Jennifer Weist and Johannes “Joe” Walter met at nursery school in their hometown Zinnowitz and began making music at about the same time.
The duo met their future producer Werner Krumme at a songwriting workshop in Rostock.
After completing their A-levels in summer 2006, they moved to Berlin to begin actively pursuing a musical career. There they also met all three future band members: Alex, Christoph and Baku.
They first performed under the name Jennifer Rostock in 2007. The indie rock band received a recording contract from Warner Music.
In Feburary 2008, their debut single “Kopf oder Zahl” entered the MTV rotation. They performed the same song at the Bundesvision Song Contest for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern initiated by Stefan Raab and took fifth place.
Jennifer Rostock’s debut album “Ins offene Messer” was released on the following day and ranked 31st on the album charts.
Following Germany-wide festivals and concerts along with appearances in Switzerland and Austria, their second album “Der Film” came out in autumn 2009. It ranked among the top 20 on the album charts of Germany and Austria. Original well-crafted songs and a long history of making music are surely part of the reason for their success!
The group was nominated in 2009 for the GEMA’s German Music Author’s Award in the young talent catagory.
Their new album is scheduled for release mid-2011!