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biography

english | There are not many electronic activists who has been on the scene for 15 years and still set trends. Asem Shama is one of them. Since the beginning of the 90's he can be considered as one of the pioneers of electronic music in Germany. Having his roots in Hip Hop, being a renowned rapper in the 80's, he started his first experiments with producing electronic beats at his friends studio. There he found his new musical home and a place where he could develop his creativity in unlimited spheres.

Next to his approaches as a techno producer he was the inventor of the legendary Ravesyndrome events. In this time he also build up his own studio and launched his first label "Syndrome Audio" with his longtime companion Axel Bartsch where he released 15 vinyls until 1994.

In the following years he established himself as one of the key players in techno music, releasing vinyl on labels like Bush, Planet of Drums, Frisbee Tracks, Utils and Spiel-Zeug, making him an underground legend in the German techno scene. His breakthrough came with the track "Flash", that was recognized by the remains of the band "Queens" themselves and afterwards was promoted as an official remix. He hit Top 20 charts across Europe, marking 15th position in the UK and 17th in Germany. With this major recognition he still continued to concentrate on the underground and was not giving up his upfront emphatic style of producing and mixing.

His reputation as a DJ grew constantly, making him play all over the world and getting world wide reputation. In recent times he co-founded the Sportclub label focussed on a rather minimalistic style of techno. After moving to Berlin and getting new inspiration from the electronica capitol of the world he is heading towards new horizons. Recently he joining Berlin based label Highgrade where he releases and he also produces Techno-heavyweights like Monica Kruse and Tom Clark. Till now he made his mark in the world of electronic music releasing more than 80 records, but this is just the beginning...

deutsch | Es gibt nicht viele Elektronikaktivisten die seit mehr als 15 Jahren dabei sind und auch heute noch neue Trends setzen. Asem Shama ist einer davon. Seit beginn der 90er Jahre kann man Asem zu den Pionieren der Elektronischen Musik in Deutschland zählen. Seine musikalischen Wurzeln liegen im Hip Hop, in den 80ern ist er als Rapper bekannt und in dieser Zeit startet er auch seine ersten Gehversuche in Sachen Electronic Beats im Studio eines Freundes. Dort findet er sein neues kreatives Zuhause und beginnt seine Visionen umzusetzen. Neben seinen Produzententätigkeit initiiert er die legendären "Ravesydrome" Events.

In dieser Zeit baut er mit seinem langjährigen Freund Axel Bartsch ein eigenes Studio auf und gründet das Label "Syndrome Audio", auf dem bis 1994 15 Vinyls erscheinen.

In den folgenden Jahren etabliert sich Asem mit Releases auf Labels wie Bush, Planet of Drums, Frisbee Tracks, Utils, Spiel-Zeug und seinem eigenen Imprint Ghostline als Schlüsselfigur des deutschen Technountergrunds. Der endgültige Durchbruch kommt mit dem Vanguard Remake von "Flash" das von den übrig gebliebenen "Queen" Membern anerkannt und dann als offizieller Remix promoted wird. Darauf geht's in die Charts und "Flash" erreicht Platz 17 in Deutschland und 15 in England. Trotz des Major Buiseness konzentriert sich Asem weiter darauf, seinen tiefen und empathischen Produktions- und Mixstil zu schärfen. So wächst seine Bekanntheit als DJ ständig was ihm Bookings auf der ganzen Welt beschert.

Im November 2005 gründet er mit Axel das Label Sportclub und dringt in minimalistischere Sphären vor. Der Umzug in die Technohauptstadt Berlin 2008 bringt frische Inspiration und eröffnet neue Horizonte. Es kommt zum Kontakt zu "Highgrade", wo er fortan veröffentlicht. Auch beginnt er Künstler wie Monika Kruse und Marc Miroir zu produzieren. Heute kann er auf über 80 Releases zurückblicken, doch das ist erst der Anfang...

discography

releases:

Digital Age
Revolution
Syndrome Audio 1993

Raveraid On Acid
Syndrome Audio 1993

Raveraid
Dawn E.P.
Syndrome Audio 1993

Digital Age
Revolution Rmxs.(Rob Acid)
Syndrome Audio 1994

Digital Age
Sex E.P.
Syndrome Audio 1994

Digital Age
Renegades of Endorphine
Syndrome Audio 1994

Digital Age
Danger Ranger
Syndrome Audio 1994

Digital Age
Armageddon
Syndrome Audio 1994

Planet Of Drums 5
Planet Of Drums 1995

DJ Aki & Asem Shama
Crossroads
Party Rock 1995

Asem & Aki
Surreal E.P.
Bush 1995

Vanessa Parker
Proxximate 1996

DJ Aki & Asem Shama
Six Comics
Head In The Clouds 1996

Aki & Asem present:
Worldclock
Unknown 1997

Vanguard
March On Washington
Frisbee Tracks 1997

Vanguard
Running Scared
Frisbee Tracks 1998

Vanguard
Swamp
Frisbee Tracks 1998

Vanguard
Dort wo alles begann...
Frisbee Tracks 1999

Asem Shama
The Gateway
Frisbee Tracks 1999

Vanguard
Dort wo alles begann RMXS
(Thomas Schumacher)
Frisbee Tracks 1999

Asem Shama
Risky Life
Utils 1999

Asem Shama
2k
Shokoy 2000

Vanguard
Shizo Disco
Frisbee Tracks 2000

Vanguard
Alles oder Nichts
Frisbee Tracks 2000
LP/CD

Asem Shama
The Shepard Project
Utils 2000

Asem Shama
The Loss of Innocence
Ghostline Electronics 2000

Vaguard
Alles Oder Nichts Rmxs
(Chris Liebing)
Frisbee Tracks 2001

Asem Shama
Pi
Ghostline Electronics 2001

Asem Shama
Very Bad Things
Shokoy 2001

Axel Bartsch & Asem Shama
Drumfiles
Spielzeug 2001

Axel Bartsch & Asem Shama
Timetunnel
Ghostline Electronics 2001

Asem Shama
Conception Rmxs
incl. Umek rmx
Ghostline Electronics 2001

Asem Shama
Might over Matter
Utils 2001

Asem Shama
Silicon Demon
Ghostline Electronics 2002

Axel Bartsch & Asem Shama
Drumfiles2.0xe
Spielzeug 2002

Asem Shama
Ghosthacker
Ghostline Electronics 2002

Vanguard
Flash
Frisbee Tracks 2002

Asem Shama
Motherload
Komplex 2002

Mijk van Dijk & Asem Shama
Junk Jungle
Ghostline Electronics 2002

Queen & Vanguard
Flash - The Official
Club Mixes
Virgin/Frisbee Tracks 2003

Asem Shama & Axel Bartsch
Creepshow
Masters of Disaster 2003

Asem Shama
15 million $
Kiddaz FM 2003

Axel Bartsch & Asem Shama
Drumfiles 3.0
Spielzeug 2003

Axel Bartsch & Asem Shama
Drumfiles 3rd Level Bundle
Spielzeug 2003

Asem Shama
The Pi remixes
Ghostline Electronics 2003

Vanguard
Echos
Frisbee Tracks 2003

Asem Shama
Hidden Planet
Ghostline Electronics 2004

Vanguard
You Really Got Me
Frisebee Tracks 2004

Mijk van Dijk
Realtime
including Asem Shama rmxs
Ghostline Electronics 2004

Axel Bartsch & Asem Shama
Drumfiles -
The Ying Yang Files
Spiel 2004

Vanguard
Electric
LP/CD
Frisbee Tracks 2004

Asem Shama
Codejunkies
Ghostline Electronics 2005

Asem Shama
Legalize
Kiddaz FM 2005

Vanguard
1bitBass
(Eric sneo & Vanguard rmx)
Frisbee Tracks 2005

Vanguard
Feierarlarm
(Vanguard & Speedy J Rmx.)
Frisbee Tracks 2005

Zeiger & Bartsch
Move
Sportclub 2005

Franco Zeiger
The Zeiger Identity
Sportclub 2006

Asem Shama
Tachikoma
Ghostline Electronics 2006

Zeiger & Bartsch
Nakombi
Sportclub 2006

Franco Zeiger
Facetten
Sportclub 2006

Shama & Bartsch
Fünf gegen Willy
Sportclub 2007

Asem Shama
Being Franco Zeiger
Sportclub 2007

Asem Shama
Kei Shi
On Records 2007

Shama & Bartsch
Abstract Matter
Sportclub 2007

Asem Shama
Sharade Pt.1
Sportclub 2007

Asem Shama
Sharade Pt.2
Sportclub 2007

Asem Shama
Invidia
Noise Music 2008

Asem Shama
Trick 17
Sportclub 2008

Asem Shama
Kabuki
Highgrade Records 2008

Asem Shama
Furaja
HSH Compilaton
Up On You 2008

Marc Miroir
Kraft
Paso 2009

Asem Shama
Kinderspiel
Ostwind Ltd 2009

Asem Shama
New Horizon
Highgrade Digital 2009

remixes:

Christian Fischer
4 Mixes for CF
DEF 2000

Supercruizer
Supercruiser
(Asem Shama Remix)
Supertition 2001

Marco Remus
Ostcode
Asem Shama Remix
Nerven 2001

Christian Berg
Supernova
Vanguard remix
Frisbee Tracks 2002

Tanith
1t, Asem Shama rmx
Bash Again 2002

R.A.M. Powerstation
Asem Shama rmx
Kiddaz fm 2002

Tom Wax
My Definition
Asem Shama rmx
Phuturewax 2003

Tube-Tech
The End (Tribute to Palazzo)
Vanguard Rmx
Beatdisaster 2003

Zodiac
Du weißt doch genau...
Vanguard Rmx.
East West 2003

Beroshima
The Opression
Vanguard Rmx
TSX 2004

Los Tres Brasilieros
Na Ginga (Asem Shama rmx)
Ghostline Electronics 2005

Christian Fischer &
DJ Murphy
Circuito (Asem Shama Rmx)
Ghostline Electronics 2005

HardWaks & Mr. X
Records Back
Asem Shama Rmx
Zoogroove 2009

Umek & Tomy DeClerque
Reason Revealed
Monika Kruse Rmx
Terminal M 2009

appears on:

Hyper Rave 2
1995

Trance Nation '95
Clubtools 1995

Brave New World
Compilation IV
DMD 1995

The Sound Of DMD
DMDCD 1998

Tom Wax
Mix Trax Volume 2
1999

Acid Flash
Vol. 11
GTN 2000

La Bush
Temple Of House Vol. 12
La Bush Records 2001

Acid Drops
Vol. 5
Cameleon 2001

Sammlung 2
Spielzeug 2001

Legend
Legend Records 2001

Universo Deejays
Vale Music 2001

Women DJ's 2
Star-Luxe 2001

We Hate To Rock!
Edel 2001

Rokis
More Favorite Tools
2001

Technodrome
Volume 14
Polystar 2002

Tom Wax
More Favorite Tools
2002

Miss Shiva
Colors
Red 2002

ID&T
Techno 2
Id&T 2002

Mauro Picotto
Italian Techno Master
Ministry (Magazine) 2002

Pierre* vs. Marco Cannata
2dijital Journeys
into Digital Funk 1
Intergroove 2002

Hardbeatz
Vol. 4
2003

DJ Promo
ID&T 2003

Schranzwerk 9
ZYX 2003

DJ Sulo
Schranz Fusion 2
Edel 2003

Mega Schranz
Globe 2003

Technodrome Volume 16
Polystar 2003

eXcellent @ Beach
Excellent 2004

Schranzwerk 13
Zyx 2005

Schranzwerk 12
Zyx 2005

TBI:
The Best In Schranz 2
Zyx 2005

Techno 2006
Zyx 2006

Schranzwerk 16
Zyx 2006

Cristian Varela
Ekspozicija 03.
Changements
Explicit 2006

Kiddaz.FM Mix
Series 002
Boy Got Bass
Kiddaz.fm 2006

Manu Le Malin
and Torgull
Uwe 2006

Chris Liebing
Live @ Womb - Tokyo
CLR 2006

Groove Delicious &
Gregor Dambrovsky
Minimal House 2
ZYX 2007

The Best In
Minimal Techno
ZYX 2007

Wire 07
Compilation
Loopa 2007

DJ Arcane
Schranz Total 20.0
Toptrax 2009

Claude VonStroke
Fabric 46
Fabric 2009

Our Thing Vol.II -
The Inner Circle
Erato
Highgrade Records 2009

Highgrade vs. Freak n' Chic
Mikado
Ablaze
Highgrade Records 2009

10 Years of Highgrade
Killer
Highgrade Records 2010

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