Rolf Ellmer

Rolf Johannes Ellmer
Ellmer in 2017
Background information
Also known as	Jam, Jam El Mar, Trancey Spacer
Born	(1960-12-03) 3 December 1960 (age 65)
Origin	Karlsruhe, Germany
Genres	Electronic, techno, trance, trip hop
Occupations	Songwriter, record producer, musician, DJ
Instruments	Synthesizer, guitar
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Jam El Mar REC, Allstar Music Productions, Coldharbour Recordings, Perfecto Records, Tronic, Truesoul, Bonzai, Cherry Moon Records
Website	jam-el-mar.com, www.jamandspoon.de

Rolf Johannes Ellmer (born 3 December 1960) is a German record producer, songwriter, DJ and classically trained musician. He is one of Germany's most well-known producers in the techno and trance scene.

Career

Together with Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon), also from the German music scene, ^[1] they recorded under several monikers such as Jam & Spoon, ^[2] Tokyo Ghetto Pussy and Storm. Ellmer was a member of the group Dance 2 Trance, along with Dag Lerner (a.k.a DJ Dag), which had success all over the world and he is considered to be one of the pioneers of trance music.^{[ citation needed ]}

A string of hits as Jam & Spoon include "Right in the Night", "Stella", "Kaleidoscope Skies", "How Stella Got Her Groove Back", and "Set Me Free (Empty Rooms)".

Ellmer has also worked as a producer and remixer for other artists such as Deep Forest, Enigma, Moby, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Furthermore, he is recognized for being a successful DJ.

References

1. "Entertainment | Jam and Spoon DJ dies at age 39". BBC News. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
2. "New Sunday Times – Google News Archive Search".