Live Your Life Today

  • Conny Conrad
    Author
    Rock for your children, Europeana, Live your life today, Welcome to Australia, Hello Stuttgart Go, Pico-man of the sixties
  • Conny Conrad
    Name of Band or Artist
    Rock for your children, Europeana, Live your life today, Welcome to Australia, Hello Stuttgart Go, Pico-man of the sixties
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Genres:
    Rock, Contemporary, Countryrock
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 21, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • German Rock and Pop Prize, 1st place, 2016
    Siegen
    December 10, 2016
    Cultureprize for Rock and Popmusic
  • International Poptrophy 2002
    Aachen
    May 11, 2002
    best composition
  • Golden Globe of the VIP Association International 2008
    Dortmund
    September 11, 2008
    International composers work
  • Global Music Awards 2018
    California
    September 27, 2018
    Silver Medal ‚Live your life today‘, song
  • 2 x German Rock- and Pop Prize 2018
    Siegen
    December 8, 2018
    Best CD album (English) + Best Guitarplayer
  • Hollywood Songwriting Contest 2019
  • American Songwriting Awards 2019
  • Vivere Di Musica - Live On Music 2019
    Italy
    Best Original Song 2019
  • German Songwriting Awards 2019
    Berlin
    December 9, 2019
    Ambient Track „Terranea“
  • 10 x German Rock- and Pop Prize 2019
    Siegen, Germany
    December 14, 2019
    1. Prize "Best Composition", 1. Prize "Successful Musicproducer", 1. Prize "Best Popsong", 1. Prize "Best Countrysong", 2. Prize "Creative label" plus several 3. prizes.
  • 3 x California Music Video & Film Awards 2020
    San Francisco
    January 17, 2020
    Finalist Video "Live your life today" in 3 categories
  • Film Music Contest 2020

    Semifinalist
  • American Tracks Music Awards 2020

    United States
    Winner
  • 2 x Accolade Global Film Competition 2020

    United States
    Award of Excellence and Award of Merit
  • Tagore International Film Festival

    India
    Outstanding Achievement Award
  • 2 x Best Shorts Competition 2020

    United States
    2 x Award of Merit
  • 2 x InterContinental Music Awards 2020

    United States
    July 15, 2020
    2 x Finalist "European Rock"
  • One-Reeler Short Film Competition 2020

    United States
    July 20, 2020
    Award Winner "Special Mention" Best Music
  • 2 x The IndieFEST Film Awards 2020

    United States
    August 3, 2020
    2 x Award Winner "Award of Excellence" and "Award of Merit"
Director Biography

is recognized as one of the most influential and successful German composers and can look back to over 1.000 radio and television appearances.

In 2001 he became honourful membership of the "International association of VIPs" followed by their greatest award - THE GOLDEN GLOBE in 2008! He is established on the music market since 45 years, graduated by GEMA as extraordinaire composer and writer. He is also a multi-instrumentalist, before all a highly recognized virtuous guitarist and music producer.

For example he wrote the anthem for the athletics world championship 1993 "Hello Stuttgart Go", the titletracks for the "Starclub-musical" in Hamburg performed by the Rattles 1997, the Anthem for the German Olympic Team Sydney 2000 nominated by the German Sport Aid "Welcome to Australia", the worldwide released instrumental series "Dreamworld",  "Dream Spirits", the german version of "Lemontree" (Engel sterben nie), the alternative European anthem "Europeana"  and many more - all in all 130 released CDs on more than 2,5 million units.

In 2010 he established the songproject for children  rights „Rock for your children“ accompanied by national and international prominent names of all genres and business.

His passion is orchestral heavy-art-prog-rock. First example: his longplay "TROYA Project" (1988) and second: "C.C.´s ARENA/The battle of overmoun (1994)". Last not least his english-german band   DARK OCEAN (from 1999 to 2009).

In 2016 he was honoured by the GERMAN ROCK AND POP AWARD,
cultureprize no. 1
("Deutscher Rock- und Pop Preis", Kulturpreis Platz 1)

In 2018 he celebrated his 60th birthday with 4 remarkable releases: the first single of his schoolband "Black Lady" 1978, digitally remastered,  his first soloalbum "Troya Project" 1988, digitally remastered, new song "LIVE YOUR LIFE TODAY" from his jubilee album "THE WORLD ANTHEM (release 07.09.2018).

In 2018 he received the GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS in USA for his song "Live your life today". He also received the GERMAN ROCK AND POP AWARD 2018 for "Best Guitarist" and "Best CD-Album (english)" for his jubileealbum "The World Anthem".

In 2019 his song „We are we’ll be“ was accepted as The Orchard suggestion for GRAMMY-nomination as „Song of the year“ by the Recording Academy. He received the HOLLYWOOD SONGWRITING CONTEST, the AMERICAN SONGWRITING AWARDS, CONCORSO VIVERE DI MUSICA, the GERMAN SONGWRITING AWARDS plus sensational 10 prizes of the GERMAN ROCK AND POP AWARD (for example No.1 „Successful Musicproducer“, No.1 „Best Composition“ or No.1 „Best Popsong“!)

In 2019 he reached the Top 10 of the US-Country-Charts
with „Real Love“, Artist: Chris Brandon.

In 2020 again he won sensational 12 prizes of the GERMAN ROCK AND POP AWARD, before all first time in Germany the special prize for his LIFE ACHIEVEMENT. So he is one of the most successful "German Rock And Pop Award"- winners of all times.

In 2020 he reached 29 international awards for his songs "Live your life today" and "Send me a little light", both are played in rotation until today on over 800 radiostations with an audience of about 1 billion listeners.
His first biography "Kriminaltango" was released as book and as E-book. 

In 2021 he was WINNER of the PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AWARDS
in January for "Send me a little light" as "BEST POP SONG".

Most of his commercial success comes from the instrumental releases, also used for movies, TV, Video, special marketing and broadcasting.
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Director Statement

Since I was 4 I enjoy playing guitar. So I started 56 years ago and that´s what makes my life. I wrote my first composition when I was 15. Meanwhile I composed about 1300 songs, more than 700 are officially released. I was Born as a musician and I will die as a musician. Hope you like my music.