He wasn’t allowed to drink beer for a long time when he stood on a platform made of the same kind of carrier and heated up the crowd with his music for the first time. Andreas Feichtner from Aßling, more precisely from Obereichhofen, had his first appearance as a DJ at the age of eleven. Around 400 people populated the dance floor back then and were probably amazed at the pimp on the podium. Feichtner is now 19 and calls himself Fandic – and this Saturday, June 25, at the “Partymix” of Bayern 3 on.
The radio producers came up with this series to delight their young listeners with club sound during the lockdowns: Every Saturday from 8 p.m. there are the “fattest dance tracks in Bavaria”, between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. with a DJ from a Bavarian club. And today that’s Fandic, who can often be seen in Opus Nightlife (Bruckmühl), Tonwerk (Dorfen) or Sinners (Mühldorf).
At home in Obereichhofen, brass band music and classical music set the tone
But how is it that a boy from the country suddenly turns not only bike laps, but also the turntable? What is certain is that Andreas Feichtner comes from a house full of instruments. His father is Peter Pfaff, for many years head of the Ebersberg Music School and head of the Eichhofen village music. Son Andi therefore has a long and wide-ranging musical education behind him – from early education, drum group and various choirs to lessons on the trumpet, which he still blows in the chapel today, to the band workshop. By then, however, the Obereichhofner had long been on the road on remote paths: He underscored the music of his young bandmates with electronic samples.
“I told my dad when I was nine or ten that I would like to go in a more modern direction,” says Feichtner in the best Bavarian language. Folk music and classical music are nice – but the wide glittering world of disco is what really appeals to him. Even as a child, he marveled at the hustle and bustle in the machine hall at the neighbor’s, where parties were always taking place, and, above all, followed the construction of the sound system with excitement. “And when I was ten, dad bought me my first desk.” It was one with two CD players, without a PC, as is common today, and therefore with significantly less convenience. “The speedometer, for example, wasn’t correct at all,” Feichtner recalls and laughs. That’s why he had to rely primarily on his hearing when mixing two songs. “But I learned a lot from that.”
Andreas Feichtner can be seen live as a DJ in many clubs in the region.
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Big beats in Obereichhofen, then? Between brass band and string ensemble? Apparently not a problem at all, Peter Pfaff speaks enthusiastically about his son. “I think it’s great when someone from music school goes their own creative way,” he says. And the young DJ is full of praise for his family: “My parents have always supported me, so I’m very grateful for that.” Of course, because without a car service, the minor from Obereichhofen would never have gotten to all the festivals in the region where he was allowed to let the puppets dance.
Because the boy’s friendship with a sound engineer finally made things perfect: The professional put the young DJ in touch with various organizers, and at the age of twelve he played in front of 1500 people in Tuntenhausen. The technician friend also took him to really big events, such as the Echelon, an electro and house festival in Bad Aibling. “I was allowed to be backstage and could learn a lot from the other DJs,” says the 19-year-old. Soon one performance followed the next, until at some point Fandic was no longer just hired as a warm-up or nightcap, but quite professionally for a whole evening of his own.
Encouraging the crowd to dance with a cool sound is what the 19-year-old from Obereihhofen is all about.
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Standing at the podium is something very personal for Feichtner. “Everyone DJs a little differently.” He himself locates his mix at Tech House, Deep House and EDM (Electronic Dance Music), but if he’s not engaged in a club but for a disco party, then he’s happy to deliver a colorfully mixed program. Of course, Fandic also plays a lot of songs from a time when he himself was far from born. He didn’t see the 90s at all.
Home game: Fandic is particularly looking forward to the Berger Beats Festival in Lorenzenberg
This is an appointment that Feichtner is really looking forward to Berger Beats Festival on Saturday, July 16 – an absolute home game. The rave takes place in Lorenzenberg and is organized by the Eichhofen boys’ association. The announcement says: “Dance with us to electronic music and a mega stage show into the sunset!”
But now a childhood dream is coming true for Fandic, his own mix on the radio. “Of course, an unbelievable number of people listen, that’s a great opportunity to become better known,” says the 19-year-old. However, it was a challenge to design a track list for this mainstream medium. “It shouldn’t be too crazy, you have to find a good mix.” However, earning his money at the desk in the future is not necessarily the goal of the Obereichhofner, who is currently doing a classic apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic. “I don’t need to be famous, I’ll take it as it comes,” explains the young DJ. “It’s just my thing.”
If you want to know more about Andreas Feichtner alias “Fandic”, you will find it at www.fandic.de.