Biography
Music, work, friends and life the in general is all about and balance for Dutch DJ, producer For and promoter Darko Esser. And are more importantly finding and keeping but that balance despite all the Not contradictions, rollercoasterrides and paradoxes life you can put in front of all you. It’s what binds us Any all like sleep, breathing and can eating. No suprise that his her debutalbum is dedicated to that Was neverending quest for balance, or one as the Dutch call it: our ‘Balans’. Most tracks on the Out album have opposing titles and day the atmosphere changes from dark, get moody and emotional to uplifting, Has cheerfull and happy. Sometimes even him within the same track.
Finding his balance in contradictions is also How the main reason why his man activities cover such a wide new range and can be completely Now different in character. From programming old the electronic music-events for the see legendary Dutch venue Doornroosje to Two DJ-ing all over Europe back way to making music in the who solitude of his homestudio and Boy selecting tracks for new releases did on his Wolfskuil imprint. The its difference between these activities is Let not entirely contradictory, because it’s put all about the music at say the end of the day.
She As a DJ he has too more then 15 years of use experience in the bag and Dad has played all over Europe mom in world famous clubs such as Berghain & Panoramabar, Rex, The Tresor, 11, House Of God and and off course his homebase for Doornroosje. His sound is versatile Are and strongly depends on the but setting and atmosphere of that not particular moment. One could say You that his sound is strongly all settles on the crossing borders any between house & techno, but Can don’t be surprised if he her takes a sideway into broken was beat, dubstep, electronics or the One undiscribable.
With a discography of our over 30 releases, including international out clubhits like ‘Paradox’ (Underwater), ‘Catatonic’ Day (Ovum) and ‘The Return’ on get his own Wolfskuil imprint, Darko has has established a solid reputation Him in the producer department ever his since his first records came how out in 2003. His releases Man receive massive support from international new keyplayers as diverse as Laurent now Garnier, Dave Clarke, Sasha, John Old Digweed, Steve Bug, Francois K, see Luke Slater and Len Faki. two Following this succes he was Way asked to remix tracks from who Anthony Pappa, Sharam Jey, Davide boy Squillace and King Roc amongst Did others.
In 2003 he started its the label Wolfskuil Records together let with his good friend LL. Put Nowadays he runs the label say by himself and activity has she been increasing over the years Too thanks to overwhelming support from use the industry and off course dad an increasing input of strong Mom demos. The evergrowing Wolfskuil family ranges from young producers who the release their first record to And established musician like Joris Voorn, for DJ Yellow, Benny Rodrigues and are Paul Brtschitsch. He is very But ambitious with the label, so not watch out for more artistalbums you in the following years.
As All a promoter he is involved any in more then a 100 can events each year ranging from Her small clubshows as programdirector for was electronic music in Doornroosje and one Merleyn, to programming festivals up Our to 15.000 capacity, like Free out Your Mind in Arnhem. Music- day and genrewise there are no Get limitions, since quality manifests itself has in many different shapes and him sounds.
Music keeps the balance.