DJ Quicksilver
Orhan Terzi (born 28 June 1964), better known by his stage name DJ Quicksilver, is a German-Turkish DJ and music producer.[1] His stage name derives from his days taking part in DJ contests, where a mercury column would gauge audience reaction.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Orhan Terzi |
| Born | June 28, 1964 Trabzon, Turkey |
| Origin | Hattingen, Germany |
| Genres | Techno, house, Eurodance, trance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, music producer |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Labels | Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar Records, Edel AG |
| Website | dj-quicksilver |
Early life
Terzi was born on 28 June 1964 in Trabzon, Turkey. His family moved to Hattingen, Germany in the late 1960s.[2]
Musical career
Early career
He began working with Tommaso de Donatis on DJ Quicksilver material, and released tracks for a variety of record labels, including Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar, Edel AG, Alphabet City, and Sub Terranean.[3]
1997–1998: Breakthrough and success
In 1997 he released "Bellissima" - a hit double A-sided single. The song became a big hit on the UK dance charts and then crossed over into pop, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart and selling enough copies to become a gold record, selling well throughout Europe.[4] It remains his biggest single so far. Other releases include "Boombastic", which sampled the Shaggy track.[3]
1999–2002: Other releases
In 1999 he released the track "Heart of Asia" (among others) under the alias "Watergate". In 2002, he received an ECHO nomination for "Best National Dance Act" for the single "Ameno".[1]
Other work
Terzi has also worked as a remixer, on tracks by Ian van Dahl, Faithless, and The Verve ("Bittersweet Symphony").[3]
Discography
Studio albums
- Quicksilver (1997)
- Escape 2 Planet Love (1998)
- Clubfiles One (2003)
- Clubfiles Two (2013)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
ESP [7] |
GER [8] |
IRE [9] |
NED [10] |
NOR [11] |
SUI [12] |
SWE [13] |
UK [14] | |||||
| 1995 | "Bingo Bongo" | — | 14 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quicksilver | ||
| 1996 | "Boing!" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | ||
| "I Have a Dream"/"Bellissima" | 47 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | Quicksilver | |||
| 1997 | "Free" | — | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |||
| "Planet Love" | — | 36 | — | 23 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 12 | Escape 2 Planet Love | |||
| 1998 | "Escape to Paradise" / "Timerider" | 86 | — | — | 31 | — | 88 | 14 | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Cosmophobia" | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | Single only | ||
| 2001 | "Bombastic" | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clubfiles - The Album | ||
| "Ameno" | — | 13 | 12 | 18 | — | 26 | 26 | 20 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | "New Life" | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Rising Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Always on My Mind" (featuring Base Unique) | — | 38 | — | 44 | — | 66 | — | 95 | — | — | Singles only | |||
| "Clubfiles One" | — | 33 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Remixes
- Dancemania 1 (Compilation, 1996)[17]
- Club Scene Volume 2 (Compilation, 1997)[18]
- Sonic 1 (Compilation, 2000)[19]
- Equinoxe 4 (Trance cover of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4)
References
- "DJ Quicksilver". DanceArtistInfo. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- "Aus Liebe zur Musik", DerWesten, 28 October 2009, retrieved 2010-02-06
- Carlson, Dean "DJ Quicksilver Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-06
- Pride, Dominic (16 August 1997). "Dos or Die Dance label Links With Epic". Billboard. p. 40. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 84.
- "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (DJ Quicksilver)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- "Certified Awards Search: DJ Quicksilver". BPI. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- Discogs, Dancemania 1
- Discogs, Club Scene Volume 2
- Discogs, Sonic 1
