Mark Reeder from MANCHESTER late 70s to BERLIN 80s insider and Electronic Genius

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00:00:00 Childhood. Youth, leaving Manchester.
00:09:16 Getting in the Berlin scene
00:16:57 The divided city - going East!
00:37:45 Getting an East German band on British TV show The Tube!
00:52:09 East meets West and the role of music
01:00:34 His music today with Alanas Chosnau
Mark Reeder was born and Manchester but moved to the then-divided city in 1978 and quickly ensconced himself in what was then the West Berlin scene. He played in various bands, arranged the legendary performance in the then East Berlin for Die Toten Hosen, a german punk band, and was the first person to get an East German band on the influential 80s TV show The Tube. He was the face of the documentary B-Movie about the Berlin music scene between 1979 and 1989, which led to him traveling around the world and giving lectures about Berlin. He is credited with launching the career of DJ Paul van Dyk and is still active as a musician, music producer, and remixer. His latest release, back in March 2022, was with Alanas Chosnau, a Lithuanian singer and producer of also Iraqi/Kurdish origin (see his podcast for one of the most fascinating life stories ever!), and is titled Life Everywhere. His insights into Berlin are enlightening for anyone interested in the historical importance of that city during and after the Cold War, and the development of the Electronic music scene.⁠

Note: Photo by Martyn Goodacre

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