A professional with deep industry ties and a long list of accomplishments, Anja Schneider remains an amateur in the literal sense of the word. Where others might settle into a single specialty, the Berlin-based multitasker is the founder of the successful mobilee label, a talented musician, a sought-after club DJ and a well-known radio personality. As KISS FM’s producer of special features, Anja developed the KISS FM Loveboat, which followed her move to Radio Fritz in 1997 and is now known as Fritz Loveradio. The spectacular event unites the dancefloor and the airwaves, inviting 50 internationally renowned DJs to spin a 50-hour marathon. In 2003, the project won the German Dance Awards’ “Best National Radio Programme” award.
Native Berliner Sascha Funke's warm take on tech-house is rather clean and very melodic, quite possibly catering to the Kompakt label's love for the term pop more than any of the other producers on the Cologne, Germany, label's roster. Throughout 2000 and early 2001, the perfectly named Funke issued a trio of 12" singles on the label -- Campus, Safety First, and Drei Auf Drei. During the same period, Funke also released a pair of singles for Berlin's Bpitch Control imprint -- Luftschloß and 2:1 Fur Die Liebe. Some of his productions for Kompakt have appeared on the Schaffelfieber, Total 2, and Total 3 compilations.
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Spending most of his waking hours experimenting with new sounds, James Burnham is a serious studio head and at just 20 years old it’s obvious that this guy has also got some serious talent. Born in 1986 in the North Eastern industrial town of Hartlepool - a make your own entertainment kind of place – Burnski set about doing just that. At the tender age of 13, he skipped his science exam and set off with his Dad to buy some second hand decks he found advertised in the Hartlepool Mail. Feeding a vinyl addition with his paper round money, Burnski built up his collection making sure he was hearing a broad spectrum of new music, this coupled with spending many an ‘educational’ hour on the floor of the Middleborough Empire and later regularly traveling south to clubbing institution Basics in Leeds.Since releasing his first record on Simon Baker’s top quality imprint Infant, Burnski has already been picked up by several other labels, such as Morris Audio, Exquisite Music, Bay Street Recordings as well as cool German imprint Trapez. Burnski’s sound has gone down really well in Germany and since the release of his “Coldcut’ EP on Trapez, he has built up quite a fan base over there, which has led to regular DJ dates at Berlin’s famous Watergate club. His talents haven’t gone unnoticed closer to home either, as he has also picked up a Basics residency along the way and more dates at some of the UK's coolest clubs such as The Key, The End, The Egg, TDK festival & Sankey’s Soap.
Music, Fun & good Friends is the life-philosophiy of Tom Wax, a man, who influenced the history of electronic music from the beginning as a DJ, producer and remixer and still is going strong . His legendary DJ-gigs and his uncountable releases made him famous and well known around the world .
Unfolding his double side of both DJ and producer, Martin Garcia's path draws along the electronic music local map a rising line that goes beyond its limits to burst into the international circle. His career, based on talent and hard work, led him both to share the decks with figures of the importance of Sasha, Danny Howells, Lexicon Avenue and John Creamer and to sign contracts with Perfecto Records, taking part of a consistent production duet with Hernan Cattaneo. Precisely, one of the reasons why his name stands out in the vernacular scene is the combining with equal success his work in the booth and in the studio.Since his beginnings as a professional DJ, Martin covered the big club circuit of Buenos Aires (Puente Mitre, La Embajada, Odeon) creating an interesting sound exploration. Taking characters of the rank of Sasha or John Digweed as referents, he evolved artistically through the years at the pace of the musical trends and new styles coming from the UK, adapting and incorporating them. Already considered a classic, his sets at the Clubland booth (Saturdays@Pacha Buenos Aires) allowed him to establish a close tie with the most demanding audience and test his flair at international level parties and festivals of the size of Creamfields, where he was an important feature in all its editions in Buenos Aires. Also at international height, he played in Peru, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia where he performed alongside the well known DJ Sasha.
Hailing from Southampton (UK) Tom Budden is fast gaining a reputation as one of the stand-out DJs of 2006. His tight control behind the decks, coupled with a forward thinking approach to dance music makes him a talent to look out for in the not too distant future.Toms passion for House music was realised as a teenager in the mid 90s. He developed an addiction to infectious grooves while on the dance floor, listening to DJs like Sasha play at his local club The Manor. Turn the clock forward and that enthusiasm is still there today in his DJing, undiluted and amplified, he is able to make a connection with the crowd in the same way his idols did with him:Tom doesnt just add to a party he regularly makes it. Everything about him is infectious, from those throbbing basslines that hook you in, to his enthusiastic demeanour behind the decks (Chris King, DJ Mag June 05)Not wanting to be pigeon-holed Tom has developed broad tastes ranging from deep techy house through to peak time monsters, electrified breaks and hypnotic 6am melodies. Tom is one of a special breed of DJs who can play warm up, end of night, or even start to finish. This versatility has brought him to the attention of several top promoters, earning him a set at Renaissance alongside James Zabiela and King Unique
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Uros Umek grew up in the former Yugoslavia, but the restrictive regime didn't halt his passion for music. In his teens, he used to tune into an illegal London radio station via a satellite programme. *It played techno, rave, hardcore and breaks non-stop at the weekend and, we never left the house all weekend in case we missed something?*, he laughs.When Yugoslavia imploded at the start of the 90s, Umek's native Slovenia was the first country to exit the federation. Although the tiny state had always been more liberal than other parts of Yugoslavia, Umek, who was beginning to DJ, found it hard to buy records in his home town of Ljubljana. This meant he had to drive eight hours to Germany to feed his growing vinyl addiction.*There's a huge passion for music here and that was part of our ritual,* he explains. Umek was also the first DJ to put on events in Slovenia in 1992-93. Although his first few parties were underground affairs, word of mouth soon meant that thousands of people were attending his events and, as he says himself,*the police and authorities didn't know what to do, so they just left us alone.*By this stage, Umek had honed his DJ skills and was spinning on three decks. He also started to book international guests and names like Billy Nasty and Surgeon were among the first guests to play at his parties.
Julietta grows up with electronic music. Connecting the 80’s EBM with her child-hood, she discovers electronic club music as a teenager due to the MTV Party Zone. 1992 takes her into Munich’s club Babalu for the first time. Fascinated by the sound setting of a DJ set her interest in mixing arises.
Proton Radio presents B-Sides, and this week's guest is none other than Chloe Harris. From the affinity of a Kraftwerk record sleeve, Chloe Harris has lived and breathed electronic sounds from the tender young age of five. Machine-like sounds coupled with autonomous looks inspired Chloe to repetitively listen to a sound that was just becoming prevalent throughout the world. While the world was listening to cheese-filled radio, Chloe was heading in other directions. While envisaging a career in DJ’ing, Chloe began work at Easy Street, a record store where she ordered in all forms of electronic music. With four years notched into her belt, she learnt how to sell the sounds to people who were there for other musical tastes. By the end, Chloe had become a patron for people who needed suggestions on where to head for the latest electro sounds and with groups like Underworld and the Crystal Method, it was an easy task. While keeping within this trend, Chloe also ensure that the more dubbed out sides such as experimental music were being directed to people she thought would feel it. With Chloe now a stalwart within the electronic music industry, you’ll know that if you ever encounter her, you’re in for a great time.
His sets are usual top of the night big room sets, and is precisely the reason why he has been elevated to the first string of Techno Electro Minimal dj/Producer. Baileys innovation and reluctancy to conform to a particular genre of music is booth refreshing and unique. Awarded 3 times in a row as best Belgium Techno Dj. "No nonsense, just great music. Techno is pure energy. Giving yourself one hundred percent to make people feel good. Keep an open mind and you'll get the proper respect." With the release of his album " Rude Boy" on May 17th (2004) and the following live & dj tour, Marco Bailey once again jumps ahead of the competition. Fifteen years of sacrifice and dedication have seen Belgian's number one dj break through the national borders to join the big league of worldwide techno artists. This didn't go unnoticed by leading man Carl Cox who asked him to sign onto his new label Intec Rec twice. Killer tracks on in-tec, Primate, Zync and Tortured, confirmed his strong reputation as a producer over the last eight years. In return he set up MB Elektronics & MB Selektions to release quality music and remixes by the skills of adam beyer, umek, ben sims, claude young, cristian varela, redhead, axel karakasis, takaaki itoh... In 2000, he joined forces with Spanish pride Cristian Varela to form Pornographic Recordings, a respected outlet for musicians as diverse as Umek, Gayle San, Oxia etc.. He is a selfmade man with a mission to entertain people with the love of pure techno music. He is...Marco Bailey.
It has been a very busy time for Eddie Richards, dance musics quintessential pioner and "Britains godfather of house and techno" (Mixmag). One of the first DJs to champion house back in the mid 8Os & one of the UK s original mix DJs residing at Londons Camden Palace, voted best club in the world, (Record Mirror.) Eddie became a key figure in a new music and cultural movement soon to explode worldwide. After playing at such influential and original underground clubs as Clink St. & Heaven in London and Manchester s Hacienda, he went one to headline the legendary UK pay parties Sunrise. Energy and Helter Skelter among countless others. Remix and production work led to the release of club classics; Acidman in 88 which hit National Top 20, followed by other chart topping remixes of Ralphi Rosario, Orbital and The Shamen. Since the mid 80 s he has been included in virtually every book, documentary and film on the dance culture and sought after all over the world for his flawless mix of deep bass driven techno with soulful & tough tribal house, a format he has always maintained, and has led him to be widely regarded as the pioneer of what is now known as tech-house.
Roger is a young man with the dream to spread quality electronic music. Music that is presented in a way that the word “genre” becomes meaningless. Starting out in Club 02 in Portugal and Global Club in Lithuania, he moved on to the world capital of Dance music – Amsterdam. The Mazzo, NL Lounge, Club iT and Beachpop 2004 are some places where Roger gave “acte de présence”. Roger's recent performances at ("The World's Leading Dance Event") Sensation White in Amsterdam and at the legendary Dance Valley Festival have proven that he is ready to take part in the big league.
Release Yourself is a concept born many moons ago in the mind of the Grammy award winning artist Roger Sanchez. A seminal single (Release Yo Self) under Roger’s Transatlantic Soul production moniker back in 1996, a fully immersive party experience from 2001, a world-shaking radio show and CD compilation series since 2002, and a prolific podcast from 2006 – Release Yourself, like evolution itself, tells us that only the strong survive. So move your ass, stomp your feet, and set your mind free, because the very latest trip in this time-honoured compilation series is here. Blending deep house, Latin, tribal and electro-tech sounds, explosive programming with sparks of S-Man magic, the relentless groove of Release Yourself 6 is sure to set speakers ablaze as it’s unleashed on 4th June via Roger’s own Stealth Records label! The genesis of Release Yourself was certainly shaped by Roger’s life as a native New Yorker
No matter what sounds you profess to be your music of choice, chances are, that at some point over the last five years, you will have got your rocks off to Matt Edwards. Perhaps Matt’s most instantly recognisable nom de guerre, thanks in part to his inspirational melding of Kylie’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head to New Order’s Blue Monday, this is Matt’s DJ moniker and the guise under which he completes his incendiary remixes and re-edits. His love of re-edits, dance music’s oft-forgotten backbone, led Matt into the studio himself. His own re-edits and remixes, such as the aforementioned epoch-defining re-imagining for Ms Minogue, soon gave way to his own productions and since the floodgates opened there’s been no stopping the man known as, erm, Matthew E, Quiet Village, Sea Devils, Rekid and Radio Slave.
If you are not an avid follower of dance music but are tuned into popular culture at all youve likely experienced music touched by the hands of John Digweed. Originally hailing from England but having clearly arrived on the global scene nearly a decade ago, John has long since cemented his name in the pages of dance music history. 2007 placed him at 3rd best DJ in the world position. His list of achievements is groundbreaking to say the least.
What happens when one of the world's biggest bands takes over the world's biggest radio station? Absolute madness!! Well, that's exactly what happened on Thursday, January 17. Radiohead steps in for indie Radio One dj Zane Lowe and shows off some tunes and says a few words for everyone to hear. Nothing more needs to be said here, just listen! Uros Umek grew up in the former Yugoslavia, but the restrictive regime didn't halt his passion for music. In his teens, he used to tune into an illegal London radio station via a satellite programme. *It played techno, rave, hardcore and breaks non-stop at the weekend and, we never left the house all weekend in case we missed something?*, he laughs.When Yugoslavia imploded at the start of the 90s, Umek's native Slovenia was the first country to exit the federation. Although the tiny state had always been more liberal than other parts of Yugoslavia, Umek, who was beginning to DJ, found it hard to buy records in his home town of Ljubljana. This meant he had to drive eight hours to Germany to feed his growing vinyl addiction.*There's a huge passion for music here and that was part of our ritual,* he explains. Umek was also the first DJ to put on events in Slovenia in 1992-93. Although his first few parties were underground affairs, word of mouth soon meant that thousands of people were attending his events and, as he says himself,*the police and authorities didn't know what to do, so they just left us alone.*By this stage, Umek had honed his DJ skills and was spinning on three decks. He also started to book international guests and names like Billy Nasty and Surgeon were among the first guests to play at his parties.
Schaamteloos dj's is a joining between Jan tree (panama, Mazzo) and Branko van Hilten (Natural, TWSTD). Jan and Branko have come togehter as the electronic scene itself has become more multi-faceted than it ever has before. In this carry Jan and Branko have adapted their own style and sound, thus schaamteloos-dj's have arisen. This tagteam team stands for warm progressive funky house sound, and this mix is clear to see just where that sound has taken them.
Konstantin aka. Simple / adino began his musical career in the womb, by whinding his umbilical cord around his arm and then plucking the cord with his toes. During his time in the womb he explored the realms of free jazz. Konstantin By the ripe age of 6-months had become a virtuoso of all sorts of empty grain boxes. By 8-months he grew bored and restless with empty grain boxes and began to fill them with varying amounts of resonant substances. After a while Konstantin began gaining interest of jazz artists at the time, he toured the world with Ornette Coleman and then retired after a long long long long bout with growing teeth. At 1 he retired. Then somewhere along the way, probably between the ages of 5 and 50, he came out of retirement to start producing and controlling the minimal game. He saw his first release on Beatport.com on Christmas Eve 2007 under Produkt Schallplatten. Several more releases on the way, and with this fresh mix from early January 2008, it's easy to see why he's got it together.
Ok so he doesn't play techno. But Treasure Fingers has been making people all over the country move it cross the dancefloor for a little over a year now. He's not new to creating music, though. Still making tracks for the ever-popular drum and bass trio Evol Intent, AJ, aka The Enemy, aka Treasure Fingers, knows how to please a crowd...any crowd. 2007 saw some great releases from Mr.Fingers, including his own Cross the Dancefloor and a couple remixes of recognizable tunes like Fergie's Glamorous and Ocelot's Our Time. With 2 residencies in Atlanta alone, TF is making a name for himself in and out of clubs differing in sizes, differing in location. 2008 is shaping up to a be another big year for AJ as well, as he has just signed to New York based Fool's Gold Records. Expect some official releases of the aforementioned, as well as some heavy new additions in the coming year.
"Ive been Djing now for about 11 years. I first started at the tender age of 16. Over the years my style has varied, but the backbone of my sound has always been deep house, detroit techno and generally anything moody, edgy and groove based. In more recent years I have been producing, and have released records on Crosstown rebels, Freak N Chic, Poker Flat, Cocoon and Get Physical. As well as various remixes for different labels. In 2008 I hope to release my debut artist album and create and tour a live show" - Jamie
FriskyRadio is an independent online electronic dance music radio station. Since 2001friskyRadio has been on the forefront of underground dance music on the Internet. With more than 90 exclusive shows hosted by artists that range from the "Bedroom DJ" to the International Superstar, they have earned a reputation for delivering consistent quality in programming and the most upfront music to the thousands of daily listeners from all around the globe.
What could be said in a one-paragraph summary on a blog that would sufficiently describe Richie Hawtin's involvement with Techno? For those of you that have been living under a rock for the past 2 decades, Richie comes to us originally by means of Windsor, a province of Ontario, Canada. However, Richie is one of the many who helped shape Detroit Techno in the late 80s, and made it what it was and still is. If anymore needs to be written in this space, it could surely turn into a biography. We enjoyed this mix rather well, and we know you will too.
Cedric Gervais has been one of the biggest DJs ever to come out of Miami.Since his arrival from France, he has been a resident at Nikki Beach, Crobar and now he's rocking the terrace at SPACE every weekend.But Cedric is also making waves all over the world with his productions. Previously known for his track "Burning" and his work with Lenny Kravitz and Duran Duran, his single, "Spirit in My Life" was just released and is already a staple in the sets of all the major DJ's and is off his highlyanticipated debut artist album, "Experiment" for Ultra Records.
"Music has always been an integral part of my life. At home from an early age it’s always been about music. My father was a trumpet player and my older brother is a classic piano player and a composer. At the age of seven I started to playing on the drums, I played mostly rock music to start with and this gave me another take on the music world.
Morthen was born in the year 1982, supposedly on the sounds of New Order's "Blue Monday" . Morthen grew up in Maldegem, Belgium, where his passion for music started at a very early age. Just turning 4 years young, you could find the kid sitting in the grass, listening to the rhythmic moaning of the cows that surrounded him. This was his first encounter with what people like to call IDM today. Morthen not only likes cows, but also pigeons, forklifts, suitcases and 17 year old boys having german sounding dj names (I'm not entirely sure on the last one).
Tobias Lorsbach is a digitalfunk / minimaltechno / microhouse / ambient producer based in Mainz, Germany. He is the head of SpontanMusik and creator of projects like keinzweiter, elco park or superlauncher. He has released on labels like Klang, Overdrive, Force inc, overX, 3D, Archipel, Plex, Snork Enterprises and finally SpontanMusik.
Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (June 11, 1983), Eelka's story starts at the tender age of 17. After having worked in a music store for 4 years and spending lots of spare time there to get familiar with all the equipment, his own productions were slowly coming together. In 2003 the first EP was ready for release, on the, at that time, newly established Segment record label. Although this was a 250-copy limited pressing, it reached quite a few high players including John Digweed and Seb Fontaine. Overall reactions were great and '4.5 Billion Years' is still a much sought after record these days. In the years since then, we've seen him team up primarily with fellow Netherlands native, Nick Hogendoorn. Both are making you rethink the genre term Progressive and both are guaranteed to leave you wanting more.
Whilst better known by most as a DJ and producer, Damon Fonooni's (aka Habersham) legacy will be tied to his work as label boss of Blueprint, Lobotomy and digital download site EDM Digital. While only 24, Habersham has been DJing since '98 in his home city of Atlanta, and has built a strong reputation. This standing has ensured his status throughout the U.S. as well as Mexico, Central America and Australia. Habersham's tracks can also be found on such CD compilations as 'Renaissance presents Therapy' mixed by Dave Seaman and Phil K and the second instalment mixed by Dave Seaman and Luke Chable, 'Bedrock Breaks' vol. 3 mixed by Meat Katie, Phil K's 'Balance 004' and 'Y4K' and 'Bedrock O.S._0.2.' 
