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Michael Bernard Kersting (born December 10, 1965), also known as Grant Michael B., Michael B. and Grand Ma B., is a German music producer, publisher and composer. He has produced artists and bands like Der Wolf, Young Deenay, Sasha, Ben, and Max Mutzke. He has more than seven million sold records and 50 chart entries to his name.

Life and career
A short time after his high school exams in 1986 Kersting set up his first professional recording studio, ‘Click’, in the town of Werl. At the same time he created Click Publishing subsuming the two businesses under the name Clickmusic. He enrolled at the University of Münster to study politics and history while at the same time founding his first band called Private Property. In 1989 he signed a record deal with Warner Music in Hamburg. Along with producer Pete Smith he released his first single Waiting for the morning sun. Due to the lack of commercial success Kersting then decided to work as a record producer only.

Producing, Composing, Publishing
In 1993 Kersting managed to enter the German Single Charts producing the song Declaration (DipDipDa) for the group Sir Prize. In the 90’s he continued to gain critical acclaim and commercial success as producer, composer and publisher working with artists such as Double Impact, the German rapper Der Wolf, Hip Hop artist Young Deenay, Q Connection and Sasha. After signing with Clickmusic in 1991 German singer-songwriter Sasha achieved his international breakthrough with the single release If you believe in 1998 with Kersting and Pomez di Lorenzo writing and producing the song. Kersting gained further success with the German Rockabilly band Dick Brave and the Backbeats in 2003. In co-operation with Offenbach-based record producer Oliver Rüger he produced German artists like Max Mutzke, Wilson Gonzales Ochsenknecht and Rafael Weber from 2005 to 2010. In 2010 Kersting signed German skapunk band Sondaschule. In 2011 he also contracted Leipzig-based band Flimmerfrühstück and produced their 2011 record In allen meinen Liedern along with Swen Meyer. In October 2011 he also released the second Dick Brave and the Backbeats album Rock’n’Roll Therapy which gained gold record status. In the summer of 2013 he signed Leipzig-based artist LOT. He gained further success for the production of the 2015 album Schön kaputt by the band Sondaschule.

List of albums and singles as producer, composer and publisher
With Sasha

Albums
 * 1998 – Dedicated to …
 * 2000 – … You
 * 2001 – Surfin' on a Backbeat
 * 2004 – Dick This (als Dick Brave and the Backbeats)
 * 2006 – Open Water
 * 2006 – Greates Hits
 * 2009 – Good News on a Bad Day
 * 2011 - Rock´n Roll Therapy
 * 2014 - The One

Singles


 * 1998 – I'm Still Waitin' mit Young Deenay
 * 1998 – If You Believe
 * 1999 – I Feel Lonely
 * 2000 – Let Me Be the One
 * 2001 – Here She Comes Again
 * 2002 – This is My Time
 * 2004 – Take Good Care of My Baby (als Dick Brave)
 * 2006 – Coming Home
 * 2007 – Lucky Day
 * 2009 – Father and Son (mit Bully)
 * 2011 - Just can´t get enough
 * 2012 - Just the way you are
 * 2015 - Good Days

with Young Deenay

Alben


 * 1998 – Birth

Singles


 * 1997 – Walk on By
 * 1998 – Wannabe Your Lover
 * 1998 – I'm Still Waitin' (mit Sasha)
 * 1998 – I Want 2 Be Your Man
 * 1999 – You and Me (Stay Alive)

with Der Wolf

Alben
 * 1997 – Das Album
 * 1998 – Musik aus (m)einem Jahrzehnt
 * 2000 – Was soll ich sagen …

Singles


 * 1996 – Gibt's doch gar nicht
 * 1997 – Frau aus Seide
 * 1997 – Oh Shit, Frau Schmidt
 * 1998 – Dumm gelaufen
 * 1998 – Kein' Kuchen da! (Hätt' ich dich heut' erwartet …)

with Ben

Alben
 * 2002 – Hörproben
 * 2003 – Leben leben

Singles


 * 2002 – Engel
 * 2002 – Herz aus Glaß
 * 2002 – Gesegnet seist du
 * 2003 – Kleider machen Leute
 * 2003 – Verliebt

Various artists
 * 1993: Sir Prize – Declaration (DipDipDa)
 * 1994: Ernestine – Keep on Dancin' (Thru the Nite)
 * 1995: Ernestine – Do You Really Want My Love
 * 1995: Sir Prize – Lullaby of Love
 * 1995: Synthax feat. Ayla – Need Your Lovin
 * 1996: Sir Prize – Love is the Answer
 * 1996: H.I.M. – Lookin' Out 4 Luv
 * 1997: Hobo feat. Jill – Star
 * 1997: Hobo feat. Muddy Waters – Hoochie Coochie Man
 * 1997: Sir Prize – Don't Go Away
 * 1999: Q Connection – Java (All Da Ladies Come Around)
 * 1999: Q Connection – Where I'm From
 * 1999: Q Connection – Bei mir bist du schön
 * 2001: Thomas Gottschalk – What Happened to Rock'n'Roll (Single)
 * 2001: Jack Radics – Always Around (Album)
 * 2001: Uwe Ochsenknecht – Singer
 * 2003: Become One – Don't Need Your Alibis
 * 2004: Boppin’B – Bop Around the Pop (Album)
 * 2004: Boppin'B – If You Believe (Single)
 * 2004: Jelena Jakopin – True
 * 2008: Max Mutzke – Black Forrest (Album)
 * 2008: Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht – NYC
 * 2008: Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht – I'm Fallin'
 * 2008: Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht – Cookies (Album)
 * 2009: Max Mutzke – Marie (Single)
 * 2010: Sondaschule - Von A nach B (Album)
 * 2011: Flimmerfrühstück - In allen meinen Liedern (Album)
 * 2012: Sondaschule - Lass es uns tun (Album)
 * 2014: LOT - Warum soll sich das ändern (EP)
 * 2015: Sondaschule - Wunderschön kaputt (Album)
 * 2015: LOT - 200 Tage (Album)

Film score


 * 2001: Wilsberg und der Mord ohne Leiche

Single proof

 * 1) recorded music. musikmarkt.de, abgerufen am 31. Januar 2013.
 * 2)  [1] Offizielle deutsche Charts gfk-entertainment.com

Weblinks

 * Discography von Grant Michael B.
 * Profil: Click Music hat Wanderlust. auf mediabiz.de, musik.woche vom 29. April 2009