Dave DK

Bio:

DJ & producer Dave DK has been making waves in the electronic music scene for a couple of years now, and now starting to emerge as a serious player. Since the early 90's he was fascinated by the upcoming techno movement, which eventually led to his own active initiation. 1995 was the starting point for the then 17 year old. Together with a longtime friend, Dave produced his first tracks and was involved in the organization of underground techno and house partys, constantly trying to spread and push new electronic music. Searching for new electronic sounds every day and having honed his skills as a producer in his chosen home Berlin, Dave released his first record on Müller Records in 1998. His DJ activities had been highly pushed since that time. In 1999 he became a resident DJ at Tresor/Globus club in Berlin, later on also at the legendary Panorama Bar. Beside his remix productions for Beroshima and Skiebäck he released records on raum...musik., Decore, Lifetime Music and Cadeaux. As Dave is an open minded person who resents musical limits, he doesn’t want to be reduced to one style. His sound simply is the result of different styles that have influenced him throughout the years. "I have a passion for the wide range between house and techno as well as pop music and dancefloor stuff of the early 90's", says Dave. Though he’s elegantly juggling a variety of electronic music to create his own style, in his tracks he often combines tragic melodies with kickin’ grooves that transform your body into a twisting stampede of electricity, with trademark swing and warm funk. The year 2000 can be marked as the first highlight in his career: his debut album "sensory overload“ had been released on Müller Records and there were musical excursions on Cologne’s Television label as well as on the Barcelona based Regular label. Dave is now currently recording for Moodmusic and also on Playhouse (a collaboration with Holger „Smash TV“ Zilske) which brings him even closer to his idea of electronic house tunes. In November 2007 Dave released his second album „Lights and Colours“ on Moodmusic. For Dave DK, music is a model of living in which he’s able to enhance his skills in order to realise his vision of modern electronic club and home entertainment – expect more fantastic music in the very near future. Early 2010 sees the release of Dave’s first Mix CD on Moodmusic called RETAKE ONE. Worldwide gigs: Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Holland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine, USA

DISCOGRAPHY
Dave - Nerven (12") Müller Records 1998
Dave - Aquarell EP (12"), Raum Musik 1999
Dave - Der Impuls (12"), Müller Records 1999
Dave - Let Me Entertain You! (12"), Raum Musik 2000
Dave - Feeling (12"), Decore 2000
Dave - Sensory Overload ALBUM (2x12"/CD), Müller Records 2000
Dave - Sunrise (12"), Raum Musik 2001
Dave & Sugar Ray EP (12"), Lifetime Music 2002
Jaxson & DK - Wanted (12“), Cadeaux 2002
DK Berlin - Swing (12“), incl. Tom Clark Remix, Regular 2004
Dave DK - Spin That Wheel (12“), Television Records 2004
Dave DK - Rave Your Mind (12“), incl. Dirt Crew Remix,Television Records 2005
Dave DK - Breakdown (12“), incl. Schaeben & Voss Remix, Television Records 2005
Dave DK - This Is Not A Problem (12“), Moodmusic Limited 2005
Dave DK - Hypnotize (12“), Television Records 2006
Holger Zilske meets Dave DK - Rainshower EP (12“), Playhouse 2006
Dave DK - Okinawa Dance (12“), Moodmusic Limited 2006
Dave DK - Sweet Yellow (12“), Moodmusic 2007
Dave DK - Lights & Colours ALBUM (CD & Digital Album), Moodmusic 2007
Holger Zilske & Dave DK – Detox (12“), Dialect Battle 2008
Dave DK - Volar (12“), incl. Miss Jools, Sascha Funke & Smash TV Remixes, Moodmusic 2008
Dave DK - Cinema Coimbra (12“ ) incl. Ada & Russ Gabriel Remixes, Moodmusic 2009
Holger Zilske & Dave DK feat. Richard Davis – You Will Find Out (12“) incl. Kiki Remix, Moodmusic 2009
Holger Zilske, Dave DK & El Txef – Una Tarde Del Sol, Factor City 2010
Dave DK - RETAKE ONE – Mix Compilation, Moodmusic 2010
Dave DK - RETAKE ONE – 12", Moodmusic 2010

Remixes
Skiebäck - We Speak Of..., Dave Remix, Raum Musik 1999
Beroshima - Good Morning Berlin, Dave Remix, Müller Records 2001
James Flavour – Pornero, Dave DK’s pimpin’ is easy Remix, Highgrade 2004
Fengari feat. Brotherhood - Tell me - Dave DK Club Mix, Jackfruit/Discomania 2005
Maral Salmassi feat. Ascii Disko - Banana Man, Dave DK Remix, Television Records 2005
Sasse aka Freestyleman – Armored, Dave DK Remix, Moodmusic Limited 2005
Morgan Page - Outside the City, Dave DK Remix, Sugarcane Recordings 2005
Fanclub – Gladiator, Dave DK Paris Remix, Criminal Records 2006
Manukan - Tide B, Dave DK Naha Love Remix, Deka Traxxx 2006
Bengoa - Flow Control, Dave DK Remix, Rhythmetic 2006
Adaptor - The Pilgrims, Dave DK Remix, Moodmusic Limited 2006
Paduraru – Sharing Transparently, Dave DK Remix, Absurd 2006
Pascal Brockly & Mr. Jo – Sun Go, Dave DK Remix, Harmonik 2007
Hannes Teichmann – Jäger, Dave DK Remix, Festplatten 2007
Eltron – Muse, Dave DK Endless Summer Mix, Festplatten 2007
Artifex – Discontinuous Matters, Dave DK Ready Steady Remix, Short Records 2007
Fanclub feat. Preocoop – Maskcatcher, Holger Zilske & Dave DK Remix, Baalsaal 2007
Philippe Autuori – Everlasting Cigarette, Holger Zilske & Dave DK Remix, Dialect Battle 2008
Tigerskin – Non Chalant, Dave DK No Trouble Remix, Absurd 2008
Nhar – Please Forget, Dave DK Remix, Time Has Changed 2008
Mastafaktor – There The Wind Blows, Dave DK Remix, Mina 2008
Dave Basek – System Return, Dave DK Remix, Angry Monkey Productions 2008
Seva K. – Far Away, Dave DK Remix, Highway Records 2008
Florian Kruse – The Miracle, Dave DK Magic World Remix, Dieb Audio 2009
Mic Newman – Audio On Loan, Dave DK Remix, Dirt Crew 2009
Alex Danilov – Echo, Dave DK Remix, Denkbar 2009
Wego & Notch – El Swing Virtual, Dave DK & Holger Zilske Swingo Remix, Flumo 2009
DC Salas - Peru, Dave DK Remix, Dr. Vinyl Records 2010
Pablo Bolivar - Channel One, Dave DK Remix, Avantroots 2010

Member Since:

April 04, 2006

Members:

Influences:

Berlin - Cologne - Detroit, Ashra, Manuel Goettsching, Ethereal 77, Ulrich Schnauss, Boards of Canada, Lali Puna, Dntel, To Rococo Rot, The Remote Viewer, Jan Jelinek, Barbara Morgenstern, Múm, Four Tet, The Notwist, Andi Teichmann, Turner, Pawel, Pantha du Prince, Lawrence, Dial, Kompakt, Gas, Kreidler, Thomas Fehlmann, Kaito, Superpitcher, Egoexpress, Antonelli Electric, Richard Davis, International Pony, Koze, Marc Leclair, Ken Ishii, Ewan Pearson, Ada, Erlend Øye, Télépopmusik, New Order, Underworld, The Shamen, Adamski, KLF, Black Box, Seal, Maurizio, Kenny Larkin, Carl Craig, Random Noise Generation, Herbert, Luomo, Jackmate, Holger Zilske, Haruki Murakami, Michelle Houellebecq, Joey Goebel, Douglas Coupland, Paul Auster, Rainald Goetz, Rocko Shamoni, Ian Fleming, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Sydney Pollack, Waves & Sun & More...

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Record Label:

Moodmusic/Playhouse