DJ Koze

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DJ Koze
Dj Koze.jpg
DJ Koze in 2019
Background information
Birth nameStefan Kozalla
Born1972 (age 52–53)
Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • rapper (formerly)
Years active1988–present
LabelsPampa Records
Formerly of International Pony
Website pamparecords.com

Stefan Kozalla (born 1972), better known as DJ Koze (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔtsə] ), is a German DJ and music producer. [1]

Contents

Biography

Born in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Kozalla first became known in the Hamburg music scene. [2] In the early 1990s, he started as a rapper and DJ for various hip-hop groups in Flensburg. In 1991, DJ Koze reached second place in the German DMC Championship (an offshoot of the Disco Mix Club). Two years later, he moved to Hamburg and, together with Cosmic DJ, DJ Stachy, and the "Schreckliche Sven", founded the hip hop formation Fischmob, which persisted for about five years.

At the same time, he also worked with electronic music, increasing his name recognition as a DJ and producing remixes, sometimes under the pseudonym Adolf Noise. A collection of such remixes appeared in 2000 under the title Music Is Okay. As Adolf Noise in 2001, with Max Goldt as spokesman, he released the single "Deine Reime sind Schweine", a satire on battle rap tracks in German hip hop.

Together with Cosmic DJ and Erobique he founded the project International Pony, releasing We Love Music in 2002 Mit Dir sind wir vier in 2006. Since 2003, Koze published several Techno-Maxis at the Cologne label Kompakt under the name Monaco Schranze (a corruption of Monaco Franze and Schranz). He also released his second mix CD in 2004, titled All People Is My Friends.

As a DJ, he also performed at major festivals such as Coachella, Osheaga, Outside Lands, Roskilde, Sónar, Tomorrowland, SonneMondSterne, Melt!, Time Warp, Mayday, Mutek, Amsterdam Dance Event, Snowbombing, Nature One, and Meredith Music Festival. In reader surveys of the music magazines Spex, Intro and de: Bug he was repeatedly voted DJ of the Year.

His productions under the name Adolf Noise are generally more experimental and eccentric. After Wunden, s. Beine Offen in April 2005, the second Adolf Noise album Wo die Rammelwolle fliegt was released.

He has run the label Pampa Records since 2009. On that label, he released the album Amygdala in 2013, entering the official German and Swiss charts for the first time. In addition, he received the Critics Award at the 2014 Echo Awards ceremony. On June 15, 2015, his edition of the mix series DJ Kicks was released on the Berlin label Studio !K7, which attracted a great deal of national and international attention. In 2017, he was nominated for two Electronic Music Awards for Record of the Year and Remix of the Year, both for his Extended Disco Version of Låpsley's "Operator".

In January 2018, DJ Koze announced his fourth studio album titled Knock Knock , which was released on May 4, 2018 on Pampa Records. On July 12, 2018, his remix of the track "Humility" by British band Gorillaz was released.

On October 19, 2018, he was awarded the Prize for Pop Culture in the category "Favorite Producer" at the Tempodrom Berlin.

DJ Koze performed at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for the first time on 12 December 2019 and also debuted his new A/V show, Popup Jungle.

Róisín Murphy has announced in March 2023 her signing to Ninja Tune with a new single, 'CooCool', which was produced by DJ Koze. Her latest album 'Hit Parade', produced by DJ Koze, was released on 8 September 2023 on Ninja Tune and reached #6 in the official German album charts and #5 in the official UK album charts in the week of release.

On November 29, 2024, DJ Koze announced the release of his fifth studio album, titled 'Music Can Hear Us', which will be released on his own label, Pampa Records. On the same day, the first single from the album, 'Pure Love', a song created in collaboration with Damon Albarn, was released.

Kozalla himself pronounces his DJ name as (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔtsə] ) which, in German, is identical to Kotze ("puke, vomit"). [3] Internationally, his name is pronounced like cozy ( /ˈkoʊzi/ ) in (American) English.

Awards

Echo Pop

DJ Awards

Faze Magazine

Groove Magazine

Preis für Popkultur

Pitchfork - The 50 Best Albums of 2018

Pitchfork - The 100 Best Songs of 2018

MIXMAG - The Top 50 Tracks of 2018

Noisey - The 100 Best Albums of 2018

Resident Advisor - 2018's Best Tracks

Rolling Stone - 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far

FM4 - Most Wanted - 100 besten Clubtracks des Jahres

Discography

Studio albums

Singles and EPs

Compilations

DJ mixsets

Remixes

With Adolf Noise

With Fischmob

With Monaco Schranze

With Marteria

With Róisín Murphy

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. Reincarnations, Pt. 2: The Remix Chapter 2009-2014 at AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  2. ↑ "The alphabet according to DJ Koze". Electronic Beats. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ↑ DJ Koze - Stefan Kozalla @ D.EDGE youtube.com, 2009-10-10
  4. ↑ Musikindustrie, Bundesverband. "Erste ECHOs des Jahres verliehen". www.echopop.de. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Homepage Dj Awards Gewinner". djawards.com. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  6. ↑ Dicke, Tassilo (2024-01-18). "FAZEmag-Jahrespoll 2023: Produzent". FAZEmag (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  7. ↑ Redaktion, Die (2024-03-28). "GROOVE-Leser:innenpoll 2023: Die Ergebnisse". Groove (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  8. ↑ "Gewinner 2018". preisfuerpopkultur.de. 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  9. ↑ "Homepage Pitchfork - The 50 Best Albums 2018" . Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  10. ↑ "Homepage Pitchfork - The 100 Best Songs of 2018" . Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  11. ↑ "Homepage MIXMAG - The Top 50 Tracks of 2018" . Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  12. ↑ "Homepage Noisey - The 100 Best Albums of 2018" . Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  13. ↑ "Homepage Resident Advisor - 2018´s Best Tracks" . Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  14. ↑ "Homepage Rolling Stone - 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far" . Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  15. ↑ "Homepage FM4 - Most Wanted - die 100 besten Clubtracks des Jahres". FM4.orf.at. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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