A billion streams on Spotify Felix Yan is a top class d. J. This is how we shot to fame. Felix yen certainly knows how to get the crowd going only in his mid twentys is one of germanys most successful musicians. To hear about him ive always had a vision in mind it was my dream to become a famous d. J. And i knew that the only way to achieve that was by producing my own tracks not just playing other peoples. But if you. Dont have felix has been producing tracks for some time such as the single cool still he didnt release his long awaited album until early twenty eight thousand a whole three years after his debut hit. All so it took me so long because i needed to grow into the role of a producer whos capable of producing an entire album you know i just started making music on my laptop and all of a sudden i was making hits that really raised the bar and made for pretty High Expectations i needed time to find my own sound too. And that sound is called tropical house his first album is a collection of twenty five tracks some previously released singles as well as new songs created between his d. J. Sets all over the world on planes in taxis and Recording Studios in london. And copenhagen he wanted an album with a harmonious concept. People have their say when it comes to making a single the Record CompanyManagement Team you get tons of feedback and everyones thinking ok which single could be released next which is the right song but with an album i can just do what i like most. Canucks games career began with Classical Music he learned to play violin at the age of six by the time he was eighteen he was deejaying in london clubs his International Breakthrough came at the age of twenty with his version of cheerleader a song by jamaican singer. Steadily conquered the planet topping the charts in the u. S. And twenty other countries the original successful. Song was already a hit in jamaica but pretty are known in the rest of the world even after i remakes the release to no one really listened to it for about six months but somehow it just reached the consumers it got to number one on spotify in sweden without any Marketing Campaign or Record Company people just decided they liked it and put it on their playlist sent it to their friends posted it on facebook and stuff and gradually it got more and more pop. His next single became another worldwide hit. Cover version of the eightys classic sold around two and a half million times. The project called f with german pop singer marc forster and their debut single reached number one in germany. But not everything the young star touches turns to gold later singles stated the lower end of the charts. Matters most to me is that i feel good about what i do in this case my music i want to produce songs im proud of that i think are musically great and i want to share with people where they get to number one or not doesnt matter much. Whether his songs topped the charts or not this is mindsets are a hot ticket and fakes yet already has future plans. For me personally i just have to see what happens im incredibly happy and grateful that i can do what i do im aware that its a super fast intense lifestyle and ill slow down on the touring in five or ten years i can imagine spending more time in the studio supporting younger artists concentrating on songwriting and production or maybe running a record label or even managing other artists. Management. That sounds more like a Business Plan than a rocknroll lifestyle but whoever wants to succeed in todays music Business Needs to be business savvy. That c. M. Is a master of tropical house but the single hot to touch proves he can do funk to. This collaboration with us singer alex i dont know and british producers storm the charts in four European Countries enjoy the video. And. Go. Kill. This. Election. No you cant hurt to. Make me feel like that but. Today europe tomorrow then its off to the americas d. J. Felix yan has fans to see all over the world whats his typical routine for a gig which type of equipment does he use it does he still get stage fright lets find out. Its time for phoenix here i just jump to stir the fans into a frenzy. Just like him can command a six figure sum for just one set. Time to freshen up at the hotel before his. Death. Felix knew fairly early that he wanted to be a d. J. In the present scene ager i started playing tracks at birthday parties at first i just connected my phone to the loud speakers and realized that i like deciding what tunes to play from as i always wanted to be the host of the party making sure people had a great time to do it and thats how i really started d. J. At the human to effect as i did my first gigs in clubs in northern germany at the age of fifteen and i graduated from high school i was seventeen then i really focused one hundred percent on my d. J. This is. Its pretty much all i take onstage with me my headphones. Even says felix his headphones and two u. S. B. Sticks so i can stop playing tracks any time i always carry a spare pair of headphones in my suitcase that means im always ready to go. To you just before. Now its time for that performance. Thats good. Feelings in this video and the film in the meantime has become a business brand and. There are so many things happening around that and im involved in all the details sometimes i wonder whether out a chill more maybe im overdoing it a bit. This is. Gonna do hi rose from the citizen second job like this is the trick. Now is arriving at the summer sound festival. Thank you i wasnt i was a i think that nowadays different kinds of people are successful with music due to the internet. And were a lot younger now when i look at my colleagues theyre all in their early twenties and its all because of the internet that we can upload our music do our own marketing and share our music was good music always prevails. But you know i always get stage fright no matter how small or large the show is especially today this is life here ive never played her before she coaches tearing down the house right now its only a fifteen minute change over and im the closer so anyone who doesnt like me can just go home thats whats on my mind before a show either good or good. I. Today set lasts for seventy five minutes felix yang plays a mix of chart hits hip hop beats and lots of songs hes produced himself. Time for some after show mingling with the crowd i can tell sort of these details but i think its crucial to give some time and some love back to the fans who follow me and make such a huge effort to be here. Takes the fun songs and all the lyrics and sing along great party theyre in a great mood they forget about their everyday problems and its a wonderful moment i love to share. Nobody a cover of the eightys hit by u. S. Band rufus featuring chaka khan was remarks by felix here now british you tube star Jasmine Thompson sings the vocals the song has hit platinum twenty seven times giving him his Second International hit. Love. His job easier. Charts are now. Stay tuned for more feel like staying in this installment of pop export extras. The d. J. Set major festivals all over the world but he lives in his small hometown in eastern germany. I. He grew up on the baltic coast and met and. This is where he still feels at home with his family. Almost isnt the top when i was when i come back home after traveling to all these huge metropolitan cities from this crazy lifestyle from all the important overstimulation i can just kick back and theres nothing around. And you can just gaze at the fields its just gorgeous peace and quiet that i need to recharge my batteries. In the spring of twenty eighteen felix yen revealed that hes attracted to men as well as women in an interview for the weekly newspaper site the d. J. Described himself as bisexual and said he dreams of finding the person he can share his life with whether thats a man or woman. Who has been endorsing for sadies bands since twenty six posing for the german car brand in brochures and visiting the team at a motor racing event in austin texas. Even took the wheel himself for a commercial. The public feel it was pretty similar to the private lives because im not trying to give you. Come up with. That i want to be young just. Hasnt disclosed how much he earns through advertising only the powerful cars are part of his life and that he likes listening to Classical Music for relaxation while driving. The whole world of pop music on one Facebook Page d. W. Music check out your favorite stars and the latest from the scene. Jive with us into the pop universe and follow us on facebook see their music. Has had a lot of great collaboration with singers in two thousand and sixteen he invited finnish pop singer team in to take the microphone for the track bonfire which even went platinum. The music video was filmed in bulgaria and its hot stuff. And you make me strong. So its not just. The drink. Think straight. Reaching number one in the u. S. Charts was something no german had managed in twenty seven years. And did it with his remakes of cheerleaders in two thousand and fifteen conquered the charts of the worlds biggest music market heres the story behind the song. At the brandenburg berlin of course. A song. Is on the setlist. Remakes of the song was commissioned in twenty fourteen to the producer and. Of course i was really pleased when the request came through and it was that i was amazed that such a large Record Company would get in touch with me. I really liked the song and thought it had a lot of potential a lot of people dont know the original its a reggae pop tune from two thousand and twelve. At first. Then i told them hey send me the acapella track just the vocals i sped it up quite a lot over twenty beats per minute faster and then i built a new track the remix around that. Theres no trumpet in the original but physics yeah and whats one for his remakes so he calls in leonard. I was at the pool when my phone rang and it was felix saying hey how about it and im like sure ill be home soon anyway ill see what i can do i sat down at home listen to the song played it through twice and was pretty much done. So what was originally a reggae song became a tropical house track. Was the studio people imagine theres a huge studio and thousands of coproducers but i just fed it all into my computer and mixed it myself with the trackpad and faders that that was it actually for the mastering i went to the Record Company. And that was a huge honor getting to do the remake but it wasnt planned to be such a huge breakthrough. Single has sold eight Million Units so far. Put him under some pressure. However manage another number one in the us that be especially if it were entirely my own song i keep trying. To track together its called masterpiece but it was a flop in the charts it seems success is not that easy to repeat. Because we love it so much heres the cheerleader for felix doesnt appear in it instead we get to meet the original singer who also became world famous after the remakes was released by for now and see you next time on pop export. I think they are. Great theyre. Like come. On smile. The certain thing im going. To leave me. For a week you see. 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