Genre-warping electronic music adventurer Wippenberg (a.k.a. Olaf Dieckmann) has been supplying the world’s dancefloors with audio titans for close to 15 years.
Most recently renowned for his productions including the neo-classic ‘Chakalaka’, ‘Drumster’, and his ‘Wippenberg presents Sphaera’ releases ‘Front’ & ‘Back’, his music hazes the multiple boundaries of house, electro, trance and techno.
This unique composite electronic blend is now spun by the widest imaginable cross-section of DJs… He’s championed as much by Eric Prydz, Angelo & Ingrosso, Tocadisco and Pete Tong in 2009, as he is by Tiësto and Armin Van Buuren. This casts Wippenberg as one of, if not, the most diverse DJ/producer in today’s EDM universe.
In 2004 Olaf released the two ‘Elemental EPs’, which included the tracks ‘Fire’, ‘Water’, ‘Earth’ and ‘Air’. They drew strong support from the highest echelons of the DJ hierarchy and pushed the Wippenberg name firmly into the headlines. The EPs release prompted close associates Cosmic Gate to collaborate with Dieckmann on their ‘Earth Mover’ album with the track ‘Guess Who’. Around the same time Olaf completed work on his next single ‘Promised Land’, and with it came a new label relationship with Dutch heavyweight independent High Contrast Records. The track (which featured the vocals of Tiff Lacey and was remixed by Nic Chagall) beat the drum hard for what was to prove Olaf’s renaissance record.
In 2008 ‘Chakalaka’ (partnered by the B-side ‘Drumster’) exploded into the clubbing consciousness, thanks in no small part to major 3 month-long floor and radio hammering from Tiësto and Armin Van Buuren. As was always Olaf’s desire the tracks started to chip away at the stylistic borders of dance and came to enjoy heavy deck support from Angello & Ingrosso, Eric Prydz, Eric Morillo and Dirty South, amongst a multitude of others. The track maintained a grip on the No.1 chart position on Beatport for an incredible 12 weeks. Late that year and branching further out still, Olaf launched a new nom-de-plume Sphaera. The tracks ‘Front & ‘Back’ were released on Tiësto’s Black Hole Records to, once again, broad DJ acclaim.
Wippenberg - Chakalaka (Original Mix)
/// ALEX M.O.R.P.H. (Germany)
Alex M.O.R.P.H.is not only one of Germanyʻs most prominent Trance DJs & producers, but he has grown to a stand-out personality in the global dance music business.
From a small independent artist with various producer aliases,Alex M.O.R.P.H. was able to establish and redefine himself and his sound again and again, delivering a big palette of highly respected quality productions and remixes over the years - for and with worldwide top artists like Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Markus Schulz, Rank 1 and others.
His biggest impact on the dancefloors to date was the 2007 megasmasher „Life Less Ordinary“ together with the famous dutch duo Rank 1, which resulted in a tremendous hype all over the world and burned the name Alex M.O.R.P.H. into the Trance world map once and for all. Reason enough for Paul van Dyk to lock up Alex in his studio, producing 2 van Dyk/M.O.R.P.H. collaborations for PvDʻs 2007 hit album „In Between“! Other successful releases like „Turn it on“ (on VANDIT Records), „Unification“, „New Harvest“, „I Love Trance“ (all on Fenology Records) and others underline the always rising carreer of this exceptional artist.
As a DJ, Alex M.O.R.P.H. exactly knows how to keep the crowd going and how to interact with his fans. His experience is truly impressive, with past and upcoming gigs at all major club events and world leading festivals like Trance Energy, Mayday, Gatecrasher, Nature One, Soundtropolis, Cream Ibiza, A State of Trance 400 event, Stadium of Sound, and many many more...
Alex is also the co-founder & co-host of the global radio & event concept HeavensGate. Together with his longtime partner Woody van Eyden (as a B2B DJ team they were voted into the DJ Mag Top100 of 2008!), they present their weekly radioshow on a network of high profile radiostations around the world (over 30 countries at the moment) and gain more and more fans rapidly. The own HeavensGate events (Boat Party, Loveparade float + official afterparty, HeavensGate happenings in Scotland, Mallorca, Ibiza and others) are an important indicator of the growing popularity and fanbase.
Right now, Alex M.O.R.P.H. is travelling the „Purple Audio Album-Release World Tour“, which will take Alex into 20 countries within 3 months, promoting his debut artist album „Purple Audio“ (released in June 2009 on Paul van Dykʻs VANDIT Records). The first single releases „Sunshine“, „Purple Audio“, „Photograph“ and „No Regrets“ already illustrate the quality and versatility of the album and make it one of the highlights on this yearʻs international dance music market.
With a massive production list and an amount of almost 100 remixes, Mr. M.O.R.P.H. is in demand more than ever and already back in the studio producing with and for other artists, and this prooves that Alex M.O.R.P.H. needs sleepless nights and rushfull days to fulfill his engagement to the scene.
Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Ana Criado - Sunset Boulevard (Original Mix)
/// SIMON PATTERSON (UK)
Simon Patterson the DJ.... is one of the hottest properties in dance music right now. His creative offerings as a producer have captured audiences, bringing them willing with him along his musical adventure. From techy moods to edgey riffs, spin tingling melodies to driving basslines, Simon’s studio offspring’s of the past 12 months have raised his profile to see him become a much in-demand dj, producer and remixer.
Signed exclusively to the hugely respected Spinnin’ Records, Simon’s music has earned him massive support from industry leaders such as Paul van Dyk, Tiesto, Armin van Burren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules and Above & Beyond. With tracks such as F:16 (Nov 2006), Panic Attack / Strip Search (Apr 2007), Bulldozer / We’ll See (Sept 2007), attaining almost cult statues, coupled with widespread acclaim from the dance media.
However, it’s when he’s behind the decks that the sound of Simon comes alive. With a style described as cutting edge, dark, driving, pulsating, Simon’s technical ability is a finely tuned art that fuses trance with elements of techno and electronica. If you’re stood on a dance floor when Patterson’s behind the CDJ’s you know who’s in control, and the only thing you’re likely to do is to dance and dance hard.
Moving from Belfast to London some 10 years ago his career has been punctuated with a wealth of experience in dance music. From working alongside Dave Lambert at top Universal dance label AM:PM, which led to him being approached by head A&R man Nick Halkes to work with him on his new Ministry Of Sound label – Incentive Records, he then went on to being the driving force in the engine rooms of two of the biggest shows on Radio 1, he utilised his finely tuned ear working as the tastemaker behind Seb Fontaine and Judge Jules’ peak-time Saturday nighters.
Labelled by Mixmag in 2004 as ‘One to Watch for the future’, Simon has since drawn on this knowledge, and with an unparallel passion for music, he has now thrust himself firmly at the forefront of the trance elite, and is firmly forging his own career as a prolific artist within his field.
In the past five years Simon has really clocked up the air miles, rocking some of the biggest parties on offer. His highlights are vast, and too lengthy to list, but here are a few. In Rotterdam, crowds of up to 500,000 witnessed the might of Simon Patterson, revellers that flock to the sun drenched dance Mecca that is Ibiza have experience his sound year in, year out, a huge tour of the far-east and an indoor festival in Russia where he gave 20,000 Muscovites a musical masterclass. Behind the CDJ’s Simon has graced the world stage at many prolific festivals such as Dance Valley, Sunrise, Gatecrasher Summer Sound System, HI-FI, Sunrise, Planet Love, Monday Bar Cruise, Full on Ferry, Mexico Stadium, all the while delivering his sound to new audiences with frequent appearances throughout Asia, Australasia, Europe, North and South America. Whilst his club repertoire stands equally tall ranging from the likes of Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Inside Out, Turnmills, Slinky, Judgement Sunday, Passion, Escape, Koolwaters and Wildchild, where he has left the foundations of each of these clubs shaken to their very core.
Aside from his solo projects Simon was also one half of the massive Dogzilla with Richard Kayvan, which with just one tune shook up the trance scene in the 00’s. Picked by former world 1 DJ Paul van Dyk as his track of year, ‘Without You’ sent shockwaves throughout clubland finding phenomenal support along the way. With their genre-defying productions, Dogzilla tracks became part of every top DJ's set list and still remains in doing so, from the early days of their eponymously titled debut, which featured in the cult Brit flick 'The Football Factory', right up to the massive 'Your Eyes’ and ‘Frozen’, Dogzilla’s music achieved an impressive foray on the modern day club scene. However, 2008 saw Patterson depart from Dogzilla and go at it solo style. Although Dogzilla had been his passion for several years, he felt it was time to branch out and expand his own djing and production work.
Regarded by M8 Magazine as ‘one of the highlights of 2007’, there is no doubt that Simon Patterson has ‘big hitter’ in his blood. With his foot firmly to the pedal as a producer, boasting a diary that reeks of big things, coupled with a desire that is second to none, world…..you better look out!
is that sketchy guy with the baseball cap that roams around the chill room still "working" there? that fkn guy creeps the hell out of us. he once approached me yanking something out of my hands asking me pretty rudely what is in my hands? only to find out that i had my box of earplugs. what a douche. can't circus realize that they're scaring people away?????
other side-question: what is that earplug thread? i forgot the brand name of the good ear plugs that I can order online.
DK Man
Hearos!
dutty.persian
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Hearos!
thanks, just ordered.
dutty.persian
timeslots?
DK Man
OMAR EL GAMAL: 12 to 2am
WIPPENBERG: 2 to 4am
ALEX MORPH: 4 to 6am
SIMON PATTERSON: 6 TO 8.30am
MIKE EMVEE: 8.30 to ...
This is what I know, if anything changes someone will post it!
Dom K.
Trancission
Again wat a siiiik lineup, I'll be there @ 12, don't miss the opening with Omar al gamal!!!!
Fran666
omar rocks !!!
he's got a fantastic following, trust me the party will be kicking really early :)
Ninja Francis
J'te call demain pour guestlist Francis.
Fran666
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J'te call demain pour guestlist Francis.
cool :)
Agelisaus
Only a couple of days until this crazy gig :)
StrichOut
Why does it open at midnight? I've never seen it open before 2am I thought. This is a crazy weekend, Holden & Creator, Armin & Glenn, and this great Circus party. Yea I'll be there early with a bunch of people to see Omar open the night. $10, cheapest party of the weekend. :)
