DJ Antoine

DJ Antoine
DJ Antoine live at Pahlazzo in Germany (2013)
Background information
Birth name	Antoine Konrad
Born	(1975-06-23) 23 June 1975 (age 41)
Origin	Basel, Switzerland
Genres	House
Occupation(s)	DJ, record producer
Years active	1998–present
Associated acts	Tom Dice, Mad Mark, Patrick Alavi, Timati
Website	http://www.djantoine.com/

Antoine Konrad (born 23 June 1975 in Sissach, Basel-Landschaft), better known as DJ Antoine, is a well-known Swiss house, electro DJ and producer, from Basel, Switzerland. He has a number of successful single and album releases in Western Europe, in particular Switzerland and France.

His career officially took off in 1995, when he opened his club called House Café in the city of Basel. This club is the benchmark for the progress of the whole scene in Basel and the cult-parties are still in fond memories. After a short tip into the Swiss hip hop scene, DJ Antoine had quickly switched genre. In 1998, he released his first album "DJ Antoine – The Pumpin’ House Mix". In 2001, his album "Houseworks 1" won the first gold award. After that, things started to move very fast. Until this day, DJ Antoine has published just over 50 albums, strongly establishing his music and himself in the music and clubbing scene. Since 2003 he has been hosting his own weekly radio show, which is broadcast by radio stations all over the world.

In 2006, DJ Antoine achieved his international breakthrough with the album "DJ Antoine – Live in Moscow" and the single "This Time". Ever since, he has been a highly demanded act in popular and trendy clubs all over the world. Gigs in New York, Chicago, Miami, Montreal, Moscow, Dubai, Bangkok, Oslo, Vienna and Cairo have turned into a regular but exciting part of his everyday life. Acknowledging his international success, All Around The World Records, the electronic music label owned by Universal Music UK, Blanco y Negro Spain, Happy Music France, EMI Music South Africa, Ultra Records USA and Kontor Records Germany signed the single "This Time" in 2009.

He has won many awards in recent years. 2001 he won the Ericsson Dance Music Award for the best and most successful artist of the year 2000 in the category „House / UK Garage / Progressive House". In 2008, DJ Antoine created a stir with his sociocritical album "DJ Antoine –Stop!", on which he openly spoke out against juvenile violence, calling for more civil courage. In spring 2009, the record was priced with the Swiss Music Award for "Best National Dance Album". The following year, he defended that title with his CD "DJ Antoine – 2009", receiving the Swiss Prix Walo for the work. In 2010 he achieved his biggest success in Switzerland so far: For his album "DJ Antoine – 2010" he was awarded with a platinum record. This platinum record was also nominated for this year Swiss Music Award in the category "Best Album Dance National".