Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, NIN, Soundgarden, Pink Floyd, Alice In Chains, Beastie Boys, Tool, Led Zeppelin, KISS, John Digweed, Kimball Collins, Leftfield, Lee Burridge, Sander Kleinenberg, Sasha, Slacker, Trentemoller, Tiefschwarz, and anyone else making and playing badass, forward-thinking dance music...
Sounds Like
The Inchworm and Footdrag combo with the Fists of Fury and a mutha-fuckin KICK, yo!
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Mike Hiratzka is a consummate artist on a mission to bring his musical vision to the world. An incendiary DJ whose sets have rocked crowds from Hong Kong to London, Mike’s unique, funky fusion of progressive and techno is an amazing experience whether he is playing peak time sets at the world’s top venues or to the fortunate few at an intimate beach-side party. Many of the signature musical moments of those sets come courtesy of the man himself, as Mike is a gifted producer and engineer whose diverse catalogue of tracks have been hammered by just about every DJ in the world. The names read like a who’s who of dance music: Sasha. Digweed. Oakenfold. Tong. Burridge. Cattaneo. PVD. AVB. The list goes on and on…
In 2007 Mike teamed up with his long-time studio partner, fellow DJ and producer D:Fuse, to start their own label, Lost Angeles Recordings. The label serves as the home base for all D:Fuse & Hiratzka releases, as well as recent licenses from artists such as Chab, Nosmo v Kris B and Govinda. The D:Fuse & Hiratzka album Skyline Lounge was their debut artist album, and released in the summer of 2007. The two spent a year exploring the full spectrum of electronic music, using the full-length format as a platform to push their musical boundaries and craft a true expression of their collective artistic mentality. The album, though based in the realm of electronica, features a plethora of live instrumentation, including vocals, guitar and bass by Mike, as well as vocals and percussion by D:Fuse, and violin by Govinda, who regularly appears with Thievery Corporation. The album also includes collaborations with vocalists including DJ Rap and Kristy Thirsk, as well as up and coming talents Ceci Castelblanco and MC Flint.
Renowned for over a decade in the dance community for his impeccable production skills, Mike has now expanded his focus into a broader realm of music. He was tapped by Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber, the producers of the legendary downtempo act Delerium, to provide additional production and programming on a new side project. Entitled Fauxliage, it features vocals by Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer (famous for their late 90’s hits ‘Kiss Me’ and ‘There She Goes’) and was released in fall 2007 on Nettwerk Records.
Mike recently joined Delerium on tour, playing bass in the band on their first-ever tour of Europe in May 2008. The highly anticipated dates took the band from London all the way to Moscow, and highlights from the shows were an immediate sensation on YouTube. Also available for the first time on the Delerium tour was Under Cover, an EP of four songs from singer Kristy Thirsk’s new album, tentatively titled Phoenix. Mike co-produced and co-wrote the album, as well as engineering and mixing all of the material.
Mike is constantly busy with new remixes and original production projects, as well as mixing and mastering for clients worldwide. For more information check out www.mikehiratzka.com or visit Mike on Myspace at www.myspace.com/djmikehiratzka.
happy happy birthday mike! it was lovely to actually see you and terra – live in the flesh and in 3 dimensions – last night! i hope that i'm not only speaking for myself when i say that i'm still full/digesting/recovering from the gluttony. emil and i hope that you continue your celebration in the very festive and revelrous fashion that you most certainly deserve to today!
This Is Our Time to celebrate with Obama and the US in your amazing track playing on Soundfront Underground radioshow this week on FM coast to coast in the US and the worldwide web
