Flula Borg
Flula performing live
Background information
Birth name	Flula Borg
Also known as	Flula, DJ Flula
Origin	Erlangen, Germany
Genres	House, Hip hop, Trance, Progressive house, Electronica
Occupations	singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, actor, disc jockey, hypeman
Instruments	singing, beatboxing, trombone, percussion
Years active	1994 – Present
Labels	Unsigned artist
Website	http://www.flulaborg.com/

Flula Borg is a German DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter, hypeman, and host who uses the stage name DJ Flula or simply Flula. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Germany 1.2 America 2 Popularity and honors 3 Selected discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Germany

Flula began his career performing as a Schuhplattler dancer in and around Erlangen, his hometown, located in northern Bavaria.^[1] He shifted his attention from dance to music in the late 1990s, touring southern Germany as a techno and hip hop DJ.^[1] His style of incorporating real sounds into his music garnered him a cult following, but he also achieved a few mainstream hits, including "Kuhchen," a response to the Mad Cow crisis affecting Europe at the time.^[2][3]

[edit] America

Flula's notoriety in America is most likely due to his first appearance on Current TV, a docu-piece called "Take Me Home James," about a personalized cab service that happened to pick up Flula, who appeared to be inebriated.^[4] The piece was one of Current TV's all-time most popular segments.^[5] Flula has had several live appearances regularly at The Viper Room, The Derby, and other venues around Los Angeles.^[2][6] Borg is also known for TV cameos as a DJ and host, including pieces alongside Stacey Dash and The Sopranos' Matt del Negro, regular segments for AT&T's U-Verse programming (often with friend Dave Giuntoli), various Current TV pods, and regular shows for social networking site Stickam.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

[edit] Popularity and honors

Scion Hypeman Champion In 2009, Flula won the Scion Hypeman Competition in Chicago, becoming the contest's first and only European champion. Judges Skillz, DJ Clark Kent, and Lyricist Lounge co-founder Ant Marshall voted unanimously in favor of Flula, who defeated Ra-Ra Jenkins and Sam I Am in the finals. ^[12]
Texas Redneck Games 3rd Place, Mattress Chunk While working for AT&T at the Texas Redneck Games, Flula became the first non-American to participate and medal in the games.^[1]
Current TV Top Pod Current TV selected "Take Me Home James" as its all-time 4th most popular pod during its Top 71 Countdown.^[5]
Stickam SXSW Correspondent Contest Flula was selected as a performer, host and correspondent for Stickam's SXSW coverage in Austin, TX.^[13]

[edit] Selected discography

[edit] Albums

• Flula Borg - Drive EP
• Flula Borg - Old Time Peoples
• Flula - Lake of Silver (In Production)

[edit] Singles

• "Drive" (Remix) Deutsche DJ Playlist (DDP) #13^[14]
• "BärGrizz" DDP #38^[15]
• "Kuhchen" DDP #14^[15]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Flula's Blog
• Flula's Twitter Feed
• Flula's Facebook Page
• Flula's Haiku Page
• Flula at MySpace