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Horst Weidenmueller, Founder of Indie Electronic Label !K7, Dies at 60

Horst Weidenmueller is dead; the !K7 founder was 60. He launched the German label in 1985 and later started the influential "DJ-Kicks" mix series.

The German executive, who started !K7 in 1985 and later launched the influential DJ-Kicks mix series, passed away after "a serious illness," according to a company statement. !K7 began as a music-video production company, later launching the DJ-Kicks mix series that would go on to become an influential and globally known platform for a wide range of DJs and producers. As a long-time IMPALA board member and the founder of its Sustainability Task Force, he spearheaded the development of a bespoke carbon calculator for labels, in partnership with Julie’s Bicycle, Merlin and Murmur.

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