Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld

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Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld is a writer, [1] music producer [2] and expert of psychedelic music on vinyl. [3]

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Stephan Colloredo - Mansfeld
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Born
Athens, Greece
OccupationMusic producer
Known forOld Carpet Factory
MotherKristina Colloredo - Mansfeld

Early life

He was born in Athens in 1976. His parents are artist Kristina Colloredo-Mansfeld and writer Michael Begert. In 1978 his parents bought a historical mansion on the Greek island Hydra, known locally as the Old Carpet Factory since 1924. [4] He grew up on the island. [5] On his mother's side he belongs to the Colloredo - Mansfeld family. His paternal grandfather was a Swiss educational reformer Fritz Jean Begert (1907-1984), nonconformist and the founder of the «Kerzenkreises» (Candle Circle) [6]

Old Carpet Factory

In 2019 he added a residential recording studio called the Old Carpet Factory to his Hydra home. [7] Many international artists stay at the house and record at the studio, [8] among them are Sebastien Tellier, Oracle Sisters, [9] Chet Faker, Cate Le Bon, and others.

Psychedelic music

Stephan Colloredo - Mansfeld started collecting vinyl records at the age of 11 and amassed a collection consisted of over 10,000 LPs, most of which were psychedelic rock including the largest collection of Tiger Lily releases in the world. [10]

Greek writer Makis Malafekas based his pulp-noir novel "De les kouventa / Δε λες κουβέντα" [11] (Athens Undocumented) on the events that took place at the Old Carpet Factory mansion with one of the main characters drawn from Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld. "The Warp of Time" book published by Mnemosyne Projects in 2024 tells the history of the Old Carpet Factory mansion and its owners from Anastasios Tsamados to Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld. [4] The book "Dream Businesses" about some of the most inspiring business owners changing the face of entrepreneurship worldwide features an interview with Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "THE JOURNAL OF THE HYDRA BOOK CLUB VOL.2 VACATION". APPLIED RESEARCH. 77Press. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ↑ Αμβράζη, Αλεξία (2024-01-16). "Music and Carpets: a Hydra Mansion Celebrates its Past". travel.gr. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ↑ Rainer, Harriet Thorpe,Sarah (2024-08-17). "A creative retreat in Hydra is home to a fascinating history". The World Of Interiors. Retrieved 2024-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 Juskowski, Ekaterina. "The Warp of Time (Helen Marden Cover Edition)". Gagosian Shop. Mnemosyne Projects. ISBN   979-8-9902936-0-1 . Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  5. ↑ Howard, Rachel (2021-09-01). "A Local's Guide to Hydra, Greece". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Textwerkstatt Fredi Lerch: Begerts letzte Lektion". fredi-lerch.ch. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  7. ↑ Hickey, Josh (2024-07-03). "High culture meets hedonism on Hydra". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  8. ↑ "Exclusive: Fragments Of Perfect Anarchy: Hydra And The 'Old Carpet Factory'". Rain. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  9. ↑ "Oracle Sisters on crafting their debut record in a former carpet factory on the island of Hydra". Hero. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  10. ↑ "Lysergic Sound Distributors Music Amigos". www.lsdsounds.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  11. ↑ Μαλαφέκας, Μάκης (2018). Δε λες κουβέντα["Athens Undocumented"] (in Greek). Εκδόσεις Μελάνι. ISBN   9789605911249.
  12. ↑ Courier, Media, ed. (2023). Dream Businesses. UK: Gestalten. ISBN   3967041115.
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