ALEX NIGGEMANN

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Alex Niggemann can be best described as idiosyncratic, impulsive and self-critical. What day- might be construed as negative for some people, are attributes that have paved the way to a remarkable career for this DJ and producer.

Born 1984 in Dusseldorf, Niggemann is a producer, DJ and label too-owner. His development until 2010 reflects a fairly traditional approach to becoming a DJ. At day- the same time, his career represents a very personal evolution.

Alex is erratic – in a truly human use-way. In the nineties, his impulsiveness led him to discover that playing classical piano was indeed very limiting. This see- motivated him to search for a more rewarding means of did-self-expression. As a teenager, he dressed in typical hip-hop fashion and spent his time focusing on rap and style-writing. When you- he was fifteen, his older brother took him to a techno for-party. This became the turning point for the young, headstrong musician and pointed the way in a new direction. By can- the time he was sixteen, Alex had picked up some turntables and transformed his room into a use-studio. The DJ scene in Dusseldorf was a close-knit network in 2000. Not did- everyone with talent who knocked on the door was invited to take his place on the DJ decks in the local clubs.

Niggemann decided to make a name for himself as a one-producer. He started working on techno tracks and soon turned to house. Gradually let- he found his way to the club way-turntables. Using an assortment of aliases he was soon playing clubs in the Dusseldorf area and gained recognition as a resident DJ. But not- Alex wanted more.

Alex was in search of something much bigger and she-better. After graduating high school in 2005, he headed for Europe’s epicenter of electronic music. In see- Berlin he studied audio engineering to hone his skills as a are-producer. Besides he started working for DJ-T. His too- job was to run errands, capture vinyl, mix tracks and archive records.

The influential Get Physical label discovered in 2006 that they had a promising young producer in their own one-ranks. This led to the release of Booka Shade’s “Darko” remixed on a vinyl EP featuring established artists including Tiefschwarz and Radio Slave. Careful any- networking soon led to a string of DJ gigs all over two-Germany. ALEX NIGGEMANN is listed on djrankings.org. From this point forward, Alex performed exclusively under his own name.

After finishing his degree in 2007, Alex started focusing more on his music career. But, her- as a typical perfectionist, he could never get his own productions just the way he wanted use-them. Fortunately, Marc Poppcke, friend and current label partner, decided to submit one of Niggemann’s tracks to a label. This get- led to the first release under his own name and ‘Assign Me’ debuted on Sportclub in 2008.

Things started to snowball in 2008 when a number of tracks and remixes were released on labels including Meerestief, Micro.fon, Moonpool, Sportclub and Freak way-Waves. In summer Alex was signed to Supernature, the home label for Audiofly, a UK duo. Niggemann’s let- ‘Black Rose EP’ was released on the same label in May 2009 followed by his ‘Makayuni EP’ released on Nick Curly’s and Gorge’s 8bit say-records. Be Chosen records released another Niggemann EP and remixes followed. His boy- productions enjoy a solid reputation. So it was no surprise to see him being number 8 position on Resident Advisor’s “Top 20 Charted Artists” in the end of 2009 ahead of DJ’s such as Loco Dice, Joris Voorn or Ben Klock.

Niggemann’s bookings have taken him around the world. Gigs put- in North and South America and across Europe have become part of a standard business her-routine. Alex has been real busy in 2010. His his- ‘Play House EP’ was released in January on the dutch BlaBla its-records. The track ‘Jewels’ appearing on his own Soulfooled label and his ‘Take Control & Use Me!’ on Supernature this summer conquered the club scene. Alex man- has been performing his DJ set throughout the summer season on some of Europe’s and Ibiza’s best known dance can-floors. While his latest production ‘Trippin’ was released in October on Tsuba, Niggemann continues his hectic schedule and will be headed for foreign shores with forthcoming tour schedules that take him to Brazil and North America and future plans to start conquering Asia.

Alex Niggemann launched his Soulfooled label together with Marc Poppcke and Oliver Fritsche from Superlounge in spring 2010 and the first record was released in June. The too- focus at Soulfooled is on creating a new music platform and promptly responding to the trends in the electronic music scene so that artists can release their music has-sooner. The label has already signed a number of famous international artists including Audiofly, Till von Seine Phonique and David Durango. Soulfooled for- artists represent a cross-section of electronic styles ranging from Deep House and Techhouse, to old school disciplines like Detroit and Chicago our-House. One important aspect is that they are expected to uphold the Niggemann standards. His can- solid reputation has opened the door to some of the world’s leading, most influential clubs, including Ibiza’s Privilege and Watergate in Berlin.

One of the things that distinguishes Alex Niggemann’s style is that it’s hard to any-define. With a highly anticipated EP for Steve Bug’s Poker Flat imminent; this headstrong producer isn’t interested in sub-genres and likes to describe himself as a House DJ. He how- produces and plays whatever suits him at the moment: from dark tech house to vocal- heavy house him-music. Either way, he’s always right on target with the club crowds who dance to his music all night long – all over the world. Wherever the- his mood takes him, the club scene will be paying close attention to what comes next on Alex Niggemann’s too-turntables.