Kursat Gencel aka Cure-Shot was born in 1977 and as any 90's clubgoer in Istanbul agrees, he has been rocking the decks ever since 1990! Him and his older brother Tangun were the very first ones that built the house scene in Istanbul beginning from early 90's and they considered the true pioneers as well as first generation house DJs who had brought the sound of  Chicago, Detroit and New York to far east side of Europe, to the clueless city named Istanbul and influenced so many DJs. He didn't only DJ also involved with managing/running many remarkable clubs and venues as well as throwing underground parties in Istanbul over 20 years.. 

Contact: saschbbc@googlemail.com

BIOGRAFIE SASCH BBC english

Contrary to common belief Sascha Ries aka Sasch BBC is not a branch of british broadcasting, but nevertheless his name also stands for splendid entertainment. He delivers delicious music from Germany’s Rhein-Main-Area. Deep-seated in there are the roots of the current Loft resident, which shaped the mentality of his sound since the beginning.

In young years, Sascha was electrified by the precursors of today’s electronic scene like Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb. The desire for spinning records himself and encouraging a crowd to dance grew and was rewarded with his first residency in the age of 16 (1993) – in a time when pegging styles was not a common practice, when Techno was simply Techno and even House and Happy Breakbeats didn’t get in line. Around that time Sascha utilized an Amiga-computer to make his first steps in musical production. And for the people’s pleasure, a lot of tapes were mixed these days. Additional versatility was also proven by him in discjockey activities beyond his electronic paths. He put his mixing skills to work for the hip hop band “Noname Produkt” and released 2 CDs in collaboration wth them. But in spite of this detours his heart was always heavily beating in 4/4-steps – House and Techno. 

So in 2003 he came along the residency in the Loft Club Ludwigshafen, which remains true until today. And his impulsive sets were decisive for direct support of Sven Väth, Loco Dice, Ricardo Villalobos, Magda, Marco Carola, Richi Hawtin and many other top-class DJs. Sascha became iconic in the widely acclaimed Loft Club. Meanwhile in 2003, the event label “Envy My Music” offered him to take an additional residency in Frankfurt’s innovative Monza Club. He easily decided to do so. And by now he conquered almost all electronic clubs around the Rhein-Main-Area. On top of this his career has been elevated by playing sets at Time Warp 07 to 16! “Music has to be fun” isn’t only his often repeated mantra, it’s also a quality receptible in his sets. Heavily affected by the locally specific minimalistic Deephouse sound, he spreads his music up to groovy and funky House, Techhouse, Indie Dance and 80’s Synth Pop – but always with a certain element of high temper. Dark and blut just simply never was his thang. His music was released on such labels as 8 Bit, Great Stuff, Whatiplay, Disco Halal, Bar 25, Plastic City, Brise, Noir, Sleazy Deep, Sinope, Cimelde and Viva Music, Dear Deer....

When ever new blood tries to break in and onto a scene, which has already held a long and enduring history, it will feel like a wake up call and make the task a daunting one to all who enter the realm of House and Techno. That being said, the other ‘obvious’ in this equation is talent…raw, edgy and with a little splash of finesse. This then sets the stage for the artist in question here, born 80km out of Zurich and indoctrinated into the world of electronic music through an old 90’s mix tape, courtesy of his father.

A fixed member of the now infamous and underground club event Sunday Breakfast Zurich, DJ resident Flavio is building a strong narrative around his burgeoning career, with a reputation for spinning intricately deep and forward thinking sets, he has been keeping the dance floors moving to hypnotised rhythms and playing a key factor in the creation of the so called SBZ sound. A sound which is vastly becoming its very own thing. 

Not shy of the studio as well, he has been working in tandem with his mentor and fellow SBZ resident DJ and owner Sandro Kuhne, on new material for the in-house label Sunday Breakfast Records. His music is adding to his position of bone fide artist, and evident should you be lucky enough to hear it when he drops a new demo during one his long sets. 

Berlin, Barcelona, Vienna and Paris, just a few of destinations this man has already coveted, with a CV that is ever growing as demand for his clean, atmospheric and minimalistic fused sounds continue to capture the interlocked minds seeking out the next new thing emanating out of the electronic universe.

Cadenza is a space for music to grow, rise and blossom. It is an accessible platform created to receive new people, projects and their influences. By continously searching and progressing, we are a part of the evolution.

We are all spiritual people, free as our music, and we live for that reason.

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A BIOGRAPHY DESCRIBES THE LIFE OF A PERSON SO IT REALLY IS NONSENSE TO WRITE ABOUT THE BIOGRAPHY OF A 22-YEAR-OLD. EVEN IF THIS PERSON, LIKE FELIX NEUMANN, HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN COMMENDABLE RESULTS IN HIS BUDDING DJ CAREER. WE WILL ALSO IGNORE THE ALMOST OBVIOUS PHRASES SUCH AS, "SMALL BUT TOUGH" OR "THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM" AND KEEP TO THE FACTS. AND LO AND BEHOLD, THE AS YET BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE MONO NESTLING IS NEVERTHELESS QUITE IMPRESSIVE: BARELY TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING HIS FIRST TURNTABLES AND JUST AFTER TURNING 18, FELIX NEUMANN WAS ABLE TO PROVE HIMSELF IN 2008 AT THE MONO PREMIERE AS THE SUPPORT ACT FOR NEKES. ALTHOUGH HE MASTERED HIS ROLE AS THE WARM UP ACT PERFECTLY AND WAS CAREFUL NOT TO UPSTAGE ANYONE, THE HEIDELBERG NATIVE BECAME THE REAL SENSATION OF THE EVENING: WITH HIS FRESH AND DYNAMIC SOUND HE EXPERTLY TURNED THE PLACE ON ITS HEAD. THE YOUNGSTER MOVED BETWEEN HOUSE AND TECHNO LIKE A PRO AND IN GROOVY, IMPULSIVE, AND INNOVATIVE WAY. AT THE END OF THE NIGHT, HE WAS SURE OF BEING A MONO RESIDENT, AND THE CORNERSTONE FOR HIS DJ CAREER WAS LAID.

SINCE THEN, HE HAS PLAYED NUMEROUS PARTIES IN HIS HOME BASE, THE HEIDELBERG-BASED KLUB_K, IN THE LOFT CLUB IN LUDWIGSHAFEN, IN THE MANNHEIM-BASED ZIMMER, AND ALSO IN SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE RHINE NECKAR AND RHINE MAIN REGION. AT THE SAME TIME, HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AS A PRODUCER AND REMIXER WITH A KEEN SENSE FOR SMOOTH SOUND: AFTER REMARKABLE RELEASES SUCH AS ON MITU RECORDINGS AND BRISE RECORDS, ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ADDRESSES OF RECENT TIMES, HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEBUT OF MONO AS A LABEL, A TASK WHICH IS BOTH AN HONOR AND A CHALLENGE: HIS "ROYAL EP" WITH THE TRACKS "ENJOI", "LAKAI", "CHOCOLATE", AND "GIRL" HAS THE CATALOGUE NUMBER MNO #001 AND APPEARED ON JANUARY 27, 2011.

PROMINENT COLLEAGUES SUCH AS RICARDO VILLALOBOS, ANDRÉ GALUZZI, SIS, NICK CURLY, BUTCH, AND MARTINEZ BACK NEUMANN'S SOUND. THIS MAKES THE YOUNG PRODUCER PARTICULARLY PROUD BECAUSE A FEW OF THESE DJS WERE HIS INSPIRATION AND ROLE MODEL! IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT, AS A RESULT, THE REQUESTS FOR DJ BOOKINGS ARE INCREASING. THE NEXT STAGE OF A DREAM BECAME A REALITY ON APRIL 2, 2011: WITH THE APPEARANCE AT TIME WARP, FELIX' QUALITY RECEIVED ITS HIGHEST RECOGNITION TO DATE. THIS ACCOLADE IN DJ CIRCLES GIVES THE MONO RESIDENT THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVING HIMSELF IN FRONT OF A LARGE AUDIENCE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. A PERFECT START TO A LIKELY IMMINENT INTERNATIONAL CAREER...!


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