Dicken Schrader

Dicken Schrader
Dicken Schrader performing Depeche Mode's "Everything Counts" with his children, Korben and Milah.
Born (1973-12-04) December 4, 1973
Bogota, Colombia
Occupation Video Artist, Creative Director, Musician
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) María Carolina D'Lacoste (m. 1997–2011)
Arlen Torres Colomé (m. 2012-2015)
Children Milah Schrader
Korben Schrader
Lola Schrader
Nina Schrader

Dicken Schrader (born December 4, 1973) is a Colombian-American video artist, creative director and musician. He is most noted for his YouTube viral videos featuring himself and his two children, Milah and Korben, performing cover versions of Depeche Mode songs using an old keyboard and various toys and household items as instruments.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In February 2012, the trio officially adopted the name DMK.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

The band became an instant internet sensation, following the release of their third cover video, "Everything Counts," and since then it has been featured in blog entries by Perez Hilton[26] and Oprah Winfrey [27] and in news reports worldwide by CBS News,[28] The Huffington Post,[29][30] SkyNews,[31] The Guardian,[32] Wired Magazine[33] and many more.[34][35][36][37][38][39] The band was featured in MTV Iggy's "10 Colombian bands on the rise" article,[40] by JetSet Magazine as the most famous Colombians in YouTube,[41] and their remake of “Everything Counts” has been selected by Electronic Beats magazine as one of the ten best Depeche Mode covers ever.[42] Since their online success, DMK has been invited to perform in front of live audiences in Colombia,[43][44][45] the United States,[46] Spain,[47][48] and Poland.[49][50][51][52][53]


As of June 2015, DMK has covered seven Depeche Mode songs: Shake the Disease, Strangelove, Everything Counts, Black Celebration,[54][55] Enjoy The Silence,[56] Just Can't Get Enough,[57][58][59][60] and But Not Tonight.[61] They have also released an original composition entitled "Pale Blue Dot." [62]

Life and career

Schrader was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He is the son of María Eugenia Forero and Christian Schrader, Dean of the School of Advertising at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University.[63] He has four children, Milah, born in Miami Beach, Florida, in 2003, Korben, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 2006, Lola, born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 2013, and Nina, born in Bogotá in 2014.[64][65]

Schrader's career began in 1996, when he graduated Magna Cum Laude from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University in Miami and began working at MTV Latin America as a writer/producer.[66] After working in the On-air promotions department of several cable channels airing in Latin America he moved to New York City to work as a Commercial Director and Creative Director for Vh1.[67] Schrader moved back to Colombia in 2009, where he currently owns a production company.[68]

Filmography

Short films

  • A Monkton Family Christmas (2007)

Music videos

  • El Beso – Circo (2002)
  • Shake The Disease – DMK (2010)
  • Strangelove – DMK (2011)
  • Everything Counts – DMK (2011)
  • Black Celebration – DMK (2012)
  • Enjoy The Silence – DMK (2012)
  • Just Can't Get Enough – DMK (2013)
  • But Not Tonight – DMK (2014)
  • Pale Blue Dot – DMK (2015)

Advertisements

  • Vh1 Save The Music Concert
  • Vh1 Metal Month
  • Vh1 Hip-Hop Honors 2005
  • Vh1 Music Good

References

  1. ↑ The Guardian
  2. ↑ CBS News
  3. ↑ The Huffington Post
  4. ↑ The Huffington Post UK
  5. ↑ Wired news
  6. ↑ TheJournal.ie
  7. ↑ Jezebel.com
  8. ↑ Babble.com
  9. ↑ Babycenter.com
  10. ↑ Buzzsaw Magazine
  11. ↑ El Confidencial, Spain
  12. ↑ colombiareports.com
  13. ↑ Tiempo Real
  14. ↑ La Voz, Argentina
  15. ↑ designerdaddy.com
  16. ↑ Publimetro, Mexico
  17. ↑ La Reppublica, Italy
  18. ↑ Zero magazine, Sweden Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ Diario La Nación, Costa Rica
  20. ↑ MTV Iggy
  21. ↑ En Tic Confío, Colombia Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  22. ↑ eNCA News, South Africa
  23. ↑ Revista Semana, Colombia
  24. ↑ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Germany
  25. ↑ 20 Minuten, Switzerland
  26. ↑ perezhilton.com
  27. ↑ oprah.com
  28. ↑ CBS News
  29. ↑ The Huffington Post
  30. ↑ The Huffington Post UK
  31. ↑ SkyNews
  32. ↑ The Guardian
  33. ↑ Wired news
  34. ↑ TheJournal.ie
  35. ↑ Jezebel.com
  36. ↑ Babble.com
  37. ↑ Babycenter.com
  38. ↑ Buzzsaw Magazine
  39. ↑ El Confidencial, Spain
  40. ↑ MTV Iggy
  41. ↑ JetSet Magazine
  42. ↑ Electronic Beats
  43. ↑ Festival Tecnológico Texun
  44. ↑ ¡Fantástico! Festival Internacional de las Artes
  45. ↑ Caracol Televisión, Colombia
  46. ↑ Telemundo, United States
  47. ↑ Europapress, Spain
  48. ↑ RTVE, Spain
  49. ↑ Spex, Germany
  50. ↑ Festivall, Poland
  51. ↑ Onet, Poland
  52. ↑ Now Ny Zabrzanskie, Poland
  53. ↑ Elle, Poland
  54. ↑ Diario La Nación, Costa Rica
  55. ↑ colombiareports.com, Colombia
  56. ↑ BuzzFeed.com
  57. ↑ RedBull.co
  58. ↑ SkyNews, UK
  59. ↑ NTDTV, Russia
  60. ↑ Euronews
  61. ↑ EscenaIndie.com Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  62. ↑ Designer Daddy
  63. ↑ Kienyke.com
  64. ↑ 8bitDad.com
  65. ↑ YoYo-MOM, France
  66. ↑ El Tiempo, Colombia
  67. ↑ vfxtalk.com
  68. ↑ 8bitDad.com
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