ATB’s accomplished a lesser-achieved distinction in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll. A few from his bloc have managed to hit its loftiest time after time. Most though bounce up, down, out and sometimes even back in. Andre, however, has done both of the former, but neither of the latter, notching now 15 consecutive years in the poll. That, as they say, is staying power.
Mladen Solomun has come a long way over the past decade. Emerging from the deep house scene of Hamburg, his adopted hometown — his family had moved there from the former Yugoslavia when he was a kid — Solomun founded the Diynamic label back in 2005. Initially, it served as a platform for local artists like Stimming, Kollektiv Turmstrasse and H.O.S.H, and their early, string-soaked melodic house EPs provided a sweet alternative to the robotic minimalism of that period. Solomun also pushed this sound in his own productions and DJ sets, and this distinctive, singular style has led him to become an increasingly popular international DJ.
