juergen reiter

 

juergen hits the local music scene of his hometown munich at age 17. shortly after his debut as a bassplayer he plays in the opening act for ray charles.

he hones his skills at sweelinck conservatory (amsterdam), in paris under john cage colleague joelle leandre and at suny purchase, NY, from which he graduates with a masters degree in music in 2001.

juergen played and studied with artists such as kevin mahogany, lester bowie, monty waters, scott colley, todd coolman and jon faddis.

he performed at legendary CBGB‘s (New York), Knitting Factory (New York), Smoke (New York), Else‘s (Montreal), Studio 303 (Montreal), Theatre Garage (Minneapolis), Waterfront Theatre (Vancouver), Meander (Amsterdam) Unterfahrt (Munich) and i-camp theater (Munich)

projects

2002

the puppet project, theater tour through canada, USA

2003

breakdown on paradise blvd – showdown in three acts
ORkAaN FAbLeS: juergen reiter (bass), hester boverhuis (vocals/laptop), kai wolff (laptop/guitar), audio-visual music/literature performance, lothringer 13, munich.

chansons from the 1920’s
salonorchestra rouge&noir (amsterdam), esther apituley (violin), sjan (piano), juergen reiter (bass) at G34, munich.
the hare and the dog mystic fairytales with hester boverhuis (laptop/vocals), juergen reiter (bass, stove)

the world’s eerie sound
ORkAaN FAbLeS at „bewegungsfreiheit“ (freedom of movement), literaturhaus, munich.
international festival of poetry and literature,
ORkAaN FAbLeS + sjan (piano), harald kuempfel (drums)

2004

juergen goes back to new york to work on music he wrote over a stretch of 3 years. the result is the debut album no trespassing of his group ORkAaN ORkEstRA. the album receives wide critical acclaim and worldwide airplay on both major and independent radiostations.

2005

uptOwn and thE brOnX is a video project juergen films, edits and scores. the short film shows a ride on the 1-train of new york city. connecting many of manhattan’s westside jazzclubs it is one of juergen’s most frequented lines. the film proves that mta conductors are the one and only rappers alive.

2006

let’s get it on tonight is the first collaboration with new york rapper jus nyce (now G Nyce). while being promoted during germany’s 2006 soccer worldchampionships it received about 59ooo clicks.
the change up, studio production for jus nyce. it’s said to be “the ultimate urban real recognizes real brooklyn-bred hiphop experience”.

2007

recording of the audiobook series italienisches aus der lauschbar together with his wife frau viola. the series receives wide critical acclaim and is featured in variety of german lifestyle magazines.

2008

writing and recording of the live show dead on arrival in NYC.

2009

several performances of the show dead on arrival in germany.

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besides being a performer/composer, juergen, over the last couple of years, produced numerous soundscapes for europes biggest live tv event (15million viewers average) „wetten, dass…?“

juergen resides with his family in munich, sicily and new york.

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discography

wintermaerchen (2003) audiobook, mystic fairytales and songs about a world of everlasting ice and it‘s surreal creatures.

no trespassing (2004) modern jazz by juergen reiter’s ORkAaN ORkEstRA

let’s get it on tonight (2006) hiphop/dance single feat. G Nyce

the change up (2007) hiphop by Jus Nyce (now G Nyce)

il conto per favore (2007) audiobook, italienisches aus der lauschbar 1

in viaggio (2007) audiobook, italienisches aus der lauschbar 2

lo sconto (2008) audiobook, italienisches aus der lauschbar 3

breakdown on paradisse blvd. (2008) DVD, music/literature performance

dead on arrival (2009) muzak to scrap your car by, exclusive itunes release