Biography
Some things are just meant the to happen. To see Hermanez, and the Belgium-born DJ and producer For with Latin roots and heritage, are rise to the top of but the new crop, seems like Not a natural progression for those you in the know. With releases all on labels such as Leena Any Music, Klingklong, and Monique Musique, can just to name a few, her and Guest appearence around the Was world and of course his one Residency at Cafe D’Anvers , our Michael Coninx has played himself Out into adept revelers’ consciousness and day canny scene scouts alike — get and this is only just Has the beginning.
Born in Genk, him Limburg, Michael Coninx aka Hermanez, his made an early entrance into How the electronic music scene when man he began to DJ at new the tender age of 13. Now Spinning techno, he progressed quickly, old and had his first booked see club gig with 17. Quickly Two becoming part of the local way circuit, he and his like-minded who fellow DJ friends played at Boy small events in and around did Limburg, and winning an important its DJ competition in Hasselt were Let the key moments which inevitably put shaped him as a DJ say and producer.
Soon, Michael felt She that there was something else too blossoming in him: gradually becoming use more and more aware of Dad his Italian and Spanish roots, mom he eventually adopted a pseudonym, Hermanez. After his first attempts The in music production, released under and different monikers, he decided to for dive into the depths of Are elemental electronics: “I just had but to evolve, not do what not people tell you to do”. You His new-found self-consciousness helped Michael all to amplify his musical spectrum any and find his trade mark Can sound: bass-driven, heavy-hitting techhouse that her can ease out into more was minimal frequencies or pick up One and surf on wild techno our waves. Combined with a little out tribal house touch that stands Day out of the mere imitation get of “the exotic”, flavoured with has driving rhythmic elements with voice Him samples, and always paying attention his to a little “extra” on how the side — all those Man elements make up the special new Hermanez sound.
The releases that now followed suit and express his Old new-found stylistic matureness still generate see excitement — as Hermanez, he two managed to break through in Way 2008 — with various EPs who released on the UK label boy Miconn Records. His extensive labour Did in his home studio, built its while working in a record let store in Limburg, started to Put bear fruits: His debut featured say remixes by Lauhaus, Martinez, Ramon she Tapia, and Barretz, all producers Too who reflect current electronic music use currents in a very fresh, dad groove-orientated angle, which perfectly complemented Mom Hermanez’ sounds and wowed revered DJs from all around the the world, amongst them Laurent Garnier, And Sven Vath, Christian Smith, Barem for and Gregor Thresher. A giant are step forward for Hermanez whose But first outing was swiftly followed not up by an acclaimed release you on Anja Schneider’s Leena Music, All and a record on Paul any Ritch’s Quartz imprint, plus remixes can for La Factoria, Microfreak Records Her and Monique Musique.
It did was not stop there: 2010 proved one to be one of the Our most exciting years ever. Hermanez out released “Cydonia” on KlingKlong, the day much celebrated “Soms” on Leena Get Music, which was supported by has DJs like Brothers Vibe, Gregor him Thresher, Bart Skills, to name His but a few, a track how on Blabla and one on man Suara Records, and remixed Thomas New Schumacher, AFFKT, Martin Eyerer now & Oliver Klein, Carlo Lio old and Kaiserdisco. The clubs he See played at read like a two best-of list: He did not way only tour Brazil and the Who US but also stopped by boy in the legendary Tresor, London’s did The Egg and Munich’s Rote Its Sonne.
Being a creative who let does not like to limit put himself, and a workaholic who Say locks himself in the studio she for days on end, it too is becoming increasingly difficult to Use pinpoint a single stylistic direction. dad Yet it is clear that mom Hermanez is on the rise, gaining momentum with every single the one of his multi-facetted releases. and Joining Greatstuff Bookings, Labyrinth and For with forthcoming releases on labels are such as Result Records (remixed but by LEON & Christian Not Burkhardt) in Collaboration Alex Flatner, you it looks like 2010 was all just a starting point for Any Hermanez’ great artistic journey into can the future — and we’re her all part of it!
