Holger Czukay
Age: 79 | From: Gdańsk, Poland
Person Details
Birthday: 1938-03-24 23:22:08
Death: 2017-09-05 23:22:08
Aliases: Holger Schüring , Can
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Gdańsk, Poland
Homepage: http://www.czukay.de/
Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Holger Czukay, born Holger Schüring, was a German musician and actor, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. He studied music under Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1963 to 1966. Besides his participation in Can, Czukay recorded several albums. One of his trademarks was the use of shortwave radio sounds and his early pioneering of sampling, in those days involving the painstaking cutting and splicing of magnetic tapes. Cut-up-sounds. Holger Czukay collaborated with a considerable number of musicians, notably a series of albums with Jah Wobble, David Sylvian, The Edge and Brian Eno. Holger Czukay's body was discovered inside his apartment on 5 September 2017. The New York Times reported that he died on the same day, but the cause of death is still subject to a police investigation.
Most Famous Work
Krautrock : The Rebirth of Germany
(2009) Self
Modulations
(1998) Self
Kraftwerk: Pop Art
(2013) Self
Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise
(2017) Self
Steel Cathedrals
(1985) Self - Dictaphone
CAN and Me
(2022) Self (archive footage)
Krieg der Töne
(1988) The piano teacherActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Self | |
| 2013 | Self | |
| 2009 | Self | |
| 1999 | N/A | |
| 1998 | Self | |
| 1991 | Himself | |
| 1988 | The piano teacher | |
| 1985 | Self - Dictaphone | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1970 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Music | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |