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Berlin-based duo Booka Shade, aka Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, have carved out a reputation as one of the most celebrated electronic acts to come out of Europe over the past two decades. 

With their beginnings in Frankfurt and their sights originally on synth-pop, the duo Booka Shade quickly gained a strong following within electronic music, and in 2002 the pairing formed the now legendary dance label Get Physical Music (together with M.A.N.D.Y., Thomas ‘DJ T.’ Koch and Peter Hayo), where they would have a platform for their own music. 

Three years later, in 2005, their EP’s ‘Mandarine EP’ and ‘Body Language’ - the latter co-produced with M.A.N.D.Y. - launched Booka Shade into the stratosphere with both EPs becoming international successes, whilst the following years soon welcomed an extensive body of work featuring a combination of stand out albums and singles that quickly achieved further global success.

Since their break-through performance at Sónar in 2005, Booka Shade have earned huge recognition with their innovative live shows, even being named one of Resident Advisor's Top 5 live acts in the world in 2010. They have opened for legendary acts such as Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk, whilst headlining stages at the likes of Coachella, Glastonbury, Rock Werchter, and Red Rocks just to name a few. In recent years, the band has appeared amongst the likes of DJ Mag’s ‘Alternative Top 100 DJ List’ (2018), whilst their notable live sets have led to key mentions amongst a host of distinguished festival reviews and round-ups, including placement within DJ Mag’s ’10 Unforgettable Sets From The History Of Exit Festival’.

Booka Shade were also inducted into Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 Hall of Fame, having received strong support from the station throughout their careers, playing at both the ‘40 Years of Radio 1’ celebration with Annie Nightingale and the ‘20 Years of Essential Mix’ party, whilst also mixing Pete Tong’s ‘All Gone Ibiza’ compilation album. 

The duo’s fan base is in no way restricted to electronic music enthusiasts, with great success playing slots at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Lollapalooza, and more by utilising their massive crossover potential, which is as evident in their billings as it is in their remix credits, including acts like Depeche Mode, Moby, Hot Chip, Kings of Leon, Woodkid, The Knife and many more.

Add to the mix their Blaufield Music imprint, founded in 2013, and it’s clear and easy to see the pairing's musical knowledge not only as producers but also adept A&R’s, with releases to date on the imprint from both emerging and established talent alongside their own productions resulting in a string of releases and collaborations that can be regularly found amongst the upper end of Beatport’s Top 100 charts and championed by many of the industry’s biggest names.

Twenty years, dozens of EP’s and six albums later, Booka Shade have become more than a household name, they have become synonymous with the spirit which drives electronic music and have set a precedent to which electronic music is still held to today.

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Dole & Kom met in Berlin’s Delirium record store, where both work as vinyl dealers. Complementary music taste and an evolving friendship are the basis for numerous mutual DJ gigs at all the mayor clubs around, like Tresor, E-Werk or WMF. Producing under the moniker Clubheroes, their first single ‘Dum Dum’ is released on Chicago’s prestigious Relief Records. Also, they join the artist roster of legendary Formaldehyd Records.
The own label BCC Music is the next step in their artistic career. Founded in 1996, it is the creative launching pad for a massive output. The duo’s probably most famous project is Studio 45 with tracks being released on Azuli, Nervous Records and David Morales’ Definity Records. The title ‘Freak It’ even hits the Top 40 in the UK.
With their unique and independent style Dole & Kom match the musical ideal of Acker Records perfectly. There, they release their EP ’Trompetenkrähe’ incl. the Club Hit  ́Quetschkommode!’. 2012 they become an inherent part of the 3000° ensemble, perform at the legendary Wanderzirkus, Fusion, the 3000°Festival and SOS U.Ground. Furthermore the guys are touring worldwide with gigs in Hong Kong, Dubai, Turkey, Romania and Mexico. They release EPs on Voltage Musique Records, Bondage Music, Material, Formatik and their worldwide club hit ’Phara - Oh’ on 3000° Records (22 mio. plays on Youtube and 16 mio. on Spotify). Dole & Kom are also popular remixers. Highlights are their Reworks for Seth Schwarz or J.Patterson on Acker Records and Acid Pauli & Monolink on 3000Grad.
In 2019 the duo came up with their much noticed first album called 'Twenty Five' on 3000Grad Records. Followed by their smasher EP called 'Together Onetime' via Bar25 Music (hits the Beatport Charts for 6 month, listed in the main Spotify playlists).
After some long and productive studio sessions during the 2020 lockdown, new EP’s on Bar 25 Music, 3000 Grad Records, Sirin Music, Acker Records, Yion Music and several remixes was released in 2021/22.
While ‚Phara-Oh’ is still performing double digit millions, this summer brought back another well-known track from Dole & Kom. After this years festival seasons massive support from major league DJ's like Solomun, Hot Since 82, Bedouin, YokoO, Acid Pauli or Butch, who also delivered a fantastic Remix, their Bar 25 classic „Together Onetime" climbed back to the Beatport Top 50 and hits 6 million plays on Spotify. 2023 sees Dole & Kom launching their new home base ‚Smoking Hot Records‘.

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