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Tobias Kuhn is a German songwriter, producer and film composer living in Berlin.
Tobias Kuhn | |
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 Tobias Kuhn with Thees Uhlmann, 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Indie, Alternative, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Producer, Film Composer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | tobiaskuhn.com |
Career
editIn 1992, Kuhn co-founded German indie band Miles with his high school friends and signed to V2 Records shortly after. After releasing four albums, he started his solo-project Monta and released two critically acclaimed albums including Where Circles Begin which was named "Album of the Week" by the Sunday Times.[1] The song "My Impropriety" was featured on the soundtrack of Palermo Shooting which was directed by Wim Wenders.
Kuhn started writing and producing for other artists afterwards. While having great success with German-language artists such as Die Toten Hosen, for whom he co-produced two Platinum-selling albums, and singer Mark Forster, with whom he wrote the Platinum-awarded single "Choere", Kuhn started working with international artists as well.
In 2017, he co-produced the album Blossom by Milky Chance that entered the Top 10 album charts in countries such as Australia,[2] Canada[3] and Germany.[4] The same year, he also co-wrote the single "Here with You" for Belgian DJs Netsky and Lost Frequencies that peaked on the Belgian Singles charts at number 2, the single "Living in the City" with singer-songwriter Rhys Lewis[5] as well as Who We Are together with Welshly Arms.[6]
In 2018, Kuhn produced the album Wunderbar of Australian rock band The Living End, which peaked on the Australian ARIA charts on number 3.[7] Later the same year, he also produced the album Sturm & Dreck for German band Feine Sahne Fischfilet which peaked on the German album charts at number 3.[8]
In 2018, Alec Benjamin released "1994" as a single, a song he co-wrote with Kuhn. In 2019, the song "Trouble In Paradise" was released on the album Mint by Alice Merton, written by Kuhn and Merton. The album reached number 2 on the German album charts.
In 2019, Tobias Kuhn co-wrote and co-produced the Milky Chance album Mind the Moon in their hometown Kassel, Berlin, Norway, Italy and Australia. After Blossom, this was their second album collaboration. The album featured many internationally renowned artists like Australian star Tash Sultana ("Daydreaming") and Jack Johnson ("Don't let me down"). Furthermore, they wrote and released tracks with South African Choir Ladysmith Black Mamabazo ("Eden's House"). Don't let me down reached #1 of the American triple AAA radio charts.
Kuhn also co-wrote and produced the successful American Alternative Billboard Top 10 Single "Die Happy" with the LA band Dreamers for Hollywood Records.
In September 2019, the Movie "Der hatte Kern" from German Crime Movie Series 'Tatort' premiered on ARD, German television. Kuhn wrote the score for this movie with Markus Perner.
Furthermore, he co-wrote and produced Australian artist Greta Stanley's "Soak into this" and "New feeling" and Noah Kahan's "Close behind" (Republic Records) in 2020.
In June 2020, Kuhn produced the album ("Kitsch") for German artist Annett Louisan in 15 days. It charted at #7 in August 2020 and was released on RCA.
He also co-wrote and produced two tracks for Australian artist Kate Miller Heidke for their forthcoming album which was set for release in autumn 2020. Another release in 2020 was the single "Coast to Coast" by Norwegian singer Dagny.
In 2021, he co-produced and co-wrote "Till I found You" with South African artist Jeremy Loops (Decca) and 'First day of my life' by the Belgian Singer-Songwriter Milow.
In between 2020 and 2022, Kuhn produced and co-wrote the album '10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark' by the English band The Kooks in London Berlin and Vienna. He also produced the album 'Jeder nur ein Kreuz' by the Munich band Sportfreunde Stiller in Vienna and Italy.
In the same year, he co-wrote the song 'Live Without It' with English artist Dylan, '27000 Steps' with English artist Casey Lowry, Alice Merton's 'Blindside' and the Milky Chance single 'Troubled Man'. Besides that, he also wrote the music for the Amazon Prime series 'Love Addicts' which was to be released at the end of 2022.
At the moment he is working on his own Monta Album.
Awards and nominations
editAPRA Awards
editThe APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[9]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[10] | "Don't Lose It" - Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, Andy Strachan, Tobias Kuhn | Song of the Year | Shortlisted |
| 2020 | "Otherside" - Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, Andy Strachan, Tobias Kuhn | Most Performed Rock Work of the Year[11][12] | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Monta: Where Circles Begin". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Milky Chance - Blossom". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Milky Chance Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Milky Chance - Blossom". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Living In The City". Discogs. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Welshly Arms Legendary". Discogs. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "The Living End - Wunderbar". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Feine Sahne Fischfilet". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "APRA Reveals 2019 Song of the Year Shortlist". Music Feeds. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
External links
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