Releases & Remixes on Quintessentials | Freund der Familie | Sthlmaudio Recordings | Minuendo Recordings | Elevate
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Raised in Schweinfurt, a small city in Southern Germany - close to the more widely known Wurzburg , Baaz grew up listening mainly to HipHop, from veterans like Pete Rock to alternative heroes such as A Tribe Called Quest. His first experience with electronic music came at the age of 16 when older friends took him to a techno club. As Baaz' hometown Schweinfurt didn't exactly have an extensive music scene, let alone clubs, getting to know the music and wild atmosphere at that party was something completely new: With straight bassdrums attracting all of his attention, Hip Hop consequently had to share room in his recordshelf. Starting with Filter- & Vocalhouse, Baaz slowly discovered Brighton Techno and Chicago House, besides music from labels like Playhouse , Perlon or Basic Channel around 2000. At the same time Baaz made his first steps in producing music. After hearing the work of Theo Parrish and Kenny Dixon Jr. Baaz started to explore Detroit Techno and House - which retrospectively had the biggest influence on his first own releases and in turn led him to the world of Motown-soul, funk and 60s/70s jazz. Having just a few buddies around him that shared his passion for house music, Baaz developed his own, unique musical style, honed in the seclusion of his hometown. In 2007/2008 Baaz grabbed the attention of Swiss producer Agnes, and the legendary Daniel Bell, who both released 12"s of him on their own imprints Sthlmaudio and Elevate Recordings. Remix-requests and DJ-gigs around Europe were the consequence of Baaz's constant record-releases. The "Woodland Drive" EP (Sthlmaudio, 2009) made clear that Baaz had fine-tuned his production skills over the past few years: Alongside deep-house tracks, he included two downbeat/hip-hop cuts, demonstrating his intention to expand his production-style to musical genres that were already longtime companions. The opportunity for having his musical friends around him and being closer to the lively music scene made him move to Berlin in 2009. |
NEWS
Baaz has been quite productive this winter: A new EP is to be released soon on Barbara Preisinger's 'Slices Of Life' (listen to a preview) and in April the start of Baaz's own label 'Office' is planned. The first two releases on Office, Out Of The City Part 1 and Part 2, will be from label boss Baaz and of course more exciting releases can be expected from this new label. Apart from all that, Remixes for an Aaron Carl Tribute EP and for Mateo & Matos will be released in the near future. UPCOMING RELEASES Baaz_ Ep for Slices Of Life Recordings (03) Baaz_Out Of The City Part. 1_Office Recordings 01 Baaz_Out Of the City Part. 2_Office Recordings 02 Aaron-Carl Tribute EP_The Power_Roundabout Sounds 05_Baaz Remix Mateo & Matos feat. Sammy Zone & Vibe (Baaz Remix) SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Baaz – Only But Lately EP - Minuendo Recordings Baaz – All The Way EP - Quintessentials Baaz – Pass It On EP - Quintessentials Baaz – Woodland Drive EP - Sthlmaudio Recordings Baaz – Few Days EP - Elevate (US) Baaz – You And Some EP - Sthlmaudio Recordings Baaz – Granular Senses EP - Sthlmaudio Recordings DATES 11 Apr Farbfernseher, Berlin 17 Mar The Lodge, Berlin 08 Mar Locke Muller, Berlin 10 Dec Quiet Riot @ S.K. Robinson, Berlin 17 Nov Ambassade Club, Lyon 05 Nov The Deaf Institute, Manchaster 04 Nov Bar Eleven, Notthingham 19 Oct Tresor, Berlin 26 Aug Arena, Berlin 06 Aug Rockets, Osaka 05 Aug Seco, Tokyo CHART 01.Andres_ New For You (Lavida) 02.Unknown_ Story 6 (Story) 03.Alex Danilov/ A5_Social Memory Complex Ep (Rawax) 04.DJ Sotofett_ Pulehouse (Sex Tags Mania) 05.Benedikt Frey_Light My Soul (Mule Electronic) 06.Frank Booker_Hope(Fine Art) 07.Lord Of The Isles_ Unthank 03 (Unthank) 08.Glimpse & Giles Smith - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Balance Alliance) 09.V.A_ The Early Sounds Collective (Early Sounds) 10.Kris Wadsworth_Mainline (Jimmy Edgar Remix) (Hypercolour) |
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