Orhan Terzi (born 28 June 1964), better known by his stage name DJ Quicksilver is a Turkish DJ and music producer[1] based in Germany. His stage name derives from his days taking part in DJ contests, where a mercury column would gauge audience reaction.[2]

Contents

1 Early life
2 Musical career
2.1 Early career
2.2 1997-1998: Breakthrough and success
2.3 1999-2002: Other releases
2.4 Other work
3 Discography
3.1 Studio albums
3.2 Singles
3.3 Remixes
4 References
5 External links

Early life

Terzi was born on 28 June 1964 in Istanbul, Turkey. He moved to Hattingen, Germany with his family in the late 1960s.[2] Musical career
Early career

He began working with Tommaso de Donatis on DJ Quicksilver material, and released tracks for a variety of record labels, including Avex Trax, Positiva, Telstar, Edel, Alphabet City, and Sub Terranean.[3] 1997-1998: Breakthrough and success

In 1997 they released “Bellissima” a hit double A-sided single after contributions from Alice Deejays’ Marc Lee-Smith. The song became a big hit on the UK dance charts and then crossed over into pop, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart and selling enough copies to become a gold record, selling well throughout Europe.[4] It remains his biggest single so far. Other releases include “Boombastic”, which sampled the Shaggy track.[3] 1999-2002: Other releases

He released the track “Heart of Asia” under the alias “Watergate” in 1999. In 2002, he received an ECHO nomination for “Best National Dance Act” for the single “Ameno”.[1] Other work

Terzi has also worked as a remixer, on tracks by Ian van Dahl, Faithless, and The Verve (“Bittersweet Symphony”).[3] Discography
Studio albums

1997: Quicksilver
1998: Escape 2 Planet Love
2003: Clubfiles One
2013: Clubfiles Two

Singles