Daniel Ruczko
Daniel Ruczko is a director, composer, writer and music producer.
He started producing music at the age of 12 on his Amiga 500 computer using the software ProTracker, a couple of years later that lead to a career as an internationally known DJ and producer.
After spending most of his twenties releasing records on numerous labels and touring the globe as a DJ, in 2010 Ruczko went to a music school in Hamburg, Germany to become a Film Music composer.
In the same year he won an award for the concept of his short film "Bipolar - A Narration of Manic Depression" which was chosen by the German actor Matthias Schweighöfer.
"Bipolar" got Daniel a lot of attention and also his first awards.
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Throughout his creative career, Daniel has received over 60 awards for his films, three of which have been screened at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival.
Ruczko works on commercials and music videos under his company name Misfit Media, as well as film projects under his company name Mind Pollution Pictures.
In 2018 Daniel moved to Los Angeles to work as a film director and producer.
He still composes and also produces all the music for a Hip Hop group that he is a member of, together with the Rappers "Kayohes" and "V3rb".
In late 2018 Ruczko started a YouTube show called "Mind Pollution Gaming", where he invites guests from the industry, and plays retro video games with them while interviewing them.
Short Film Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 2010 | Evacuation | Also editor, sound designer and visual FX | |||
| 2011 | Bipolar: A Narration of Manic Depression | Also composer, actor, editor, sound designer and visual FX | |||
| 2013 | Wake Up! | Also composer, editor, sound designer and visual FX | |||
| 2014 | Let Go | Also composer, editor, sound designer and visual FX | |||
| 2015 | Duality | Also composer, editor, sound designer and visual FX | |||
| 2015 | Solitary | Also composer, editor, sound designer and visual FX | |||
| 2018 | Intrusive Thoughts | Also composer, editor, sound designer, voice actor and visual FX |
Film Accolades
Music Video Filmography
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Director | Cinematographer |
| 2011 | Bionic Stylz Feat. Warpath | "Musik" | Bionic Styles | ||
| 2012 | Kayohes | "Stranger" | 83 Sound | ||
| 2012 | V3rb | "Tiger" | 83 Sound | ||
| 2012 | Kayohes | "Journey" | 83 Sound | ||
| 2012 | V3rb | "Streets Talk" | 83 Sound | ||
| 2012 | V3rb | "Standing Ovation" | 83 Sound | ||
| 2013 | Gods Of Chaos | "City Of Lost Angels" | Psycho Realm | ||
| 2013 | Misleeding | "Darkside" | Keep The Feel | ||
| 2014 | Steez | "Rottweiler Flow" | Machtworte | ||
| 2014 | V3rb | "Ah Yeah" | 83 Sound | ||
| 2014 | Steez | "Rap Ist" | Machtworte | ||
| 2014 | Ryu | "Did it To Myself" | Demigodz | ||
| 2015 | Absztrakkt & Snowgoons Feat. Cr7z | "Bodhishinobi" | 58 Muzik | ||
| 2015 | Kayohes, V3rb & Rusher | "March On" | Origu | ||
| 2015 | 2Seiten | "Regenwetter / Scheiße Schön" | 58 Muzik | ||
| 2015 | Cr7z | "Sohn Des Drachen" | 58 Muzik | ||
| 2015 | Cr7z | "Verantwortung" | 58 Muzik | ||
| 2016 | Andy Cooper & The Allergies | "Rock Rock" | Unique Records | ||
| 2017 | Andy Cooper & The Allergies | "The Love That I'm In" | Jalapeno Records | ||
| 2017 | Andy Cooper & The Allergies | "Main Event" | Jalapeno Records | ||
| 2017 | Cr7z | "Polytoxikomanie" | Arjuna | ||
| 2018 | Andy Cooper | "Can't Be Satisfied" | Rocafort Records | ||
| 2018 | The Allergies | "Dance Now" | Jalapeno Records | ||
| 2019 | The Allergies feat. Andy Cooper | "Too Much" | Jalapeno Records | ||
| 2020 | Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb | "Back On The Scene" | Arjuna | ||
| 2020 | Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb | "A Better Place" | Arjuna | ||
| 2020 | Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb | "Manic Narration" | Arjuna |
Music
Musical beginnings
At the age of 8, Daniel learned to play the accordion, but gave it up after three years.When he was 12 years old he started producing Hardcore Techno music on his Amiga 500 using ProTracker, he later switched to the PC using FastTracker 2. In 1997 he bought his first set of Turntables and taught himself how to DJ.
In 1999 Ruczko got interested in Drum and Bass and decided to make that his new genre, at first he used Fruity Loops to experiment but pretty quickly found his new home in Steinberg Cubase, which is still his main Software for music today.
He established himself as a serious DJ and producer, known for his cinematic and dark sound, and played over 450 gigs in his DJing career.
Misfit Music
"Misfit Music" or "Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb" is a Hip Hop group entirely produced by Ruczko, with him also directing their music videos.After releasing the single "Some Way, Some How / March On" on Origu in 2015, the group is in the process of finishing up their debut Album with the title "Ordinary Madness" which is expected to be released in 2019.
Discography as Rusher
| Year | Title | Label | Genre | Release Type |
| 2003 | Rusher & Penny Wize - Chrome Depot | Lifeline Records | Drum and Bass | Vinyl |
| 2006 | Rusher - The Suffering | Barcode Recordings | Drum and Bass | Vinyl & Digital |
| 2006 | Rusher - Prophecy | Citrus Recordings | Drum and Bass | Vinyl & Digital |
| 2008 | Jade & Rusher - Silent Hell | Close 2 Death Recordings | Drum and Bass | Vinyl & Digital |
| 2008 | Jade & Rusher - Silent Hell | Close 2 Death Recordings | Drum and Bass | Vinyl & Digital |
| 2008 | Rusher - Counting To Infinity / Impact | Disturbed Recordings | Drum and Bass | Vinyl & Digital |
| 2010 | Rusher - Blood Theme / Lithium | Citrus Recordings | Drum and Bass | Digital |
| 2010 | Rusher & Dubtek - Godsplitters | Trust in Music | Drum and Bass | Vinyl & Digital |
| 2011 | Rusher - Sundays | Digital Sanctuary Recordings | Deep Dubstep | Digital |
| 2012 | Rusher - Rust | Mindtech Recordings | Drum and Bass | Digital |
| 2015 | Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb - Some Way, Some How / March On | Origu | Hip Hop / Rap | Vinyl |
| 2019 | Rusher - "No Thoughts" Part One | Self Released | Half Time | Digital |
| 2020 | Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb - "Back On The Scene - Single" | Arjuna | Hip Hop / Rap | Digital |
| 2020 | Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb - "A Better Place - Single" | Arjuna | Hip Hop / Rap | Digital |
| 2020 | Rusher - "One Of A Kind - Single" | Black Lodge Audio | Electronic / Haltime | Digital |
| 2020 | Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb - "Manic Narration - Single" | Arjuna | Hip Hop / Rap | Digital |
| 2020 | Rusher & Kayohes - "Melancholia" - Album | Misfit Music | Hip Hop / Rap | Digital |
| 2020 | John Massari - Killer Klown March | Black Lodge Audio | Half Time / Drum & Bass | Digital |
| 2020 | Rainbowdragoneyes - Hills Of Destiny - Autumn Hills | TBA | Drum & Bass | TBA |
| TBA | Rusher, Kayohes & V3rb - "Ordinary Madness" | TBA | Hip Hop / Rap | TBA |
Discography as Daniel Ruczko
| Year | Title | Label | Genre | Release Type |
| 2012 | Daniel Ruczko - Sommer's Winter | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | Digital |
| 2012 | Daniel Ruczko - Wake Up! | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | Digital |
| 2014 | Daniel Ruczko - Me & You | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | Digital |
| 2014 | Daniel Ruczko - Opal "End Credits" | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | Digital |
| 2014 | Daniel Ruczko - Reunion | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | Digital |
| 2019 | Daniel Ruczko - The Weeping - Theme feat. Monique Candelaria | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | Digital |
| 2019 | Daniel Ruczko - Solitary | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | Digital |
| 2019 | Daniel Ruczko - Bipolar - A Narration Of Manic Depression | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | Digital |
| 2020 | Daniel Ruczko - Intrusive Thoughts | Mind Pollution Recordings | Film Score | TBA |