Fahrenhaidt
Fahrenhaidt | |
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| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Pop, new-age |
| Years active | 2014 - present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Members | Erik Macholl, Andreas John |
Fahrenhaidt is a German band, with the main composers, producers, and band members being Erik Macholl and Andreas John. Their music is described as "modern nature-Pop".[1]
Career
The duo have produced for many artists before they banded together, including Yvonne Catterfield, No Angels, Howard Carpendale, The Baseballs, Cassandra Steen, and Betty Dittrich, under the name of JMC Music.
On 29 January 2015, they released their first single in collaboration with Danish singer Amanda Pedersen, titled Frozen Silence. A week after, on 6 February, they released their first album, The Book of Nature. The songs were performed by other artists, such as Canadian singer Alice Merton and Eurovision 2013 winner Emmelie de Forest (Wildfire).
The duo participated as contestants to represent Germany to the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in nearby Vienna, Austria.[2] They had previously produced for the song Disappear for Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The two songs they chose were Frozen Silence and Mother Earth. They were eliminated in the first round.
Their second single, Lights will guide me, was used for the web campaign of the online game Echo of Soul.