Meet Marco & Dirk...
Marco & Dirk: the brothers Duderstadt have tasted dichotomous success as both an internationally famous chart-topping act and as a renowned & respected underground trance production outfit... All at the same time.
As Fragma - alongside Hardfloor alumni Ramon Zenker - they scaled the peaks of the world's charts with 'Toca's Miracle'. As Duderstadt, they've achieved recognition across the EDM community as a quality trance producers and DJs par compare...
Fragma...
Toca Me' was Marco & Dirk's first release as producers. Licensed from Orbit recordings in 1999, Positiva successfully saw it pitch up at number 11 in the UK charts after a slew of European radio support. Over the moon with the success of their first release, the brothers had absolutely no idea what was about to follow... Caught in the middle of the mash-up bootleg craze, a little known English DJ by the unlikely name of Lemon married 'Toca Me' with Coco's 'I Need a Miracle'. Radio stations in Europe went into overdrive, playing the amalgamated version and 'Toca's Miracle' turned into just that. Six short months later, in April 2000 it exploded back into the UK charts, going straight in at No.1 and cementing the Fragma name.
The single was quickly rolled out around the world for release... Legendary imprint Strictly Rhythm picked it for The States and Avex released it in Japan. It went to No. 2 in Scandinavia, Top 10 in Australia & No 99 in the US Billboard Charts, while hitting No. 1 in all of the international Dance Charts.
'Toca', Fragma's first album was not far behind. Proving they were no one-hit wonders, it went on to spawn three more hits in the UK, two of which ('Everytime You Need Me' & 'You Are Alive') entered the top 5. The album itself went top 20 in Scandinavia & the UK & top 40 in Australia. Between 2001 & 2007 they released 8 more Fragma singles and an album ('Embrace'), which saw releases in the USA & their homeland Germany. After initially using it to remix 'Toca Me' in 99, the brothers hit refresh on Inpetto, their tech-house project. In 2007, under the guise, the brothers reworked 'Toca Me' into a new version. At time of writing the Fragma story prepares to come full circle, as Positiva re-release 'Toca's Miracle' in early 2008.
Duderstadt...
In 2001 Marco & Dirk began to pull off one of the hardest tricks in the music industry book... Taking advantage of the relative anonymity that the 'Fragma' name had provided, they began quietly inventing their side-project: 'Duderstadt'... A credible Ying to their chart-busting Yang... Starting out gradually they produced remixes for the likes of Monoculture & Blank & Jones under their new moniker. After remixing for the latter's Gang: Go imprint they released their first single 'Sunrise' on the label in 2003. 2005 & 2006 brought the follow-up singles 'Mahananda' & 'Mahanjala' and a change of labels to fast-growing German imprint Afterglow Records. DJ support started to grow as luminaries like PVD, Armin & Ferry Corsten threw their weight behind the tracks. The Anita Kelsey vocalled 'Smile' was released in early 2007, scooping both the 'Tune of the Week' & 'Future Favourite' gongs on Armin van Buuren's ASOT show. In addition it also made 'Web Vote Winner' on Above & Beyond's TATW.The following singles Duderstadt vs. Store N Forward - "Broken"
and "Beatitude" featuring the beautiful vocals of Kirsty Hawkshaw have been released to similar widespread acclaim Their latest single Stranded in NYC was published at Above & Beyonds Label Anjunabeats.
The brothers have also co-written and produced tracks for other artists of the likes of Alex Morph & Rank 1 (Life Less Ordinary), Woody van Eyden & Alex Morph's 'Heavenly' & Plastic Angel's Call The Galaxy Taxi' and they continue to carve out a name for themselves as remixers, reworking tracks for labels like Blackhole, Vandit, Anjunabeats & Solaris.
As DJs...
Marco & Dirk have been spinning together from as far back as 1993. After the success of Fragma in 2000, they have played at gigs in the UK, Australia, USA, Canada, South Africa, Panama, and all over Europe. Among the numerous highlights have been closing for Paul van Dyk on one of his Vandit Nights in 2007, The BCM Festival on Mallorca alongside Des Mitchell, 2001's Ministry of Sound in Capetown, South Africa and Germany's giant Nature One festival alongside Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules, ATB, Kyau & Albert, Ronski Speed & Menno de Jong.
Duderstadt's Radio show Electronic Eavesdropping is now broadcast on 8 online-radio stations worldwide. They are also monthly hosts of the Afterglow Sessions on US Satellite Radio XM 82: The System with millions of listeners worldwide.
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