Holger Czukay

Holger Czukay

composer, actor, soundtrack

Holger Czukay was born on Mar 24, 1938 in Poland]. Holger Czukay's big-screen debut came with The Brutes directed by Roger Fritz in 1970. Holger Czukay is known for The Gentlemen directed by Guy Ritchie, Matthew McConaughey stars as Michael Pearson and Charlie Hunnam as Ray. The upcoming new movie Holger Czukay plays is The Gentlemen which will be released on Jan 24, 2020.

Holger Czukay, born March 24, 1938, in the Free City of Danzig ( today Gdansk, Poland) as Holger Schüring. He is a musician, composer and actor. He studied for Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne, Germany, 1963-1966. Holger Czukay is notable for creating early important examples of ambient music, an early pioneer of sampling and for exploring world music, before the term was coined. He was a key figure in the seminal German band Can, formed in 1968. Holger Czukay has, up till now, created ten solo albums and collaborated with a considerable number of reputable musicians; David Sylvian, Jah Wobble, Brian Eno, The Edge, Ben Mandelson, Jaki Liebezeit and the Eurythmics.

  • Birthday

    Mar 24, 1938
  • Place of Birth

    Free City of Danzig [now Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]

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