DJ TekNoir started DJing in 2001. The first parties DJ TekNoir was involved in were Amphiskios and Gates of Elyzium. A year after that more parties followed, as well as organizing the first concerts and festivals. In 2003 these activities were all integrated in the newly founded Gothtronic organisation.
In 2003 more parties all over The Netherlands, as well as concerts and the first big annual Gothtronic festival were organised. In 2004 even more parties, concerts and festivals followed.
Early 2005 the final version of the Gothtronic ezine was launched and rapidly became very succesful. In 2005 Gothtronic organised many concerts and started doing concert bookings for third parties as well.
Since 2006 Gothtronic started a management and booking agency and is a fully operative dark music promotion organisation covering many aspects in the promotion of artists and their music.
Since 2007 DJ TekNoir stopped his regular DJ activities and party organising because the e-zine portal, dark music promotion, concerts, booking and management activities had reached a more professional level and started to demand more time. DJ TekNoir is now only available for a DJ set at very special occasions. Gothtronic has become a household name for quality dark music.
Gothtronic has a strong international network, stretching all over the globe and ranging from target audience to artists, management & booking agencies, major and independent labels, distributors etc.
Gothtronic promotes dark music in a wide spectrum, covering various dark underground styles, ranging from dark electronics to indie and dark metal, with as core focus a connection to the wave-electro-goth-industrial scene.
The webzine division of the Gothtronic platform on the internet quickly expanded since it's launch in january 2005, because there was a serious need for a good platform dedicated to the upcoming undercurrent of dark music styles. Promoters, DJs, writers and other music fanatics from all realms and niches of the flourishing alternative dark music scene joined us on this mission.
Gothtronic currently has around 30 contributors. Together they produced 5000+ cd reviews, many live concert reports, artist interviews, articles and movie reviews so far. Gothtronic attracts over 4.000 unique visitors daily from all over the globe.
We feel delighted that our aim and goal to create a serious platform for dark music styles has been achieved and operates like we intended it to. Some people give input, and others get something out of it. From the scene, for the scene is our motto with everything we do. We are a non-profit organization.
If you search a gothic type of band for your event, want to organize a gothic festival, concerts or party, or have your music event, band, music or label promoted in the dark music scene? Don't hesitate to contact us through myspace or e-mail. Our email and postal address is in the 'about' section of our website.
Bands booked by Gothtronic, or by means of a co-operation with Gothtronic until now:
VNV Nation, Angels&Agony, Jesus Complex, The Wounded, Letzte Instanz, Epica, Grendel, Imperia, Misery, Spermblaster, Stin Scatzor, Go Simon, Anne Clark, Asrai, Diary Of Dreams, Psyche, Lights Of Euphoria, Spektralized, Eve of Destiny, Agonoize, Prey, Heras, Swansdown, Suicide Commando, Tactical Sekt, XP8, Namnambulu, Psyclon Nine, Autumn, Morning, Lethargy, Statik Sky, Generator 9, Undergod, Tanzwut, Nik Page, GOR, PinkNRuby, The Cold, Fertile Reality, Welle Erdball, Tristania, Implant, Corvus Corax, Omnia, Nebelhexe, Mono No Aware, Plastic Christ, Gottesfinsternis, eRgo, Death of Dawn, Gae Bolg, Elektronische Maschine, Hekate, Tamtrum, H.E.R.R, Des Esseintes, Olen'K, The Protagonist, Project Pitchfork, Riviera F, Alan Replica, The Vision Bleak, Katzenjammer Kabarett, Rosa Crux, The Frozen Autumn, Silent Stream of Godless Elegy, TPROE, Alec Empire, Unheilig, Helrunar, Schelmish, Sons of the Rain, Minerve, Ordo Equilibrio, IRM, Dark Sanctuary, Encryption,The Dreamside, Blutzukker, Cinema Strange, Clan of Xymox, Zombina and the Skeletones, Nim Vind, Allerseelen, The Weegs, Vigilante, Militant Cheerleaders on the Move, Gene Loves Jezebel, Spear of Destiny, Qntal, Unto Ashes, Ringel S, Clan of Xymox, Ah Cama-Sotz, Flint Glass, Empusae, Richard Null, The Law-Rah Collective, The Last Dance, The Young Gods, Xtort, Sundealers, Esoterica, Spiritual Front, Karjalan Sissit, Schandmaul, Die Form, For Greater Good, Faun, Keltia, Sophya, The Beauty of Gemina, Soysoy, Saltatio Mortis, Psyche, Elexorien, In The Nursery, Attrition, Faun, animAdverto, DeadCell, Bak XIII, Ambassador21, AIT!, Deutsch Nepal, Brighter Death Now, Aube, A Challenge of Honour, Krause, Dolls of Pain, Sephyros, Gotterdammerung, Gothminister, Trail of Tears ...and many more....
If you are interested in booking any type of dark music, gothic, wave, electro or metal band, please contact us here or by e-mail
Who I'd like to meet: music lovers, readers, promotors, bands, artists, visual artists, DJs, artist managements & labels and interesting people in general.
Inmiddels zijn 200 boeken verkocht en de pers is positief over Muziekreis door het Berlijn van toen en nu - van jazzhel tot technohemel.
Duits.de: ‘Ik vind dat Jonker … die klus heel goed geklaard heeft.’ ‘Het boek is over de gehele linie - algemene geschiedenis en muziekgeschiedenis - toegankelijk geschreven en bevat talrijke anekdotes.’ ‘Alles wat langs moet komen komt dan ook langs: de jazzgekte van de jaren '20, de Schlagers van de jaren '30 en '40, Rock'n Roll, Punk, Techno - alles.’
Festivalinfo.nl: '... geeft het boek een zeer goed en uitgebreid beeld van de muziekcultuur in Berlijn.'
FONK: 'Al met al is het werkje een leuke alternatieve reisgids voor wie binnenkort naar de Duitse hoofdstad gaat. Kort, krachtig en vlot opgepend.'
Trajectum: '... is vooral voor Berlijn- én muziekfans een must voor in de trein richting Berlin Hauptbahnhof (waar je na het lezen van de eerste pagina's meteen op wilt stappen).'
Het boek is t/m 31 juli met korting online te bestellen voor EUR 14,-. Daarna geldt de normale winkelprijs van EUR 15,95. En ook in de winkels gaat het hard. Velvet Music moest al bij bestellen, nadat ze uitverkocht waren. Bestel jouw exemplaar nu!
HELLo Gothronic!Enjoy our new dancefloor killer track "Temporary" Evacuation 27.04.86" at our myspace page music player!!! DJ Negative & DJ Fomin of R.I.P.
Thanx for the add! Peace & prosperity! Feel free to check out my blog. I write a 'blook' (blog+book) there! I'm also at Youtube and Reverbnation where my friends can download work in progress. http://www.reverbnation.com/janvernerc jvc
ZVD! met Ringel S (BE), Psydoll (JAP), John F Dennedy Munk, The Dial A Poets
Een vette dance-avond met 4 live electro bands! Ringel S uit België is glad en glibberig en sexy, Alles klar, superstar? Dansen tot je er bij neervalt. Het Japanse Psydoll doet hier niet voor onder, Japanse electro-gothic op zijn best. John F Dennedy Munk, onvoorstelbaar catchy dancemuziek. The Dial A Poets uit Leeuwarden zorgen ervoor dat er vanaf de allereerste muziek in het platform begin gedanst moet worden.
Tussen de bands door draaien de Amphiskios DJs de leukste plaatjes, en na afloop nog een spetterende set van Stereo Sandwich!
As our friend you are probably happy to know that we have started taken Pre-Orders on our new album "For Moments Never Done". Whenever you feel like it you can check www.cirrhaniva.nl.
We're looking to compile a top resource directory for unsigned bands and to also promote services, promoters, venues etc who are helping the unsigned industry and would love it if you would add yourself to our directory.
To submit your link just visit http://www.theunsigneddirectory.co.uk/suggest.php?action=addlink and fill in the details it takes less than a minute and is 100% free. You can even add a link to an RSS feed (could be your MySpace blog) which means that your latest news will be displayed against your listing.
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