Philipp Jung, M.A.N.D.Y. Co-Founder and Get Physical Label Boss, Dies at 55
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Summary
Philipp Jung, the German DJ, producer, and co-founder of the influential electronic duo M.A.N.D.Y. and the Get Physical label, has died at age 55. The news was shared by British DJ Damian Lazarus on May 20, with subsequent tributes posted on Jung's Facebook page and the label's Instagram accounts. No cause of death was given. Jung began his career as an A&R in the 1990s before partnering with childhood friend Patrick Bodmer to form M.A.N.D.Y. and launch Get Physical in the early 2000s. Alongside label co-founders DJ T., and Booka Shade's Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger, Jung helped shape electronic music as house music spilled into adjacent scenes during the 2000s.
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The British DJ Damian Lazarus, a onetime Get Physical signee, shared the news on May 20, giving Jung's age as 55.
Jung worked as an A&R in the 1990s before teaming up with childhood friend Patrick Bodmer to form M.A.N.D.Y. and Get Physical in the early 2000s.
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