Over the last few years, Ultra Music has been making strides to introducing acts that might not be seen as typical EDM outfits to the American dance music scene. From Flosstradamus and Heroes and Villains to The Writer's Block and Kygo, the imprint i smaking strides to encompass more of the electronic music scene. This week, Ultra released Berlin-based Marek Hemmann's sophomore album Bittersweet in the States (it originally dropped in August of 2013 in Germany). Hemmann resides in the minimal side of the tech-house realm, but instead of making tunes that are hyper serious, he found a way to bring grooves and fun to his music. The thing is, we imagine many on this side of the Atlantic aren't that familiar with Marek, so we got some facts straight from the horse's mouth about living in Berlin, his love of vinyl, and much more.
Marek is actually a real Berlin citizen since November this year
Marek has lived in Jena (south of Berlin) before
You can see Marek on his bicycle riding through Berlin when he’s not touring, no matter if there is rain or sunshine
Marek is a big vinyl collector; the weirder the better
Marek loves vinyl, especially from the '70s
Marek was voted as one of the top 20 DJs in Groove Magazine after his podcast release
Marek plays private DJ sets just for his tour manager in his living room
Marek loves to work with analog synths
Marek never traveled further than Russia
Marek is traveling to the United States for the very first time when he starts his tour in January
Marek is very loyal to his German label Freude am Tanzen
Marek loves good quality coffee
