Dossier YkonBookings

ABOUT US We are pleased to present our project, an evolution of what began four years ago.

In 2008 was born Ykon Group, a collective of DJs from Hard Techno / Schranz was created for members to make themselves known in the city of Barcelona and its surroundings. In 2010, after getting their dj’s acted in countless rooms, Ykon Group evolved to become a project much more ambitious and professional, creating YkonBookings.

Since then we have worked with venues and promoters of national and international reputable festivals like Monegros , Montagood, CODE Fabrik, La Cova, Hardfactory, FuelTechno...

In Ykon Bookings work with national and international artists. All our artists are both DJs and producers, and many of them have their live set.

In the following documentation we will present our artists with a brief biography and his most important references.

VENEZUELA

BRAZIL

GERMANY

SPAIN

ITALY

BRUCE (ITALY) Alessandro E. Atzeni known as Bruce was born in 1985 in Cagliari (Italy). As teenager he had been interested in the electronic music and for many years he has moved in house and techhouse parties. Always passionated to have more energy when he got know Dj Rush discovered his real passion, involving him in the environment techno and hardtechno. In 2003 he got into decks and decide to start Djing among friends in free parties. In 2006 he began his residency at the “Micro Club”, important club for the hardtechno scene in his country, with an organization called “Basstation”.

In 2007 he began producing his own music, and over a year later few tracks and remixes were played in the best clubs and festivals in Europe, supported by: Rush, Pet Duo, Bold, O.B.I., Lukas and many more..... which allowed him to have a little place in the scene.

In 2009 was lunched his first vinyl by Pet Duo in Cause Rec. The track was called “Fusion Reaction”, produced in collaboration with a brasilian dj, Foncek. To follow, thanks to Dj Rush, who gave him the chanche to pubblish his first solo EP “Fight Every Day “ on Kne Deep, and at the same time Rush decided to start a collaboration with him for another release in Kne Deep, called “Rhythm Composers” and released in 2010.

At the moment he is working hard on various projects, future release and live set.

RELEASES Rhythm Composers EP Fight Every Day EP Favela Core EP Cauzone EP Don’t Believe the Hype EP New Chicks on the Cock EP Hear Banditoz EP Connection EP Catcalysm EP Somebody Need Help EP Evolution EP Intensity 01 All in one EP Shot and Go EP Italian Killerz EP Elementz 07 Born from Pain EP Intensity 05 Hardtechno Revence EP HardTechno Bastard 03 Sound Attak 06 Kids & Nightmares EP Mediterranean Underground Skullz EP Helllife EP

Dj Rush vs Bruce Bruce VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA Alex TB & Bruce VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA Hipnotica (Bruce remix) VV.AA Pussy Likerz (Bruce remix) VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA VV.AA Bruce /Mechanical Brothers

[Kne Deep 54] [Kne Deep 49] [Cause Rec. 04] [Cause Rec. 09] [Distorted 12] [MTR 08] [Sonic Speed Rec. 02] [Kube 02] [Kube 07] [Elementz 02] P [Ifactor 05] [Intensity 01] [G-Not 02] [Elementz 04] [G-Not Special 01] [Elementz 07] [Confuz 15] [Intensity 05] [Krytical 04] [Hard Techno Bastards 03] [Sound Attak 06] [MB Production 03] [Painkiller 04] [Carmarage 05]

EMME (ITALY) Michele AkA DJ emme was born in Cagliari (ITALY) in 1984 He always follow the techno scene and only 2 years ago decided to go on the hardest way. Fascineted by the hardtechno Music decide to create is own style. This style is based from hard beats ,vocal and synth. he can play dj set or Live Act ,composed by good technique and good sounds from 155 to 160 BPM. In 2008 his project start to be appreciated by the most important producer in the scene and in a few months the situation became reality. DJ Rush , DJ Bold , Greg Notill , dj Lukas, etc, gave more support to him to enter in The Most Important Hardtechno scene!.

DJ Emme is now part of the scene: since 1 year his trax are in every hardest dancefloor and after enter to be part of Funk You, the only italian crew that support, make and believe in hardtechno.

CLUBS:Florida 135 (Fraga Spain), Blau Club (Girona Spain), Sala Old School (Madrid Spain), Cotton Club (LLeida Spain ), MusicDrome (Milan Italy), Tunnel Club (Milan Italy), K2 (Budapest Hungary), Zodiak Club (Belgium),Velvet Club (Naples Italy), MicroKlub (Cagliari Italy)

RELEASES

By Train Don’t Stop EP Out Of Mind Go Back More Power Strange Things Scarface Intensity 05 Put Yo Back Unknown Meaning Tom Trax - Left For Dead (Emme Remix) Born to be Insane EP

Svetec & Dj Emme [KAZ003] Emme [KD 052] Bruce & DJ Emme [HSR001] Emme [KAZ001] Emme [G-NOTRecordings012] Emme [KUBE07] Emme [MTR009] Pussy Lickerz (Emme Remix) [ITR005] Emme [ITR003] Emme [ITR001] [IFR008] Emme & Bruce [DJM001]

GOLPE (ITALY) Golpe was born in 1987 and was interested in electronic music since very young age. He found his passion for Techno at the age of 15 as a regular partygoer. So after sometime he started playing at some computer dj software. In 2003 he decided to buy his own decks. He began with everyday hard practicing and as he says, “finding his own style- finding himself in music�. He got totally addicted to music.

After several months he already got the opportunity to play at smaller parties which gave him a lot of experience. He always puts all his feelings and moods into his sets. Despite his young age he was already playing at big important events and clubs with famous djs in this scene. In 2007 was invited to participate at Czech most famous techno event in BRNO called Apokalypsa, as one of the youngest djs who ever played at this event.

He is the owner of information website www.hardtechno.cz, www.schranz.cz which work since 2005. Golpe already has been playing regularly in many clubs all over the Czech Republic, Slovakia and countries as Spain, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Germany. Playing wasnt for Golpe enough, so from 2008 he started produce techno and hardtechno. In 2009 he started get first published release on Naked records. After first release began collaborations with other producers and other labels what gives to Golpe knowledge. Now Golpe released tracks on actual most important labels on World of hardtechno scene as Animasola, Audiocode, Distorted, G-not records, Mental Torments and many more!

He trying to do his work diffrent than others, make diffrent sound and ideas

RELEASES Bangers 003 Animasola EP The Big Bang Theory Masters at works EP Transmitter EP Fuck Off! EP Psychopath EP The traps come alive EP Sepromatiq with friends Musical Revolution EP Be diffrent than others EP Nonstop club Chaos & Panic EP Sepromatiq with friends EP No one cant stop u

VV.AA VV.AA Golpe VV.AA Jan Fleck Golpe vs. Slugos Golpe VV.AA VV.AA Golpe/Viper XXL Golpe Golpe Golpe VV.AA VV.AA

[G-Not recordings] [Animasola records 009] [Gnot SPECIAL] [G-NOT 011] [Audiocode 012] [Ykon Records 005] [Omega records 021] [Allsparx Recordings] [DarkStar records 002] [Kube records 012] [Audiocode 017] [Digimay 010] [Mental Torments 003] [SMQ records 001] [TLGK records 016]

DESTRO (VENEZUELA) Well nown dj / producer / promoter of the venezuelan underground techno scene with 10 years of experience on the decks. Destro has shared the dj booth with more that 100 international djs and International gigs in countries as Spain, Brasil, Argentina and Colombia. His experience, professionalism and technical skills even with 3 decks has been recognized by the crowd voting in the most important djs poll in Venezuela www.topdjsvenezuela.com making him win the prize of Best techno dj in 2006 and 2007 and second place in 2008, and ranked in important positions in the most recognized djs rakings in his country, giving him the status of one of the best djs of Venezuela. www.topdjsvenezuela.com : Ranked #6 2006 and 2007, ranked #15 2008 (Overall top 100 )www.culturaelectronica.com : Ranked #4 2005, #3 2006, #15 2007, #11 2008 (Overall top 100) Nowdays he is the most important techno events promoter in Venzuela. He has organized many parties, and party series including ĂŹtechnomachinesĂŽ the most important techno party series in Venezuela and one of the most relevant in South America with 20 editions and more than 41 international djs performances from over 13 countries. Destro has also a parallel Project as a Breakbeat dj and producer since a few years ago.

He has quickly gained the status of the most important Breakbeat artist in Venezuela.

RELEASES Kalamazoo 003 Hardtechno bombs 3 pt 1 Limited edition CD mix Sounds of a decadent continent EP Bowman EP Latinhardmerica compilation Ultimate techno. Sao Paulo, Brazil

VV.AA VV.AA ITR Crew Decadent System Tech.

Standbite music VV.AA VV.AA

[Kalamazoo] [KILLAZ RECORDS] [DST001] [SB05.5] [Datablender records] [ITR Crew]

DIOGO RAMOS (BRAZIL) Diogo Ramos Vilella was born in 1985 in Sao Bernardo do Campo, his interest in electronic music began very early as a child he liked to listen and record the programs of dance music on the radio k7 tapes, with 14 years acquired a pair of turntables and a mixer and then began playing at parties for friends garage. With the intention of becoming professional in 2001 did the course for 97fm radio DJs, and awards as had the opportunity to do a dj set in prime time radio.

In 2002 she started attending some rave and some most underground clubs, where he fell in love with Techno and then began to research and focus more on style, always preferring the heavier tracks, energetic and danceable. In 2008 he began studying music production and produce their own songs, and releases his first launched in 2009. In 2009 he was invited to do a tour of Venezuela, where he had the opportunity to perform at three festivals a radio program. His set is characterized by strong mixing, with cuts, scratches and effects, and always seek the perfection of his technique and his productions have been played by the best DJs of the genre in several countries.

Some places I have performed:Techno Resistance (SP), A13 (SP), Lov.e Club (SP), Clash Club (SP), Kraft Club (Campinas-SP), A Loca Club (SP), Retorno del Bajo (Barquisimeto Venezuela), Matracay (Maracai Venezuela), Crews On The Decks (SP), Q-Industry (Barquisimeto Venezuela), Susi in Transe Club(SP), Fuel Techno (SP), Audio Delicatessem Club (SP), Heavy Techno (SP), Hole Club (SP), and more.

RELEASES Shake Your Booty Dont Care Hard Shit Motherfucker Beat Domination In Progress Kick Some Ass Caciques Alias Diogo Ramos Out of Control Symphonic Stomp Shake Your Booty Don’t Care

Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos & Tilthammer Diogo Ramos & Bamb Malke & Diogo Ramos Darkness Falls Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos Diogo Ramos

[Technoart 020 [Technoart 020 [Technoart 020 [Technoart 020 [Skullware 02]

2009] 2009] 2009] 2009]

[Elementz HT 005] [Elementz HT 008] [VVRH 001] [Audio Code 011] [Audio Code 011] [Audio Code 011] [Theory Of Hardtechno] [Technoart Compilations]

JAN FLECK (GERMANY) Jan Fleck was born 1987 in south Germany. Inspired by early parties and the fun of creating new sounds he started producing all kinds of electronic music in the age of 16. Being fascinated by the harder styles of music like Drum n’Bass and Hardcore Jan didn’t take a long time to find his real passion: Hard Techno.

In order to present his favorite music and especially his own music to an audience he started dj’ing some time later and trained hard to become better and better.

In 2007 he had his first chance to play on a newcomer-contest which was part of Arkus P.’s Birthdayparty in the legendary Fusion-Club in Münster. Several gigs followed, especially in his hometown Saarbrücken where he became part of his actual agency confuzbookings which was founded by his friend William Lee. In the end of 2008 he gained the possibility to publish his first release “Turn Red” on Sven Wittekinds label Inflicted-records, which became a great success and was played on events like nature one, mayday or syndicate by many artists Jan normally used to look up to, like Robert Natus, Sven Wittekind,DJ Lukas etc. Receiving more and more attention for his tracks and his dj-sets he played on a lot of parties in germany in clubs like the palazzo, butan, ambulance, exhaus or fusion. At the moment he’s producing a lot and is always trying to create something new with his music. There will be also a lot of releases in near future, so be prepared, there is much more to come.

RELEASES Turn Red Jan Fleck [Inflicted018] Drumming Noise Andy White vs. Jan Fleck [BBR002] Gangland Ep Various Artists [F+MK Rec. 01] Juvenile Ep Various Artists [COR004] Labelsampler vol.1 VV.AA [COR-LS001] Labelsampler vol.2 VV.AA [COR-LS002] Labelsampler vol.3 VV.AA [COR-LS003] Havin Fun in Babylon Jan Fleck [Killcomp003] Club Night Ep VV.AA [Confuz-SP-01] Monkey Business Ep VV.AA [Elementz Rec] Hard as Fuck EP Jan Fleck & Alex TB [REC003] All your Fears Combined Ep Jan Fleck [COR014] [Audiocode008] Motormorfoses - Pleasure & Pain (incl. Jan Fleck Remix)> Secret Society EP Jan Fleck [Kazima003] Stringterror Jan Fleck [GnotSpecial04] Restless Minds EP Jan Fleck [Bonehead002]

MKM (SPAIN) MKM is a young spanish DJ born in Barcelona in 1987. From a very young age he started to feel attracted to electronic music. He introduced himself into minimal and techno music taking reference from artists like Alexander Kowalski, Marko Nastic or Valentino Kanzyani. In very little time he started to discover new sounds that he learnt from Dj’s like Felix Krocher, dj Lukas, Sven Wittekind, Boris-s or Arkus-p and thanks to them MKM wanted to become a Dj. After ages of practicing he started acting on some places around his country like LACOVA (Corbera), FABRIK/CODE(Madrid) MILLENIUM COSMIC CLUB (Girona), PONT AERI(STEROTRONIK FESTIVAL), LOUI VEGA(THE END OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL), SALA LAS VEGAS (Sant Feliu) LA CATEDRAL (Girona), and more, where he performed next to other famous DJ’S like Pet Duo, Obi, Spy, Buchecha, Alex TB, Marcel cousteau, Nilux, Greg Notill, Mechanical Brothers and Necrodur.

In 2009 he started studying a course of Audio Engineering Program on the SAE school in Barcelona where he made himself a place in the world of producing.Currently he has his own studio where little by little he improves his sound.MKM has taken part with his tracks in labels like MB productions, Digital Mayhem, Technopride, GNOT recordings or Sonotech Records.In 2011, MKM along with Kiks, SlugoS and DrChow created Ykon Bookings, an ambitious project with the purpose of promoting Hardtechno/Shranz all around Spain, supported also by a project named Ykon Records. Apart from his track as a DJ and producer, MKM starts with SlugoS a new project [HIRED KILLERS] in which they’ll work productions in common.

RELEASES Welcome to work EP New Comers EP Electro feelings EP Necronomicon

MKM & MB VV.AA MKM & Slugos MKM vs Slugos

[MB Productions 006] [Sonotech Records 002] [Digital Mayhem 007] [DISTORTED 013]

SLUGOS (SPAIN) Born 1989 December 11th in Madrid, began to move from an early age in the Madrid’s hip hop scene. With 13 years he started to show his creative skills with a can of paint from walls to trains from his city.

At 16 he became interested in electronic music and started to visit his first raves.

His interest in electronic music is not defined yet in a particular style, until he met the techno, which one became interested in their dark and strong branches. Finally ended found the HardTechno style which definitely decanted and starts producing. From production, shortly after becomes to mix. Just a year after start mixing makes his first public performance in CODE, sharing line up with producers like FL-X, Greg NoTill, Scott Kemix y Waldhaus & Weichentechnikk.

Since then he has performed in clubs and free partys like ONE (Madrid), RESET Club (Madrid), Sala FABRIK (Madrid), Salas Pirandello 1 & 2 (Madrid), Sala Escada (Medina del Campo), El Desván (Ávila), La Cova (Barcelona), Histeria (Barcelona), Millenium (Gerona)…

Since 2010 working on a 4 decks and production project with MKM and from 2012 is completely focused to his LIVE! Set. Is now considered a national reference in terms of production, his tracks are authentic “dance hits” and never are missing on the sets of the top artists.

RELEASES Live Fast, Die Last EP Fuck Off! EP Lock & Stock EP Musical Weapon Under Attack Rythmic Tool Get Dirty Day in Core Remote Distances Necronomicon Call of Duty Gerardo’s Mind Hole Energy of Madrid Make it Duro Rapists of the Sound Legend Movements Four Horsemen of the Apokalypse EP E-T’s Calling Nothing to Lose Electro Feelings EP First Solo EP Ashes to Snow

Slugos Golpe vs Slugos Slugos MKM & Slugos SlugoS & Greg NoTill Greg NoTill & Slugos Bruce & Slugos Slugos & MKM Slugos Slugos & MKM Slugos & Alex TB Slugos Kombot & Slugos Tato & Slugos SlugoS & Barbers Barbers & Slugos Greg NoTill & Slugos Buchecha & SlugoS SlugoS Greg NoTill & SlugoS SlugoS & Greg NoTil MKM & SlugoS SlugoS SlugoS & Tato

[AUDIOCODE024] [YKR005] [PRESSSURE01] [HRSP3] [CANNNIBAL035] [CANNNIBAL035] [YKR002] [HSR004] [DISTORTED013] [DISTORTED013] [KUBE010] [RS006] [GNOT014] [OMR019] [KUBE09] [KUBE09] [TLGK-HAH01] [KUBE08] [OMR007] [GNOT010] [GNOT010] [DIGIMAY007] [KTL003] [KTL002]

YKON NIGHT PACKS In order to facilitate the choice of our artists we have designed some “packages” to improve the music experience focused the public.

The packages are designed according to the project and / or the artist’s musical profile.

* LIVE! SHOWCASE * NEW TALENTS SHOWCASE * NATIONAL SHOWCASE

* For more information about packs, please contact us directly

CONTACT US Booking & Artist management: Daniel TĂŠbar Criado

+34 634 06 13 15

contact@ykonbookings.com Marc Moix Hernando

+34 675 94 84 35

contact@ykonbookings.com