Matthias Menck
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Matthias Menck, alias Double M, alias Toxilogic is a German graduate audio engineer
, house and trance producer and DJ, resident in Hamburg
. He is most famous for being a part of Brooklyn Bounce
.
In later years, as his musical career developed and inspired by his many international DJ gigs, Matthias has moved away from commercial sounds and has gone back to his roots. Which lie unmistakably in the House music. Matthias’ productions and DJ sets authentically capture his musical history and stand out both musically and technically.
Aside from his solo projects (e.g. on Ministry of Sound
) and remixes (e.g. DJ Antoine, Chris Kaeser, D.o.n.s. ) Menck works regularly with various Artists like Christoph Brüx
, Thomas Gold
, Jerry Ropero
or D.O.N.S. and very closely with Terri B.
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, house and trance producer and DJ, resident in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. He is most famous for being a part of Brooklyn Bounce
Brooklyn Bounce
Brooklyn Bounce is one of several pseudonyms used by German trance producers Matthias Menck and Dennis Bohn . They have also produced music under the names Mental Madness Productions and Beatbox feat. Rael...
.
Producer and DJ
Matthias Menck has been part of the international electronic music scene since the 1980s. As producer and DJ he was one of the guys responsible for establishing House Music in Hamburg. Whilst he was a young graduate audio engineer, he spent many a sleepless nights in the recording studio and in the legendary Kontor Club where he was resident DJ. His first Gold and Platinum Record status he achieved with Brooklyn Bounce, one of his early commercial projects.In later years, as his musical career developed and inspired by his many international DJ gigs, Matthias has moved away from commercial sounds and has gone back to his roots. Which lie unmistakably in the House music. Matthias’ productions and DJ sets authentically capture his musical history and stand out both musically and technically.
Aside from his solo projects (e.g. on Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
) and remixes (e.g. DJ Antoine, Chris Kaeser, D.o.n.s. ) Menck works regularly with various Artists like Christoph Brüx
Christoph Brüx
Christoph Brüx is a German composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger and music producer.He composed for interpreters such as No Angels, Matthias Reim, The Underdog Project, Brooklyn Bounce etc., and he also composed film scores....
, Thomas Gold
Thomas Gold
Thomas Gold was an Austrian-born astrophysicist, a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society . Gold was one of three young Cambridge scientists who in the 1950s proposed the now mostly abandoned 'steady...
, Jerry Ropero
Jerry Ropero
Jerry Ropero is a Spanish house music DJ and producer married to Croatian superstar Narany.-Early career:Ropero's career began in the 90's in Belgium, when he joined the group Natural Born Grooves. He released his first two tracks under his own name, "All Over" and "Drive", in 1996...
or D.O.N.S. and very closely with Terri B.
Terri Bjerre
Terri Bjerre, also known as Terri B!, is an American dance and pop singer.-Biography:Terri was born in Washington, D.C. to military parents. She attended more than nine schools before graduating and attending Florida A&M University, earning a degree in Business Economics.She began her career in...
Bands
- SMC Unity
- Members: Sofie St. Claire, Matthias Menck, Christoph BrüxChristoph BrüxChristoph Brüx is a German composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger and music producer.He composed for interpreters such as No Angels, Matthias Reim, The Underdog Project, Brooklyn Bounce etc., and he also composed film scores....
- Dolphin Sound
- Members: Christoph BrüxChristoph BrüxChristoph Brüx is a German composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger and music producer.He composed for interpreters such as No Angels, Matthias Reim, The Underdog Project, Brooklyn Bounce etc., and he also composed film scores....
, Matthias Menck- Brooklyn BounceBrooklyn BounceBrooklyn Bounce is one of several pseudonyms used by German trance producers Matthias Menck and Dennis Bohn . They have also produced music under the names Mental Madness Productions and Beatbox feat. Rael...
- Brooklyn Bounce
- Aliases: Abuna E, Beatbox, Boys-R-Us, Harmonic Beats, Mental Madness Productions
- Members: Matthias Menck, Dennis Bohn
- Terraformer
- Members: Dennis Bohn & Mattias Menck, Jan Miesner, Heiko Lempio
Associated acts
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External links
- Official Website
- Matthias Menck on discogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Matthias Menck biography on myspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....