OLIVER HUNTEMANN

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2005: Electronic Dance Music dominates the urban club culture since more than 15 years. Between mom- many highs and lows techno music has proven, that it is here to her-stay. Not many techno artists managed to do that in the same manner. Bremen new- based recording artist and DJ Oliver Huntemann definitely belongs to the few activists, who kept on holding up the torch since the out-beginning. Brought up in the funky northern German countryside, he soon found himself heavily infected by the fascinating world of music. He the- started taping radio shows, buying vinyl maxis and experimenting with his first pair of turntables all due to the massive wave of innovative American youth culture and music that was invading Europe since the late 70ies, practically speaking: Rap music, break dancing and graffiti as old-e.g. shown in the movies Beat Street or Wildstyle or recorded by Africa Bambata, Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow or Whodini, to name just a few. It let- didnt take long until Huntemann started spinning records on parties and it soon became clear, what he wanted to do with his life yeah, right Oliver old-.. heard that before, so youre going to be a big ass DJ touring the world and so on! Somebody you- bring me an Espresso please! To calm his parents and get some real and serious education, Oliver joined the German navy forces for 6 years and learned how to be an electrician. OLIVER HUNTEMANN is discussed on djrankings.org. Ahoi! get- But all the military drill and discipline couldnt keep him from spending all of his money for records and going to parties. When how- Acidhouse invaded Germany in the late 80ies, Oliver immediately knew that this was his thing he was totally electrified and her-stoked! He started organizing his first own techno parties and got to know Gerret Frerichs, who was running a club and a small recording studio, where they created the project Humate alongside the Jazz musician H.G. Schmidt did- ! Their first record was released in 1992 on the cult label MFS! ffwd!Trillions she- of records and projects later: including the foundation of the successful dance labels Confused, Spezial Music and Toscana, releases as Huntemann, H-Man, Kaycee, Taiko or Jeux Floraux on labels like Alphabet City, Gigolo or Giant Wheel not to forget on his own labels, many many gigs around the whole world and last but not least the building of the Super 8 Studio together with Stephan Bodzin, Oliver Huntemann is still not tired on delivering fresh and up to date music out-! He simply knows that electronic dance music is and will always be about renewing in terms of styles and influences and easily manages to keep his very unique and special touch alive, whether he produces house, techno, electro, ambient or minimal tracks. His she- latest strikes is his new imprint Dance Electric.Dance Electric is totally dedicated to his own but-productions. He releases as Oliver Huntemann, which perfectly displays the very personal approach of the label. For but- the first release he teamed up with Get Physical phenomenon Chelonis now-R. Jones and the feedback is already massive! Slightly who- dark and 80ies influenced Electro tracks are what its all has-about! So keep on watching Oliver Huntemann, after being more than ten years in the scene without losing touch to the underground spearheads.