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Hi guys, now I have translated the whole article! And I have almost translated it all and almost direct... somewhere there is something I haven't translated cause I didn't understand it, or I though it didn't make sence or wasn't really important.. and there is some lines I haven't used, cause I didn't think it was important. But almost EVERYTHING about Panik, I have translated.. Sorry for mistakes and such!
The beginning is not direct translated, the most...


The Group Panik
Disaster in the music Jungle
by Jan Hauser

They tell about Timo, that he close his eyes and dream about to play shows infront of 1000 people, in France, Russia and so. He dream about that people bought their album. He scream into the microphone. Nevada Tan that once was seen as being the next big "young" band.

One way to Pop-Olymp and back, thats how the ticket could sound like. Timo Sonnenschein, 22, short black hair, rap and scream, even though the band is broken. And then what they have experienced. When, when the single only few weeks in the chart was. When, that in the musicbusiness it's difficult to make ends meet. They rehearse for the last tour together in Germany, without knowing it was a goodbye (final tour).
David Bonk, 22, shoulderlong black hair, is sitting with his guitar in a armchair. Next to is Juri Schewe, 23, drumer, blond mane. They make rock with rap and singing, with German texts, Which is about love, the environment, the world is turning, dark, aggressive and loud. DJ Jan werner, 21, Bassist Christian linke, 22 and the singer Frank Ziegler, 22, is standing in the sitting room....

Konzerte in Paris, Prag und Moskau

In Hamburg-Bergedorf, In the bungalow in Hamburg-Bergedorf, have rented it for the band instrument cases and equipment is lying around.
Ziegler, full beard, long brown hair, knitwear hat, is from Heidelberg, drummer Schewe from Hamburg, and the others from Neumünster. The wall in the sittingroom is orange. In the hallway hang their portraits on the wall. They have got them in Eastern Europe.

In may 2007 got their first album “Niemand hört dich” no. 8 at the German chart, sol 100 000 times and got Gold in Russia. They played in Paris, Prag and Moscow, was nominated for Echo and Comet. But they got no money out of the sold albums. Even before the second single, they sued their manager and producer.
In the court the judge called the contract unconscionable.

November 2005, Hamburg, Theater “Neue Flora” a band competition. Panik also took part. A man in a white shirt, speaks to the young musicians: “Near, we have a studio, will you come with us?” They came with, and was enthusiastic. “We saw the studio and wanted to make music” say David Bonk, multiple prizewinner at the piano at “Jugend musiziert”. SO he tells the story: Sonnenschein and himself, the band founder, know each other from the nursery, even drop out of school – Like Jan Werner did some times after.

„Der größte Fehler in unserem Leben“

They are the next nine month continuous in the studio, working on their songs. The two managerproducers only sometimes short drops by – they are searching for a recordcompany for the band, they are just called Nevada Tan. The guys only come with them when they have to do something. Then they played a concert, a “showcase”, because the band was introducing to a record company, this time Virgin. Short after that, a concert for Sony BMG in club “Knust” in Hamburg. As they there walked up on the scene, came Daniel Lieberberg, chef „Domestic Rock Urban“ for Universal in Germany. He shaked their hands. Two weeks later the managerproducer send for them in the studio. They should just sign the contract, "or Universal would pull it back!" they undersigned “the biggest mistake in your life” say Sonnenschein

“We don’t see it like it went so fast.” (they mean that it wasn’t that fast as Panik say) say Sihi Schuller from Universal.
Schuller have bands like Tocotronic, Mando Diao and Madsen contracted and supervised Rammstein. Universal also contracted Nevada tan, without they were able to take a closer look at the surroundings. That is not normal, Schuller think, often you know the partners in the music industry. At that time it was also about “momentum”, at the right time. “To find a good band has often somewhat been impulsive” that also includes the record company.
First to develop the energy, that use a creative collaboration. “If the record company that miss, it becomes only work and not more passion”.

Universal have the managerproducers 100 000 Euro for the record. But Nevada saw no of the money. Sometimes they got money to buy food. They saw that they have been betrayed. When they found out the managerproducers also wanted 40 % of income, the young men searched a lawyer. He called the contracts worse than anything he has seen in the music industry so far. The case came to the court. After one and a half year, the band came to terms – they didn’t want to though all instances fight.

He had the idea to create the band, says Ebby Höler.
one of the two managersproducers today, “Then we had a Band casted together, that have fit”
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“They were 17 and 18 years old and had no idea of songwriting.

Sie sollten Nachfolger von Tokio Hotel warden

Hölver sees no fault with him, “The band is themselves stupid, if you once are no. 8 on the chart, then you are megalomania” He would apparently also not only a little get. “The boys should be the successor to Tokio Hotel.” The record company suddently wanted the group for themselves. “Universal had raised the band against us and then everything had broken without reason”

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It was clear for them, that with the complainting the band and the project was broken. Because of that, he had nothing earned says Hölver. In the other way: He could write off investments of about 15 000 euro.

Es ist Ihnen einfach zuviel

Since 2008 is Nevada Tan called Panik – as the band before was called. They live in the first line of money from their parents and the ones they have earn through performances. Musically, they take care of almost everything themselves. Their second Album, that David bonk have produced, they like more than the first one. But hardly anyone remembers das. In September got their song “Lass mich Fallen” only at no. 62 on the German singlechart.
"That's disappointing when you have worked so hard in over a year" says Ziegler. The single was 4 weeks at the top 100 singlechart. Whether it is the name change, the change in the music industry or late delivery in the shops, can nobody ecaxtly say – the single sold not as expected, wished and dreamt off.

In the end of October 2009 informed Linke, Ziegler, Werner and Schewe the others, that they no more energy had, that it was too much for them, that they would leave. Shortly after, they announced the departure. The band founder Sonnenschein and Bonk would keep on “When a fan tells you, that it goes bad for the person, but our music and texts gives the person new faith in life” says Sonnenschein, “that is the exact reason, why we make it"

December, Frankfurt, ”nightlife”. It is gloomy and dark, a Rockcellar, 300 fans, in the first ten lines all girls, some is even from Sweden and Spain. After the concert is a lot of people waiting, the muscians comes later and writes autographs and takes photos. Timo Sonnenschein hugs a girl with his right arm, looks in the camera, then hug the next with the left, then on to the right – a minueslong changegame.

Plattenpolitik macht kein Spaß

A little later they sits in front of the club in a minibus with which are with them on tour. Sonnenschein shines tired, even, at the scene sound his voice still powerful, now rather tired. After the first single would their Management them not anymore attend, he tells. Had they not left their Management, were their Album not broken, perhaps everything would have been different. Finally, they had received very good reviews.

Christian Linke walks in. The tour make fun, he tells, but the company record not. Their faces, for example, were on the album, because some of the record company wanted it. You have to fight, to put yourself through, Sonnenschein says. Linke understand that, but don’t wont it anymore: “The bottom line, if it is going bad with you, then you should think about yourself.” He will try to get a clear head in abroad. Wener will continues his studing for chemical-technical assistant, Schewe studing sine October drums in Bremen, Ziegler have a role in the movie “alles für Lila” got.

“I stop going on the scene” tells Sonnenschein. Their farewell concert in Moscow last Saturday, they had to cancel recently, because the hall because of missing safety had to close. Their Bandhouse in Hamburg they have taken awat. Here will they no more scream. Bonk and Sonnenschein will this year as second a album release, but they don’t know how and where. “Aber we know no matter what, that it is our life”

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TRANSLATION BY ME! (c) Paniknews.blogspot.com
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