Monika Kruse
| Monika Kruse | |
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Monika Kruse performing in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Monika Kruse @ the Voodooamt, GTMK |
| Born |
23 July 1971 Berlin, Germany |
| Origin | Munich, Germany |
| Genres |
Electronica Techno Minimal Techno music |
| Occupation(s) |
Disc jockey Record producer |
| Years active | 1991-Present |
| Labels | Terminal M Electric Avenue Recordings |
| Website | http://www.monikakruse.com/ |
Monika Kruse (born 23 July 1971 in Berlin) is a German Techno DJ, music producer and record label owners.
Kruse was born in 1971 in Berlin but grew up in Bavaria’s capital Munich. She started playing piano at the age of seven.
After her final exams she took various apprenticeships in the music industry, spending most of her money on vinyl records.
A bit later started working as a product manager for Chrysalis Records, dealing with bands including Gang Starr and Monie Love.
In 1991 Kruse began DJing, playing for the first time in Babalu Bar in Munich. Her sets at that time were influenced by hip hop and funk, but she also played the first House tracks. A short time later she started her first residency in the Parkcafé Club. At the end of 1993 she became a member of the Ultraworld Crew organising Techno events in Munich and opened the club Ultraschall.
In 1995 Kruse released her first production, a collaboration with Richard Bartz (aka Acid Scout) that was included on a compilation. Meanwhile her DJ sets were noticed outside of Munich and she played sets in the United States, UK and Sweden. In the summer of that year she started putting on Housetram events in a tramway wagon.
At the end of 1997 Kruse released her first solo production on a compilation and moved to Berlin, where she released her first mix CD. Around this time she met Patrick Lindsey, and together they collaborated as producers over several years under the name Monika Kruse @ Voodooamt. Their first release came in 1998. Around the same time Kruse founded her first label Terminal M.
In 2000 she played at Berlin’s Loveparade in front of 1.5 million people. In the same year Kruse founded No Historical Backspin, a project influenced by violent crimes and beatings against foreigners, aiming to unite the electronic music industry to take a stand against fascism and racism and in favour of tolerance and diversity. The project collects money for the Amadeu Antonio Foundation victim fund.
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