HBz explained

HBz
Origin:Lachendorf, Lower Saxony, Germany
Genre:Electronic dance music, house, goa, hardstyle
Occupation:DJs, producers
Years Active:2009-current
Current Members:Nils Schedler
Niklas Brüsewitz

HBz are a German DJ and production duo formed by Nils Schedler and Niklas Brüsewitz. They gained popularity through singles such as "Deine Augen" or "King Kong", as well as their remix of the song "Lebenslang". The duo collaborates with artists from various genres, including pop, hip hop, and schlager.

History

Schedler and Brüsewitz, born in the mid-1990s, have known each other since kindergarten, and started making music together at the age of 13.[1] They deliberately haven't made the origins of the name HBz public so far.[2] At the end of 2009, they produced their first track, and in 2011, they began to appear as DJs at events.[3]

In the following years, HBz expanded their career, both in terms of their music production and the size of their performances. According to Faze magazine, they became known by "releasing bootlegs, mixes, remixes of current hits or classics on their YouTube channel".[4] As of October 2024, HBz's videos have been viewed over 900 million times on the platform.[5] According to an article by the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung from early 2024, HBz are one of the ten most-listened German music artists on YouTube.[6] Their first EP "Deine Augen EP" was released in 2020, with the title track "Deine Augen" receiving a Golden Record in Germany.[7] In 2021, their first two studio albums "Family" and "Urlaub" were released. The single "King Kong", released in 2021, entered the German Singles Charts on 18 June 2021. It stayed on the charts for a total of 22 weeks, peaking at position 31.[8] In 2022, the song was certified as a golden record. Besides this, German rapper Tream released the song "Lebenslang" on HBz's music label hbzmusic. The song was awarded a platinum record in 2022[9] [10] and a remix of "Lebenslang" by HBz received around 78 million plays that year alone.[11]

Another important release in 2022 was HBz's single "Hoch die Hände Wochenende" with rapper Finch and the Fäaschtbänkler.[12] In 2023, the single "Tattoo" was released as a collaboration between HBz, the DJ duo 2 Engel & Charlie and Finch.[13] In the same year, remixes for Blümchen's "Herz an Herz"[14] and Marteria's "Lila Wolken" were published.[15] In May 2023, HBz's third album, "Schmuggelware", was released, marking the first time they were able to position themselves in the German album charts.

In February 2024, "Erinner mich", a joint single with 2 Engel & Charlie, reached number 33 on the German single charts and stayed in the German charts for 16 weeks. Also in 2024, the single "Pink" was released in collaboration with pop singer Vanessa Mai.[16]

Appearances

Since 2011, HBz has been performing live regularly, initially mainly on small stages. A notable performance for the duo was the Winterbeats Festival 2020, at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt, in which they were voted best act.[17] Festivals they have performed at include Lollapalooza at Olympiastadion Berlin,[18] Parookaville,[19] Sputnik Spring Break,[20] SonneMondSterne,[21] Glücksgefühle Festival at Hockenheimring,[22] Electrisize,[23] Open Beatz Festival,[24] and Heide Park Festival in the amusement park Heide Park.[25] In the Veltins Arena, HBz appeared on stage at the Olé auf Schalke 2022 and also at the Olé auf Schalke 2023 in front of 40,000 people each.[26]

Home of Madness

To expand the cultural landscape in their home region, in 2017, they launched the Home of Madness Festival in Lachendorf near Celle together with a business partner.[27] In 2018 and 2019, the festival recorded growth in visitor numbers and was expanded to include a second stage in 2019.[28] After a hiatus of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Home of Madness was extended to two days upon its resumption in 2022.[29] In 2023, the festival had around 4,700 visitors.[30] [31]

Discography

Album

EPs

Singles

Remixes (selection)

References

  1. Web site: Stefanie Franke . Lachendorfer DJs starten durch: "HBz" standen in Hamburg mit den "Lochis" auf der Bühne . . 2015-01-14 . de . 2024-10-15.
  2. Web site: 2022-05-11 . HBz über HBz – und 'Hoch die Hände Wochenende' . 2024-10-15 . Faze Magazin . de.
  3. News: Neueintragungen der Madnesstic Media GmbH seit 2011 . . 2020-04-10.
  4. Web site: HBz handeln mit Schmuggelware . Faze Magazin . 2023-05-26 . de . 2024-10-15.
  5. Web site: Kanalinfo zu "@HBzMusic" auf YouTube . YouTube . 2023-01-25 . de . 2024-10-15.
  6. Web site: Jürgen Stahl . Prater Bochum: Diese zwei Top-DJs legen heute Abend live auf . . 2024-02-02 . de . 2024-10-15.
  7. Web site: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank . . de . 2024-10-15.
  8. Web site: Home ― Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 2023-06-07 . Offizielle Charts.
  9. Web site: Thomas Dobler . 2023-10-01 . Platin-Auszeichnung für Schwandorfer Rapper Tream und 'Lebenslang' . 2024-10-15 . Der neue Tag . de.
  10. Web site: Dietmar Schwenger . Platin für Tream . . 2023-09-18 . de . 2024-10-15.
  11. News: 900.000 Follower bei Youtube . Lauterbacher Anzeiger . 2023-09-14 . 15.
  12. Web site: 2022-05-09 . HBz über das 'outside of the box'-denken . 2024-10-15 . Ravepedia . de.
  13. Web site: Yannik Gölz . 2022-05-09 . Dorfdisko 2: Mit dem Swagger eines sächselnden Markus Söder. . . de.
  14. Web site: Mika Gehlen . 2023-07-05 . Dieser eine Song: Blümchen – Herz an Herz . Diffus . de.
  15. Web site: HBz mit Remake von Marterias "Lila Wolken" . Faze Magazin . 2023-03-07 . de . 2024-10-15.
  16. Web site: Veronika Dyks . 2024-05-09 . 'Pink'-Musikvideo von Vanessa Mai in Wiesbaden gedreht . 2024-10-15 . Merkurist . de.
  17. Web site: Holi-Farbrausch-Festival in Georgsmarienhütte. Das Line-up steht. . . 2022-04-28 . de . 2024-10-15.
  18. Web site: Tomasz Kurianowicz . Lollapalooza Berlin bestätigt Line-Up. . . 2022-03-30 . de . 2024-10-15.
  19. Web site: Diese Stars spielen alle bei Parookaville 2024. . . 2024-04-07 . de . 2024-10-15.
  20. Web site: Das sind die Acts beim Sputnik Spring Break 2023! . . 2023-03-15 . de . 2024-10-15.
  21. Web site: Das SonneMondSterne Festival ist ein Rave durch viele Stile . . 2024-03-19 . de . 2024-10-15.
  22. Web site: Eindrücke vom Glücksgefühle Festival 2024 mit Bausa, HBZ und Neelix. . Mannheimer Morgen . 2024-09-15 . de . 2024-10-15.
  23. Web site: Mehrere Chartstürmer dabei: Erste Acts für Electrisize-Festival bestätigt. . . 2024-07-19 . de . 2024-10-15.
  24. Web site: Open Beatz Festival 2024: Wilde Beats und familiäre Atmosphäre . DJmag . 2024-04-05 . de . 2024-10-15.
  25. Web site: Heide Park Festival 2024: Hardwell, HBz und mehr sind dabei . DJmag . 2023-12-07 . de . 2024-10-15.
  26. Web site: Olé Party-Tour kehrt auch 2023 zurück nach Gelsenkirchen . veltins-arena.de . 2022-10-08 . de . 2024-10-15.
  27. Web site: Audrey Lynn Struck . Ein Festival für Lachendorf . . 2017-08-04 . de . 2024-10-15.
  28. Web site: Home of Madness-Festival – der Wahnsinn geht weiter! . meinheimvorteil.de . 2022-05-12 . de . 2024-10-15.
  29. Web site: Audrey-Lynn Struck . 2022-07-22 . 'Home of Madness' kehrt zurück . 2024-10-15 . celleheute.de . de.
  30. Web site: Katharina Jäger . 2023-08-06 . 'Home of Madness' 2023: am zweiten Abend mit 'HBz' . 2024-10-15 . . de.
  31. Web site: 2023-08-06 . Partystimmung im Lachte-Stadion: 'Home of Madness'-Festival: Wie eine große Familie . 2024-10-15 . . de.
  32. Germany. HBz.
  33. Web site: HBz . Austriancharts . de . 2024-10-15.
  34. Germany. Tream.

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