Biography

Cologne-based DJ, producer & remixer voltaxx describes himself as a tireless studio buff, insatiable music sourcer, and full-blown vegetarian. His journey as producer began with the goal to create sounds catered to high-nouveau clubs and discerning music lovers. His aim was to emulate the physical space of a live venue and transfer that experience in the studio. Post the new millennium he heuristilly leamed and polished his style of music production, as well as his vocal and live/DJ performances. Concurrently his diverse influences and passions have led him to create a plethora of musical entities.

As a producer, Voltaxx's early tracks found a home on cutting-edge labels including Superstar, Urban, Highball, and Alphabet City. His mark of quality led to remix duties for cult tracks such as Benny Benassi "Satisfaction", Black Box "Ride On Time" as well as for a massive list of artists including 2Raumwohnung, Sinead O'Connor & Ghostland and Pure Orange.

Lissat & Voltaxx

In 2006 he joined forces with techno guru Jens Lissat to form Lissat & Voltaxx, which has become one of the mom respected German production and DJ teams. Their list of hits, remixes and collaborations is nothing short of huge including the likes of Tom Novy, My Digital Enemy, Manuel De La Mare, DJ Chus, and remixed by stellar producers including Alex Kenji, Crazibiza, D-Nox & Beckers, Amo & Navas, as well as remixing iconic artists such as Deadmau5, Roger Sanchez, Peter Rauhofer, Milk & Sugar and huge hits such as Dalerium "Silence", Da Hool "Meet Her At The Love Parade".

He also created his record label Creme Royale, as well as launched a solo vocalist project ETO - releasing several albums with songs ranging from pop, to dance and electronic - and more recently formed another collaborative project Voltaxx & Mike Kelly.

Contemporary DJ culture

Across his various creative entities, Voltaxx has an impressive knack for consistency in producing, collaborating, and remixing music which achieve important chart results & public performance globally throughout the metamorphosis of media & music consumption technologies.

As a DJ, Voltaxx has maintained his preference for quality as the critical factor in his sets, resisting contemporary DJ culture fads which typically limit musil freedom in favour of niches. Loosely defined, he favours stylish vocal tracks with smooth beats ranging from the many sub-genres of house, techno and progressive and delivers high-quality music which embraces emotional and sound palettes. He tours his various projects non-stop globally.

Biografie

Der in Köln beheimatete Produzent und Remixer beschreibt sich selbst als unermüdlicher Studiotüftler, Musiksammler und überzeugter Vegetarier. Seine musikalische Reise begann mit dem Ziel, Clubmusik zu produzieren; schubladenfreie Tracks, die über die typischen Genregrenzen hinaus gehen. Auch als erfahrener Studiosänger drückte er viele Produktionen seinen ganz eigenen Stempel auf.

In den letzten zehn Jahren hat sich Voltaxx weltweit auch als DJ einen Namen gemacht und spielt genauso gern auf großen Festivals, wie in kleineren Clubs. Die jeweiligen Eindrücke, Erfahrungen und Stimmungen finden sich hörbar in seinen Tracks wieder.

Lissat & Voltaxx

Mit Freund un DJ-Kollegen Jens Lissat gründete er 2006 das Projekt Lissat & Voltaxx, welches die Clubmusik der letzten Jahre entscheidend beeinflusst und mit verändert hat. Die Liste von Produktionen, Remixen und Kollaborationen ist beachtlich lang und umfasst Namen wie Tom Novy, Deadmau5, Tomcraft, 2Raumwohnung, Milk & Sugar, My Digital Enemy, Manuel De La Mar, DJ Chus, Roger Sanchez, Crazibiza, Sinead O'Connor, Delirium, Denni Benassi, Pittbull, Peter Rauhofer etc..

In Kürze wird das lang erwartete Album von Lissat & Voltaxx erscheinen, es trägt den Titel „Soundwaves“ und wird im Sommer auf Milk & Sugar Records veröffentlicht.

Beatport, Juno...

In Zusammenarbeit mit Trendlabels wie Toolroom, Spinnin Records, Tiger Records, Ministry Of Sound, Milk & Sugar Records gelingt es Voltaxx regelmäßig, in den Charts der DJ-Plattformen wie Beatport, Juno, Track Source und DJ-Tunes vertreten zu sein.

In jüngster Zeit veröffentlicht Voltaxx regelmäßig mit seinem australischen „Buddy“ Mike Kelly. Der zusammen mit der „Australian Idol“-Gewinnerin Nathalie Gaucci „Part Time Lover“ eroberte ebenfalls die Beatport-Charts.

Auf seinem eigenen Label Creme Royale brachte Voltaxx unter dem Pseudonym ETO als Vokalist ein Album mit mehreren Single-Auskopplugen heraus, die im Bereich elektronischer Pop und Retro New Wave anzuordnen sind.