Career
He is the label boss of International DeeJay Gigolo Records and has been responsible for many of the big records to come out of the electroclash that emerged in Berlin in the mid-1990s. He is seen as the musical initiator of the 1980s revival movement later known as electroclash popularizing the music from his hometown Munich from the mid to late 1990s. In 2006, DJ Hell was involved in a German Intel promotional campaign involving five demogroups (Andromeda Software Development, Conspiracy, Fairlight, Farbrausch and mfx), who were set out to create 30-second demos using remixed versions of a DJ Hell track.
IMAs 4 track European Parliament was released in 1980 on an independent label.
In September 2009, DJ Hell was at the centre of controversy when Felix da Housecat announced that DJ Hell"s track "The DJ Fort P Diddy", from the album Teufelswerk, used content taken without the permission of Felix da Housecat or P Diddy.
DJ Hell financially supports Ukrainian protest group FEMEN.
"Hell" is the German word for "light" or "bright" (but also for "fair skinned" and "blond haired").