DJ Dean

DJ Dean
DJ Dean live at Techno4ever.net
Background information
Birth name	Martin Schmidt
Also known as	Angel Beats, Barbarez, Balla Nation, Bettnasser, Energy Flash, The Fall, Impegement Syndrom, Martin Schmidt, Marty Schmidt, Martynes, Power Play, Silver Liquid, Star Burst, Treibbeat, Van Nilson
Born	(1975-10-25) October 25, 1975 (age 41)
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	Techno, Trance
Occupation(s)	Disc Jockey
Instruments	Turntables
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment Tunnel Records
Website	http://www.djdean.de
Notable instruments
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20 second sample of DJ Dean's - Kick Off file help

DJ Dean (born as Martin Schmidt October 25, 1975 in Hamburg, Germany) 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.

DJ Dean's career began in 1992, at age 17, when he worked in Hamburg's club scene with the music styles Hardcore and Gabba. After playing at Time Tunnel Rave in 1995, he became resident DJ of the club Tunnel, based in Hamburg.

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), a mix called Tunnel Trance Force. This mix was the first of 46 Tunnel Trance Force compilations over more than a decade. He followed this with his third solo-album, Protect Your Ears, appearing under the Tunnel Records Label.

His Trance Club Tunnel achieved top 10 status in the Media Control Charts. Other releases were the maxi-vinyls Protect Your Ears, Play It Hard, It's a Dream, and Ballanation. Other projects, in different styles of music, he has worked in; Das Licht, Angel Beats, Barbarez, Dynamic, D's, Sylver Liquid, Impegement Syndrom, and Van Nilson.