Madloch
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Biografía
- Belgium-based DJ, producer and label owner, Madloch began his career in the late 90s. Now 20 years later and with a wealth of experience in touring, producing, label management & solid A&Ring, Madloch fnds himself at the helm of 3 record labels,We become DJs for different reasons. For many, it’s about sharing their record collections because the DJ booth becomes a place to express themselves in a way the rest of their life seldom caters for. Some use it to meet girls or score free drugs and for a select few, there is simply nothing else they could ever see themselves do. In Madloch’s case, it was the natural progression of an ever-growing love for a new music style he was frst exposed to in the early 90s - Progressive House. He yearned for that life less ordinary and by ’97, was deep into his musical obsession having collected mix tapes from his favourite DJs and started to buy vinyl to learn to DJ himself. From these solid foundations, he began playing to audiences across Belgium, which, by the beginning of the 00s, included some high profle residencies where he could warm up for his heroes, Nick Warren, Hernan Cattaneo, Matthew Dekay and more. Over time, this lead onto gigs across Europe and tours to Central and South America where he could play longer sets which gave him a chance to really fex his musical muscles across multiple genres and styles from chill out and deep house to progressive and beyond. “ My frst Argentina tour was in November 2015. ” He tells me, “ This was one of my biggest goals ever, touring the the greatest clubbing country of the world. Now it’s already a tradition to go back there every winter! ” As the new millennium began, Madloch realised he needed to add to his DJing. He needed a new string to add to his bow and began to explore music production. After years of honing his skills and forging a direction with his music, his frst real break came in 2010. The newly formed ‘Mitinique’ burst onto the progressive scene with their debut release ‘Saturday’, earning early support from El Maestro himself. Hernan Cattaneo played and charted the Eelke Kleijn remix, which was unreleased at the time for many months. Spurred on by this success, a year later the idea of a new label was tabled and Sound Avenue was born. Quickly climbing the ranks of the progressive elite with the help of some exceptional releases, the new label closed out the fnal quarter of 2011 as one of the most hyped imprints of the year having achieved several well deserved #1 spots on Release Promos’ Hype chart as well as a few Beatport homepage features. Interestingly, as the label skyrocketed, so did Madloch’s DJ career with the launch of the Sound Avenue radio show. He broadcast internationally to destinations as diverse as Russia, Mexico and India garnering attention from internet radio giants, Proton who added ‘Sound Avenue with Madloch’ to their already impressive portfolio which included ‘Transitions’ with John Digweed and Hernan Cattaneo’s ‘Resident’ show. Success breeds success, so as the label grew in stature some of the World’s best producers have contributed to the Sound Avenue sound, such that it’s been necessary to start to two sub-labels - 3rd Avenue and Crossfade Sounds. With all this label work, it’s amazing to fnd that Madloch still has time to produce his own tracks. Ever the humble artist, by his own admission he’s as proud of the artists who have remixed his tracks - King Unique, Martin Roth, Cid Inc, James Teej - as the music itself. Released across his own imprints and others such as Hookah Records, Particles, MNL and Gabriel Ananda's Soulful Techno, Madloch’s considered and musically diverse productions regularly fnd their way into the charts and sets of the Progressive A-List, and has allowed him to play a range of gigs all over the World even some for the Fashion industry across Europe. He is also in great demand as a remixer with tracks for Donatello, Roger Martinez and Lonya recently released. Not at all bad for a quiet, well-spoken chap from Belgium, who like many of his contemporaries has chosen to lead a life less ordinary: the life of the sonic artist .̸Originals 07/2011: Mitrinique* - Earthbound (Andy Arias / Overtone Watson Rmxs) [Sound Avenue] 10/2011: Mitrinique - High On Chocolate (Deepfunk / Liz Cirelli Rmxs) [Sound Avenue] 03/2012: Mitrinique - Green Mountains EP (Petar Dundov / Facundo Mohrr / Eelke Kleijn Rmxs) [Sound Avenue] 07/2012: Mitrinique – Mindcrossing (Audiotox & Watson / Omar Fayyad Rmxs) [Mistiquemusic] 10/2012: Mitrinique pres. Madloch – Colorshock (Paul Hazendonk / Marcelo Vasami Rmx) [Sound Avenue] 03/2013: Madloch & Beat Syndrome - Waiting Game (Luis Junior / Facundo Mohrr) [Sound Avenue] 10/2013: Madloch - Organic Life [Agara Music] 06/2014: Madloch & Matias Vila - Reading Souls [Sound Avenue] 10/2014: Madloch & Matias Vila - Reading Souls (Nikko Z / James Teej Remixes [Sound Avenue] 11/2014: Madloch - Walls (King Unique / One Of Them Remixes) [Sound Avenue] Remixes 09/2011: Jacob Singer - Why (Mitrinique & X-Ian Remix) [7senses] 12/2011: Nikko Z - L.A. (Mitrinique Remix)[Sound Avenue] 06/2012: Fancy Vienna – Sounds Of Silence (Mitrinique's 100bpm Rmx) [Sound Avenue] 06/2012: John Drummer – Wait For You (Mitrinique Remix) [Stellar Fountain Records] 06/2012: Jacob Singer - Zoom (Mitrinique & X-Ian Remix) [7senses] 10/2012: Travis MacDonald & Mauro Norti - Spectra (Madloch & Beat Syndrome Remix) [Sound Avenue] 11/2012: Travis MacDonald - Time Sense (Madloch & Yunta Remix) [Agara Music] 12/2012: Constan - Runway (Mitrinique Remix) [Soulfire Downloads] 12/2012: Luis Bondio - Circulate (Mitrinique Remix) [Movement Recordings] 01/2013: Ariane Blank - Declaration Of Love (Madloch vs Bollen & Fichter Rmx) [Shoes, Bags & Boys] 01/2013: Santiago Teillagory - 27 de Julio (Mitrinique Remix) [Funktripes Rec] 09/2013: Georgio Schulz & Anthony - Equilibrium (Madloch & Beat Syndrome Remix) [Sound Avenue] 10/2013: Tvardovsky - Smoothly Tango (Madloch & Eze Ramirez Remix) [Liquid Grooves] Compilations 06/2012: Mitrinique – Explorer #01 [Sound Avenue] (Compilation + mix) Incl. Tracks from: Audiotox & Watson, Martin Garcia, Steve Slight, Dark Soul Project, Yunta, Davy Dee, Lonya & Audio Junkies, Vinayak A & Fancy Vienna 12/2014: Sound Avenue with Madloch CD001
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