INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLOS
Launched in 1997 by Helmut Geier (otherwise known as DJ Hell), International Deejay Gigolo Records` has since been known as one of the hottest record labels worldwide for electronic music. With a sharp eye for new talent and natural professionalism and experience in the music business, Gigolo Records have made their mark.
Today there are around 80 artists involved with Gigolo and growing.
Gigolo is the meeting place of established artists and talented newcomers' worldwide. Gigolo has been working with some of the most promising artists in the music scene from Fischerspooner, Tuxedomoon, Miss Kitten & The Hacker, Tiga, Psychonauts, to Jeff Mills and Dave Clarke amongst others. After establishing Gigolo Records, Hell set about contacting many of the artists he'd met during his years of deejaying all over the globe and offered them a deal. Gigolo went on to produce hits like Jeff Mills ''Shifty Disco EP, Christopher Just's 'I'm A Disco Dancer`, Miss Kittin & The Hacker's '1982' from the 'Champagne!' EP, and most notably Zombie Nation's 'Kernkraft 400 (no. 2 in UK top ten) all proving to be a major success. Like Warp and Soma, Gigolo is one of the few only essential techno and electronic labels to emerge in the nineties, however Gigolo has taken one step further, creating it's own trademark. Gigolo is a mixture of modern retro, flashy, trashy, glamour and sex. Wherever Hell plays, be it Japan or Berlin or Barcelona or London the crowd seems to follow his tastes.
But while producing a number of acts he still maintained his own career as a DJ sticking to the eccentric style he started off with. He's been voted as one of the most wanted DJ`s in electronic music. Hell has taken part in all Love Parades, Tribal Gatherings and contributed to various projects like Radio One's `John Peel Session` being the first German electronic producer to do so.
And while Hell continues to produce and DJ, his ambitions don't end there... from creating the show music for Kostas Murkudis during Paris fashion, cooperations with Donatella Versace, shootings with Karl Lagerfeld, an own book `The Great Gigolo Swindle`, to a Levis jacket, designed by Hell.
A few nominations:
* DJ Hell - Men Of the Year, GQ 2003
* Gigolo - several nominations best label in German music magazines, Raveline, Groove, Spex.
* Hell, Keep on Waiting - best video and best remix 2003, Groove
* Hell's Bavarian Gigolo Night in Munich - voted best clubnight in Munich
More features:
* 196 bpm - DJ Hell film made by German director Romuald Karmakar.
* The Pet Shop Boys are big Gigolo fans and mention this in almost every interview.
* Gigolo Feature 8 pages in The Face - as one of very few German electronic labels presented therein.
While Gigolo release no. 100 was a sexy slip designed by Agent Provocateur from London, after seven successful years, Gigolo records will be celebrating its 150th release, a DVD showing all Gigolo artist videos and a Gigolo history film.
A monthly Gigolo capital city clubnight Berlin to start very soon.
INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLOS WITH PLAY PAUL (FR) LIVE + DJ
+ Joe Le Bon & Reno (Fuck the Melody)
Rose Garden, Helsinki
Wed 26.4.2006
22 - 04
Tickets 8e / Age 20
ADVANCE TICKETS FROM STREET BEAT and STUPIDO SHOP
PLAY PAUL (FRANCE)
Paul de Homem-Christo is the young brother of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, member of Daft Punk. All of his original tracks have been released on Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's label Crydamoure and Roulé (the label of Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter). Those two record companies are among the most selling house music labels worldwide nowadays. Play Paul has also signed a brand new 'Hooligan-House' project Syndicated People on one of the best U.K. house labels, Defected. Play Paul and The Buffalo Bunch are well known and recognized producers (and remixers) in the international house scene.
Play Paul will perform both LIVE and DJ Set - Don't miss this spectacular Gigolo show!
www.playpaulmusic.com
DJ MIX
