Rolf Johannes Ellmer (born 3 December 1960) is a classically trained musician and composer (concert-guitarist) and has become one of Germany's most well known producers in the techno and trance scene.
Together with
Markus Löffel (alias Mark Spoon), also from the German music scene, he has recorded under several monikers such as
Jam & Spoon,
Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (a.k.a. Jam El Mar, classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon, DJ). They also worked ...
and
Storm. He was a member of the group
Dance 2 Trance, along with Dag Lerner (alias DJ Dag), which had success all over the world and he is considered to be one of the pioneers of
trance music.
A string of hits under Jam & Spoon include "
Right in The Night
"Right in the Night (Fall in Love with Music)" is a song by German electronic music duo Jam & Spoon, released as the second single from their second album, ''Tripomatic Fairytales 2001'' (1993). It is a Eurodance song with elements from progressi ...
", "Stella", "Kaleidoscope Skies", "How Stella Got Her Groove Back", and "Set Me Free (Empty Rooms)".
Ellmer has also worked as a producer and remixer for other artists such as Deep Forest, Enigma, Moby, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Furthermore, he is recognized for being a successful DJ.
References
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1960 births
Living people
German DJs
German electronic musicians
Electronic dance music DJs