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Oliver Koletzki - SVT-Podcast008
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SVT-Podcast008 - Oliver Koletzki by Stil vor Talent
It sounds like a fairy tale. In 2005
29-year old OLIVER KOLETZKI presses 500 copies of his underground hit
"Der Mückenschwarm". One of those white labels lands in Sven Väth's
record bag and whenever he plays the track, the people go wild. Shortly
after techno-king Väth signs the track on his techno empire Cocoon. "Der
Mückenschwarm", already considered as a techno classic - becomes the
best sold techno record of 2005, the best ever selling record on Cocoon
and OLIVER KOLETZKI gets voted best newcomer of the year in prestigious
Groove magazine.
But one would be fooled to think that this was the start of Oliver's
musical career. Since he was 12 years old, OLIVER KOLETZKI has been
deeply infected with the production of music. He starts out by
programming Hip-Hop beats on the C64, but quickly falls in love with
more electronic sounds like breakdance and synthie-pop that he produces
on the first Amiga computers. When he turns 18, he also starts to DJ in
his hometown of Braunschweig and quickly becomes a regular DJ in the
local clubs. In 2000 he decides to move to Berlin to study music – and
the excessive Berlin nightlife. He promptly lands himself DJ gigs in
smaller clubs and bars, but with the release of his first record, things
change for the better. In the summer of 2005 he starts to play
festivals, gets booked into the most prestigious clubs all over the
world and gets asked to remix the likes of Rockers Hi-Fi, Client or
Cassius. However, while superstardom is lurking around every corner,
Oliver stays down to earth: "I have been making music for nearly twenty
years now. That provides me with a stable base for not going nuts.
Basically, I am still doing the same that I have been doing for years
now: making music during the week and playing out on the weekends, even
if it is on a slightly different level now."
In October 2005, while still riding on the success of his debut single,
Oliver directly realises one of his dreams: to have his own label. He
founds Stil vor Talent, a label dedicated to pushing new artists and
creating a platform for a huge variation of quality electronic dance
music – from minimal techno to squeaky house to pop music. "From the
beginning I wanted to give people the same chance that I've had and
offer them a platform to release their music. However: the quality of
the music is above everything else. Firstly, I have to like it", Oliver
comments on the philosophy of his label. And he is a workaholic. He
still spends hours and hours listening to demo tracks and goes out to
see people play live in small clubs. Up until now, Stil vor Talent can
look back on over 40 releases that include Oliver’s first artist album
"Get Wasted", the über-hit "3 Tage Wach" or Oliver's latest masterpiece:
his electronically influenced pop album "Großstadtmärchen".
OLIVER KOLETZKI seems to have a nose for commercial success out of the
underground, which Lützenkirchens ironic afterhour manifest "3 Tage
Wach" is the best example for: the track becomes the best-sold techno
track of 2008. In 2009 Oliver continues this success story with the
release of his album "Großstadtmärchen" – an electro-pop album featuring
national and international big names such as Mieze Katz (MIA), Axel
Bosse or Die Raketen as well as many newcomers such as singers Juli
Holz, Pyur and Fran. With "Großstadtmärchen" Oliver has managed to
achieve what only few techno producers manage can do: to produce a pop
album with club credibility. The singles "Hypnotized" and "U-Bahn" get
nationwide airplay on the radio and when Oliver plays them in the club
people sing along to the lyrics.
But he wouldn't be OLIVER KOLETZKI if he didn't want to perform the
album live on stage as well. In the summer 2009 he founds his band The
Koletzkis with many of his old friends and the singer Fran. They have
already played live at Bar 25, Watergate and Lido in Berlin as well as
in Leipzig, Bern, Hamburg, Vienna and many other cities. For 2009 they
have big plans: in the summer they will play the big festivals and will
put Oliver’s music out there – from the clubs into the concerts halls,
from the beach raves to the open-airs.
Label manager, producer, DJ, bandleader: above all this, Oliver still
manages to fill the clubs around the world and make people smile to his
energetic DJ sets. Be in the best clubs of Europe such as London's
Fabric, Berlin's Berghain or around the rest of the world: Oliver knows
how to perform and connect with his audience. In March 2010 Oliver will
do another Australia tour, he will tour South America again and play the
infamous Thai Break festival. While rehearsing with The Koletzkis and
signing new hot artists for his label Stil vor Talent, OLIVER KOLETZKI
is already working on his next album. There is really no stopping him in
2010!
SVT-Podcast008 - Oliver Koletzki
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