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AboutCountry: Germany
Languages: English
Genre: House
Original spelling: Thomas René Gerlach
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Tonka
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Once together with his schoolmate Ian Pooley branded as 'Wunderkind' of German techno, Tonka has become THE disco house producer of the German music scene. While being commercially successful, Tonka managed to hold onto a unique style always identifying him as fan of oldskool breakbeats and early Italian disco tracks. His classic sets at parties in his hometown Mainz are legendary among clubgoers. Lately, he has dropped 'DJ' from his producer alias so one would usually read only 'Tonka' on his newer releases.
Sites: Facebook, Facebook, SoundCloud, djtonka.com, Wikipedia, tonkana.bboard.de, MySpace
Aliases: Chip Tunes, The Refresha, Thomas Gerlach, Thomas Rene-Gerlach, Thomastic
Variations: DJ Tonka, D J Tonka, D J. Tonka, D.J. Tonka, DJ Thoka, DJ Thonka, DJ Tomka, DJ Тонка, DJ. Tonka, T, Tonk'a, Tonka, Tonka 2002
DJ Tonka (born Thomas-René Gerlach on June 24, 1973 in Mainz, West Germany) is a German electronic music artist. He is also known as Tonka, Chip Tunes, and Thomastic.
In his early career, Thomas-René Gerlach worked with fellow producer Ian Pooley in the groups Outrage, Space Cube, and T'N'I. Together they produced several records in techno, progressive house and breakbeat. In 1996, the partnership was dissolved (an EP with unreleased tracks was still released in 1997), and coincidentally, both started producing a more mainstream-friendly sound.
As a solo artist, Gerlach took on the name DJ Tonka and began producing house music, with influences from synthpop and the American garage house scene. He achieved some notoriety as a remixer, reworking tunes such as "Trapped" for disco artist Colonel Abrams, "Love Shack" for The B-52's and "Push It" for Salt-N-Pepa.
Tonka cites Grandmaster Flash and Depeche Mode among his influences. He has also founded two record labels: Uplifting Records in 1997 and Vivienne Records in 2000.
Languages: English
Genre: House
Original spelling: Thomas René Gerlach
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Tonka
Profile:
Once together with his schoolmate Ian Pooley branded as 'Wunderkind' of German techno, Tonka has become THE disco house producer of the German music scene. While being commercially successful, Tonka managed to hold onto a unique style always identifying him as fan of oldskool breakbeats and early Italian disco tracks. His classic sets at parties in his hometown Mainz are legendary among clubgoers. Lately, he has dropped 'DJ' from his producer alias so one would usually read only 'Tonka' on his newer releases.
Sites: Facebook, Facebook, SoundCloud, djtonka.com, Wikipedia, tonkana.bboard.de, MySpace
Aliases: Chip Tunes, The Refresha, Thomas Gerlach, Thomas Rene-Gerlach, Thomastic
Variations: DJ Tonka, D J Tonka, D J. Tonka, D.J. Tonka, DJ Thoka, DJ Thonka, DJ Tomka, DJ Тонка, DJ. Tonka, T, Tonk'a, Tonka, Tonka 2002
DJ Tonka (born Thomas-René Gerlach on June 24, 1973 in Mainz, West Germany) is a German electronic music artist. He is also known as Tonka, Chip Tunes, and Thomastic.
In his early career, Thomas-René Gerlach worked with fellow producer Ian Pooley in the groups Outrage, Space Cube, and T'N'I. Together they produced several records in techno, progressive house and breakbeat. In 1996, the partnership was dissolved (an EP with unreleased tracks was still released in 1997), and coincidentally, both started producing a more mainstream-friendly sound.
As a solo artist, Gerlach took on the name DJ Tonka and began producing house music, with influences from synthpop and the American garage house scene. He achieved some notoriety as a remixer, reworking tunes such as "Trapped" for disco artist Colonel Abrams, "Love Shack" for The B-52's and "Push It" for Salt-N-Pepa.
Tonka cites Grandmaster Flash and Depeche Mode among his influences. He has also founded two record labels: Uplifting Records in 1997 and Vivienne Records in 2000.
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