Tim Renner

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tim Renner
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1964(1964-12-01)
Age	60
Birthplace	Berlin
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Tim Renner Biography

Tim Renner is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on December 1, 1964 in Berlin, Germany. Tim Renner (born December 1 1964, in Berlin) is an German music writer, journalist, and producer. From 2001 to 2004, he was CEO and Chairman of Universal Music GmbH in Germany. From 2014 until 2016, He was among the Secretaries for the city of Berlin in charge of cultural affairs.

The year 2009 was the first time Tim Renner became professor at Popakademie Baden-Wurttemberg. He published his volume “Digital ist besser”, composed with his two-year older brother, media reporter Kai-Hinrich Renner. The title is a reference to an album and song from the group Tocotronic. Since May of 2011, Renner and Motor Entertainment produce a monthly TV show called “Berlin live” at “ZDKkultur”. From March, 2012 on, he hosts the radio program “Radio Renner” at radio channel Bremen Vier. The year 2013 was the year he published The book We hatten Sex in den Trummern and Traumten: The truth of the Pop industry. The title was inspired by the song by the group Die Sterne.

At the age of 18, Tim Renner entered the party SPD, but left the party soon after. In November 2013, Tim Renner entered the party for the second time.

In March 2014, Tim Renner made public that he wanted to name Chris Dercon as new intendant for the “Volksbühne Berlin”, having formerly worked for the Tate Gallery of Modern Art. The decision has been met with skepticism, criticized for instance by Claus Peymann.

In the year 2004, Tim Renner left Universal Music and published his volume “Kinder, der Tod ist gar nicht so schlimm” that outlines his personal opinions regarding how the world of music will evolve. Through “Motor Entertainment”, Renner set up a collection of companies, which range across the labels Motor Music over Motor Tours and also managing. Up until 2011 there was the radio station Motor FM.

Tim Renner Net Worth

Tim Renner is one of the richest Journalist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Renner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The mother of Renner worked as an social worker within an institution for prisoners, and His biological father Hans Christof Stenzel is a film director and the stepfather Herbert Renner works in bibles. When he turned seven years of age, the family moved to Hamburg. In the early 1990s Renner started his own fanzine based on cassettes, dubbed “Festival der guten Taten”. In the following years, he was employed as moderator on the radio show Norddeutscher Rundfunk (for instance,”Die Lage der Nation”, a radio program) “Die Lage der Nation”) and also wrote pop-oriented columns in the monthly magazine “Script”, as well as Hamburg’s city newspapers “Tango” und “Tempo”. He was also a part of the team that took part of screenwriting and directing the production of the film “Fur eine Handvoll D-Mark” which was a music magazine e.g. featuring Abwarts, Markus Oehlen and Ti-Tho.

In 1986, he started working as Artists-&-Repertoire-Manager at Polydor, where he led the new division “Polydor Progressive Music” starting in 1989. The year 1994 was when he launched Polygram, which was later renamed the Polygram Sub- label Motor Music Ltd., which would become one of the most famous music labels in the late 1990s of Germany. He gathered acts such as Philip Boa, Tocotronic, Element of Crime and Sportfreunde Stiller. The most notable of his successes was the well-known internationally Berlin band Rammstein. When Polygram was merged with Universal in 1998 , forming “Universal Music Deutschland”, Renner was appointed Director of Operations Wolf D. Gramatke, and was also appointed the Chairman. The year 2003 was the time he received the title “Global Leader for Tomorrow” at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

He is said to have little influence, according to magazine “Kulturpolitische Mitteilungen”. When Berlin named Katja Lucker “Rock- und Popbeauftragte” in 2013, with her “Music Board”, they gave her one million Euros and a team. 95 percent of money spent in Berlin on cultural topics is dedicated to operas, museums and theatres.

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Tim Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Tim Renner celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Tim Renner

1. Tim Renner is a German music producer, journalist, and author.
2. He co-founded the record label Motor Music in 1994.
3. Renner served as the Berlin State Secretary for Cultural Affairs from 2014-2016.
4. He was also a member of the Bundestag from 2017-2021.
5. Renner has written several books on music and culture.
6. He is known for his work with artists such as Rammstein and Seeed.
7. In 2020, he launched a new political party called “The New Liberals.”
8. Renner has been an advocate for digitalization in the music industry.
9. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to culture and society.
10. Renner continues to be an influential figure in German music and politics today.