ATB
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| ATB | |
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| Image:Atb.JPG ATB in 2004
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andre Tanneberger |
| Also known as | Danny Lee, Naughty A.T. |
| Born | February 26 1973 |
| Origin | Freiberg, Saxony, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Trance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Producer, Remixer |
| Years active | 1993 - present |
| Label(s) | Kontor Records |
| Associated acts | see Co-production section of ATB discography. |
| Website | Official website |
ATB (born André Tanneberger on February 26, 1973 in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany) is a German DJ, musician and producer of electronic dance music. According to the official world DJ rankings, governed by The DJ List, ATB is currently ranked fourth, only behind fellow German trance DJ Paul van Dyk and Dutch trance DJs Tiësto and Armin van Buuren. Privately, ATB is known to be very good friends with trance producer Sash! and is also known to prefer listening to chill out trance rather then upbeat and vocal trance.[citation needed]
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[edit] Musical career
Andre Tanneberger started his music career at the dance music group Sequential One. He was the brain in the group from 1993 to 2002. In 1998, Andre 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.[1] The track features a guitar riff which 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!" (No.3, 300,000 copies sold) and "Killer" (No.4, 200,000 copies sold), 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."
His third album, Dedicated, was released in 2002. It includes three top hits: "Hold You", "Let U Go" and "You're Not Alone". The title refers to the 9/11 events, so the album is dedicated to that tragedy. 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 features all his videos, a tour documentary, photos and many more.
ATB's latest hits include uplifting "Ecstasy" and chilling "Marrakech", both from the album No Silence (released in 2004) and also released as singles. "Marrakech" was also included on the soundtrack for the movie Mindhunters.
In 2005, ATB released Seven Years, a compilation 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 latest album, Trilogy, was released on May 4, 2007. The release of his new single "Justify" was moved from November 2006 to April 20, 2007, although it is yet to be released, probably included in The DJ 4 in the Mix compilation. The single "Renegade" was released on April 12,and features Heather Nova. The third single was "Feel Alive", released in July the same year.
André is married to Anna Tanneberger, and dedicated the song "A Dream About You", off the album Trilogy to her.
[edit] Discography
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Unofficial UK ATB website
- Official Russian ATB website (Russian)
- ATB at Discogs
- ATB discography at MusicBrainz
- ATB at MySpace
- ATB at All Music Guide
- ATB at The DJ List
- ATB at iLike
- ATB at Last.fm
- ATB tracklisting archive
- Lists and ranks the worlds djs
ATB | |
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| Studio albums | Movin' Melodies · Two Worlds · Dedicated · Addicted to Music · No Silence · Seven Years: 1998-2005 · Trilogy |
| In the Mix albums | The DJ in the Mix · The DJ 2 in the Mix · The DJ 3 in the Mix · The DJ 4 in the Mix |
| Singles | "9pm (Till I Come)" · "Don't Stop!" · "Killer" · "The Summer " · "The Fields of Love" · "Let U Go" · "Hold You" · "You're Not Alone" · "I Don't Wanna Stop" · "Long Way Home" · "In Love with the DJ / Sunset Girl" · "Marrakech" · "Ecstasy" · "Here with Me / IntenCity" · "Believe in Me" · "Humanity " · "Let U Go reworked" · "Summer Rain" · "Renegade" · "Feel Alive" · "Justify" |
| DVD releases | Addicted To Music DVD · No Silence DVD · Seven Years DVD · Live In Poznan DVD |
| Related articles | Discography |
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