NGlobal Magazin 01-2010

Mousse T. makes music for the whole world

Niedersachsen Global www.nglobal.de Clusters 45 is no space left for professionals such as Mousse T. It’s just the opposite: “Precisely because there is more and more competition, there is a higher demand for distinction through the highest level of quality and professionalism. Only then can the individual talent become unmistakable.” Mousse T. goes even further: because the new marketing channels also compete with each other, the successful musical artist has the option to totally and utterly focus on quality. Mister Sex Bomb And the fact that the full-blooded musician Mousse T. always puts in “more than 100 percent” into his suc- cessful productions has gotten around in the world of music. Zucchero, Ziggy Marley, Roachford, Randy Crawford—many more names can be added to this list through the years and the different styles of pop music. He helped Tom Jones to an internationally ac- claimed comeback with “Sex Bomb”. Previously the song “Horny as a Dandy” propelled Mousse T. him- self into the charts all over the world. Dancefloor pro- ductions, mega-gigs as a DJ, orchestral soundtracks: Whatever Mousse T. tackles, he does with absolute and contagious enthusiasm. Maybe that is why he is quite successful. Peppermint In Mousse T. Hannover does not only have a sizzling musical volcano, but also a model entrepreneur in the modern music business. In 1990 Mousse T. opened his own first studio there. Since then he is developing the brand “Peppermint” with various partners—as a production company, as a music label and finally as an entertainment company in the broadest sense. His lat- est and most notable production: The Dome—a fu- turistic location that initially fascinated visitors on the Maschsee last summer—and that is now erected on the Hannover Messe in hall 27 as a meeting point for the “Global Business & Markets” conference. Mousse T. is definitely a global player himself. He prefers to feel the grooves of the world in the plac- es from which they originate. Living in Hannover and having Turkish roots, he is not beating about the bush with his intense love to Istanbul. “Forget Berlin. Istan- bul is the true East-West hub in the international mu- sic business,” Mousse T. once confessed in public. By the way, has he ever thought about moving to one of the world’s metropolises? “In my business I often have to leave the city where I live. Meeting friends, visiting the clubs around the world, networking.” But a 10 square metre den somewhere in New York or Tokyo for composing music is not a valid option for the top- professional from Niedersachsen. “In Hannover I have an unrivalled infrastructure and a fantastic network,” raves Mousse T.. “Everyone here is giving us the sup- port we need.” Mousse T. transforms the sympathy and encourage- ment he enjoys in his adopted city into artistic as- sets for his international image: “For all we do here in Hannover we have a simple guideline: It’s gotta be good enough for the world!” Born Mustafa Gündogdu in Hagen (Germany), Mousse T. has contributed in a positive way to how the world views music made in Germany. Mousse T. featuring Suzie Furlonger. The single “All Nite Long (D.I.S.C.O.)” is the first release of their album coming soon. “For all we do here in Hannover we have a simple guideline: It’s gotta be good enough for the world!” Mousse T. Photo: C.Windrich