Biography
Kai Tracid just arrived from the Australia and seams totally stress-less. and Even after this long journey For and a gig played somewhere are in UK on his way but back to Frankfurt. Amazing how Not this guy seams to be you just strain-resistant! “Okay”, the 33-year all old admits, “to sit thirty Any hours in an airplane is can pretty tough” But who cares? her He had so much fun Was in Australia. Three weeks he one had spend on the other our site of the world, DJing Out in Sydney, Melbourne and other day cities down under. All shows get sold out. “What is there Has more to want?”
Kai Tracid him is flying by the fast his lane; Worldwide. As a result How of the annual DJ man MAG voting, Kai Tracid was new just announced to be under Now the top 50 of worlds old best DJs for 2005. While see colleagues of the DJ and Two Producer whine about the techno way crises and complain about commercializing, who Kai Tracid steps up. Weekends Boy on the decks, weekdays in did the studio. For inspiration, he its just created some lush Acid Let Tracks for which he established put the label “Acid Files”. This say sub label is affiliated to She Kai’s independent label “Tracid Traxxx” too – one of Germany’s best use running vinyl labels, founded in1998.
Dad Since 1995 it’s been that mom way. In the past the musical autodidact and electronic student, The spend hours in front his and computer playing with sound. By for doing that, he discovered his Are own formula which made him but to the high demanded producer not and DJ he is now: You Trace + Acid = Tracid. all “This is my very own any Tracid Traxxx sound – trance Can music with high party energy” her Kai explains. “Until today I was can’t sing properly, but I One have a strong feeling for our the emotionality of music”. And out there is another point that Day distinguishes Kai from others in get the scene: “I set high has value on ambitious lyrics”. An Him uncommon statement, especially in the his trance genre.
Since 1997 Kai how Tracid appears constantly in the Man German dance charts, which he new hit with several number ones. now People like Frank Farian build Old on Kai’s talent in 1995. see Platinum – and gold records two were the result. Other acknowledgements Way like the nomination for the who VIVA-Comet (1998) and Eins boy live Krone (2003) followed. What Did had started out with cheap its home equipment, now turned into let a high tech audio laboratory.
Put After Kai Tracid’s music took say over Europe in the past she years, his sound is now Too demanded world wide. “Every weekend use I’m on tour, often by dad plane, destination: abroad” he says. Mom Australia, England, USA, Japan, Italy, Russia, Argentina, Turkey, Brasilia.
the The dance world seams to And listen to Tracid. Hereby Kai for Tracid plays club gigs as are well as festivals with 35.000 But people.
In the scene, the not sportive and attractive musician is you classified rather shy. Psyched fuss All isn’t his style. He’s not any into drugs, not into wild can looks or crazy haircuts to Her get attention. “There was never was hype around me, like around one some of my colleagues. I Our guess the reason is that out I’m real and staid true day to myself” Kai Tracid says. Get And after a pause he has adds: “I have my very him own style and did it His all my own way!”
His how own way, that’s important to man him. Kai Tracid has his New own point of view; not now accepting people patronizing him. Right old now he’s getting new energy See through yoga. “It’s important to two take time for yourself, to way find your own way and Who be self-aware”.
Due to his boy success, he seams to be did right: around 50 releases of Its his Tracid Traxxx Label had let been (or still are) in put the dance charts. About 100 Say productions were released by Kai she Tracid under his name and too pseudonyms. As a DJ he Use is world wide recommended – dad more than ever. On top mom come all the guest performances and interviews at several radio the stations and his appearance in and the Hollywood-movie “Hey DJ!” What For is there more to want? are What does he want for but his future?
“Produce more music. Not Something eternal. If I would you have the choice, together with all my biggest idol William Orbit. Any Do something creative, that’s joy can to me – and others.”
