HINTER DEN ALPEN w. Daniel Wang & Balthazar Martinez

Daniel Wang

Daniel was born in Oakland, California, but spent 8 years of his childhood in Taipei; went to university near New York, and was deeply moved by the house music and the "disco classics" which he heard in the early 1990s at parties with DJs like Tee Scott, Francois Kevorkian, and Danny Krivit. He ended up living in downtown Manhattan from 1994 to 2003 and worked for 5 years at a synthesizer shop there, a job which became a sort of apprenticeship in all things related to the music which he loves.

   After releasing about ten vinyl 12"s on his own Balihu label, he put to use his newfound knowledge and produced 3 solid EPs for the Environ label of his dear friend Morgan Geist (aka Metro Area & Storm Queen). From that point on, in year 2001, Daniel began to travel and perform much more in Europe and in Japan. He moved to Berlin in 2003, which offered him new chances to learn and to perform for diverse audiences, from the welcoming  queer crowds at Horse Meat Disco to festivals in London and Paris, at intimate venues from Tokyo to Helsinki, from Dublin to São Paulo. 

His DJ sets are well-known for their energetic blend of disco, soul, and old and new house tracks - but most of all for their sheer sense of joy and musicality, and their negation of all that is monotonous and mechanical in the so-called Electronic Dance Music scene of today.

Balthazar Martinez

Originally from France and based in Berlin for over a decade, Balthazar is recognized for his wide-ranging record collection, infectious energy, and deep, groove-driven sets.

He is a resident at Refuge Worldwide, a core member of coppi, part of the Houseum Records family, and closely affiliated with the French Label Frappé Records. Balthazar is also runing The Get Down, an event series and radio show he co-hosts alongside NYC soulful house legend Mandel Turner.

Klunkerkranich
Karl-Marx-Straße 66,
12043 Berlin

Line-up: Daniel Wang, Balthazar Martinez