ATB

ATB
ATB playing at Club Pacha in New York City
Background information
Birth name	André Tanneberger
Also known as	Danny Lee, Naughty A.T.
Born	26 February 1973 (1973-02-26) (age 37)
Origin	Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
Genres	Progressive Trance, Electronica, Balearic beat, Drum and bass
Occupations	DJ, Producer, Remixer
Years active	1998 – present
Labels	Kontor Records
Associated acts	see Co-production section of ATB discography.
Website	Official website

André Tanneberger, commonly called ATB, (born 26 February 1973, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany) is a German DJ, musician, and producer of Trance music. According to the official world DJ rankings governed by DJ Magazine, ATB was ranked #11 in 2009.^[1] He is also ranked as world number 4 according to "The DJ List."

Musical career

Tanneberger started his music career at the dance music group Sequential One. He was the brain of the group from 1993 to 2002. In 1998, Tanneberger also started a solo project named ATB. His first track under this name was "9pm (Till I Come)," included in the Movin' Melodies album, which topped the United Kingdom music charts in 1999 and is widely regarded as the UK's first trance number one.^[2] The track features a guitar riff that became hugely popular. This guitar sound, which he accidentally found while experimenting with a new producing deck, became the trademark of his early hits. ATB continues to evolve and change with every album. His current style involves more vocals and varied sounds, with frequent pianos.

Despite only releasing a few more singles in the UK, namely "Don't Stop!" and "Killer," he still regularly releases music in his native Germany and in other parts of Europe, where he has scored big hits such as "I Don't Wanna Stop" and his cover of Olive's 1996 hit "You're Not Alone."

Two Worlds (released in 2000) was his second studio album. It is a two-disc album based upon the concept of different types of music for different moods. The titles of the two CDs are: "The World of Movement" and "The Relaxing World." This album includes two songs featuring Heather Nova: "Love Will Find You" and "Feel You Like a River." Also the song "Let U Go" features on the "The World of Movement" disc featuring the vocals of Roberta Carter Harrison from the Canadian pop band Wild Strawberries.

His third album, Dedicated, was released in 2002. It includes two top hits: "Hold You" and "You're Not Alone." The title refers to the September 11 attacks. In 2003, ATB released Addicted To Music, which included hits such as "I Don't Wanna Stop" and "Long Way Home". The same year, ATB's first DVD was released, Addicted To Music DVD. It featured all his videos, a tour documentary and photographs.

ATB's hits "Ecstasy" and "Marrakech" came from the album No Silence (2004). "Marrakech" was also included on the soundtrack for the film Mindhunters.

In 2005, ATB released Seven Years, a compilation album of 20 songs, including all his singles. Additionally, Seven Years includes six new tracks, including the single "Humanity" and the 2005 rework of "Let U Go." Many of ATB's recent albums have featured vocals from Roberta Carter Harrison, singer for the Canadian band Wild Strawberries.

His next album, Trilogy, was released on 4 May 2007. The single "Justify" was released from The DJ 4 in the Mix compilation. The single "Renegade" was released on 12 April 2007, and features Heather Nova. The third single was "Feel Alive," released in July the same year.

In a Trance.nu interview on 11 May 2007, ATB considered "Don't Stop!" to be his worst production to date, and he no longer stands by it, due to it being similar to his first hit, "9pm (Till I Come)."^[3]

He is married to Anna Tanneberger, and dedicated the song "A Dream About You," from the album Trilogy to her.

His latest album, Future Memories, was released on 5 May 2009. The single, "What About Us," was already promoted and released.

Discography

ATB in 2004

Albums

• 1999 : Movin' Melodies
• 2000 : Two Worlds
• 2002 : Dedicated
• 2003 : Addicted to Music
• 2004 : No Silence
• 2005 : Seven Years: 1998–2005
• 2007 : Trilogy
• 2009 : Future Memories

Compilations

ATB The DJ - In The Mix

• 2003 The DJ in the Mix
• 2004 The DJ 2 in the Mix
• 2006 The DJ 3 in the Mix
• 2007 The DJ 4 in the Mix
• 2010 The DJ 5 in the Mix
• 2010 The DJ 6 in the Mix

Mixed compilations

• 1999 Fresh Volume 3 (Disc 2)
• 1999 Clubber's Guide To... Trance
• 1999 Kontor - Top Of The Clubs Volume 03 (Disc 1)
• 1999 Kontor - Top Of The Clubs Volume 04 (Disc 1)
• 2000 G.R.O.O.V.E.
• 2000 Trance Mix USA
• 2001 Trance Nation America Two (Disc 1)
• 2002 Kontor - Top Of The Clubs Volume 16 (Disc 1)
• 2010 Sunset Beach DJ Session.

References

External links

• Official Site
• ATB on Myspace
• ATB at Discogs
• ATB discography at MusicBrainz
• ATB at Allmusic
• The ATB Experience
• Russian main fans website