More than ten million record sales seventy nine platinum and over a billion streams on Spotify Felix Yan is a top class d. J. This is how we shot to fame. And certainly knows how to get the crowd going only in his mid twentys is one of germanys most successful musicians. But how about him ive always had a vision in mind it was my dream to become a famous d. J. And i knew that the only way to achieve that was by producing my own tracks not just playing other peoples. But if you are. Going to. Be born in hamburg felix has been producing tracks for some time such as the single cool still he didnt release his long awaited. Album until early twenty eight a whole three years after his debut hit. It took me so long because i needed to grow into the role of a producer whos capable of producing an entire album you know i just started making music on my laptop and all of a sudden i was making hits that really raised the bar and made for pretty High Expectations i needed time to find my own sound too. And that sound is called tropical house his first album is a collection of twenty five tracks some previously released singles as well as new songs created between his d. J. Sets all over the world on planes and taxis and Recording Studios in london plus angeles and copenhagen he wanted an album with a harmonious concept. People have their say when it comes to making a single singers the Record CompanyManagement Team you get tons of feedback and everyones thinking ok which single could be released next which is the right song but with an album i can just do what i like most. Calix games career began with Classical Music he learned to play violin at the age of six by the time he was eighteen he was deejaying in london clubs his International Breakthrough came at the age of twenty with his version of cheerleader a song by jamaican singer. Steadily conquered the planet topping the charts in the u. S. And twenty other countries the original was less successful. The song. Song was already in jamaica but pretty are known in the rest of the world even after i remakes the release to no one really listened to it for about six months but somehow it just reached the consumers it got to number one on spotify in sweden without any marketing campaign. Or Record Company people just decided they liked it and put it on their playlist sent it to their friends posted it on facebook and stuff and gradually it got more and more popular. This next single became another worldwide hit. Cover version of the eightys classic aint nobody sold around two and a half million times. You. Set up the project called f with german pop singer marc forster and their debut single reached number one in germany. But not everything the young star touches turns to gold later singles stayed at the lower end of the charts. Matters most to me is that i feel good about what i do in this case my music i want to produce songs im proud of that i think are musically great and i want to share with people where they get to number one or not doesnt matter that much. Whether his songs topped the charts or not his life sets are a hot ticket and fakes yet already has future plans. For me to presume it was never my job and for me personally i just have to see what happens im incredibly happy and grateful that i can do what i do im aware that its a super fast intense lifestyle and ill slow down on the touring in five or ten years i can imagine spending more time in the studio supporting younger artists concentrating on songwriting and production or maybe running a record label or even managing other artists. Management. That sounds more like a Business Plan than a rocknroll lifestyle but whoever wants to succeed in todays music Business Needs to be business savvy. C. M. Is a master of tropical but the signal to touch proves he can do funk to this collaboration with us singer alex i o. And british producer high storm the charts and four European Countries enjoy the video. This. Week. You make me feel like. You know you cant hurt too high. Make me feel like. We are today europe tomorrow then its off to the americas d. J. Felix yan has fans to see all over the world what is typical routine for a gig which type of equipment does it use does he still get stage fright lets find out. Its show time for phoenix yet its job to stir the fans into a frenzy d. J. s like him can command a six figure sum for just one set. Time to freshen up at the hotel before his. Felix knew fairly early that he wanted to be a d. J. The president ager i started playing tracks at birthday parties at first i just connected my phone to the loud speakers and realized that i like deciding what tunes to play from as i always wanted to be the host of the party making sure people had a great time to do it thats how i really started d. J. At the human defect as i did my first gigs close in. In northern germany at the age of fifteen and i graduated from high school i was seventeen then i really focused one hundred percent on my d. J. This is. Pretty much all i take on stage with me my headphones. Even says felix is headphones and two u. S. B. Sticks so i can Start Playing tracks any time i always carry a spare pair of headphones in my suitcase that means im always ready to go. To you just before. Now its time for the performance. Feelings in this video and film in the meantime has become a business brand and. There are so many things happening around that and im involved in all the details sometimes i wonder whether out a chill more maybe im overdoing it a bit. This is. When we want to do the high road from the first and second job like this is the trick. Now is arriving at the summer sound festival. Thank you i wasnt i was a i think that nowadays different kinds of people are successful with music due to the internet. And were a lot younger now when i look at my colleagues theyre all in their early twentys and its all because of the internet that we can upload our music do our own marketing and share our music was good music always prevails. For us i always get stage fright no matter how small or large the show is especially today this is life here ive never played her before she code is tearing down the house right now its only a fifteen minute change over and im the closer so anyone who doesnt like me can just go home thats whats on my mind before a show. To get wet. Thanks. I. Today set lasts for seventy five minutes felix yen plays a mix of chart hits hip hop beats and lots of songs hes produced himself. Time for some after show mingling with the crowd i have used it as i think its crucial to give some time and some love back to the fans who follow me and make such a huge effort to be here too it. Takes the fun songs they know all the lyrics and sing along great party theyre in a great mood they forget about their everyday problems its a wonderful moment i love to share. Nobody a cover of the eightys hit by u. S. Band rufus featuring chaka khan was remakes by felix here now british you tube star Jasmine Thompson sings the vocals the song is hit platinum twenty seven times giving him his Second International hits. Now. This. Charms around. The. Clock. To. Leave. Stay tuned for more felix named in this installment of top export extras. Deejays at major festivals all over the world but he lives in his small hometown in eastern germany. I. Think grew up on the baltic coast and mettenberger for palmer this is where he still feels at home with his family. Always does in the top and always when i come back home. After traveling to all these huge metropolitan cities from this crazy lifestyle from all this important overstimulation i can just kick back theres nothing around here you can just gave the fields its just gorgeous peace and quiet that i need to recharge my batteries. In the spring of twenty eighteen felix yen revealed that hes attracted to men as well as women in an interview for the weekly newspaper site the d. J. Described himself as bisexual and said he dreams of finding the person he can share his life with whether thats a man or woman. Has been endorsing since twenty six posing for the german car brand in brochures and visiting the team at a motor racing event in austin texas. Even took the wheel himself for a commercial. The public feel it was pretty similar to the five of you lose because im not trying to give you. Come up with. One i want to be young just. Hasnt disclosed how much he earned through advertising only the powerful cars are part of his life and that he likes listening to Classical Music for relaxation while driving. The whole world of pop music on one Facebook Page d. W. Music check out your favorite stars and the latest from the scene. Jive with us into the pop universe and follow us on facebook lets see their music. Felix e. A. Has had a lot of great collaboration with singers in two thousand and sixteen he invited finnish pop singer mia team in to take the microphone for the track bonfire. Which even when. The music video was filmed in bulgaria its hot stuff. You make me strong. So its not just. Going to look. Like you. Look like a mug. And drink. The great. Reaching number one in the u. S. Charts was something no german in twenty seven years. Did it with his remakes of cheerleader in two thousand and fifteen conquered the charts of the worlds biggest music market heres the story behind the song. At the brandenburg berlin of course. The remakes of a song. Is on the set list. Remakes of the song was commissioned in twenty fourteen to the producer and. Of course i was really pleased when the request came through i was amazed that such a large Record Company would get in touch with me. I really liked the song i thought it had a lot of potential a lot of people dont know the original its a reggae pop tune from two thousand and twelve. And was only a hit in jamaica at first. Then i told them hey send me the acapella track just the vocals i sped it up quite a lot over twenty beats per minute faster and then i built a new track the remix around that. Theres no trumpet in the original but physics yen wants one for his remix so he calls in leonard. I was at the pool when my phone rang and it was felix saying hey how about it and im like sure ill be home soon anyway ill see what i can do i sat down at home listen to the song played it through twice and was pretty much done. So what was originally a reggae song became a tropical house track. Just as for me was the studio people imagine theres a huge studio with thousands of coproducers but i just fed it all into my computer and mixed it myself with the trackpad and faders that was it actually for the mastering i went to the Record Company. And that was a huge honor getting to do the remakes back then but it wasnt planned to be such a huge breakthrough. Plan does as. The single has sold eight Million Units so far doesnt that put him under some pressure. As a whole ever manage another number one in the us that be especially if it were entirely my own song i keep trying to. Have now produced a track together its called masterpiece but it was a flop in the charts it seems success is not that easy to repeat. Because we love it so much heres the cheerleader for failing doesnt appear in it instead we get to meet the original singer who also became world famous after the remakes was released by for now and see you next time on pop export. 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