Jörn Elling Wuttke
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Biografía
- Producer, DJ, recording artist and co-founder of the labels Playhouse and Klang Elektronik. Runs the label Alter Ego Recordings, together with Roman Flügel. He operates his mastering and productionstudio Klangfabrik, in Frankfurt am MainJörn Elling Wuttke might be known by his project Alter Ego, together with Roman Flügel and the worldwide genredefining hit „Rocker“, resulting from that collaboration, wich united fans of all musical directions. He is, since 25 years, one of the key producers of the German techno scene. Alter Ego won the German dance award as best dance producers and best track 2005. The Readers of Groove Magazine in Germany voted them for best track, best Liveact, best album and best remixers at the same time. Common appearances with Sven Väth, at his „Amnesia clubnight“ in Ibiza, made „Rocker“ the anthem of the year. The track released a musical zunami that leaded Wuttke and Flügel to nearly all major clubs and festivals all over the world. They reached the U.K.-Top 30 Singlecharts and were even breaking into Top 50 chart territory in Germany, Belgium and Spain. Remixworks : Mixes for Daft Punk, Primal Scream, Depeche Mode, Tiefschwarz, Human League, Kylie Minogue, 2 Raumwohnung, Cabaret Voltaire, Psychic Warriors Of Gaia, Octave One, Chicks On Speed and The Pet Shop Boys - just to name a few. 1992 he co-founded the labels Klang Elektronik and Playhouse, together with Ata Macias, Heiko M.S.O and Roman Flügel. He is a member of the Robert Johnson-Club in Offenbach since the beginning in 1999. This Place played a very important role, as an extended studio, living room, party place and test laboratory for new productions. 1999 he was considerably involved, in the licensing of the New York house classics „Lovelee Dae“ and "Funky People" from New York house legends Blaze, wich established Playhouse as an international brand. While his nearly fifteen years activity at Ongaku / Klang / Playhouse, he worked with artists like Ricardo Villalobos, Isolee', Lo Soul, Daniel Bell and Jan Jelinek. 2002 Wuttke curated and edited the tracks for Ricardo Villalobos trendsetting first album „Alcachofa“. Avantgarde-pop, electronic-glitchsounds and seventies krautrock was mixed at the project „Sensorama“, on Hamburg based label „Ladomat“. The four albums under that moniker, the brilliant artwork and the „garagedoor video“ regarding the single „Starescalator“, made by Michel Klöfkorn and Oliver Husain, created worldwide attention. Groove Magazine, named „Starescalator“, as one of the most influental videos of electronic music and Sensorama was winning a German Music Video Award as best video in 1999. 2001 and 2003 he co-produced the two Sven Väth albums „Contact“ and „Fire“. The longterm collaboration with Väth started, during Wuttkes work as recordselecter and salesman, at the legendary „Delirium“ recordshop in Frankfurt, during the mid nineties. There, he decided to give Väth a cassette tape, wich leaded to the first two Alter Ego records on Svens „Harthouse“ imprint. With Väth following tours, remixes and many joint appearances, over almost twenty years. From the first gig in Frankfurts club „The Omen“ 1993, up to regular performances at his „Cocoon“ partys at the „Amnesia“ in Ibiza, or on his extensive world tours. 2011 sees Wuttke and Flügel founding their own label „Alter Ego Recordings“, to regain their complete back catalog in collaboration with Word&Sound distribution. Many titles were spreaded at various labels, only available on vinyl or completely out of stock. Since then every track can be found also as a digital release on Beatport and other high quality download stores. 2018 Alter Ego Recordings released the Acid Jesus tripple vinyl/double-cd compilation "Flashbacks 1992 -1999" and several other new curated 12' vinyl singles. 2018 he started his new "Klangfabrik" mastering, arrangement and production studio in Frankfurt. Wuttke is working as a lecturer and producer at the art-academy, HFG-Offenbach, were he runs several workshops regarding electronic music. 2020 - the legendary R&S Records sub label Apollo, will re-release the second album, Wuttke/ Flügel recorded in 1993, called "The Primitive Painter" as doublevinyl, cd and download.̸Acid Jesus - "Flashbacks 1993 -1999" ( Alter Ego Recordings ) Alter Ego - "Rocker" ( Klang Elektronik ) Sensorama - "Welcome Insel" ( Ladomat ) The Primitive Painter - "The Primitive Painter" ( R&S/Apollo ) Supreme Truth - "The Supreme Truth" ( Ongaku Musik ) Sven Väth - "Fire" ( Virgin ) Sven Väth - "Contact" ( Virgin ) Depeche Mode - "Suffer Well" Alter Ego Remix ( Mute Records ) Human League - "All I Ever Wanted" Alter Ego Remix ( Klang Elektronik ) Primal Scream - "Autobahn 66" Alter Ego Remix ( Sony Music ) The Pet Shop Boys - "Psychological" Alter Ego Remix ( Parlophone ) Kylie Minogue - "Giving You Up" Alter Ego Remix ( Warner Music ) Octave One - "Black Water" Alter Ego Remix ( Ministry Of Sound )
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