DJ Amok is well known as one of the founders of the German Hardtechno scene. His classic releases like “Bongo Dynamics”, “Collateral Damage” and the infamous “Nightmare” gained immense popularity and helped establish the style during it’s early days. Shortly after, his career as a DJ took off at a startling speed. Roughly a year after his debut, he already played several major festivals, including I Love Techno.)

With a background in classical music (he learned to play the violin), Amok developed a style both extreme and unique. Despite playing hard as hell, his style showcases a sophisticated understanding of music not often found with Hardtechno DJs. His sets work on a deeper level and take the audience on a fierce ride to the dark side of Techno, complete with skillful mixing, clever buildups and a passionate love for Music.

His labels Artillery Records and Crowbar with a combined 50 releases have become household names with Techno and Industrial Hardcore DJs as well and feature have helped shape the Hardtechno market like no other labels. Both labels are still going strong in 2010.

In 2006, Amok started Artillery Bookings with his long time friend ViperXXL. A side project at first, the agency quickly grew into one of the the most important booking agencys for this style, presenting some of the best artists in the scene. Recently he has joined forces with Dutch legend Rude Awakening and released two hit singles on Third Movement and Artillery.

2009 saw an extended break from DJing, but he stayed active on the vinyl market with the hit “Cleansing the Sphere” produced with Stormtrooper.

Career highlights as a DJ include: 

I Love Techno (BE), Ground Zero (NL), Mayday (HU, PL), Mysteryland (NL), Time Warp (GER), Monegros (ES), Montagood Festival (ES), Hardtechno Festival (AT), Syndicate (DE), Awakenings (NL), Defqon (NL), Decibel (NL), Club r_AW (NL), Pro-Jekt (BE), Bass Leader (BE), H2Zone Festival (ES), DJ Parade (RUS), Sonic 10 (CH), Imperium (CZ), Hard Noize (New York), Konvolve (San Francisco)

Countries visited:

Germany, Netherlands, UK, Belgium, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain, Austria, Czech Rep, USA, Slovakia, France, Serbia, Italy, Switzerland, etc.