Thorsten Hammer

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Thorsten Hammer is a house artist from Karlsruhe, Germany. 

Much like his birth region Thorsten’s music and performances transport listeners to picturesque places. This is achieved through Thorsten’s unique journey, with his life experiences truly present in the music he makes and plays. 

From the day Thorsten was born, he had music in his veins, learning the drums very early on and not long after discovering pioneers of the early electronic music scene Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb. This inspired Thorsten, he was quick to learn DJing on vinyl and began to build a name for himself as a resident DJ playing at renowned venues Loft Club, MWS, Nightmare/Sinus, Stockwerk, U63011 Frankfurt to further afield including Barcelona, Berlin, Frankfurt, Ibiza, Lisbon, Sofia and Stuttgart. 

During this time Thorsten was hard at work developing his sound, experimenting and pushing the boundaries to create music that evokes feeling and tells his life stories. This has resulted in releases on highly esteemed labels across the house spectrum Bar 25, Parquet, Frequenza and Ballroom. 

This has led to recognition from his musical peers with support from Steve Bug, Timo Maas, Rodriguez Jr., Huxley, Denney, Davide Squillace, Laurent Garnier, Luciano, Markus Homm, Matthias Tanzmann, Nicole Moudaber, Osunlade, Paco Osuna, Pig & Dan, Roger Sanchez, Sam Divine, SiS, Solomun, UMEK with the list constantly growing. 

His ability to connect with listeners and fans on dancefloors all over the world has resulted in Thorsten breaching the top 10 on iTunes dance charts in Africa, Germany and Slovakia and exceeding 100K streams on Spotify alone. Arguably his biggest tracks to date were Jakuma and Hamato on his EP for Sirin Sounds, reaching number five and number eight respectively in the iTunes chart as well as breaking into the Beatport top 20 in Afro House. Demonstrating the rapidly increasing demand for Thorsten’s music. 

Thorsten is entering the next chapter of his encapsulating journey, which will see him release with legendary labels Mobilee, Pokerflat Recordings, Stealth and Dumb Safari.

With new releases slated for the year ahead, Thorsten solidifies his position as a formidable force in the electronic music scene, showcasing his unwavering passion and dedication to his craft.