Rolling at a tempo lower than your average, Claus Fussek is here to teach the party people how to get down good and slow. Immersed in a global panoply of rhythms and timbres, the Berlin-based DJ and producer has spent more than 15 years shaping up a sonic signature that shirks the need to stomp at a strict BPM. In the depth and breadth of his exotic incantations, there’s more space afforded for the funk. Like George Clinton once said, it’s as much about the notes that aren’t played as the ones that are.

Fussek’s roots are in the German town of Wiesbaden and the KOMMDISCO crew. A lifelong group of friends with a shared passion for music oscillating well beyond the established norms, Fussek’s role within the collective has always been to warm the party up or wind it down with his psychoactive selections. In more recent times he’s linked up with the Mach Mal Langsam posse, who equally share his passion for low- slung grooves that encourage a more sensual kind of energy on the dancefloor. He’s graced the decks at clubs like Salon zur Wilden Renate, KaterBlau and Ritterbutzke, not to mention his natural environment in the open air at festivals such as Oewerall.

Beyond his dedication to sonic expression, Fussek also finds a creative outlet through his other life as a hairdresser. Now fusing these distinct but complementary practices, Fussek joins the roster for the Hair Sweet Hair Music agency to push his intoxicating musical message far and wide whether as a DJ, producer or through his newly developed live act. With a focus on weighty bass frequencies in the low end and uplifting threads of melodies up top, the sound of Claus Fussek is coming creeping onto your dancefloor, so get ready to get down slow.

Although Stipé’s first contact with a DJ booth happened while he was staying in Australia where, influenced by Drum’n’Bass, he had his first success at Sydney’s “Sugar Reef Club“, it was upon his return to native Germany that his DJ career seriously kicked off. After returning from Down Under, he started organizing own events resulting in the DJ-Projects, together with DJ colleagues Robert Dietz, Christian Feigl and Sebastian Werle, in various Clubs in Frankfurt am Main.
The next big step happened when Stipé became a resident at Frankfurt’s international Club “Monza“. This was a great opportunity for Stipé’s DJ skills to emerge, while sharing the booth with artists like Ricardo Villalobos, M.A.N.D.Y. or DJ T.
In 2007 Stipé met Sis, another artist that would have a positive impact on his career (Stipé is part of the Cocolino Crew). Connecting musically, the two would later collaborate on the 1st release from Mitu Recordings.
Mitu was founded by Stipé in 2009 and, supported by friends and artists like SIS, Marko Roca, Volkan Akin and Sercan. Mitu is all about hot, cutting edge music and setting up a fresh attitude towards the dance scene. Mitu's first releases have received massive support from such heavyweights as Luciano and Ricardo Villalobos.

The rest of his story is waiting to be written and continued. Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter in Stipé’s musical journey.

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