Michael "Michi" Beck also known by his pseudonym as the disc jockey Dee Jot Hausmarke is a member of the German hip hop

German hip hop

German Hip Hop refers to hip hop music produced in Germany. Elements of American hip hop culture, such as graffiti art and breakdancing, diffused into Western Europe in the early 1980s.-1980–1990:...

 group Die Fantastischen Vier

Die Fantastischen Vier

Die Fantastischen Vier , also known as Fanta 4, is a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, Germany. The members are Michael Bernd Schmidt alias Smudo, Andreas Rieke alias And.Ypsilon, Thomas Dürr alias Hausmeister Thomas D and Michael 'Michi' Beck alias Dee Jot Hausmarke...

 where he acts as DJ

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

 and MC

Master of Ceremonies

A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....

. He also forms the duo Turntablerocker with Thomas "Thomilla" Burchia.

Solo career

Beck produced his first solo album Weltweit ("Worldwide") with Thomilla in the Benztown Studios Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

 in 1998. The album features German rappers like Afrob

Afrob

Afrob is an Afro-German rapper of Eritrean descent. He is easily recognizable due to his trademark afro, from which his pseudonym is derived.- Biography :...

, Max Herre

Max Herre

Maximilian Herre is a German musician who rose to fame as a member of the group Freundeskreis.-Biography:...

 and MC Rene alongside international artists, most notably Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

, Melle Mel

Melle Mel

Grandmaster Mele Mel , also known as Melle Mel , is an American hip-hop musician — one of the pioneers of old school hip hop as lead rapper and main songwriter for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.- Biography :...

 and Scorpio

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip-hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. Composed of one DJ and five rappers Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip-hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in...

. Three singles from Weltweit were released: "Mädchen No 1", "Turntablerocker (Beweg Deinen Popo)" featuring Max Herre and "Für immer", featuring Yvette Michelle.

External links

• Hausmarke at Four Music
• http://www.discogs.com/artist/HausmarkeDiscography at discogs
  Discogs
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