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DJ Koze
Stefan Kozalla (born 1972), better known as DJ Koze (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔtsə]), is a German DJ and music producer.
Born in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Kozalla first became known in the Hamburg music scene. In the early 1990s, he started as a rapper and DJ for various hip-hop groups in Flensburg. In 1991, DJ Koze reached second place in the German DMC Championship (an offshoot of the Disco Mix Club). Two years later, he moved to Hamburg and, together with Cosmic DJ, DJ Stachy, and the "Schreckliche Sven", founded the hip hop formation Fischmob, which persisted for about five years.
At the same time, he also worked with electronic music, increasing his name recognition as a DJ and producing remixes, sometimes under the pseudonym Adolf Noise. A collection of such remixes appeared in 2000 under the title Music Is Okay. As Adolf Noise in 2001, with Max Goldt as spokesman, he released the single "Deine Reime sind Schweine", a satire on battle rap tracks in German hip hop.
Together with Cosmic DJ and Erobique he founded the project International Pony, releasing We Love Music in 2002 Mit Dir sind wir vier in 2006. Since 2003, Koze published several Techno-Maxis at the Cologne label Kompakt under the name Monaco Schranze (a corruption of Monaco Franze and Schranz). He also released his second mix CD in 2004, titled All People Is My Friends.
As a DJ, he also performed at major festivals such as Coachella, Osheaga, Outside Lands, Roskilde, Sónar, Tomorrowland, SonneMondSterne, Melt!, Time Warp, Mayday, Mutek, Amsterdam Dance Event, Snowbombing, Nature One, Fusion Festival and Meredith Music Festival. In reader surveys of the music magazines Spex, Intro and de: Bug he was repeatedly voted DJ of the Year.
His productions under the name Adolf Noise are generally more experimental and eccentric. After Wunden, s. Beine Offen in April 2005, the second Adolf Noise album Wo die Rammelwolle fliegt was released.
He has run the label Pampa Records since 2009. On that label, he released the album Amygdala in 2013, entering the official German and Swiss charts for the first time. In addition, he received the Critics Award at the 2014 Echo Awards ceremony. On June 15, 2015, his edition of the mix series DJ Kicks was released on the Berlin label Studio !K7, which attracted a great deal of national and international attention. In 2017, he was nominated for two Electronic Music Awards for Record of the Year and Remix of the Year, both for his Extended Disco Version of Låpsley's "Operator".
In January 2018, DJ Koze announced his fourth studio album titled Knock Knock, which was released on May 4, 2018 on Pampa Records. On July 12, 2018, his remix of the track "Humility" by British band Gorillaz was released.
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DJ Koze
Stefan Kozalla (born 1972), better known as DJ Koze (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔtsə]), is a German DJ and music producer.
Born in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Kozalla first became known in the Hamburg music scene. In the early 1990s, he started as a rapper and DJ for various hip-hop groups in Flensburg. In 1991, DJ Koze reached second place in the German DMC Championship (an offshoot of the Disco Mix Club). Two years later, he moved to Hamburg and, together with Cosmic DJ, DJ Stachy, and the "Schreckliche Sven", founded the hip hop formation Fischmob, which persisted for about five years.
At the same time, he also worked with electronic music, increasing his name recognition as a DJ and producing remixes, sometimes under the pseudonym Adolf Noise. A collection of such remixes appeared in 2000 under the title Music Is Okay. As Adolf Noise in 2001, with Max Goldt as spokesman, he released the single "Deine Reime sind Schweine", a satire on battle rap tracks in German hip hop.
Together with Cosmic DJ and Erobique he founded the project International Pony, releasing We Love Music in 2002 Mit Dir sind wir vier in 2006. Since 2003, Koze published several Techno-Maxis at the Cologne label Kompakt under the name Monaco Schranze (a corruption of Monaco Franze and Schranz). He also released his second mix CD in 2004, titled All People Is My Friends.
As a DJ, he also performed at major festivals such as Coachella, Osheaga, Outside Lands, Roskilde, Sónar, Tomorrowland, SonneMondSterne, Melt!, Time Warp, Mayday, Mutek, Amsterdam Dance Event, Snowbombing, Nature One, Fusion Festival and Meredith Music Festival. In reader surveys of the music magazines Spex, Intro and de: Bug he was repeatedly voted DJ of the Year.
His productions under the name Adolf Noise are generally more experimental and eccentric. After Wunden, s. Beine Offen in April 2005, the second Adolf Noise album Wo die Rammelwolle fliegt was released.
He has run the label Pampa Records since 2009. On that label, he released the album Amygdala in 2013, entering the official German and Swiss charts for the first time. In addition, he received the Critics Award at the 2014 Echo Awards ceremony. On June 15, 2015, his edition of the mix series DJ Kicks was released on the Berlin label Studio !K7, which attracted a great deal of national and international attention. In 2017, he was nominated for two Electronic Music Awards for Record of the Year and Remix of the Year, both for his Extended Disco Version of Låpsley's "Operator".
In January 2018, DJ Koze announced his fourth studio album titled Knock Knock, which was released on May 4, 2018 on Pampa Records. On July 12, 2018, his remix of the track "Humility" by British band Gorillaz was released.