Timo Maas

Düsseldorf’s Timo Maas is mainly connected with his participation in Germany’s trance picture being a DJ and manufacturer. Frequently misspelled by Us citizens as Timo Mass, he obtained a big global on the height from the global trance music picture, which had a big force from DJs such as for example Paul Truck Dyk and Sandra Collins within the middle- to past due ’90s. Maas’ initial contact with music emerged via hearing the air when he was youthful. He bought his initial record when he was nine and his initial couple of turntables when he was 17. His previously gigs had been around Germany playing mainly Top 40 information at pubs, sneaking in the casual techno record. In 1982 he performed his first proper official occur the basement of the friend’s home at a celebration and was booked an extended six years later on for his 1st formal all-techno gig. He was released to the rave picture in 1992, in its early German times, through a reserving at an Easter rave. Pursuing were an extended string of big rave occasions and local publicity. The production insect first little bit Maas in the first ’80s, but his 1st record, “THE ULTIMATE XS,” had not been released until 1995. Known as cheesy by Maas himself, the record didn’t prosper in most marketplaces. Soon after, he teamed with maker Gary D for the more lucrative “Die Herdplatte” record. Gary D also got Maas a residency at among Hamburg’s better-known night clubs, Tunnel, from 1994 to 1996. Contacts in England later on brought Maas towards the Bristol-based intensifying house golf club Lakota as well as the label Wish Recordings. During 1996-97, he released singles through brands including Wish, Lakota, Phuture Polish, and UK44, in addition to an recording under his Orinoko moniker. He also documented with supervisor and partner Leon Alexander under Mad Canines and Englishmen. In 2000, Timo Maas got a residency at the brand new York Town mega-club Twilo with co-workers Deep Dish. Following a massive achievement of his Azzido Da Bass remix “Dooms Night time” and his personal monitor “Ubik,” Maas released 2000’s Music for the Maases, a combination album largely made up of his personal productions and remixes. After yet another mix album, Linked, his creation debut Loud made an appearance in early 2002.