DJ Dean

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DJ Dean (born as Martin Schmidt) is a German Euro-Trance/Hard Trance DJ, producer, and current, longtime resident DJ of the Tunnel dance club in Hamburg, Germany. He is also the founder of the German trance label Tunnel Records, which has released successful trance/hard trance compilations under the Tunnel Trance Force and DJ Networx franchises.

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[edit] Biography

DJ Dean's success began in 1992, at age 29, when he became well known in Hamburg's club scene, starting at Hardcore and Gabba. After playing at Time Tunnel Rave in 1995, he then became resident DJ of Tunnel Club.

In 1997 DJ Dean set up his own studio. There he produced his first project in co-operation with Sony Music Media (a division of Sony Music Entertainment), Tunnel Trance Force, which was a hit on the scene. He followed this with his third solo-album, Protect your ears, appearing on the Tunnel Records Label.

His Trance Club Tunnel achieved top 10 status in the Media Control Charts. Other successful releases were the maxi-vinyls Protect Your Ears, Play It Hard, It's a Dream, and Ballanation. His project Das Licht, produced by Atilla Girisken (Cocooma), is also well known in the trance scene. In addition to this, he is involved in projects like Angel Beats, Barbarez, Dynamic, D's, Sylver Liquid, Impegement Syndrom, and Van Nilson, each of which covers a different style.

His hit Play It Hard is also the music you can hear in the cage on the map surf_fatmike in the game Counter-Strike.

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DJ Dean "Kick Off"

20 second sample of DJ Dean's - Kick Off
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[edit] Aliases

DJ Dean is also featured under the aliases: Angel Beats, Barbarez, Das Licht, Dynamic D's, Energy Flash, Impegement Syndrom, Martin Schmidt, Marty Schmidt, Power Play, Silver Liquid, and Van Nilson.

[edit] Selected Discography

[edit] Singles

  • What's Wrong
  • Trust me
  • Ballanation 2
  • Play It Hard
  • Protect Your Ears
  • It's A Dream
  • Ballanation 2004
  • Music is my Life
  • Kick off
  • DJ Dean Projects EP
  • Kick da Bass
  • If I could be you
  • Fire and Water

[edit] LPs

  • Ballanation
  • Protect your Ears
  • The Eye of a Champ
  • Dreamworld
  • Kick off

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