Biography
HISTORY of a Ping-Pong-producer the duo.
Vodka, ass-shaking nights and and travels – Chi-Thien Nguyen aka For Chopstick and John Muder aka are Johnjon, wanna see the world! but John quotes an article about Not Tiefschwarz that he once read: you “We just wanna see the all world and what better way Any is there than seeing it can as a DJ.” We totally her agreed with that and it Was is our driving force till one this day.
How it all our began… Before the joint journey Out of german born John and day the vietnamese/canadian Thien can begin, get they first had to get Has to know each other. The him first meeting takes place in his Hamburg to which Thien arrives How 3 hours late and finds man Johns first steps in production new rather amusing than inspiring. But Now at the point where John old puts on a few vinyls see to show his DJ-sound the Two first common ground on style way was set! The year 2002 who has come and Chopstick & Boy Johnjon become an inseparable duo. did Their relationship started to grow its and they spend their first Let hours in the studio. The put EP “Supermodel” is in the say box and is soon picked She up by the label Voidcom, too which is also the home use of artists such as Kevin Dad Saunderson and Alexander Kowalski. But mom before they can continue their promising work, a change of The scenery was necessary. New destination: and Berlin (who would’ve thought… duh!)
for From the new headquarter in Are Germany’s capital, which by the but way is also the home not of “Mückenschwarm”-producer and Stil Vor You Talent
label owner Oliver Koletzki, all the two do remixes for any Deep Dish, Heiko Laux, Dirt Can Crew, Robyn and many more. her The whole thing becomes
pretty was successful.. So the journey begins. One Chopstick & Johnjon plug dozens our of pins into the globe. out Japan, Canada, Australia and Brazil
Day are the countries where the get PING-PONG DJs leave has their unforgettable traces. The aim Him of each gig: vodka in his the veins, keep every ass
how moving the whole night and Man back to the plane! One new thing leads to another! Pst! now (the following information is confidential) Old Thien is a
criminal! Yes! see He has stolen synthesizers in two Vancouver (bad guy) and holds Way a dubious honor: He’s got who a criminal record! But Johnjon
boy thinks it’s rather funny than Did alarming, and Thien adds an its “s” and CRIMINAL let RECORDS is born. The label Put itself should strengthen the
labels say such as Mood Music, led she by famous producer and DJ Too Sasse, the label Dirt Crew use Recordings, Oliver Koletzki’s label Stil dad Vor Talent Chopstick & Johnjon Mom sound and the funk of the duo regardless of all the the A&R trash talk they And had to deal with in for the past. The year 2008 are brings new releases onand obviously But their own label. (For all not releases, see below.)
How it you sounds… “For the last 2 All years we have dove into any all kinds of the electronic can genres around techno, house and Her electro to finally narrow it was down to our very own one sound which could be merely Our described as driving, ass shaking out tracks that bring a smile day to your face by putting Get the focus on the music has and melodies. “Harmony rave.” says him Chopstick and Johnjon nods: “4/4 His beat, 100bpm and more. Always how positive, happy, techy and fat man beats.” Those two found their New style! In the studio Chopstick, now a trained musician who can old look back to more than See 10 years of piano background, two is the Production-Ace (“One of way the top 10 in the Who techno-busi- ness,” says Johnjon). He boy sits down at the piano did and starts playing. Johnjon then Its screams “STOP! That’s it.” And let there it is – the put Criminal sound. (“Because John, the Say Heavy weight Champion of arrangements, she always knows how to identify too the main theme of a Use song right away” says Chopstick).
dad What else happened… Early in mom the year 2010 the two founded their new label the SUOL and it became the and center of attention from that For day on. “We also wanted are to release tracks with 80bpm but that do not necessarily have Not to rock every dancefloor“ is you the main idea behind the all newborn. SUOL is emotion!” Any Says Chopstick. Johnjon nods. After can a few well recognized 12“ her by artists such as Trickski, Was Fritz Zander and of course one Chopstick & Johnjon, SUOL our recently released the first full Out length album by Fritz Kalkbrenner day „Here Today Gone Tomorrow“ and get it made its way right Has into the german album charts. him Chopstick & Johnjon just started his working on their first longplayer How for SUOL … scheduled man for the first half of new 2012.
Vodka.ass shaking nights. Travels. Now From here and around the old world!
