Aaron Hedges, Robert Owens, Mz Sunday Luv - Escapism

Berlin based House Label.
contact: office@gerber-creativemedia.de

Booking: office@gerber-creativemedia.de
Remix: info@dompe.de

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http://classic.beatport.com/artist/dompe/65201


DOMPE aka Dominic Wagner is a DJ & Producer with an absolute passion. A day without Music is a lost day for him. He describes himself as a restless person always searching for the next track and a perfect baseline.  His Output is noticeably high. The Output of Releases have attracted for many attention, national and international

2016 he has signed on many named labels like: SNOE, LAPSUS, STYLEROCKETS, SUPERFANCY Rec., AUDIO SAFARI, WIRED and many more. 2017 it goes on with GET PHYSICAL, KITTBALL, MONKEY LEAGUE, STYLEROCKETS and JACK FRUIT RECORDINGS.

The cooperation with his friend Andreas Schreck, better known as AGENT! is a good one, with a real groove. They spend much time together in the Studio and one can be eager for the results. Their EP SULTAN was a big one in 2017 and played by CLAPTONE and many more.

His tracks can also be finding on many “Berlin-Sounds”-Compilations. Next to his own releases, he brings out several lovingly carried remixes for his buddies. 2017 he released on 3000 GRAD, LAUTER UNFUG, BRISE RECORDS, just to name some.

CLAPTONE put DOMPE´s Tracks in his Best of 2017 Playlist and cause of the 10th anniversary of HANNE & LORE DOMPE made his one Version of HOSHLE, fresh released on HEULSUSE.

Also not uncommon that he can listen to his own stuff while he stands in the clubs private. CARL COX, LAURENT GARNIER, MARCO CAROLA, RICHIE HARTWIN play his songs.

DOMPE´s Tracks stand for extraordinary vocals paired with optimal arranged Sounds and Baselines. Never boring and always innovative.

In the summertime 2016 he played in India (Bangalore) for the first Time, transforming the dance floor into a boiling dance extravaganza in nearly no time. But, of course, he was also finding on the German festivals floors, for example he played at NATURE ONE or DIE LETZTE WIESE. At the Beginning of 2017 he was invitated to Russia, Nischni Nowgorod.

The Berlin Scene appreciates his sets: DIE WILDE RENATE, BIRGIT & BIER, IPSE, RITTER BUTZKE are only some locations, he played. HAMBURG, KASSEL, NÜRNBERG, COLOGNE, WÜRZBURG and MUNIC, national everything was in the program.

In Addition to that he also has time to work as a successful label manager for the Berlin Imprint of the KIDDAZ.FM-Musicgroup named STYLEROCKETS and proves his talent for new sounds and high talented artists. With JACK FRUIT RECORDINGS he founded his own brand new Label in 2017. There were three releases until now. 2018 there will be some more, with other artists.

At the end of 2011 he moved from Cologne to Berlin.  A decision he has never regretted.  But he is a well-known man in the Rhineland.  With some Buddies he had a Club called ELECTROKÜCHE.

It is not unlikely that he will release his third album 2018. 2011 there was his first one BEAT BACK on IMPULSE REC. and in 2013 PARADISE CITY was the second one on MIMIQUE Rec. So it´s time for something new, the year has just started.

Aaron Hedges comes from a family of music. His parents met in a gay disco that used to be a church in Seattle. He grew up listening to their disco records and was constantly introduced to new music, as his father became an audio/visual librarian. In the 1990s he discovered the illegal rave scene. Whether it was catching Donald Glaude dj a beach sunrise set or smoky nights in acid house domainted warehouse parties, Aaron was there dancing every weekend. He started to experiment with dj’ing after he bought his first mixer w/ a 12 second sampler, decks, and effects.

Aaron studied both Psychology and Music at George Washington University. He started dj’ing regularly at Cobalt on Monday’s for their drag show and later Sunday nights. He later did a weekly party at DC’s notorious Pearl in Adams Morgan. Aaron played across the city, from illegal parties to some of the biggest venues like the Velvet at National Ballroom and Tracks nightclub.

After the frustration of not being able to push his career further, Aaron started his own label, District of Corruption, in 2002 with a bang. His original track, “Watching Me”, a gritty post 9/11 techno track with vocal commentary about a coming surveillance state was licensed by techno legend Jeff Mills for his “Exhibitionist” dj/live audio/visual project. 

With both inspiration and motivation, he said good-bye to his friends and family in Washington, DC in 2004  and made the 5000-mile move to Berlin. With his laptop, music, and purpose in mind; Aaron knew that is where he had to be if he wanted things to happen. It was here that District of Corruption expanded working with musical talent like Akiko Kiyama, Staffan Linzatti, Mano Le Tough, Ed Davenport/Inland, Efdemin, Peter Grummich, Sweet ‘n Candy, Nima, Dilo, and many others.

Aaron has played all across Berlin in Panorama Bar/Berghain, Maria, Pfefferbank, Kinzo, Arena, Ballhaus Ost/Im, Bar25, Chalet, Katerholzig and Club der Visionaere. He’s also played in other international locations such as Paris, London, and Cape Town. 

After over a decade of label management, he decided to focus more on his first love - music composition and performance. The last years of covid shutdown has been a year for introspection. Rather than succumbing to boredom it was time to level up his production and music composition skills with online courses.

Aaron has continued to release original music with Traum Schallplatten, is planning a new regular party in Berlin with friend Simon Beeston, has a forthcoming remix of dub techno artist, Echosub, and continues to release new bootleg edits on soundcloud.

Aaron Hedges, Robert Owens, Mz Sunday Luv - Escapism

JackFruit Recordings