
Fahrenkrog produces and composes the No. 1 Single and the No. 1 Album of the Finalists “Nu Pagadi”. - New international movie score: „Globi and the Stolen Shadows“ („Manga style“ animated feature film) - Preparation of score-music for MGM prime time TV – series „Igby“
2005
Work as the producer and composer for German Pop Artist NENA. The Single hits No. 1 right away.
2006
Score-Music for Movie “Butterfly (Der Kannibale von Rotenburg)”.
- Production and Songwriting for 80s-Music-Star “Kim Wilde”, signed with EMI MUSIC
- Production and Songwriting for new Girlband “Milk and Honey” in cooperation with German tv-channel PRO SIEBEN
- Production and Songwriting of the new album by German singer NENA, signed with WARNER MUSIC
2007
Production and Songwriting for new Musical “Evoz” by German singer NENA
PLANNED
- Musical Direction for the Musical “Mozart”
- Production and Songwriting for new Boygroup, in cooperation
with Universal Music
- Production and Songwriting for new America Teen-Rockgroup in New York,
in cooperation with Sony Music
- Production and Songwriting for new Teen-Girl-Rockband “Chanti”,
in cooperation with Universal Music
- Score and production for top Chinese Sony Pictures / Senator Film movie
“Shanghai Ghost story”
- Production and Songwriting for new artist “George”
(in cooperation with the Backstreet Boys)
- Production and Songwriting for Christmas-Musical “Fallen Angel”
in cooperation with German tv-channel RTL
- Production and Songwriting for Candation Nr. 1 R&B artist “Shawn Desmon”