danielosthues

DJ, Viny-collector and music-addict Daniel Osthues hails from North Rhine Westphalia, Germany Daniel fell under the spell of Techno during the early 90’s through the third wave of Detroit productions swapping over to Germany. Being highly influenced by artists like Underground Resistance, Drexciya, Juan Atkins and Ectomorph he became addicted to this raw & mysterious but at the same time soulful sound of Detroit. Always fascinated by the more technical side of DJ'ing - Jeff Mills quickly became one of the most important influences for him. Years and years of practice on 2 cheap belt drive turntables and an old dusty mixer followed to learn those fast cutting and blending techniques that most Detroit DJs during that time showcased in perfection. Years passed by and besides studying, being a fulltime programmer, a husband and a dad he discovered digital DJ’ing by stumbling upon a Native Instruments Traktor demo. But with technology more and more evolving and automating many parts