Hannes Tschürtz - Unnützes Musikwissen
The author of "Atemlos durch die Nacht" has asthma, Cher was once a babysitter for Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and it was not Falco, but the zither melody from "The Third Man" that was the first Austrian presence at the top of the US Billboard charts. As "unnecessary" as all this may seem at first glance, one still learns a lot about the workings of the music industry and some quirky backgrounds of personalities and hits in "Unnützes Musikwissen." Or did you know what connects hip-hop history with "Dirty Dancing," or why Fleetwood Mac once sued Fleetwood Mac?
Having been significantly involved in the Austrian music business for more than two decades, Hannes Tschürtz has always passionately looked behind the curtain, both professionally and personally, collecting stories and anecdotes from pop history. Now this has turned into a book and an entertaining program: "Unnützes Musikwissen" takes a small journey through the pop culture of the last decades, exploring scenes at the "crime scene of music," reporting on brazen thefts and absurd identity thefts; on tragic accidents and astonishing connections.
Hannes Tschürtz grows up in Burgenland, where in the mid-1980s he meets his best friend: a red Music Champ cassette deck recorder, which he receives as a Christmas gift.
As a child, he transcribes lyrics and creates countless mixtapes and hit lists. At 16, he begins DJing at the local 'Kellerbar,' at 19 he gets hired for the festivals in Wiesen, and at 24 he founds "Ink Music," which becomes a central star in the Austrian pop universe and serves as a launch pad or accelerator for the careers of numerous acts such as Bilderbuch, Garish, Clara Luzia, Ja Panik, Leyya, My Ugly Clementine, Oehl, or Wanda. Throughout the years, his fascination for the stories and anecdotes surrounding personalities and hits from the world of pop has remained.
Hallo, ich bin Maya.
