He graduated from a high school in Rendsburg and initially founded a beat band named "Hendrik & The Luniks" that performed at Hamburg's Star-Club.
The band was a huge success in Europe, with Hendrik producing their charting hit singles "You are a Woman", "Pretty Young Girl", "Lady in Black" and "Come Back and Stay".
It became one of their biggest hits, charting at #11 in USA Billboard 100 and #1 in multiple countries such as France, Austria, Nederlands, Denmark, Spain and Italy.
The label has released multiple genres of music, including dance, schlager, eurodance, electronica, Hi-NRG, Dance-pop and R&B.
Artists currently signed to Coconut Records include Londonbeat, Andreas Martin, Wolfgang Petry, Haddaway, Bad Boys Blue, Soultans, Chyp-Notic and A La Carte.