Monika Kruse
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Monika Kruse is one of Germany
´s most successful Techno
- DJ, Music producer and Record Label
owners.
but grew up in Bavaria’s capital Munich
.
When she was 7 years and had her first piano lesson, she started to fall in love with music. A love and passion that won’t leave her and that she described with: "Music just makes me happy“
After her final exams she started to do apprenticeships in various enterprises like a company that published a music magazine or in a promotion company for music bands. She spend a lot of her money for records and a big vinyl collection.
A bit later she took the chance and started as product manager for the Chrysalis Records
label and cared about bands and artists such as Gang Starr
or Monie Love
.
In 1991 Monika started her DJ carrier and played for the first time in the "Babalu Bar" in Munich. Her sets at that time were influenced by Hip hop
and Funk
but she played and combined it already the first House tunes. A short time later she started her first residency in the "Parkcafé" Club. At the end of 1993 she became a member of the "Ultraworld" Crew that organised Techno events in Munich and opened the Club Ultraschall.
1995 was the release on Monika ´s first production - collaboration with Richard Bartz (Acid Scout) that was released on a compilation, while in the meantime her DJ sets were recognised far beyond Munich and she played outside Germany in countries like US, UK or Sweden.
In the summer of the same year she started her own Housetram Events in a tramway wagon.
At the end of 1997 Monika presented her first solo production on a compilation and moved in the same year to Berlin where she started to release her first Mix CD. Over the years she met and started to work with Patrick Lindsey with whom she produced and released several years under the project name Monika Kruse @ Voodooamt. Their first released went public in 1998. Around the same time Monika start and founded her first label Terminal M her platform for energetic, upfront, kicking Techno.
In 2000 she played at Berlin’s massive Loveparade at the final ceremony for the biggest dance floor ever, in front of 1.5 million people.
2000 was the same year where Monika Kruse founded her most ambitious project No Historical Backspin. Influence by the constant violent crimes, beatings against foreigners. Monika decided that Electronic music
must take a stand and show that tolerance and diversity is a fundamental part of the „Techno & House Culture“.
At the No Historical Backspin all artists speak out openly that they are against fascism and racism and collect money for f.e. the victim fund of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation.
2001 saw the release of Monika Kruse’s first artist album Panorama that she produced with Patrick Lindsey.
In 2003 she founded her 2nd record label: Electric Avenue Recordings, an imprint that concentrates more on smoother, intense House tunes. In summer she hit the charts in Europe with her summer smasher Latin Lovers that rose in the Dutch dance charts on number 1 and hit the Spanish sales charts in the Top 20. Passengers - Monika's 2nd artist long player - was in the record stores in autumn 2003. In the meantime her skills on the wheels of steal were continuous popular in clubs and on raves around the globe: As resident in the Belgian Fuse club, ambassador of German dance culture for the Goethe-Institute, on illegal parties or the biggest Japanese rave Wire.
In 2007 Monika Kruse decided to start a very fruitful cooperation with Worms based Gregor Tresher. Their first production "GTMK - and more..." came out in July 2007 - followed by the 2nd 12" GTMK - Panachakarma on one of Holland’s most upfront label: Intacto. Monika Kruse ended 2007 with her No Historical Backspin Party in Berlin’s Watergate Club played at Germany’s biggest NYE - event: Sensation White in Düsseldorf and in Germany's biggest electronic Magazine: Raveline - she was voted on the 4th place of the most important German DJ's.
Monika Kruse plays regularly in Berlin
´s famous Panoramabar / Berghain
.
In 2008 Monika Kruse and her producer Gregor Tresher finished her first solo album Monika Kruse - Changes of Perception that was released on 5 September 2008. The first 12" EP of the album was released in May, part 2 in June and part 3 in September 2008.
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...
´s most successful 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...
- DJ, Music producer and 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,...
owners.
Biography
Kruse was born in 1971 in BerlinBerlin
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...
but grew up in Bavaria’s capital 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...
.
When she was 7 years and had her first piano lesson, she started to fall in love with music. A love and passion that won’t leave her and that she described with: "Music just makes me happy“
After her final exams she started to do apprenticeships in various enterprises like a company that published a music magazine or in a promotion company for music bands. She spend a lot of her money for records and a big vinyl collection.
A bit later she took the chance and started as product manager for the Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...
label and cared about bands and artists such as Gang Starr
Gang Starr
Gang Starr was an influential East Coast hip hop duo that consisted of the late MC Guru and DJ/producer DJ Premier. Their style combined elements of New York jazz and hip hop.-Background:...
or Monie Love
Monie Love
Simone Riscoe , better known by her stage name Monie Love, is an English emcee and former radio personality in the United States...
.
In 1991 Monika started her DJ carrier and played for the first time in the "Babalu Bar" in Munich. Her sets at that time were influenced by Hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
and Funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
but she played and combined it already the first House tunes. A short time later she started her first residency in the "Parkcafé" Club. At the end of 1993 she became a member of the "Ultraworld" Crew that organised Techno events in Munich and opened the Club Ultraschall.
1995 was the release on Monika ´s first production - collaboration with Richard Bartz (Acid Scout) that was released on a compilation, while in the meantime her DJ sets were recognised far beyond Munich and she played outside Germany in countries like US, UK or Sweden.
In the summer of the same year she started her own Housetram Events in a tramway wagon.
At the end of 1997 Monika presented her first solo production on a compilation and moved in the same year to Berlin where she started to release her first Mix CD. Over the years she met and started to work with Patrick Lindsey with whom she produced and released several years under the project name Monika Kruse @ Voodooamt. Their first released went public in 1998. Around the same time Monika start and founded her first label Terminal M her platform for energetic, upfront, kicking Techno.
In 2000 she played at Berlin’s massive Loveparade at the final ceremony for the biggest dance floor ever, in front of 1.5 million people.
2000 was the same year where Monika Kruse founded her most ambitious project No Historical Backspin. Influence by the constant violent crimes, beatings against foreigners. Monika decided that 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...
must take a stand and show that tolerance and diversity is a fundamental part of the „Techno & House Culture“.
At the No Historical Backspin all artists speak out openly that they are against fascism and racism and collect money for f.e. the victim fund of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation.
2001 saw the release of Monika Kruse’s first artist album Panorama that she produced with Patrick Lindsey.
In 2003 she founded her 2nd record label: Electric Avenue Recordings, an imprint that concentrates more on smoother, intense House tunes. In summer she hit the charts in Europe with her summer smasher Latin Lovers that rose in the Dutch dance charts on number 1 and hit the Spanish sales charts in the Top 20. Passengers - Monika's 2nd artist long player - was in the record stores in autumn 2003. In the meantime her skills on the wheels of steal were continuous popular in clubs and on raves around the globe: As resident in the Belgian Fuse club, ambassador of German dance culture for the Goethe-Institute, on illegal parties or the biggest Japanese rave Wire.
In 2007 Monika Kruse decided to start a very fruitful cooperation with Worms based Gregor Tresher. Their first production "GTMK - and more..." came out in July 2007 - followed by the 2nd 12" GTMK - Panachakarma on one of Holland’s most upfront label: Intacto. Monika Kruse ended 2007 with her No Historical Backspin Party in Berlin’s Watergate Club played at Germany’s biggest NYE - event: Sensation White in Düsseldorf and in Germany's biggest electronic Magazine: Raveline - she was voted on the 4th place of the most important German DJ's.
Monika Kruse plays regularly 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...
´s famous Panoramabar / Berghain
Berghain
Berghain is a Berlin nightclub, named after its location on the border between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain. Philip Sherburne described it in 2007 as "quite possibly the current world capital of techno, much as E-Werk or Tresor were in their respective heydays." -Overview:The club is located in a...
.
In 2008 Monika Kruse and her producer Gregor Tresher finished her first solo album Monika Kruse - Changes of Perception that was released on 5 September 2008. The first 12" EP of the album was released in May, part 2 in June and part 3 in September 2008.
Releases
- 1996: Monika Kruse "Loop" (Seratonin)
- 1999: Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Part 2 [Frisbee]
- 1999: Monika Kruse: Complex Y2K Vol.1 (xxx rec)
- 2000: Monika Kruse & Patrick Lindsey: U like..? [Trackland]
- 2000: Monika Kruse & Stanny Franssen "Good fellas" (Terminal M)
- 2000: Monika Kruse & Patrick Lindsey "Luvsucka" (Terminal M)
- 2005: Monika Kruse exclusive track für Absolut Wodka - free download
- 2006: Monika Kruse & Dave Shokh " Wann war gestern?" (Electric Avenue rec)
- 2006: Monika Kruse & Dave Shokh "Vorgestern" ---free download
- 2006: Monika Kruse@Voodooamt "Wie heißt der Scheiss?" (Terminal M)
- 2007: Monika Kruse & Gregor Tresher pres. GTMK "and more ..." (Terminal M)
- 2007: Monika Kruse & Gregor Tresher pres. GTMK "Panchakarma" (Intacto)
- 2008: Monika Kruse Changes of Perception Part 1 "Changes of Perception" (Terminal M)
- 2008: Monika Kruse Changes of Perception Part 2 "Changes of Perception" (Terminal M)
- 2008: Monika Kruse Changes of Perception Part 3 "Changes of Perception" (Terminal M)
Singles und EPs
- 1998 - Monika Kruse im Voodooamt: Voodoo EP (Frisbee)
- 1998 - Monika Kruse: 1.05h (Frisbee)
- 1998 - Hoschi pres. Monika Kruse: Sandcrawler EP (Primevil)
- 1999 - Patrick Lindsey pres. Monika Kruse: The Last Night (School)
- 1999 - Monika Kruse im Voodooamt: Part 2 (Frisbee)
- 2000 - Monika Kruse & Patrick Lindsey like..? (Trackland)
- 2000 - Monika Kruse im Voodooamt: Stringrise (Terminal M)
- 2001 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Route 27 (Terminal M)
- 2002 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Abseits (Terminal M)
- 2002 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Highway Number 4 (Terminal M)
- 2003 - Monika Kruse: Latin Lovers (Terminal M)
- 2003 - Monika Kruse @ Voodooamt: Passengers (Terminal M)
- 2004 - Monika Kruse: Latin Lovers Remixe (Terminal M)
Album
- 2001 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Panorama (Terminal M)
- 2003 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Passengers (Terminal M)
- 2008 - Monika Kruse Changes of Perception (Terminal M)
Coproductions
- 1996 - Robot Wars 2: Metal on Metal (Sm:)e)
- 2000 - Monika Kruse & Patrick Lindsey: Needlehopper (Terminal M)
- 2009 - Monika Kruse & Mutant Clan: Sancerre EP (Terminal M)
Remixes
- 2001: DJ Rush: Motherfucking Bass (Monika Kruse im Voodooamt Rmx) (T-Classix)
- 2001: Mr. Sliff: Rippin and Dippin ((Monika Kruse im Voodooamt Rmx) ( Spielzeug)
- 2003: Oliver Huntemann: Discotech (Monika Kruse @ Voodooamt Rmx) (Confused)
- 2004: Emmanuel TopEmmanuel TopEmmanuel Top is a French acid techno music producer from Lille popular in the 1990s for his releases on his own record label, Attack Records.His most famous track is titled "Turkish Bazaar", released in 1994, which contains warped, looping vocal lyrics, originally written by Jim Morrison: "the...
"mars" (Monika Kruse @ Voodooamt Rmx) (Tracid Traxx) - 2005: Eric Sneo: Slave to the beat (Monika Kruse Rmx) (Terminal M)
- 2006: MoguaiMoguaiMoguai , is a German DJ and EDM producer. He is best known for his 2002 hit "U Know Y", and his earlier hit "The Rock" which used a sample from the song "Top Billin'" by rap group Audio Two. Starting in early 2010, he became one of few people to release music on deadmau5's record label, mau5trap...
"I want / I need / I love" - Monika Kruse Rmx (Punx)
Mix-CDs
- 1997 - DJ Mix Series Vol. 1 (Fine Audio)
- 2000 - On the Road Vol. 1 (Terminal M)
- 2002 - On the Road Vol. 2 (Terminal M)
- 2004 - On the Road Vol. 3 (Terminal M)
- 2006 - On the Road Vol. 4 (Terminal M)
- 2007 - On the Nippon Road (Terminal M)
External links
- Official Homepage of Monika Kruse
- Official Homepage Terminal M
- Official Homepage Electric Avenue Recordings
- No Historical Backspin Project against Racism and Fascism
- Monika Kruse on laut.de
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Monika+Kruse/Monika Kruse 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...
] - Monika Kruse on residentadvisor.net