JKP – Jochens kleine Plattenfirma GmbH & Co. KG

About Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen are a band from Düsseldorf founded in 1982 with roots in the German punk movement. The group around frontman Campino plays rock music with predominantly German lyrics and elements of punk rock. The band is supported by JKP – Jochens kleine Plattenfirma GmbH & Co. KG, which also operates the band's own label Totenkopf. By September 2022 the band had released seventeen studio albums, eight live albums and eight compilations; since 1990 it has reached number one in the German album charts thirteen times. The musicians' focus is on live concerts and close contact with the audience, with tours in Germany and internationally, including in Argentina. The company is based at Ronsdorfer Straße 74 / Halle 14 in Düsseldorf.

Site

Düsseldorf

Processes

Live concerts, Music production, Own label (Totenkopf/JKP)

Founded

1982

Industries

Music/Entertainment

1. 01

   Music production

2. 02

   Label (Totenkopf/JKP)

3. 03

   Live concerts

Locations

Inside the production

Band History

1. 1982

   Founded at the Ratinger Hof in Düsseldorf by Campino, Andreas von Holst, Andreas Meurer, Michael Breitkopf, Trini Trimpop and Walter November as the successor to ZK; first concert on 10 April 1982 at the Bremer Schlachthof

2. 1983

   Debut album Opel-Gang; contract with EMI

3. 1987

   First chart success as Die Roten Rosen with Never Mind The Hosen – Here's Die Roten Rosen

4. 1988

   Commercial breakthrough with Ein kleines bißchen Horrorschau (among others Hier kommt Alex)

5. 1990

   Support for the Rolling Stones in Cologne

6. 2022

   Album Alles muss raus!; by then 17 studio albums, 8 live albums and 8 compilations released; 13× number 1 in the German album charts since 1990