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Dicken Schrader
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Birth Date:4 December 1973
Birth Place:Bogotá, Colombia
Alma Mater:Florida International University
Years Active:1995–present
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Dicken Schrader (born December 4, 1973) is a Colombian–American creative director, director, video artist and musician. He is most noted for his YouTube viral videos featuring himself and his two children, Milah and Korben, performing cover versions of Depeche Mode songs using an old keyboard and various toys and household items as instruments, under the name DMK.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Schrader and his children are featured in the film Spirits in the Forest, directed by Anton Corbijn.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Early life

Schrader was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He is the son of María Eugenia Forero and Christian Schrader, Dean of the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University School of Advertising. Since early age, he showed interest in video production and animation. He graduated from Liceo Boston high school in 1991, and was immediately drafted into the National Army of Colombia, where he served as part of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula. In 1993 Schrader moved to Miami, Florida, to study journalism and mass communication at Florida International University, graduating magna cum laude in December, 1996.

Career

Schrader's career launched in 1995, as a writer/producer for MTV Latin America, first producing popular shows like Ozono, Playa and Conexión, and later working in the on-air promos department. During his time at MTV he created memorable spots, some of them leading MTV Latin America into winning the Judge's Choice award at the 1999 PromaxBDA Latin America Awards.[21]

After working in the on-air promotions department of several other cable channels airing in Latin America, like HTV and AXN, in 2004 he moved with his family to New York City to work as a Writer/Producer for VH1 promos and later as Creative Director for Vh1 digital. At Vh1 he created and directed campaigns for shows like Metal Month, Save The Music, Rock Honors and Hip-Hop Honors, the latter winning the Judge's Choice award at the 2006 PromaxBDA US Awards.[22] [23]

On 2007, Schrader participated, as part of N Pictures, in the 48 Hour Film Project held in Miami, writing and editing the short "A Monkton Family Christmas" which won Best Film of 2007 and went to represent Miami/Ft. Lauderdale at Filmapalooza 2008.[24]

Schrader moved back to Colombia in 2009, where he took a job as Creative Director at G2, to later start his own video production/post-production company called Bualá, where he has directed award-winning campaigns and video content for local and international clients like MTV, Discovery Networks, Coca-Cola, adidas, Samsung, Huawei, McDonald's, Abbott Laboratories, One Young World, Caracol Televisión, Bavaria Brewery, Juan Valdez Café and many more.[25]

Bualá, led by Schrader, won silver prize for animation at the 2015 World Media Festival, Hamburg, and their video mapping entry was chosen as finalist at the 2019 George Town festival in Penang, Malaysia.

Schrader has also directed music videos for Puerto rican band Circo and Colombian bands Pirañas and Árbol de Ojos.[26] [27]

DMK

See main article: DMK (band).

Schrader had been a Depeche Mode fan since he first heard them in 1987. In late 2010, as he was going through the separation from his first wife, he decided to recreate their 1985 classic "Shake the Disease" and invited his children Milah, then 7, and Korben, then 4, to participate. The video was followed by a second Depeche Mode cover in mid-2011, "Strangelove" and by a third in late-2011 "Everything Counts". This video was suddenly picked up by news outlets and blogs around the world and it quickly went viral in late January, 2012, becoming an internet sensation.[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

In February 2012, the band adopted the name DMK, which stands for "Depeche Mode Kids" but also refers to the initials of the band members' names.[34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]

They have been nominated for "Favorite Web Personality" at the 2015 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Colombia,[45] featured in MTV Iggy's "10 Colombian bands on the rise" article,[46] and in Ultimate Guitar´s list of 10 weirdest cover bands,[47] and their remake of "Everything Counts" has been noted by The Atlantic as one of the most transformative cover songs[48] and by Electronic Beats as one of the ten best Depeche Mode covers ever made.[49]

Since their viral success, DMK have been invited to perform in front of live audiences in Colombia,[50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] the United States,[56] [57] [58] [59] [60] Spain,[61] [62] [63] [64] Poland[65] [66] [67] [68] [69] and Germany.[70]

On March 20, 2017, Schrader was chosen to take over Depeche Mode's Facebook page as part of the Takeover campaign,[71] [72] becoming one of Martin Gore's favorite entries,[73] and on March 16, 2018, he finally met Depeche Mode at a meet-and-greet in Bogotá during their Global Spirit Tour.[74] [75]

As of July 2019, DMK have covered nine Depeche Mode songs: "Shake the Disease", "Strangelove", "Everything Counts", "Black Celebration",[76] "Enjoy the Silence",[77] "Just Can't Get Enough",[78] [79] [80] [81] "But Not Tonight",[82] "The Meaning of Love"[83] and "Personal Jesus".[84] [85] They have also released an original composition entitled "Pale Blue Dot" inspired on Carl Sagan's famous reflection on the photograph taken by the Voyager 1 space probe.[86]

On November 21, 2019, Spirits in the Forest was released in theaters worldwide, featuring the stories of six life-long Depeche Mode fans, including Schrader and DMK.

On February 26, 2022, DMK released their last video, "Enjoy the Silence '22" and announced their decision of going into "permanent hiatus" through an online Zoom event hosted by the Depeche Mode Global Fan Club,[87] and on December of the same year they released their only album, Songs of Tiny Devotion: A Family Tribute to Depeche Mode 2010–2022, compiling all of the covers they created during the past 12 years plus an original song. The album was released on all major music streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, and Pandora.[88]

Filmography

Production

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3D Mapping Shows

Music Videos/Visual Shows

Awards and recognition

PromaxBDA Awards Latin America

Best Audio for a Promo

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1999Kodak/Conexión MTV – MTV Latin America

Best Design for On-Air Graphics

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1999MTV Space Invaders Weekend Especial – MTV Latin America

Judge's Choice Award

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1999MTV Space Invaders Weekend Especial – MTV Latin America

Best Design for On-Air Logo

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2000MTV Sexxx Weekend – MTV Latin America

Effectiveness in Advertising Awards

Best Campaign for Digital Media

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2002"Buscando a Gloria Trevi" – loquesea.com

PromaxBDA Awards US

Special Jury Mention

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2005Sing a Song – Vh1 US
2008"Yeah"' – Vh1 Classic

Judge's Choice Award

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2006Hip Hop Honors 2005 – Vh1 US

48-Hour Film Project

Best film

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2007"A Monkton Family Christmas”

Best Film and Best Screenwriting

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2007"A Monkton Family Christmas”

World Media Festival

Best 3D film

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2015"International Labour Organization: A Call to Action” – MTV International

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

Favorite Web Personality

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2015" Favorite Web Personality" – Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

George Town Festival, Malaysia

3D Mapping

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2019" Best 3D Mapping Show" – George Town 3D Mapping Festival

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Father and kids perform adorable cover of Depeche Mode's "Everything Counts" . en . William. Goodman. January 31, 2012 . July 4, 2019. CBS News.
  2. Web site: Awesomely geeky dad Dicken Schrader collaborates with kids for Depeche Mode cover (Video). en . January 30, 2012. July 4, 2019. HuffPost.
  3. Web site: Awesome dad Dicken Schrader covers Depeche Mode's 'Everything Counts' with his kids (Video). en . Alstair. Plumb. January 30, 2012. July 4, 2019 . HuffPost UK, United Kingdom.
  4. Web site: Q&A: Dicken Schrader, of cover of Depeche Mode's "Everything Counts" with Milah and Korben. Gena. en. Mangiaretti. February 17, 2012. July 4, 2019. Buzzsaw Magazine.
  5. Web site: DMK, una familia colombiana que 'roquea' unida. es. Antonio. García. April 4, 2012. July 4, 2019 . El Tiempo, Colombia.
  6. Web site: Una familia con magia y música. Julián. Téllez. es-ES. March 10, 2012. July 4, 2019. Publímetro, Mexico.
  7. Web site: DDQ&A: Dicken Schrader. en . Brent. Almond. March 19, 2012. July 4, 2019. Designer Daddy.
  8. Web site: This dad does cute-as-hell Depeche Mode covers with his kids. en. Julie. Schwietert Collazo. March 20, 2018. July 4, 2019. Vice Magazine.
  9. Web site: Grow . Kory . Depeche Mode Doc 'Spirits in the Forest' to Weave Fans' Stories With Concert Footage . Rolling Stone . 2019-09-19 . 2019-10-14.
  10. Web site: Amos . Jim . Why Depeche Mode's 'SPIRITS In The Forest' Is The New Gold Standard For Concert Films . Forbes . 2019-11-18 . 2019-11-18.
  11. Web site: Benitez-Eves . Tina . 'Depeche Mode: SPIRITS in the Forest' Documentary Offers a New Perspective on Fan Life . Billboard . 2019-11-13 . 2019-11-13.
  12. Web site: Niasseri . Siassan . Kritik: Depeche Mode – "Spirits In The Forest": Den Fans ein großes Denkmal . DE . Rolling Stone . 2019-11-21 . 2019-11-21.
  13. Web site: Clarke . Steward . 'Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest' Sounds a Box-Office High Note (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . 2019-12-09 . 2019-12-09.
  14. Web site: Ehrlich . David . 'Spirits in the Forest' Review: Anton Corbijn's Depeche Mode Concert Doc Puts the Fans First . IndieWire . 2019-11-21 . 2019-11-21.
  15. Web site: Atkinson . Jesse . Anton Corbijn's New Film is an Ode to The Band That Changed Your Life . Gigwise . 2019-11-01 . 2019-11-01.
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  21. Web site: Dicken Schrader's LinkedIn Profile . en . July 4, 2019. LinkedIn.
  22. Web site: UVPhactory unleashes hell for Vh1's Metal Month . en . April 1, 2006. July 4, 2019. CG+News.
  23. Web site: Stash Magazine, May 2006 . en . May 1, 2006 . July 4, 2019 . Stash Magazine.
  24. Web site: Announcing the winners. en . July 29, 2007. July 4, 2019. The 48 Hour Film Project, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.
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  26. Web site: Pirañas prepara trabajo discográfico para este año. es . March 21, 2018. July 4, 2019 . shock.co, Colombia.
  27. Web site: Pirañas presenta su nuevo sencillo "Soy como tú". es . March 27, 2018. July 4, 2019. farandula.co, Colombia.
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  30. Web site: Dad and his two kids cover Depeche Mode song. en . Lane. Moore. January 28, 2012. July 4, 2019. Jezebel.
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  32. Web site: Watch: Is this the best reason to have children ever? . en . Michael. Freeman. January 29, 2012. July 4, 2019. TheJournal.ie, Ireland.
  33. Web site: Dicken Schrader & seine Kinder Milah und Korben covern Depeche Mode. freshdads. 2012-01-30. FRESHDADS Väter – Helden – Idole. de. 2019-01-23. 2019-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071800/https://www.freshdads.com/magazin/dicken-schrader-seine-kinder-milah-und-korben-covern-depeche-mode. dead.
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  35. Web site: Un padre y sus hijitos hacen un genial cover de Depeche Mode. Daniel. Santos. es-ES . March 6, 2012. July 4, 2019. La Voz del Interior, Argentina.
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  37. Web site: Vor dem Kölner Konzert Depeche Mode auf die niedlichste Art . Michael. Krechting. de-DE. November 21, 2013. July 4, 2019. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Germany.
  38. Web site: Die süsseste Coverband der Welt. de-DE. November 24, 2013. July 4, 2019. 20 Minuten, Switzerland.
  39. Web site: DMK Depeche Mode coverband: Lär känna Depeche Mode-familjen från Bogotá. Johan. Arenbo. sv-SV. April 26, 2012. July 4, 2019. Zero Magazine, Sweden. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225317/http://www.zeromagazine.nu/art.asp?id=341. December 2, 2013. dead.
  40. Web site: Every little bit of effort counts for role-model dad. en . November 17, 2013. July 4, 2019. eNCA News, South Africa.
  41. Web site: Los diez colombianos que se han hecho famosos gracias a YouTube. Pablo. Arrieta. es-ES. July 4, 2019. Revista Semana, Colombia.
  42. Web site: DMK, un ejemplar Proyecto familiar. es-ES. June 11, 2013. July 4, 2019. En TIC Confío, Colombia. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230823/http://www.enticconfio.gov.co/index.php/casosdeexito/item/664-dmk-un-ejemplar-proyecto-familiar-y-musical.html. December 2, 2013. dead.
  43. Web site: Un clan reinventó a Depeche Mode . es-ES . June 10, 2012. July 4, 2019. La Nación, Costa Rica.
  44. Web site: Depeche Mode con sello colombiano, un éxito en las redes sociales . es-ES . June 10, 2012. July 4, 2019. Pulso Social.
  45. Web site: Los nominados a los Kid's Choice Awards Colombia son…. es . August 24, 2015. July 4, 2019. TKM, Colombia.
  46. Web site: Beyond Electro-Cumbia: 10 Colombian bands on the rise . en . MTV Iggy.
  47. Web site: 10 weirdest cover bands. en . Audrey. Glushkov. May 16, 2017. July 4, 2019. Ultimate Guitar.
  48. Web site: The most transformative cover songs. en . David A.. Graham. January 27, 2017. July 4, 2019. The Atlantic.
  49. Web site: The Ten Best Depeche Mode Covers. en . Daniel. Jones. March 19, 2013. July 4, 2019. Electronic Beats, Germany.
  50. Web site: Fantástico 2013: La mejor programación infantil en Carnaval de las Artes en Barranquilla. es-ES. January 21, 2013. July 4, 2019. Caracol Radio, Colombia.
  51. Web site: Festival Estéreo Picnic publica cartel por días de edición 2015. es-ES. November 24, 2014. July 4, 2019. El Espectador, Colombia.
  52. Web site: Festival Estéreo Picnic 2015 presenta: DMK. es-ES. February 27, 2015. July 4, 2019 . Shock, Colombia.
  53. Web site: DMK se presentará en el Estéreo Picnic 2015. Érika. Fontalvo. es-ES. February 13, 2015. July 4, 2019. Caracol Radio, Colombia.
  54. Web site: Entrevista: DMK, de Youtube a los escenarios del mundo. es. Fernanda. Cobos. March 1, 2015. July 4, 2019. Escena Indie Colombia, Colombia. https://web.archive.org/web/20150405121741/http://www.escenaindie.com/2015/02/23/entrevista-dmk-de-youtube-a-los-escenarios-del-mundo/. April 5, 2015. dead.
  55. Web site: Estéreo Picnic: Danicattack y DMK abren segunda jornada (Fotos) . es-ES. March 3, 2015 . July 4, 2019. Peru.com, Peru.
  56. Web site: Live: Dicken Schrader spielt mit seinen Kindern "Depeche Mode". de-DE. 2019-01-23. depechemode.de.
  57. Web site: Échale is back! Ft. Ana Tijoux, Brown Sabbath, and Chicha Libre!. en . February 20, 2014. July 4, 2019. Puro Pinche.
  58. Web site: El Pachanga Latino Music Festival dará de qué hablar, ¡no te lo pierdas! . es-ES . April 24, 2014. July 4, 2019. Univision.
  59. Web site: Pachanga Festival 2014: Austin's best-kept secret, revealed. en . Jasmine. Garsd. May 17, 2014. July 4, 2019. NPR.
  60. Web site: YouTube sensation & Colombian Depeche Mode cover band DMK makes music as a family. en . Melissa. Castellanos. May 20, 2014. July 4, 2019. Latin Post.
  61. Web site: Sonar Kids se trae a la estrambótica familia colombiana que hace versions de Depeche Mode. es-ES . May 21, 2014. July 4, 2019. eldiario.es, Spain.
  62. Web site: La familia colombiana DMK, gran reclamo del SonarKids . es-ES. April 29, 2014. July 4, 2019. EuropaPress, Spain.
  63. Web site: Los colombianos de DMK, en el Sónar Kids . es-ES . April 30, 2014. July 4, 2019. Zona de Obras, Spain.
  64. Web site: Sónar Kids trae a DMK por primera vez a Europa. es-ES . May 2, 2014. July 4, 2019. Electrónica & Roll, Spain.
  65. Web site: Tauron Nowa Muzyka 2016. pl-PL. Ewa. Stępień. August 23, 2016. July 4, 2019. Elle Magazine, Poland.
  66. Web site: Suche nach Liebe im Bassgewummer: Tauron Nowa Muzyka Festival in der Rückblende. de-DE . Steffen. Kolberg. August 26, 2016. July 4, 2019. Spex magazine, Germany.
  67. Web site: Tauron Nowa Muzyka: dzień trzeci. Zestaw zaskoczeń (ZDJĘCIA i RELACJA) . pl-PL. Krzysztof. Sokalla. August 21, 2016. July 4, 2019. Onet.pl, Poland.
  68. Web site: Nowa Muzyka pełna wrażeń [GALERIA]]. pl-PL. Dariusz. Chrost. August 23, 2016. July 4, 2019. Now Ny Zabrzańskie, Poland.
  69. Web site: Niespodziewany sukces festiwalu Tauron Nowa Muzyka. pl-PL. August 22, 2016. July 4, 2019. Wyborcza.pl, Poland.
  70. Web site: Koncertný film "Global Spirit Tour" . sk . January 6, 2018. 2019-01-23. Depeche Mode Sk .
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  73. Web site: Martin Gore's favorite entries video post. facebook.com. en. 2019-01-23.
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  75. Web site: De cómo el Depeche Mode colombiano conoció al Depeche Mode Legendario. es . Dicken. Schrader. March 22, 2018. July 4, 2019. shock.co, Colomboia.
  76. Web site: 4 Depeche Mode songs covered by an insanely cute family! . en. Edwin. Santos. August 23, 2012. July 4, 2019. BuzzFeed.
  77. Web site: 12/12/12 presents NEW Depeche Mode song covered by an insanely cute family!. en. Edwin. Santos. December 12, 2012. July 4, 2019. BuzzFeed.
  78. Web site: Colombia cover group 'Just Can't Get Enough' of Depeche Mode. en. January 22, 2014. July 4, 2019. Euronews, France. April 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190419195401/https://www.euronews.com/2014/01/22/columbia-cover-group-just-can-t-get-enough-of-depeche-mode. dead.
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  81. Web site: Depeche Mode repris par une famille colombienne. fr. July 4, 2019. Dailymotion, France.
  82. Web site: Dicken Schrader und seine Kids covern "But Not Tonight. depechemode.de. de-DE. December 23, 2014. 2019-01-23.
  83. Web site: Check out DMK's 360° video, covering "The Meaning of Love". en. October 20, 2017. July 4, 2019. @homemode.
  84. Web site: Conoce a DMK, el papá que con sus hijos hace los mejores covers de Depeche Mode. es. Santiago. Riomalo. March 12, 2018. July 4, 2019. Vice Magazine, Colombia.
  85. Web site: Father His Two Young Kids Adorably Perform Depeche Mode Classics. Eric. Alper. 2018-10-14. That Eric Alper. en-US. 2019-01-23.
  86. Web site: DMK Releases First Original Song, 'Pale Blue Dot'. en. Brent. Almond. May 22, 2015 . July 4, 2019. Designer Daddy.
  87. Web site: DMK Announces their decision to go into permanent hiatus. en. Feb 26, 2022 . February 26, 2022. Depeche Mode Global Fan Club.
  88. Web site: DMK releases their album "Songs of Tiny Devotion: A Family Tribute to Depeche Mode 2010–2022. en. Dec 7, 2022 . December 7, 2022.
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