EAST Techno Collective w/ Luca Dal Conte [IT] / Mind of Voices / Schülze

EAST is a weekly Techno night on Thursdays in the heart of Amsterdam. GENERAL INFO Every Thursday night at Club Up Amsterdam Quality Techno music by international guests and local stars Special Thursday deals on drinks Chill out areas ENTRY Presale: 9 EU (ex fee) At the door: 12 EU Location: Club UP Address: Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 26-1, 1017 RC Amsterdam // LUCA DAL CONTE [Italy] Luca dal Conte is an Italian dj and producer based in Amsterdam. He approached music since childhood, studying bass guitar. The passion for this instrument led him to a more in-depth study of composition and music theory. After many live experiences, touring as musician and recording his bass in several albums Luca started to explore more the world of techno music and from Rome he decided to move to Amsterdam where he became more and more involved in the techno scene performing as a dj in several clubs and producing. Melodies are a constant of his sets combined with rolling basslines to form a vortex of energy. He released his first track for the Amsterdam based label Indeep’n’dance Records. And he is working on new music to release. He has been one of the resident djs of the famous dutch club Panama for the concept EAST Techno Collective. // MIND OF VOICES Mind Of Voices is a 21-year-old emerging DJ and producer focused on techno. His style is energetic and incorporates many experimental elements. From hardgroove and hypnotic beats to psytrance, everything fits his repertoire. He particularly loves deep kicks and an array of drums that vary in intensity. As he moves towards the harder styles, trance and melodic synths and elements emerge, making him unique as an artist. He isn't focused on just one thing but takes a broader approach. // DJ SCHÜLZE [Germany] Martin Gebauer aka DJ Schülze was born in southern Germany. At the age of 14 he became familiar with electronic music of the time.DJ Schülze got his first inspiration from Depeche Mode, who played a big role with industrial sounds. Electronic music quickly gained momentum, especially in the 80s. Inspired by the local DJs, DJ Schülze decided to use his own, then still analog, equipment, which consisted of a 5-channel Vivanco mixer MX740 and 2 Technics drives. At the age of 16, DJ Schülze played at so-called “basement parties” in old buildings with friends. Actually, this was just the beginning. Related to working reasons, Schülze was initially forced to take a break. Meanwhile, the techno scene in Germany became increasingly popular. New artists like Sven Väth, Gary-D., Karotte, Westbam and Torsten Fenslau dominated the club scene. Schülze found further inspiration in the big techno cities of Hamburg (Front, Tunnel), Frankfurt (Omen, Dorian Gray) and Berlin (Tresor, E-Werk). The curiosity about music production was then awakened and DJ Schülze had his first experiences with producing techno on the computer. Then everything happened extremely quickly and the development of computers made big steps. Techno was fully developed in Germany and respected as a serious genre. Today, in addition to DJing, DJ Schülze is absolutely addicted with producing electronic music. He produces his tracks with Ableton Live 11, Push 2, Korg opsix and the Serum VST. The focus is also set on the almost daily training for sound design. DJ Schülze has already released 68 tracks on various online stores in just 3 years. DJ Schülze is able to combine melodic styles with driven techno. His years of experience in electronic music and his intense feelings of fascinating techno are reflected in his sets. His unbeaten love for playing driving techno in the peaktime, driven and cosmic techno styles is still unbroken and incomparable today.