DEETRON / SOULMATE
(Nu groove / Ilian Tape / Mutual Rytm)
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Performance: DJ
Travel: 1 Person from Basel, Zurich or Geneva, CH
Agent: tim@outlined-am.com
Being involved with making and playing music for almost 30 years, Deetron stands as a pillar ofconsistency, creativity, and technical mastery.Renowned for his mind-boggling three-deck DJ-sets,signature remixes, and a richly diverse discography, he has built a career defined by quality, depth, and authenticity.
Raised in Bern, Switzerland, young Deetron’s passion was rooted in hip-hop and turntablism, driven by alove for vinyl and inspired by local hero DJ Djaimin and an eye opening DJ-set from Jeff Mills in the early‘90s.He absorbed the traditions of DJ-ing; those basic, yet crucially important elements: a broad yet accessible selection, true skills built up from hours and hours of practice and dedication.
Today, Deetron is an icon for a new generation of DJ's and producers.His mixing ability is second tonone with vinyl still an intrinsic part of his creative process, pledging wholehearted allegiance to hisroots.The art of his crate-digging & mixing has been eternalised through multiple official mix CD’s ('InThe Mix', 'Fuse presents Deetron', 'Balance 020', 'Fabric 76', 'DJ-Kicks’).
As a producer, Deetron has established over the years exclusive collaborations with artists like Jamie Lidell, Steve Spacek, and Peven Everett, and remains a highly sought-after remixer. The Swiss retains afamiliar ‘Deetron sound’ at their core, yet he can happily skip from sultry vocals and dainty chords to tougher compositions of driving techno. Most interesting was the transitional phase Deetron found himself in, with the vocal element of his music coming to the fore and injecting a new wave of excitement into his production process. This resulted in his 2013 album ‘Music Over Matter’, a critically acclaimed collection of dancefloor-ready tracks featuring a wide array of vocalists and alliances from across the house and techno spectrum.
In 2014, Deetron launched his own label: Character. Within the first few releases, Character swiftly establishes itself as an outlet for music beyond the confines of any particular genre. Its second release ‘Theory Of Light’ included Deetron’s massive underground hit ‘Photon’.
In 2017, he delivered a massive remix of Jamiroquai’s ‘Automaton’ (EMI) leading to a tour with the legendary UK funk outfit. That same year marked the release of ‘Re-Creation (Remixes Compiled), a mammoth collection taken from Deetron’s 200+ remix catalogue, showcasing the breadth and depth of his remix talent.
In 2021, a long-held dream was realized when Deetron released his concept album ‘Rotational Gravity’ on Jeff Mills’ legendary AXIS label. Simultaneously, he helped usher in a new era for the iconic Nu Groove imprint, aligning his forward-thinking ethos with the label’s historic legacy.
Deetron continued his prolific output with releases on Nu Groove, Mutual Rytm, Rekids, Cod3 QR, Running Back, Perpetual Sounds, Club Gudu, and Ilian Tape. It was through this last named cult label that Deetron revived his SOULMATE project in 2022. Following three well-received EPs, Deetron’s amicable connection with Ilian Tape continues to grow, with new releases already on the horizon.
An upcoming album project strengthens the ties to Gerd Janson’s Running Back imprint, with new music also in the pipeline for SHDW’s Mutual Rytm. For Deetron, music is everything. It goes beyond the individuals who make or play it—it’s in his DNA. And it’s this unrelenting passion that takes him effortlessly from studio to stage, always in rhythm with the pulse of the dancefloor