Gerhard Augustin

Gerhard Augustin
Born(1941-09-07)7 September 1941
Hagen, Germany
Died17 March 2021(2021-03-17) (aged 79)
Bremen, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Producer, manager, A&R, disc jockey
Known forCo-founder of Beat-Club
TelevisionBeat-Club

Gerhard Augustin (7 September 1941 – 17 March 2021) was a German music producer. He was the first professional disc jockey in Germany and co-founder of the music program Beat-Club.[1] Augustin helped generate a shift in German culture by introducing various genres of music at a time when schlager was the standard by giving exposure to krautrock bands such as Amon Düül II and Popol Vuh.[2] He later became the head of A&R for United Artists Records in Munich, and then the producer and manager for American R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner.[3]

  1. ^ "Deutschlands erster DJ - DER SPIEGEL - Geschichte". www.spiegel.de (in German). December 4, 2007. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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  3. ^ "Executive Turntable" (PDF). Billboard. February 8, 1975. p. 4.