DJ Quicksilver
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.
DJ Quicksilver

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- Born
- 1964.
- Nationality
- Turkey and Germany.
- Occupation
- disc jockey, record producer, composer and musician.
- Fields
- techno, trance and house music.
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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.
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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. 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").

DJ Quicksilver auf dem 90er Rave, Festival für Technomusik der 90er Jahre. Die Veranstellung fand in der Arena Berlin am 11.02.2017 statt. Dieses Bild wurde mit zustimmung und Akkeditierung des Veranstallter BM Eventagentur UG (haftungsbeschränkt) erstellt.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 135057175, DJ Quicksilver.
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- 2.Carlson, Dean "[ DJ Quicksilver Biography]", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-06
- 3.Pride, Dominic. Dos or Die Dance label Links With Epic. Billboard. 40. 16 August 1997.
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- 11.The Irish Charts - All there is to know. Irishcharts.ie.
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- 20.Discogs, Club Scene Volume 2
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