Alle Farben

Alle Farben

Alle Farben in 2014
Background information
Birth name Frans Zimmer
Born (1985-06-05) June 5, 1985
Origin Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Genres Tech house, techno, deep house, house, trance, chill-out, electro house
Occupation(s) Musician, producer, disc jockey
Years active 2010–present
Labels Guesstimate/b1
Associated acts Graham Candy, YOUNOTUS
Website alle-farben.com

Frans Zimmer better known by his stage name Alle Farben (meaning All Colors in German), born June 5, 1985 in Berlin is a German DJ and producer. Since 2014 Zimmer is signed to the record label Guesstimate/b1 Recordings[1] and the publishing house Budde Music.[2]

Career

Frans Zimmer was raised in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, where he lives and works today. After high school, Zimmer wanted to study art, but was not admitted to university. In the following years, he worked various odd jobs, including work as a confectioner in a Berlin café. In 2010, he began DJing in Berlin nightclubs and bars. Inspired by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, he took the alias "Hundert Farben" (meaning Hundred Colors), which he later changed to his current stage name "Alle Farben"[3] (meaning All Colours)

On May 9, 2012, he played for 30,000 people[4] at the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, achieving a national breakthrough. Since then, Zimmer DJs almost every weekend throughout Europe; he also played several shows in Tel Aviv.

In September 2013, Zimmer announced through his Facebook page[5] that he had begun work on his debut album and in January 2014 in an interview with the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung[6] he confirmed the album would be ready in a few months. On April 15, 2014, Alle Farben released "She Moves (Far Away)" featuring the vocals of Graham Candy as a prerelease and the album's debut single. The album, entitled Synesthesia - I Think in Colours as per the official cover and the iTunes download page (with some media outlets opting to use the shorter term Synesthesia album in their coverage of the release), was released on 25 May 2014 in Europe through Kallias record label and Sony Music. Its 15 tracks include collaborations with Graham Candy and Lydmor (on two songs apiece) and Sway Clarke II (on one). It also includes two bonus remixes "She Moves" by Bakermat and Goldfish.

Discography

Alle Farben in 2014

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification
GER
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 SWI
[9]
2014 Synesthesia - I Think in Colours 20 54 40
2016 Music Is My Best Friend 20 — 55

Singles and EPs

Year Single Peak positions Certifications Album
GER
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 BEL
(Fl)
[10]		 BEL
(Wa)
[11]		 FRA
[12]		 NLD
[13]		 SPA
[14]		 SWI
[9]
2014 "She Moves (Far Away)"
(featuring Graham Candy)		 9 15 43 47 173 21 41 21 Synesthesia - I Think in Colours
2016 "Please Tell Rosie"
(featuring YOUNOTUS)		 3 2 — — — — — 70 Music Is My Best Friend
"Bad Ideas" 22 30 — — — — — —
Featured in
Year Single Peak positions Certifications Album
GER
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 BEL
(Fl)
[10]		 BEL
(Wa)
[11]		 FRA
[12]		 NLD
[13]		 SPA
[14]		 SWI
[9]
2015 "Supergirl"
(Anna Naklab featuring Alle Farben & YOUNOTUS)		 2 1 33*
(Ultratip)		 26*
(Ultratip)		 52 — 7 5 BVMI: Platinum,[15] ZPAV: Platinum,[16] IFPI Austria: Gold,[17] IFPI/SWI: Gold,[18] IFPI/PROMUSICAE: Gold[19]

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Others

Remixes

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Sony Music kooperiert mit Alle Farben" (in German). 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Alle Farben: Budde Music signt Berliner DJ" (in German). 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. ↑ "BZ: Die Leute wollen ausflippen". Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Tagesspiegel: Meine Musik ist für alle Menschen da". Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Facebook: Ankündigung des Albums". Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  6. ↑ "taz: Interview mit Alle Farben". Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  7. 1 2 3 "Alle Farben discography". germancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "Alle Farben discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 "Alle Farben discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Alle Farben discography". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Alle Farben discography". ultratop.be/fr. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Alle Farben discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Alle Farben discography". dutchcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Alle Farben discography". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Gold/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Gold/Platin-Datenbank". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Gold/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "Gold/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "PARTYSAN Award 2011: Newcomer des Jahres" (in German). 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  21. ↑ "Newcomer Contest Bayern: Preisträger 2012" (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  22. ↑ "1LIVE KRONE 2014: Nominierte stehen fest" (PDF). 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  23. ↑ "Echo 2015 - Die Nominierten". Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  24. ↑ "Newcomer Contest Bayern - Preisträger 2015". Retrieved 2016-03-18.

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