DJ Quicksilver
German-Turkish musician
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Orhan Terzi (born 28 June 1964), also known as DJ Quicksilver and Watergate, is a German-Turkish DJ and music producer.[1] The name Quicksilver derives from his days taking part in DJ contests, where a mercury column would gauge audience reaction.[2]
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DJ Quicksilver | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Watergate |
| Born | Orhan Terzi June 28, 1964 Trabzon, Turkey |
| Origin | Hattingen, Germany |
| Genres | Techno, house, Eurodance, trance |
| Occupations | DJ, music producer |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Labels | Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar Records, Edel AG |
| Website | dj-quicksilver |
Early life
Career
Terzi began working with Tommaso de Donatis on DJ Quicksilver material, and released tracks for record labels including Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar, Edel AG, Alphabet City, and Sub Terranean.[3]
In November 1996, Terzi released "Bellissima". It became a hit on the UK dance charts in 1997 and crossed over into pop, reaching #4 on the UK singles chart. It was certified gold, selling well throughout Europe.[4] Other releases include "Boombastic", which sampled the Shaggy track.[3]
In 1999, under the alias Watergate, Terzi released "Heart of Asia", a remix of "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" (1983) by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The British journalist James Masterton wrote that it was "one of the few dance treatments of a famous song that actually manages to make the original seem almost dull by comparison".[5] Also that year, Watergate released "Maid of Orleans (The Battle II)", a remix of "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)" by OMD.[6] In 2002, Terzi received an ECHO nomination for "Best National Dance Act" for the single "Ameno".[1] Terzi has also remixed tracks by Ian van Dahl, Faithless, and the Verve ("Bittersweet Symphony").[3]
Discography
Studio albums
- Quicksilver (1997)
- Escape 2 Planet Love (1998)
- Clubfiles (The Album) (2003)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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| AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
ESP [9] |
GER [10] |
IRE [11] |
NED [12] |
NOR [13] |
SUI [14] |
SWE [15] |
UK [16] | |||||
| 1995 | "Bingo Bongo" | — | 14 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quicksilver | ||
| 1996 | "Boing!" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | ||
| "I Have a Dream"/"Bellissima" | 47 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | Quicksilver | |||
| 1997 | "Free" | — | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |||
| "Planet Love" | — | 36 | — | 23 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 12 | Escape 2 Planet Love | |||
| 1998 | "Escape to Paradise" / "Timerider" | 86 | — | — | 31 | — | 88 | 14 | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Cosmophobia" | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | Single only | ||
| 2001 | "Bombastic" | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clubfiles - The Album | ||
| "Ameno" | — | 13 | 12 | 18 | — | 26 | 26 | 20 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | "New Life" | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Rising Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Always on My Mind" (featuring Base Unique) | — | 38 | — | 44 | — | 66 | — | 95 | — | — | Singles only | |||
| "Clubfiles One" | — | 33 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Remixes
- Dancemania 1 (Compilation, 1996)[19]
- Club Scene Volume 2 (Compilation, 1997)[20]
- Sonic 1 (Compilation, 2000)[21]
- Equinoxe 4 (Trance cover of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4)
