NZ BASED DJ & PRODUCER

BAYKER is a New Zealand born, DJ and Producer. In 2015 BAYKER found a second home in Berlin, where he spent six years in the underground electronic music scene, producing Melodic House & Techno.

Music has been an intrinsic part of who BAYKER is. Discovering his ability to experience and manipulate melodies, BAYKER became inspired to guide people on a journey into the present moment, with the energetic sum of eclectic sounds, waves of subtle intensity and his signature energy of tension and release.

During his time in Berlin, BAYKER collaborated with Berlin based electronic group ‘GHEIST’ on the track ‘Salvation‘. The track received great attention, reaching #14 on the Beatport charts, and remaining in the Top 100 for some time. BAYKER would later collaborate again on his next E.P release ‘Howl’ signed to RADAU. ‘Howl’ was a global success charting : #20 on the Beatport Top 100 Melodic House & Techno and #3 & 4 on the Beatport Hype Top 100 Melodic House & Techno

BAYKER now has his own imprint ZELAND, where he continues to release driving, deep melodic tracks, accompanied by his vocals.

Future gig : 30.11.24 Mesmerising @ The Button Factory

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...CHARITY electronic music at it’s best...

After his successful collaboration with the Berlin rap queen KITTY KAT and the accompanying single “One in a Million” (Sony Music), Charity is on his mark and set to get started with his newest composition. Following his brief excursion into the realms of germanophone music, the DJ is switching back
to his roots and gets the up-and-coming English singer ROMARIO on board for his new single “FIRE FLYER”. It appears as if Charity and ROMARIO were a match made in heaven from minute one. 
They unleashed some wild creativity in the studio. The song “FIRE FLYER” can be located somewhere in between Robin Schulz’ Deephouse and smooth R&B à la Ne-Yo. “FIRE FLYER” undoubtedly brings the summer to the listener, no wonder it can be found on the prestigious compilation “About:Berlin Vol.16”.
Charity successfully proofed last year that also his remixes are bon ton. He interpreted the single “DOWN” by the band Woods of Birnam in his own very unique style and it was crowned by success. During the course of the last year, his “DOWN RMX” made it onto some very successful compilations, received wide radio airplay and could even be heard in the German prime time soap-opera “GZSZ”.


RELEASES:

Right on target - UK Promo Recordings

Dancing girl - UK Promo Recordings

Reach out for the sun (Charity Remix) - Top Ten Music

Vorprogrammiert - TokaBeatz

Dumb Inside - TokaBeatz

Free like me - TokaBeatz

Rave Rap - Klanglos

Ausnahmezustand - Klanglos

Summerdelic - TokaBeatz

Magnet - Fokus Tunes

Flows - Superstar Recordings

Look up in the sky (EP) - Spinnin

Down (Charity Remix) - Royal Tree Records

Eine unter Millionen (feat. Kitty Kat) - Sony Music Germany

Fire Flyer (feat. Romario) - Ballroom Rec.

Wo du bist (Charity Remix) - Imusicanddigital


Compilations:

+ Club Sounds Vol. 78 [Sony Music]
+ Clubs Sounds Summer 2016 [Sony Music]
+ AboutBerlin Vol.13 [Universal Music]
+ AboutBerlin Vol.16 [Universal Music]
+ Bar Lounge Classics Vol. 3 [Sony Music]
+ Loveletters from Berlin Vol. 2 [Superstar Recordings]
+ Skybeats 2
+ Berlin Tag & Nacht "Party & Feiern" 2017 [Sony Music]
+ Girls Club "The very best of" [Superstar Records]

Some people crave the public adulation and trappings of stardom that a successful career in the electronic music industry can bring. Some people are too busy being creative to worry about these things. With some people, when you scratch beneath the surface, unfortunately there is little substance to talk about. Then there are some people who have come in under the radar, conscientiously building great things in their own quiet way. These are the true masters, people who, when you dig deeper, you find famous productions, genius collaborations, exciting record labels and legendary club nights. Germany’s Alex Flatner is such a person, he may not yet be a household name but his career achievements so far are way beyond impressive.

Anyone seeking a role model for how to operate successfully and with longevity in the electronic dance music industry today, should study Alex Flatner, the art of multi-tasking across disciplines has been honed to perfection by this congenial, self-effacing man from Munich. He runs his highly successful underground labels, Gedankensport and Circle Music; works as an A&R manager for labels including Harthouse and Plastic City; is a producer of immense talent and a highly regarded DJ who travels all over the globe at weekends.

Having started to produce music in 1992 for his own enjoyment, a chance meeting with Corvin Dalek, A&R for the Berlin based MFS label, resulted in his first big hit, “Pounds & Penz”. The record sold more then 50K copies (on vinyl) and was licensed to many compilations. Such huge success led to many remix and production opportunities, a personal highlight for Alex being his highly creative reworking of “Crystal” by New Order, a version much loved by Bernard Sumner.

An introduction to the world of DJing came about by accident in 1995, when a new club opened (Electric Delicate) in his hometown of Munich. The DJ didn’t turn up one Saturday night, so Alex ended up spinning some records to keep the crowd entertained, the night becoming one of the most popular in the city at that time. Crucially, this new creative outlet led to Alex Flatner’s name becoming known outside Germany. These days he can regularly be found behind the decks in Istanbul, Rome, Berlin (Watergate), Paris, Madrid (Fabrik), Bloemendaal (Woodstock 69), Rotterdam and many other major clubbing cities around the globe.

Always wanting to learn and develop his skills further, Alex took on the role of A&R in 2002 for a variety of labels. Up to now, he has signed more then 3000 releases for Harthouse, Plastic City, Fine Audio, Monoid, Mole Listening Pearls, Circle Music, Gedankensport, Galvanic, Compressed and for many other imprints. 

In 2006 Alex Flatner moved from Munich to Mannheim, where he has continued to be based to this day, working across his many disciplines. A steady flow of highly charged, intensely creative productions on Toni Rios’ Soap Records (“Oriental Dreams”, 2008), Sven Väth’s Cocoon (“Make Up Your Mind” 2009), Steve Bug’s Poker Flat Recordings (“Dinosaurs”, 2010 and “This” 2011) and Daniel Schlender’s Result Recordings (“Blossom”, 2011), have marked him as a producer of immense talent. The licensing and inclusion of his tracks on mix compilations by Locodice (“In The Lab”) and Sven Väth (“Ninth Season”), and may more, have steadily built respect and profile around the world.

When you dig a little deeper and discover a stunning array of recent remixes, including: Gui Boratto “Atol” (Harthouse), Terry Lee Brown Junior “Pulsar” (Plastic City), Steve Lawler “Almerina” (Harthouse), Mike Vamp “High On Heels” (Top Model), Alejandro Vivanco “Vita Jo” (Eukatech), David Keno “Stars Above” (Keno), amongst many, you realise Alex Flatner has his finger firmly on the pulse of electronic dance music. Additional studio and collaborations with the likes of Lopazz, Reboot, Santos, Simon Baker, Oliver Klein, Ken Ishii, Joey Beltram, Anderson Noise, Einzelkind and Martin Eyerer show that here is a producer who thrives on creative relationships, always seeking to experiment and develop as an artist.

Since starting his own Circle Music imprint in 2004, Alex has worked hard to release amazing music from an astonishing array of international artists, including Gui Boratto, Sébastien Léger, Valentino Kanzyani, Umek, Anderson Noise, Robert Babicz, Leandro Gamez, Michel de Hey, Santos, Joey Beltram, Bryan Zentz, and may more, alongside his own productions and those with studio collaborator Lopazz. In 2007 he released a fabulous label compilation mix CD (“World Of Circle”) linked with touring through France, India, Spain, Croatia, Germany, Poland and Russia. A further “Best Of Circle” label compilation appeared in 2009 and 2012 will see Alex Flatner release a new Circle compilation in the emerging nu-disco style. Also, look out for exciting Circle releases from Daniel Bortz and Slok feat. My Favourite Robot with remixes by Subb-an and Lopazz

Whilst establishing Circle Music, Alex also realised that he also needed an outlet to explore possibilities with more pure house orientated music. Launched in 2006, Gedankensport has overseen the emergence of superb releases from Vox Sola, Evil Hinko, Piemont, Pelle Buys, Christopher Rau, Daniel Bortz, Matiss. Having two distinct platforms to release a wide variety of great music has given both labels the creative freedom to thrive and develop over the years.

In early 2012, Alex Flatner and Lopazz (best known for the quality, avant-garde club music he’s released on labels like Get Physical, Cocoon, Pokerflat) have been locked in the studio at every available opportunity creating their debut artist album, a project that will feature some surprising collaborators. Their track “Perfect Circles” (Circle Music, 2008), featuring the voice of Lopazz, received much big name DJ support, including Sven Väth, who played it for a whole summer season in Ibiza and licensed it to his yearly Cocoon mix compilation. This huge success resulted in further work together for Cocoon (“Make Up Your Mind”, 2009) and then “Dinosaurs” (2010) for Steve Bug’s Poker Flat Recordings. Their next single release is scheduled for release on Get Physical at the end of April 2012. After such illustrious beginnings, the debut album by Alex Flatner and Lopazz is sure to be one of the musical highlights of the year. 


DJ and Performer Artist 

Reference:
Eventlocation VILLAGE, Germany
Club Katze, Germany
BDL, Germany
KitKat, Germany
GFB, Germany
Die Nacht der Latexleidenschaft, Germany
Latex meets Wine, Austria

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When one could assume, &ME entered the House and Techno world somewhat out of the blue, it is due to his sublime modesty that’s already captured in his alias. His way to become one of today’s most praised and sought after DJ/producers is based on a solid foundation. A foundation comprised of solo-releases, remixes, projects and collaborations that numerous, we’d rather refer to his discography than weary you with namedropping. Besides, all those references would just distract from what truly matters – the music this guy is delivering. Not to underestimate the importance of a project such as Terranova for &ME’s current path, but still the alignment has been made – to focus consistently on his solo-work. And it shows.

There are not many artists around turning in such a slew of globally praised floormaterial like &ME did over the last years. Just think of his last offerings on Keinemusik, a collective of Berlin based DJs and producers, including Rampa, Adam Port, Reznik & artist Monja Gentschow, he helped founding in 2009, namely “After Dark” and “Woods” or his “Vermillion”-remix for Damian Lazarus – all serious bangers, played by every renowned DJ worldwide. Everything is falling into place for the fella. His DIY-approach to handle things, his easy going attitude, his reputation as a gifted producer and DJ extraordinaire, his ability to link innovative production with consensual reception, making him one of the most unique and original figures in the game.

For inquiries, bookings, remix requests please send me a message here on soundcloud. 

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