Klaus Jankuhn

Career

He mostly worked for the artists of the rave label Low Spirit, producing artists such as WestBam, Marusha or DJ Dick. Klaus Jankuhn grew up in Münster, where he befriended with WestBam. Both started producing tracks for the early techno and rave scene.

Around 1986 he moved to Berlin.

One of their first tracks 17 – This is not a Boris Becker Song was released in 1985 under the moniker Cowboy Temple. Soon after Jankuhn, WestBam, Fabian Lenz and William Röttger founded the label Low Spirit.

Achievements

• 1995: Echo People’s as "Best producer national“ 2003: Dance Music Award as "Best producer" (shared with WestBam).

Membership

Together with WestBam he also founded the project Members of Mayday. Jankuhn and WestBam also produced the anthems for the annual Mayday festivals (as Members of Mayday) and Love Parades (as The Love Committee).