Chairman of the Bishop Production (created in 1977), his name has become a synonym of high-quality Eurodance.
Axel was born on 21st August 1957 in Rheydt. He had high industrial education (specialized in metals and construction), but music took over in his life. His strong side was always composing. He literally lives in his recording studio. Already for his first hardrock band 2nd Hand he wrote the main songs, but real success came to him in German pop music. During his 'pre-Silent Circle' years he has composed about 150 songs, among others in 1982 for totally unknown artists by that time.
As a keyboardist and composer he created the group Silent Circle, with the vocalist Martin Tychsen AKA Jo Jo Tyson and the drummer CC Behrens, in the mid-1980s.
The Twelve Commandments of Dance is the debut album by the London Boys, a British dance pop duo. It was released in 1989, and reached number 2 in the UK charts. The album stayed on the charts for 29 weeks.
The Twelve Commandments of Dance is the debut album by the London Boys, a German dance pop duo. It was released in 1988, and reached number 2 in the UK charts. The album stayed on the charts for 29 weeks. Other than the charting singles stated in the track listing, two other singles were released: I'm Gonna Give My Heart and Dance Dance Dance. The 2009 remastered reissue released by Cherry Pop Records features extended remixes of tracks 1, 3, 6 and 7.