International DeeJay Gigolo Records
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International DeeJay Gigolo Records is a German
electronic music
record label
run by techno
artist DJ Hell
(real name Helmut Geier). The label was founded in Munich
in 1996
as an affiliate of label Disko B. It is now based in Berlin
and is Germany's most successful electronic music record label, specialising in electro
, house
and techno
with 80's pop and disco influences. "Gigolo" has released records by Dave Clarke, Jeff Mills
, DJ Hell
, David Carretta, Miss Kittin
& The Hacker
, Kiko & Gino S., DJ Naughty, The Advent
, Dopplereffekt
, Terrence Fixmer, Japanese Telecom, Fischerspooner
, Tiga
, Belgian Dj Valium, Princess Superstar
and Vitalic
.
Gigolo's most successful release came in 2001, with Vitalic
's Poney EP (which included techno favourite "La Rock 01" on the B-side). This EP was remastered and re-issued in 2006.
The label also releases showcase compilations, sometimes called "We Are Gigolo", of which there are now eleven volumes.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
run by techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
artist DJ Hell
DJ Hell
This article is about Helmut Josef Geier. You may also be looking for Darryl Hell.Helmut Josef Geier, professionally known as DJ Hell is a German house-techno DJ...
(real name Helmut Geier). The label was founded in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 1996
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
as an affiliate of label Disko B. It is now based in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and is Germany's most successful electronic music record label, specialising in electro
Electro (music)
Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
, house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
with 80's pop and disco influences. "Gigolo" has released records by Dave Clarke, Jeff Mills
Jeff Mills
Jeff Mills is an American techno DJ and producer.-Career:Starting in the early 1980s, Mills, using the name "The Wizard", was a recurring guest DJ on "The Electrifying Mojo" radio show on WJLB...
, DJ Hell
DJ Hell
This article is about Helmut Josef Geier. You may also be looking for Darryl Hell.Helmut Josef Geier, professionally known as DJ Hell is a German house-techno DJ...
, David Carretta, Miss Kittin
Miss Kittin
Miss Kittin is an electronic music DJ, vocalist, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy...
& The Hacker
The Hacker
Michel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
, Kiko & Gino S., DJ Naughty, The Advent
The Advent
The Advent is a British electronic music act. It was originally founded in 1993 by Cisco Ferreira and Colin McBean. Soon after leaving school, Ferreira began working as an engineer at Jack Trax Records, a job which enabled him to glimpse first-hand the work of such artists as Derrick May and...
, Dopplereffekt
Dopplereffekt
Dopplereffekt is an electronic music act which has been active since at least 1995 . It is named after the German word for the Doppler effect...
, Terrence Fixmer, Japanese Telecom, Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
, Tiga
Tiga (musician)
Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
, Belgian Dj Valium, Princess Superstar
Princess Superstar
Princess Superstar is an American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop — a mixture of 'hip hop, electroclash and electronica'.-Background:...
and Vitalic
Vitalic
Vitalic is an electronic music artist. He was born in France and is of Spanish and Italian descent.-History:His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene...
.
Gigolo's most successful release came in 2001, with Vitalic
Vitalic
Vitalic is an electronic music artist. He was born in France and is of Spanish and Italian descent.-History:His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene...
's Poney EP (which included techno favourite "La Rock 01" on the B-side). This EP was remastered and re-issued in 2006.
The label also releases showcase compilations, sometimes called "We Are Gigolo", of which there are now eleven volumes.
Artists
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- Acid Maria
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- Anthony Shake Shakir
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- The AdventThe AdventThe Advent is a British electronic music act. It was originally founded in 1993 by Cisco Ferreira and Colin McBean. Soon after leaving school, Ferreira began working as an engineer at Jack Trax Records, a job which enabled him to glimpse first-hand the work of such artists as Derrick May and...
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- Bobby Konders
- Capri
- Christopher Just
- Chris KordaChris KordaChris Korda is the leader of the Church of Euthanasia, antinatalist, techno musician and software developer . Korda is a cross-gendered vegetarian and the only progeny of Simon & Schuster editor and author, Michael Korda...
- CrossoverCrossover (band)Crossover is an American electroclash duo from New York City. Their first full-length album, fantasmo, was released in 2001.-Biography:Vanessa Tosti and Mark Ingram met in NYC and worked at Smylonylon, selling deadstock vintage clothing...
- Dave Clarke
- David Carretta
- Der Zyklus
- Dj Klash
- Digitaria
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- DMX KrewDMX KrewDMX Krew is the recording name of Ed Upton. He has released 6 full albums on Aphex Twin's label Rephlex Records and numerous singles/EPs for both Rephlex and his own Breakin' Records. DMX Krew's sound spans several electronic music genres but had mostly been rooted in early electro-pop/breakdance...
- Dynamik Bass System
- Elbee Bad
- Electric Indigo
- Erotek/Atwil
- Filippo Naughty Moscatello
- Fat TruckersFat TruckersThe Fat Truckers were a British electroclash band from Sheffield, comprising Ben Rymer, Mark Hudson and Ross Orton and briefly augmented by Jason Buckle and Ginger Dave as a part-time members....
- FischerspoonerFischerspoonerFischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
- Foremost Poets
- Gabe Castanzaro
- Gino S.
- HellDJ HellThis article is about Helmut Josef Geier. You may also be looking for Darryl Hell.Helmut Josef Geier, professionally known as DJ Hell is a German house-techno DJ...
- Inform3r
- Japanese Telecom
- Jonzon
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- Jeff MillsJeff MillsJeff Mills is an American techno DJ and producer.-Career:Starting in the early 1980s, Mills, using the name "The Wizard", was a recurring guest DJ on "The Electrifying Mojo" radio show on WJLB...
- k.lakizz
- Kevin GormanKevin GormanKevin Gorman , based in Manchester, England is a British DJ and Musician best known for his album Chemistry Lock on DJ Hell's International DJ Gigolo label. Kevin is strongly associated with a resurgence of the Gigolo label, as it has moved away from its more notorious Electroclash sound back...
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- Kiko & Gino S.
- Kikumoto Allstars
- Le Chic
- Linda LambLinda LambLinda Lamb is an American singer and musician of European descent who has worked with Vitalic and Nina Hagen; she is known for her underground hit Hot Room.-Career:...
- M.F.F.
- Martin Matiske
- Mixmaster Jeff Monday
- Mick Willis
- Mihai Popoviciu
- Miss KittinMiss KittinMiss Kittin is an electronic music DJ, vocalist, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy...
& the Hacker - Milch
- Mitsu
- Mount SimsMount SimsMount Sims is the stage name of Matthew Sims, a Berlin-based American DJ, performance artist, producer and musician. Starting Mount Sims as a purely electronic music act, later releases have also shown influences from post punk, new wave and darkwave...
- Ozone Layer
- Orlando VoornOrlando VoornOrlando Voorn is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer. As a solo artist he has released work since the early 80s under a large amount of aliases containing Balance, Frequency, Baruka, Basic Bastard, Fix, Dope Dog, Boy, Stalker and The Nighttripper...
- Plastique de Reve
- Princess SuperstarPrincess SuperstarPrincess Superstar is an American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop — a mixture of 'hip hop, electroclash and electronica'.-Background:...
- Psychonauts
- Poladroid
- Réplica
- Richard Bartz
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- Romina Cohn
- Savas Pascalidis
- SeelenluftSeelenluftBeat Solèr, better known by his stage name Seelenluft, is a producer of electronic music from Switzerland.-Career:Seelenluft is Beat Soler from Zurich. He has been playing music since he was seven. He has made a number of records in the past ten years....
- Sonja Mooncar
- Station Rose
- Stalker 7
- SterilSterilSteril is an electronic musician releasing music on International Deejay Gigolo Records, Lasergun, Erkrankung Durch Musique and Richard Bartz' Kurbel Records...
- Superstars of Love
- Sylvie Marks
- Tampopo
- Terence Fixmer
- TigaTiga (musician)Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
- Traxx & Deecoy
- Trike
- The Trinity
- TuxedomoonTuxedomoonTuxedomoon is an experimental post-punk/New Wave group formed in San Francisco, California, consisting of core members Blaine L. Reininger, Steven Brown and Peter Principle....
- Valium
- VitalicVitalicVitalic is an electronic music artist. He was born in France and is of Spanish and Italian descent.-History:His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene...
- Zombie NationZombie Nation (band)Zombie Nation is a German techno and electro project of the Munich based DJ and producer Florian Senfter.-History:The first Zombie Nation five track EP was released in the spring of 1999 on DJ Hell's label, International DeeJay Gigolo Records...