Joe Pea is a professional electronic music DJ and producer who is increasingly sharing his passion and talent for music around the world. An incessant fascination with percussion and rhythm led Joe initially to taking up the drums as a child. Upon finishing school he moved on to pursue his passion playing live music with bands in and around the Western US. A chance introduction to electronic music culture in 1999 by a friend, was a transformative moment. Soon after, Joe had decided to put down the drumsticks & started collecting vinyl.

Joe's passion for electronic music has spanned over 2 decades, and has it has taken him across the continental United States as well as Mexico.

Although Joe has fully relocated to the Pacific Northwest, he still maintains his residency at San Diego's longest running House Music weekly, Dance Klassique. A pillar in the Southern California dance community for over 22 years.

Additionally, you can find him dancing and working at music events and festivals all over the U.S., as he is a very strong supporter of the concept of music, fostering community and the dance floor as a sacred space to come together as one.

Labels:
Desert Hearts Records
Slightly Sizzled Recordings
YHV Records
RiM Label
SMR Underground
AudioBite Records
HEAVY

Current Residencies:
Dance Klassique - West Coast

Live artist and DJ/Producer Solidmind, aka Stephan Kellner, has elevated himself into the top tier of promising downtempo, organic house artists. Still in his mid-twenties and turning heads with his unmistakably compelling releases and DJ sets/live performances, the producer and ‘Elysion’ label boss is forever influenced by the world around him. While travelling as a backpacker in his early twenties, he assimilated a wide variety of underground and cultural influences, helping him hone his skills to create the genre-spanning contemporary sounds he loves. Though a fresh face on the electronic music circuit publicly, he has been producing music since he was 16, his productions going from strength to strength as his sound evolved. 

‘Elysion’, est. 2020, is predominantly a vehicle for his own tracks whilst also serving as a platform for showcasing others. The label specialises in deep tribal dance music, incorporating folkloric sounds and ancient rhythms.

Working out in the Bahnwärter Thiel artist studios in Munich, Stephan’s favourite gear includes the Prophet Rev2 and Moog Sub 37 synths, and Roland Tr8-s, getting lost in jamming sessions until nightfall / through the night / until dark

With upcoming releases scheduled on Pipe & Pochet and more coming on Elysion, this is only the beginning for this exciting talent.


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Der Live-Künstler und DJ/Produzent Solidmind, aka Stephan Kellner, hat sich in die Riege der vielversprechendsten Downtempo- und Organic-House-Künstler eingereiht. Der Produzent und "Elysion"-Labelchef, der mit seinen Releases und DJ-Sets/Live-Performances immer wieder für Aufsehen sorgt, ist Mitte zwanzig und wird von der ihm umgebenden Umwelt geprägt. Während seiner Reisen als Backpacker nahm er eine Vielzahl von kulturellen und Underground-Einflüssen auf, die ihm dabei halfen, seine Fähigkeiten zu entwickeln, einen genreübergreifenden zeitgenössischen Sound zu kreieren. Obwohl er in der Öffentlichkeit ein neues Gesicht in der elektronischen Musikszene ist, produziert er Musik, seitdem er 16 Jahre alt ist und seine Produktionen werden immer überzeugender, während sich sein Sound weiterentwickelt.

'Elysion', est. 2020, ist in erster Linie ein Medium für seine eigenen Tracks, dient aber auch als Plattform, um neue Künstler zu fördern. Das Label ist spezialisiert auf Deep Tribal Dance Music, die folkloristische Klänge und uralte Rhythmen vereint.

In den Bahnwärter Thiel Künstlerstudios in München arbeitet Stephan mit dem Prophet Rev2, dem Moog Sub 37 und dem Roland Tr8-s und verliert sich in Jamsessions bis zum Einbruch der Nacht / durch die Nacht / bis zur Dunkelheit.

Mit bevorstehenden Veröffentlichungen auf Pipe & Pochet und weiteren auf Elysion, ist dies nur der Anfang für dieses außergewöhnliche musikalische Talent.

Harry Klein - 26/12/2019
Elysion Open Air München - 26/06/2021
Sansi Bar Zürich 09/09/2021
Bahnwärter Thiel  - 1/10/2021
Lunarts Showcase Zürich - 17/10/2021
Bahnwärter Thiel  - 11/03/2022
Lieber Scholli Passau - 18/03/2022
Kauz Munich - 09/04/2022

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