Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen is a keyboard player, producer and composer. He became well-known as the keyboardist of the band Nena in the 1980s, co-writing their world famous hit "99 Luftballons".
Career
Born in Berlin, he first played in a band called "Vanguard" in 1974–1977 composing their own Rock Opera. Concerts where conducted with compelling artistic video projections from a then young French artist. In 1978, Uwe joined the band "Odessa" with the bass player Jürgen Dehmel winning the Berlin Music Contest award as "Best Rock Band". Uwe joined the band Nena in 1981, having his biggest success internationally with the song "99 Luftballons", while being even more successful in German-speaking countries throughout the 1980s with other hits. Fahrenkrog-Petersen co-wrote a lot of the hits by Nena. When the band split in 1987 he moved to New York. In New York he formed the band-project VoodooX as a keyboard player and co-producer, together with frontman Jean Beauvoir formerly member of The Plasmatics and Little Steven's Disciples of Soul. The album "Vol. 1: The Awakening" was released in 1989. Metal Hammer UK called it the "Best Hard Rock album of the decade". In the early 2000s Uwe worked as a composer for movie soundtracks in Hollywood. All the Queen's Men in 2001 was followed by 2002s original motion picture soundtrack for Igby Goes Down. He was nominated for the Echo Awards as a producer of the year two times, and nominated for the German Emmy award for his work as the host/judge in the TV casting show Popstars. In 2011, Uwe joined forces with former Modern Talking lead singer Thomas Anders as a dance-pop duo Anders/Fahrenkrog. The two released their first single "Gigolo" on 27 May 2011, followed by the album "Two" on 10 June. The album peaked at #11 in the German album charts.
Production Highlights
2013: Kamaliya - album "Club Opera" all songs co-written and co-produced
2012: Kamaliya - "Butterflies" single
2010-13: Based in L.A. working on many exiting album projects and musicals
2009–10: Single and Album for Russian Superstars Nicolai Baskov and Oksanana Fedorova
2006-09: Production of European / Arabian Girl-Pop-Duo „Milk & Honey“
Production and songwriting of the "comeback" album by Kim Wilde "Never Say Never". Movie end title song and on camera songs for Hollywood film “The Informers” - Brat Easton Ellis
2005-06: New Nena collaboration Smash Success Single „Liebe Ist“ hits Nr 1 in several countries, title song of success Telenovela „ Verliebt in Berlin“, the double album „Willst du mit mir gehn“ hits Nr 1 Album charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and receives multiple platinum awards.
2003-04: Two seasons as a host, producer/composer in TV-show „Popstars“.
2001–02: New Collaboration with Nena as a main songwriter and album producer. Mega comeback album sells 1. 3 Mio in Germany alone. Collaboration with Sean Paul.
1999-01: First two Hollywood Music scores with “All the Queens men” and “Igby goes down”.
1994–98: Songwriting and production of Pop-Musical „NOSTRADAMUS 1999“.
1996–98: Production and songwriting for Japanese top artists “Nokko“ and „Kodo“.
1996-97: Producer and songwriter for one Song for the first album of ’N SYNC. However this song was replaced for the US-Version of the album
1993-95: music composing for multiple German TV shows +TV game shows, TV advertising campaigns and award shows : „The "Deutsche Fernsehpreis" and „Die Goldene Kamera“, Musical director for the German „ Oscars“, and since 12 years for the German „Emmy Award“.
1987-93: With base in LA and New York he starts working together with rock star Jean Beauvoir in the heavy metal band “Voodoo X“. The debut album is titled “The Awakening” and is elected as “Rock album of the decade" by British Metal Hammer magazine. Songwriting with Paul Stanley, Live show appearance with Bon Jovi, European Voodoo X Tour headlining together with Saga.
1983–84: Under management of Cavallo Raffalo & Fargnioli Songwriting and production for “Apollonia” from the movie “Purple Rain” and TV-series “Falcon Crest”.
1982–87: Main composer / member of the German worldwide smash success band “Nena”. JUFP composed all the hit songs such as; „Nur geträumt“, „Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann“, “99 Luftballons”
