Richard "Richie" Hawtin is a British-Canadian electronic musician and DJ. He became involved with Detroit techno's second wave in the early 1990s, and has been a leading exponent of minimal techno since the mid-1990s. He became known for his recordings under the Plastikman and F.U.S.E. aliases. Under the latter, he released his debut album Dimension Intrusion (1993) as part of Warp's Artificial Intelligence series.
Atomic Jam is a techno event in the United Kingdom. Its home is the §Q Club, a converted Birmingham Methodist Church. The club, a three-storey red brick and terracotta Grade II* listed building with a distinctive tower, has a capacity of at least 1,500.
Sónar is a festival dedicated to music, creativity and technology, founded in Barcelona in 1994 by Ricard Robles, Enric Palau, and Sergi Caballero. The festival has been divided into two parts since its inception: Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night, with a three-day congress, Sónar+D dedicated to Creativity, Technology and Business running concurrently since 2013. As well as the flagship event in Barcelona, Sónar hosts events around the world, with annual festivals having taken place in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong and Reykjavik. In 2023, editions are planned for Lisbon and Istanbul, as well as the 30th anniversary of the festival in Barcelona.
Womb is a notable nightclub in Tokyo, Japan that is featured in the film Babel.
Fünf Sterne deluxe is a German-language hip-hop band from Hamburg, Germany, founded in mid-1997, consisting of the rappers Das Bo and Tobi Tobsen, the graphic designer Marcnesium, and the disc jockey DJ Coolmann.
Sven Väth is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He is a three-time DJ Awards winner, and his career in electronic music spans over 30 years. The single "Electrica Salsa" with OFF launched his career in 1986. Referred to as "Papa Sven" by his fans, Sven Väth has made his mark in the music community by being one of Germany's pop stars in the nineties, running two night clubs in Germany, and starting his own company Cocoon, which encompasses a booking agency, record label, and a branch for events. He is recognized for cultivating the underground electronic music scene not just in Germany but in Ibiza as well, with his own night at Amnesia for eighteen years and after-parties at creative locations around the island. Sven Väth is a major proponent of vinyl, using only two decks and a mixer for his extensive DJ sets, his longest set having been 30 hours.
André Tegeler, known by his stage name Moguai, is a German music producer and DJ. In the early 1990s, he took the alias Moguai and began organising his own club nights and parties in Ruhrgebiet and Münsterland. He became one of the first techno DJs in Germany, sharing a platform with the likes of Paul van Dyk, Westbam and Sven Väth.
Ambasada Gavioli is a nightclub in Izola, Slovenia named after its architect Gianni Gavioli. It has a floor space of 1,600 m2 and a capacity of 2,500 guests.
Decibel Festival was an annual music and digital arts festival in Seattle, launched in 2004 by Sean Horton and a team of volunteer staff. The Decibel Festival was dedicated to live electronic music performance, visual arts, and new media.
Play.fm is a free music streaming platform and social networking service for DJ and club culture. DJ sets, radio shows, and live recordings are collected and uploaded by registered users and can be listened to on demand. The platform was started 2004 in Vienna (Austria) by owner Georg Hitzenberger.
Recondite is a German musician, techno producer, label owner and sound artist.
Monosurround is a Berlin-based electronic music and live-act duo, formed in 1999. It is made up of Erik Schaeffer and Ramtin Asadolahzadeh. Since 2002, they have released EPs and albums in France, Germany, and Japan on Vitalic's record label Citizen Records. In 2010 they started their own record label called "MS Records" as a platform for their music and the concept behind their "Maximalism".
MOONBOOTICA is the pseudonym of Hamburg DJs KoweSix and Tobitob, who have been playing together since the 1990s.
Inox festival was created in 2003 by Marc TAMBON, owner of “La Dune” nightclub in Toulouse, France. The electronic music festival is famous for having hosted DJ's such as Joachim Garraud, Avicii, Sebastien Drums and many others. After the success of the festival, Inox owner created Inox club events in La Dune and changed the club's name into Club Rouge. Due to high demands, Inox Festival expended to Strasbourg in 2009. In 2010 the first Inox Park opened in Paris. The Paris Festival lasted three days and was a success. Since then, Inox has been doing worldwide festivals in places such as Rio de Janeiro.
Mladen Solomun, better known under his stage name Solomun, is a Bosnian-German DJ. He is a four-time DJ Awards winner for Best Producer, Best DJ and Best Melodic House DJ.
Stefan Kozalla, better known as DJ Koze, is a German DJ and music producer.
Deichbrand is a music festival that takes place in or near Cuxhaven, usually every July/August. The festival and its guests are generally associated with metal, emo, rock, pop, and hip-hop. Deichbrand was sold out in advance for the first time, with an attendance of about 18,000 people in 2011.
Electro Magnetic festival is an outdoor electronic dance music event which is located in the town of Voelklingen near Saarbrücken, south-west Germany. It first took place in 2012 attracting an audience of 8,000 people. The following year (2013), there were about 10,000 visitors. It was awarded 'Best New European Festival' at the European Festivals Awards in 2012. Usually, the festival takes place in July. The 2020 edition was cancelled. Promoters mentioned harder times for festival organizers.
The Sea You Festival is a techno music festival that has taken place at Tunisee in Freiburg im Breisgau since 2002.
