Mickie D aka Michael Duwe
Biography
Born and raised in West-Berlin he started out as solo artist (vocals/ guitar) in the late 60's.
Besides being member of the german cast of the musical HAIR for more than a year, he played with bands like AGITATION FREE (short time - but founding member), ASHRA TEMPEL (main vocals on 7UP, recorded in Bern with Timothy Leary), and for several years with the band METROPOLIS (LP: Metropolis, Single: Super Plastic Club)
- with ASHRA TEMPEL, recording studio in Bern/ Switzerland (1972)
Band METROPOLIS (1972 - 1976)
Vocals and Guitar
LP METROPOLIS and Single SUPER PLASTIC CLUB (PAN/ Ariola)
Production of a Rock-Show
"The Illustrated Man"
a story by Ray Bradbury
He was the founder of the Berlin concert agency Albatros Concerts and promoted concerts with artists and bands like Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Bob Marley, Blondie, Richie Heavens, Styx or Dire Straits.
Cooperations:
- as Singer with AGITATION FREE - Radioplay "Proletariersohn",
- composing music for the Berlin FORUM Theater - Armand Gatti "Die Hälfte Des Himmels Und Wir"
- rocksongs for children, LP "SÜß & SAUER - SPOHNS SPRÜCHE"
- composing and recording the track SUN & MOON for M. Hoenig's "DEPARTURE FROM THE NORTHERN WASTELAND" 1977,
- recording sessions with Manuel Göttsching (ASHRA), unreleased tracks
- for KLAUS SCHULZE promoting concerts in West-Berlin
- with Conni Plank and Jaki Liebezeit recordings for the album NO REGRETS
In 1989 release of Mickie D's second solo album
NO REGRETS (edel records)
with the help of
Helmut Hattler (KRAAN), Jacki Liebezeit (CAN),
Eff Jott Krüger (Ideal) und Mano Opitz (Lilly Berlin)
Beginning of the ninetees he founded his production company EINHORN media & entertainmen GmbH (former PHON Musikproduktion), worked for the Akademie der Künste Berlin, produced various artists and shows, produced soundtrack-recordings for edel records and, together with Michael Haentjes, founded the record label NAVIGATOR.
Since the mid-90's, in collaboration with the composer Torsten Sense, he specialized in writing and producing Film Music or Soundtracks.
Mickie Duwe lives and works in Berlin/ Germany and Liguria/ Italy.