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Thomas Kukula (born 1965 in

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) is a German DJ,

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musician and music producer, that released music under monikers such as General Base, Candy Beat, T.H.K. and Red 5.

Life and career

Kukula started working as a DJ in 1986 in his hometown Düsseldorf. Two years later he became resident DJ in the Tarm Center in

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. Soon he started to produce his own music. His first project was General Base. The first General Base single ''Mein Gott, es ist voller Sterne'' was released in 1991. In 1992 he released his debut album ''First'' and the singles ''Back Again'', ''Apache'' (a cover version of ''

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'' by

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from 1960), ''In Trance'', ''Bidi, Bidi - Do You Wanna Dance'', ''Marilyn Monroe'' and ''Poison''. The album ''First'' entered the German

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in 1993 and reached number 82. The single ''Poison'' also became a hit, mainly due to the vocals of

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. Besides he also released as ''Candy Beat'' and ''T.H.K.'' Other projects were not that successful. In 1998 Kukula started his new project ''Red 5'' and entered the German charts with the hit ''Da Beat Goes''. He later changed the name to ''DJ Red 5''. The follow-up singles ''I Love You Stop...!'', ''For This World'' and ''Lift Me Up'' also entered the German charts. Kukula also remixed tracks by

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, The Good Men, Sequential One, Sheeva and United DJs. He is living and working in

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Discography

Albums

Charting singles

External links

Official website djred5.de

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kukula, Thomas 1965 births German club DJs Eurodance musicians German dance musicians German techno musicians German trance musicians Living people Musicians from Düsseldorf German electronic dance music DJs