Jimmy Bowien

Jimmy Bowien
Jimmy Bowien
Jimmy Bowien in 1980
Background information
Also known as Kim Philipp (artist name)
Born (1933-02-05)5 February 1933
Prussia
Genres Musicals, Pop music, Orchestral Works
Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter and composer.
Instruments Piano, Guitar, Vocals (Baritone)
Years active 1958–2000
Labels Polydor, Deutsche Grammophon

Jimmy Bowien (born February 5, 1933, in Prussia) is a record producer, songwriter and composer. He started playing the piano at the age of 5 discovering his love for music early on in life. Bowien moved to Hamburg-Germany to study opera singing (Baritone) under the guidance of the distinguished vocal coaches Wilm Schmieding and Harry Voges. After finishing his studies and becoming a Baritone-singer, he worked with the record label Polydor where he created a large body of work.

Bowien is best known for discovering and/or producing such artists as Franz Josef Degenhardt, Daliah Lavi, The Monks, Tony Sheridan, Olivia Newton-John and Helmut Zacharias. Later on in his career he progressed into the world of Musicals and the music-production of Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserable, A Chorus Line and Mozart (European versions).

Initially starting in the mailing-room at Polydor Records, Bowien started off writing advertising copies for records and advertising promotions for the music industry. In 1959 the CEO of Polydor offered him a job to work in their recording studios. During his time in the studios and working on multiple projects he was offered to produce his own records. He became one of the first record producers in Europe, even though the title "Record Producer" was not official credited at that time. Bowien explored multiple genres in the music industry and discovered such artists as The Monks. In the early 1960s he produced Tony Sheridan who is best known for playing music with The Beatles (aka The Beat Brothers) early on. Later in his career he produced music for Olivia Newton-John and over the years Bowien built up a diverse repertoire of artists, actors and musicians.

In the late 1960s Bowien began focusing on the fast growing pop music scene in Germany and discovered and produced Daliah Lavi for many years. Bowien produced multiple albums with Franz Josef Degenhardt (German poet and folk singer), Georges Moustaki (French poetic-songwriter and recording artist) and many other artists in the German pop-music scene at that time.

During the 1980s Bowien left pop music behind and discovered the world of musicals. He produced musicals for the European market such as Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserable, A Chorus Line and Mozart.

See also

Jimmy Bowien is likely to be the first record producer to take interest in The Beatles.[1]

The Monks: The transatlantic Feedback.[2]

Black Monk Time - Producer Jimmy Bowien.[3]

The Monks entered the studio with a young producer named Jimmy Bowien.[4]

Musical: Cats (Best Of Musical 2004).[5]

Musical: Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Phantom of the Opera (German Language Version).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Lewisohn, Mark (2013). Tune in: The Beatles: All These Years. New York: Crown/Archetype. p. 437. ISBN 9781101903292.
  2. ↑ Lee, Nathan (30 October 2008). "'Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback'". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Magazine, Various Mojo. The Mojo Collection: 4th Edition. Canongate Books. p. 62. ISBN 9781847676436.
  4. ↑ "The Monks Discography and Videography". www.the-monks.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Various - Best Of Musical!". Discogs.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Lloyd Webber - Das Phantom Der Oper (Deutsche Originalaufnahme)". Discogs.

    Musicals

    Producer of Artists

    • Jimmy Bowien Discography on discogs.com
    • Jimmy Bowien (aka Kim Philipp) Discography on discogs.com (1965 to 1972)
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