Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

Wanker Records is a Marburg, Hessen-based independent record label, focused on punk rock, which was started by Nick Wanker (founder of the ""Pot- Porn- Electro- Punk"" Band Frank Fortuna, guitarist for the punk rock bands Fuzzbeer, Fußpils, the Heartbreakers and One Way Down) in 2001.

Hypothesis: Nick Wanker was alive in 2001.
Yes