Orhan Terzi (born 28 June 1964), also known as DJ Quicksilver and Watergate, is a German-Turkish DJ and music producer. The name Quicksilver derives from his days taking part in DJ contests, where a mercury column would gauge audience reaction.
Early life Terzi was born on 28 June 1964 in Trabzon, Turkey. His family moved to Hattingen, Germany in the late 1960s."", DerWesten, 28 October 2009, retrieved 2010-02-06
Career Terzi began working with Tommaso de Donatis on DJ Quicksilver material, and released tracks for record labels including Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar, Edel AG, Alphabet City, and Sub Terranean.Carlson, Dean "[ DJ Quicksilver Biography]", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-06
In November 1996, Terzi released "Bellissima". It became a hit on the UK dance charts in 1997 and crossed over into pop, reaching #4 on the UK singles chart. It was certified gold, selling well throughout Europe. Other releases include "Boombastic", which sampled the Shaggy track.
In 1999, under the alias Watergate, Terzi released "Heart of Asia", a remix of "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" (1983) by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The British journalist James Masterton wrote that it was "one of the few dance treatments of a famous song that actually manages to make the original seem almost dull by comparison". Also that year, Watergate released "Maid of Orleans (The Battle II)", a remix of "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)" by OMD. In 2002, Terzi received an ECHO nomination for "Best National Dance Act" for the single "Ameno". Terzi has also remixed tracks by Ian van Dahl, Faithless, and the Verve ("Bittersweet Symphony").
Discography
Studio albums Quicksilver (1997) Escape 2 Planet Love (1998) Clubfiles (The Album) (2003)
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) Album AUS AUT ESP GER IRE NED NOR SUI SWE UK 1995 "Bingo Bongo" — 14 — 36 — — — — — — Quicksilver 1996 "Boing!" — 31 — — — — — — — — Single only "I Have a Dream"/"Bellissima" 47 9 3 4 2 70 8 6 16 4GER: Gold UK: Gold Quicksilver 1997 "Free" — 12 4 4 3 — 9 11 13 7 "Planet Love" — 36 — 23 11 32 9 35 46 12 Escape 2 Planet Love 1998 "Escape to Paradise" / "Timerider" 86 — — 31 — 88 14 — — — 1999 "Cosmophobia" — — — 36 — — — 83 — — Single only 2001 "Bombastic" — — — 27 — — — — — — Clubfiles - The Album "Ameno" — 13 12 18 — 26 26 20 — — 2002 "New Life" — — — 56 — — — — — — 2003 "Rising Up" — — — — — — — — — — "Always on My Mind" (featuring Base Unique) — 38 — 44 — 66 — 95 — — Singles only "Clubfiles One" — 33 — 34 — — — 99 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Remixes Dancemania 1 (Compilation, 1996)Discogs, Dancemania 1 Club Scene Volume 2 (Compilation, 1997)Discogs, Club Scene Volume 2 Sonic 1 (Compilation, 2000)Discogs, Sonic 1 Equinoxe 4 (Trance cover of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4)
References
External links
Official Site