Plugging your music into radios since 2008
Hello Friend,
My name is Thomas, and I was born in 1981 in a small town in the southwest of Germany.
After over a decade of playing guitar in rock bands and touring across Europe, I found myself transitioning into the world of radio PR in 2008, working from a small agency in Hamburg where I sent out new music to radio stations nationwide.
Since then, I have never looked back.
Prior to founding Head of Radio (HOR), I worked with renowned companies such as Public Music & Media (formerly Public Propaganda), PIAS, and Universal/Caroline, which is now part of Virgin Music.
My base is a 200m² creative space in the heart of Berlin, where I have ample room to work, create, explore, and celebrate both the arts and music.
Please feel free to explore my references and the projects I have been involved with to gain a deeper understanding of my work.
I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
Cheers,
Thomas
HEAD OF RADIO
CURRENT PROJECTS
as of 04/2025
Aitch
Alvaro Soler*
Amy Macdonald*
Bad Bunny*
Claptone*
Drangsal
Ennio
Fyne
Grayscale
Hunter Metts
Imran
Jeremy Loops
Makko*
Marc Atlas*
Mark Ambor*
Matt Simons*
Miksu / Macloud*
Mt. Joy
Rachel Chinouriri
Shouse*
Tanner Adell
Thunder Jackson
Tom Gregory*
Turnstile
*in a Tag Team with Manuel Pahle
SOME REFERENCES
187 Straßenbande, Agnes Obel, alt-J, Band Of Horses, Basement Jaxx, Bear's Den, Beastie Boys, Blake Mills, Blanco Brown, Blu DeTiger, Callum Beatie, Caribou, Cautious Clay, Chet Faker, Childish Gambino, Cloud Nothings, Coma, Crystal Fighters, Curse, Cypress Hill, Death From Above 1979, Denzel Curry, Digitalism, Dinosaur Jr., Disarstar, DJ Snake, Drangsal, Editors, Edwin Rosen, Emigrate, Ennio, Fil Bo Riva, Flo Rida, Frances Forever, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Get Well Soon, Ghost, Glass Animals, Holy Fuck, Idris Elba, Iggy Pop, Interpol, Jeremy Loops, Jonathan Wilson, Justice, Kate Tempest, Kelvyn Colt, Kontra K, Kool Savas, Lil Dicky, Loyle Carner, Lykke Li, M-22, Majan, Metronomy, Milky Chance, Morcheeba, Niklas Dee, Nura, One Republic, Oscar Jerome, Otzeki, Peso Pluma, Pixies, Regard, Rejie Snow, RY X, Sean Paul, Seeed, Sofi Tukker, Sophie Hunger, Stefflon Don, Superorganism, SXTN, Tame Impala, Temples, Texas, The 1975, The Flaming Lips, Tokio Hotel, Travis, Trettmann, Trevor Daniel, Two Door Cinema Club, Underworld, Van Morrison, Vintage Culture, Vivii, Wiley, WhoMadeWho, Yolanda Be Cool, Ziggy Alberts and many more...
GERMAN AIRPLAY CHARTS #1‘s & #2’s
Mark Ambor - "Belong Together" (Hundred Days/Virgin) // #01 APC
Yolanda Be Cool - "We No Speak Americano" (Superstar)* //#01 APC
Lykke Li - "I Follow Rivers (Magician Remix)" (Warner) * //#02 APC
Milky Chance- "Stolen Dance" (PIAS) ** //#02 APC
*together with Manuel Pahle
** together with Mitja Bruch
GERMAN TOP 50 SINGLE AIRPLAY
(selection)
Edward Maya - "Stereo Love" (Universal)* //#10 APC
R.I.O. - "Turn This Club Around" (Kontor)* //#11 APC
Flo Rida - "Good Feeling" (Warner)* //#11 APC
DJ Antoine - "Welcome To St. Tropez" (Kontor)* //#15 APC
DJ Antoine - "Ma Chérie" (Kontor)*//#22 APC
Milky Chance - "Down By The River" **(PIAS) //#28 APC
Both - "Straight Outta Line" (PIAS)** //#35 APC
Crystal Fighters - "You & I" (Single, PIAS) **//#38 APC
Jeremy Loops - "Til I Found You" (Decca/Universal) //#40 APC
Blanco Brown - "The Git Up" (BMG) //#48 APC
SEEED - "G€LD" (BMG) //#50 APC
*together with Manuel Pahle
** together with Mitja Bruch
GERMAN TOP 100 SINGLE AIRPLAY
(selection)
SEEED - "Ticket" (BMG) //#52 APC
Trevor Daniel - "Falling" (Interscope) //#52 APC
M-22 - "Good To Be Loved" (Caroline) //#62 APC
Laserkraft 3D - "Nein Mann" (WePlay)* //#66 APC
Milky Chance - "Flashed Junk Mind" **(PIAS) //#70 APC
Lil Dicky - "Freaky Friday (Ft. Chris Brown)" (BMG) //#72 APC
Joseph J. Jones - "Gospel Truth" (Communion) //#75 APC
Kontra K - "Soldaten 2.0" (BMG) //#76 APC
Kool Savas - "Deine Mutter" (Essah Entertainment) //#79 APC
Digitalism - "Wolves" (PIAS) **//#84 APC
Robert DeLong - "Long Way Down" (Glassnote) //#85 APC
MAJAN - "Tag Ein Tag Aus" (Schere Stein Papier) //#86 APC
Andy Burrows - "Hometown" (PIAS) **//#89 APC
Ennio & Nina Chuba - "Fühlst Du Gar Nichts" (Orgel Enterprise)//#93
Kontra K - "Diamanten" (BMG) //#98 APC
Mark Atlas - "Falling Like A Stone" (Virgin) //#99
Glass Animals - "Life Itself" (Fiction) //#99 APC
Jeremy Loops - "Freak" (Kartel) //#100 APC
*together with Manuel Pahle
** together with Mitja Bruch
REMARKABLE ALBUM CAMPAIGNS A -Z
(selection)
187 Strassenbande, Sampler IV (AUF!KEINEN!FALL!) //#01 German Album Charts
The 1975, Notes On A Conditional Form (Dirty Hit/Polydor)//#36 German Album Charts
The 1975, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (Dirty Hit) //#57German Album Charts
Agnes Obel, Aventine (PIAS) //#24 German Album Charts
alt-J, s/t (Infectious), //Mercury Prize Winner
alt-J, This Is All Yours (Infectious), //#08 German Album Charts
Band Of Horses, Why Are You OK (Interscope)//#72 German Album Charts
Basement Jaxx, Junto (PIAS)
Basement Jaxx, Scars (XL Recordings)
Bear‘s Den, Red Earth And Pouring Rain (Communion)//#26 German Album Charts
Beastie Boys, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (Capitol Records) /#03 German Album Charts
Blake Mills, Heigh Ho (Verve)
Caribou, Suddenly (City Slang) //#25 German Album Charts
Chet Faker, Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Childish Gambino, Awaken, My Love! (Glassnote)
Cloud Nothings, Here And Nowhere Else (Wichita)
Crystal Fighters, Cave Rave (Different)
Curse, Die Farbe Von Wasser (Indie Neue Welt) //#02 German Album Charts
Cypress Hill, Elephants On Acid (BMG)//#26 German Album Charts
Dead Can Dance, Anastasis (PIAS)//#07 German Album Charts
Denzel Curry, Imperial (Loma Vista)
Death From Above 1979, The Physical World (Last Gang)
Dinosaur Jr., I Bet On Sky (PIAS)
Drangsal, Harieschaim (Caroline)//#26 German Album Charts
Editors, The Weight Of Your Love (PIAS)//#04 German Album Charts
ENNIO, Schlaraffenland (Orgel Enterprise/The Orchard)//#06 German Album Charts
Ferris MC, Asilant (Caroline)
The Flaming Lips, Terror (Bella Union)
The Flaming Lips, Peace Sword (Bella Union)
The Flaming Lips, 7 Skies H3 (Bella Union)
The Flaming Lips, With A Little Help From My Fwends
Fynn Kliemann, Nie (TwoFinger Records)//#01 German Album Charts
Get Well Soon, Love (Caroline)//#16 German Album Charts
Ghost, Meliora (Spine Farm) /#19 German Album Charts
Ghostpoet, Some Say I So I Say Light (PIAS)
Glass Animals, How To Be A Human Being (Caroline)
Half Moon Run, Sun Leads Me On (Glassnote)
Health, Death Magic (Loma Vista)
Iggy Pop, Post Pop Depression (Caroline)//#08 German Album Charts
Interpol, El Pintor (Soft Limit)//#11 German Album Charts
Jeremy Loops, Critical As Water (Kartel Music Group)
Jonathan Wilson, Fanfare (Bella Union)
Justice, Audio, Video, Disco (Ed Banger)//#67 German Album Charts
Kate Tempest, Let Them Eat Chaos (Caroline)//#74 German Album Charts
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Third (Sunday Best)//#26 German Album Charts
Kontra K, Sie Wollten Wasser Doch Kriegen Benzin (BMG)//#01 German Album Charts
Kontra K, Erde & Knochen (BMG)//#01 German Album Charts
Kontra K, Gute Nacht (BMG)//#01 German Album Charts
Kool Savas, KKS//#01 German Album Charts
Loyle Carner, Yesterday‘s Gone (Caroline)
Meat Loaf, Braver Than We Are (Caroline)//#07 German Album Charts
Metronomy, The English Riviera (Because Music)
Milky Chance, Sadnecessary (Lichtdicht/PIAS)//#14 German Album Charts
Natalie Prass, s/t (Caroline)
Pixies, Indie Cindy (PIAS)//#10 German Album Charts
Rejjie Snow, Dear Annie (BMG)
R.I.O., Turn This Club Around (Kontor)//#03 German Album Charts
RY X, Berlin EP (Infectious)
SEEED, BAM BAM (BMG)//#02 German Album Charts
Simple Minds, Acoustic (Caroline)//#39 German Album Charts
Sophie Hunger, Supermoon (Caroline)//#06 German Album Charts
Steven Wilson, To The Bone (Caroline)//#02 German Album Charts
Superorganism, s/t (Domino)
SXTN, Leben am Limit (JINX Music)//#08 German Album Charts
Tame Impala, Currents (Fiction)//#25 German Album Charts
Temples, Sun Structures (Heavenly)
Texas, The Conversation (PIAS)
The Darkness, Hot Cakes (PIAS)//#16 German Album Charts
Trettmann, #DIY (Soulforce)//#17 German Album Charts
Trevor Daniel, Falling (Interscope)//#06 German Album Charts
Truemmer, s/t (PIAS)
Two Door Cinema Club, Beacon (Kitsuné)//#21 German Album Charts
Underworld, Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future//#44 German Album Charts
Van Morrison, Keep Me Singing (Caroline)/#05 German Album Charts
AWARDS
New Music Award
(The New Music Award is a prize for young musicians and bands in
Germany and a joint production of all young ARD radio stations.)
MAJAN 2019 (Winner)
ENNIO 2022 (Winner)*w/ Fabian Weingart
PREIS FUER POPKULTUR
(German” Mercury/Grammy” Award, domestic artists only)
Drangsal 2016 (Winner Newcomer Of The Year)
Sam Vance Law 2018 (Winner Newcomer Of The Year)
Trettmann 2018 (Winner Album, Solo Artist, Song)
1LIVE KRONE
(most important public radio award, domestic artists only)
Milky Chance 2014 (Winner Newcomer Of The Year)
Kontra K 2017 (Nominee Best Hip-Hop/Rap Act)
SXTN 2017 (Nominee Best Hip-Hop/Rap Act)
Kontra K 2018 (Winner Best Live Act)
Kontra K 2018 (Nominee Best Hip-Hop/Rap Act)
Fynn Kliemann 2018 (Winner Best Newcomer)
Nura 2018 (Winner Best female Artist)
Nura 2018 (Nominee Best Newcomer)
Trettmann 2018 (Nominee Best Album)
Seeed 2019 (Nominee Best Act national)
Kontra K 2019 (Winner Best Hip-Hop/RapAct)
Seeed 2020 (Winner Best Band)
Kontra K 2020 (Winner Best Hip-Hop Act)
Kontra K 2021 (Winner Best Hip-Hop Act)
ENNIO 2024 (Nominee Best Alternative Song)
RADIO REGENBOGEN AWARD
(biggest German private radio award, international artists)
Milky Chance 2014 (Winner Newcomer Of The Year)
Mark Ambor 2025 (Winner Newcomer Of The Year)
RADIO OFF-AIR-EVENTS
SWR3 NEW POP FESTIVAL
Crystal Fighters 2013 (Main Stage)
Tor Miller 2015 (Side Stage)
Joseph J. Jones 2017 (Side Stage)
Jeremy Loops 2018 (Main Stage)
Mark Ambor 2024 (Main Stage)
Ennio 2024 (Main Stage)
NDR2 SOUNDCHECK FESTIVAL
Joseph J. Jones 2017 (Open Air Stage)
Jeremy Loops 2018 (Main Stage)
1LIVE …
Kontra K 2017 @ Essen
Trettmann 2018 @ Moenchengladbach
Jeremy Loops 2019 @ Gelsenkichen
Ennio 2024 @ Bochum
Kieler Woche
Kontra K 2018 (Mainstage, Headliner, R.SH/Delta Stage)
LISTENING SPACE
I have a vintage high-end stereo system that will blow your mind.
I do vinyl listening session, sometimes in collaboration with Hamburg based radio station byte.fm
and also special events with musicians, labels and friends where we listen to whole records. Please hit me up if you're interested!
Speakers:
Altec Lansing A7 parts in a new custom 620 cabinet with custom crossovers and JBL 075 super tweeters
Check here!
Tube Amps:
McIntosh C22 pre-amp(1967)
Toolshed "Transcendence" 300b power amp
Turntable:
EMT 930st broadcasting/studio record player w/ TD15 system
Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck w/ Ortofon SPU system
Cables:
Western Electric (new old stock)
CONTACT
+49 160 46 52 885
HEAD OF RADIO
THOMAS FRIEDMANN
c/o NBB GALLERY GmbH
KARL-MARX-ALLEE 85
10243 BERLIN
