Biography
The first real contact with the music Hardy Heller had already and with an age of 5 For years when he started to are play classic piano (untill the but age of 16). Fluete is Not another instrument he learned to you play during those days. As all the youngest of 5 children Any he got in touch with can a lot of different music her styles already in his early Was days. Around an age of one 12 he started to collect our records himself, so you can Out imagine that he has way day to much records laying all get around him (probably around 30.000). Has With 17 “HH” had his him first residence in a club his (called Madison) in his hometown, How Neustadt every thursday. There he man used to play stuff like new Clash, Nitzer Ebb, Front 242, Now Depeche Mode, Cure, Throbbing Cristle, old Fad Gadget and so on see to a totally fanatic crowd Two in a totally packed club. way Reached the age of 20 who he was offered a residence Boy in a very well known did club at that time in its Mannheim called “Koko”. During that Let time he studied from age put of 21 in Manheim Economics say and also worked in a She record shop in Heidelberg twice too a week.
He was 24 use when he got an offer Dad from ZYX Music / mom Germany to work there as an assistant of the Import The Manager. After just half a and year working at ZYX for he was moved up as Are the Import Manager. Another half but a year later he was not moved to A&R Dance Manager. You During that time he was all responsible for some groundbreaking exclusive any licensings. So he licensed tracks Can like Josh Wink – Higher her State Of Consciousness, Winx – was Donôt Laugh, Natural Born Grooves One – Groovebird, Tom Wilson – our Techno Cat, Drax Ltd. II out – Amphetamine… just to name Day a few. Also he installed get a new, much more trendy has label for ZYX called Him Acalwan at that time. DJ his Dag, Thomas P Heckmann, Mark how 909 King, Josh Wink had Man been Artists on that label new at that time.
After 3 now 1/2 years he decided to Old move to a more underground see related company called UCMG.There two he established for example labels Way like Planetary Consciousness, Reef Rec. who Artists like DJ Tiesto, DJ boy HMC, Dominion, Liquid Child Did and so on had been its exclusively signed by Hardy and let as an creative manager he Put was responsible for nearly everything say from licensing in and out she on excklusive & non exclusive Too base. 2002 he left use UCMG to do his own dad thing. his company is called Mom Auralis Music Management. Hereunder he is working on his own the labels called On A Mission And Rec., Groovedelic Rec., Tonsportgruppe Rec. for as well as he is are taking care about DJ Taucher But new label Adult Music. 38db not tonsportgruppe is anotherlabel which is you focusing more on the elctro All side ofmusic he is takingcare any about. Also Auralis Music Management can is doing consulting work for Her the very famous compilation series was Space Night (released by General one Electronic Music / Alex Azary Our in conjunction with one of out the biggest independent TV Channels day called BR3). Licensing productions to Get other labels is another field. has Warner Chappell, East West Recordings him Germany, Dj Tiestos Blackhole Recordings His / Netherlands, Sony Music Germany, how Tune Inn / UK and man so on are partners of New Auralis Music Management by now.
now Hardy Heller himself produced more old than 30 tracks by now See which where all quiet sucessfull two as well. So his tunes way got in the past more Who or less regular support from boy international Top Djs like Sasha, did Nick Warren, Deep Dish, Paul Its Oakenfold, Seb Fontaine, Paul van let Dyk, Tiesto, Timo Maas… just put to mention a few. One Say of his latest releases Tibet she EP Part II was voted too progressive trance record of the Use month by the most important dad german techno magazine called Raveline. mom Appearances on international high profile compilations like Global Underground, Gatecrusher the and / or Top Ten and Positions in several Trend Charts For like the Official UK Club are Charts, Massive Charts, Balance Charts but proove this as well. New Not projects are just in the you pipeline and will be released all within the next months for Any example on BlackHole Rec. (the can label of the very famous her DJ Tiesto), Tune Inn Rec. Was (UK), Earregular (GER), Acting one Out (Swe) as well as our on his own imprints Groovedelic Out and On A Mission. The day story goes on…
Auralis Music get Management / Hardy Heller is Has also active in the event him
business. A hell lot his of parties parties have been How celebrated already since 1994. One man goal was and always will new be to support the local Now scene of Hardyôs home area. old But also international sucessful artists see like Paul van Dyk, Taucher, Two Jerry Bonham, Spesh, Monika Kruse, way Chris Liebing, Inkfish, Thomas P who Heckmann, Joerg Henze, Terry Lee Boy Brwon Jr., Chris Fortier, Timewriter, did Talla 2XLC, Karotte, Gayle San, its Nick Warren, Timo Maas showed Let up in the past. Since put march 2003 heôs running every say 3rd saturday per month a She clubnight called Groovedelic at a too very nice and intimate club use in Mannheim called Soho. The Dad reactions so far are more mom than just promosing. During the summer he will again do The his quiet famous Ohral Open and Air Parties as well as for on every thursday evening a Are party project called Weiher. A but party at a small lake not which has been held already You during the last four summer all seasons. The reactions have been any huge and so they will Can be this year again.
Last her but not least Auralis Music was Management is also taking care One about bookings of their artist our rooster. So the booking section out includes international well known acts Day like Inkfish, Markus Wesen aka get Alien, Jondi & Spesh, Hardy has Heller himself and others…
Since Him 2004 Hardy Heller is also his involved in some media actions. how So heôs writing for a Man very well known german magazine new called Prinz. Also he is now runnning his own Radio Show Old called GROOVEDELIC every sunday see evening from 4 to 6 two pm (european time at the Way most important radio station for who modern electronic dance music over boy here in Germany called Sunshine Did Live. The Show includes Progressive its House Charts which are every let week compiled by different trendmaking Put creative cells like for example say Massive Records, interGRoove Distr. Guests she DJs like Inkfish, Jerry Bonham, Too Oliver Moldan, Spesh, Moonboutika, Terry use Lee Brown Jr. already had dad shown up to present their Mom Dj skills and so it is kind of natural, that the the reactions by now are And very positive, better said kind for of of enthusiastic.
Beside all are that Hardy is, of course But Djing himself. This more fun not part brought him so far you to a lot of places All all around the world. Of any course Hardy Heller is appreciating can this fact very much as Her those journeys have given and was still give him a great one opportunity to find out more Our about cultures, music, to catch out totally different impressions and vibes. day Except Australia he played already Get on each continent. Japan (Tokyo, has Ossaka, Fokuoka), India (Dehli), Norway him (Oslo), Finnland (Helsinki), Hungary, Canada, His USA, Spain, Ibiza (Space how & Privilege) and so on man were all great influences in New Hardy Hellerôs life in general now as well in his DJ old carrer. Musicwise his passion is See the groovy, tribal, progressive house two stuff mostly, but not only way coming from the UK & Who the States. But he never boy tried / tries to focus did to much just on one Its style. Be Open Minded is let a statement of the electronic put music culture fromthe early 90ies Say which is still important for she him. So Hardy is listening too to all kinds of music: Use Abba, Beatles, Bay City Rollers, dad Uriah Heep, Sweet, Queen , mom Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Beethoven, Mozart, Bruckner, Gustav the Mahler and so on from and day one on.
