Mike aka Monochord was born in 1983 and started producing Electronic Music and DJ’ing in the year 2000.
He formerly produced under the aliases "Emtex" and "The Tape Headz", often switching styles between Trance, Progressive Psytrance, Minimal and Techno.
In 2014 he switched his entire recording studio set up from PC to synthesizers, which was also the beginning of his new project "Monochord" with a focus on Dub Techno and Deep Techno.
His influences were jam sessions using the hardware gear and several Producers like Basic Channel, Brendon Moeller, Luke Hess, Marko Fürstenberg, Quantec, Echospace, Minilogue, Dataline and many more.
In 2019 Monochord switched back to PC & DAW and started producing Minimal, Deep Drum n Bass and Techno.
Nowadays, his sound style is a mix of Dub, Dubtech, Dub Techno, Mnml, House and other genres like IDM or Ambient, or as he calls it “Progressive Dub Tech”.

As a DJ he taps into various genres with Raw Techno, Minimal Techno, Tech House, Dub Techno, Deep Drum n Bass, Deep Dubstep and Progressive Trance/Psychedelic being his favorite to play.
He was a Resident DJ @ Klub Basis in Thun and played many Sets in Luzern in different Clubs and Bars, as well as playing at several Open-Air parties across Switzerland.
Currently he is one of the Resident DJs at Techno Connects People (“TCP”) which offers daily Live Steams on Twitch that cover a wide range of Electronic Music.

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My Gear:

-Elektron Analog Rytm
-Elektron Analog Four
-Boss Re-20
-Korg KP3
-TC Halls of Fame

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Releases (some of dem):

Zzzzra - Mecanographie Phase 2 (Emtex Remix) 2008

Lo -Before The Storm (Em-Tex Remix) --Schall netlabel 2008

The Tape Headz - In Deep Water -- Tanztone Records 2010

The Tape Headz - Herbal Steam --Clone 2.1 Records 2010

Manuel Turobin - Saraswati Puja (The Tape Headz Remix) -- Clone 2.1 Records 2010

The Tape Headz - Sea of Deep-- Entropy Records 2011

The Tape Headz - Fullmoon Sonate -- Entropy Records 2011

The Tape Headz - Swiss French Connection -- Schall Netlabel 2013

Emtex - A new Dawn --Stahlplatten Rec (2014)

Monochord - City Noise Ep -- Deeptakt (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUicWXxdNL4_QRYZqakW-Hg

i cant upload all my beats on soundcloud so check datpiff and gotinstrumentals 


TechnoConnectsPeople ist ein Kollektiv aus DJs mit einer unbegrenzten Liebe zur Elektronischen Musik.
Gegründet von dem Veranstalter Marcel Busse haben wir uns zusammen getan, um Euch das beste der Elektronischen Musik zu bieten. Von Techno, Hard Techno, Deep Techno, über House, bis hin zu Classics bieten wir ein vielfältiges Programm mit unseren DJs.

English version:
TechnoConnectsPeople is a collective of DJs with an unlimited love for electronic music.
Founded by promoter Marcel Busse, we have come together to bring you the best of electronic music. From Techno, Hard Techno, Deep Techno, to House, to Classics, we offer a wide variety of programs with our DJs.

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