Djing since schooldays (playing to my schoolmates tapes to get them dancing when just thirteen) nowadays sampling and programming mixed with musicianship from fellows is the actual challenge.
A dj for 15 years, from Hamburgs Mojo Club to Berlins Watergate and 103 Club and many inbetween.
2007: Hosting the Jazzland Summercamp @ Badeschiff Berlin, a weekly sunday night featuring liveacts from norwegians electronic jazz label Jazzland Recs.
Music in the pipeline...The track on the player called Getcha Soul Right can be find on the recent Nova Soul 3 compilation (which he also co-compiled) on SPV/ audiopharm. Also check www.mps-reworks.com for the re-edit of arranger ERWIN LEHN of MPS labelfame.
More to come soon. Recently producing a solopiano album with pianist Peer Neumann as also an Atomique Soul full album.
Here you can find Atomique Soul as recording artist and scratching dj.
He also selects music for compilations of major and indie companies:
Past - Norway/African/German Nights, Jazz Remixed & Soul Jazz for Universal Music Jazz, Nova Soul for SPV/audiopharm
Present - a lifestyle double cd series for Universal Music International, the Cool Grooves series for Universal Music Jazz).
8 years marketing at the german VERVE OFFICE on the previous and recent releases of TERRY CALLIER, ROY HARGROVE, SALIF KEITA, ELVIS COSTELLO & ALLEN TOUSSAINT, GONZALES, JAZZLAND RECS, RANDY CRAWFORD, MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO...
Getting jazz artists good remixes (or a&r-ing a whole remixalbum for the famous jazzlabel MPS). OUT NOW: HENRIK SCHWARZ remix for MARI BOINE. NICOLA CONTE & HENRIK SCHWARZ remixes for MARK MURPHY.
Promoting vinyl to djs at the Verve office.
See also www.soopadesign.com