Stefan Goldmann (born 1978) is a German-Bulgarian DJ and

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. His work has been described as intelligent minimal techno. Rob Young: “Stefan Goldmann – Close to the edit”, WIRE Magazine, #314, April 2010

Career

Since 2001 Goldmann's music has been released through labels such as

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, Innervisions and others. Since 2006 Goldmann has also been closely associated with Berlin's

Berghain Berghain () is a nightclub in Berlin, Germany. It is named after its location near the border between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in Berlin, and is a short walk from Berlin Ostbahnhof main line railway station.

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club, for which he writes a column, is a co-author of its book and conceived the ''Elektroakustischer Salon'' event series. In 2010 he collaborated with choreographer Kevin O'day on a ballet commissioned by Nationaltheater Mannheim. Since then he has realized several commissioned and site-specific works outside the club circuit, including performances at Honen-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan (also released as a recording), the

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and

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in Essen. In 2016 he premiered the large format music theater work ''Alif'' at Berlin's

MaerzMusik MaerzMusik is a festival of the Berliner Festspiele and has been held annually since 2002 in March at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other venues. It is the successor festival to the Musik-Biennale Berlin and is considered one of the most i ...

festival and wrote the soundtrack to Swiss experimental documentary film ''A1'' in the same year. In 2020 he was invited to curate the

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's first electronic music program, Strom Festival, where he also performed in the Grand Hall. Goldmann has written essays on

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and the aesthetics of electronic music and has written a book on sound presets. He has held lectures and workshops on invitation of DAAD, the

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and other institutions. In 2012 he was artist in residence at

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in Kyoto, Japan, and in 2017 at

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in Los Angeles.

Macro Recordings

Based in

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, Macro was founded by Goldmann in 2007 and Finn Johannsen. Its releases range from techno tracks to symphonic recordings and include multiple live bands such as Elektro Guzzi and KUF in addition to releases by artists such as KiNK,

Maria Chavez Maria Chavez is an improviser, curator and sound artist from Lima, Peru. Her sound installations, visual objects and live turntable performances focus on the values of the accident and its unique, complicated possibilities with sound emitting machi ...

Peter Kruder Peter Kruder (born 1967 in Vienna, Austria) is a Viennese artist, producer and DJ. Together with his partner Richard Dorfmeister he is the founder of the duo Kruder & Dorfmeister and the record label G-Stone Recordings. Since the release of the '' G ...

, Pete Namlook, Raudive, Santiago Salazar and remixes by Pépé Bradock,

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and The Knife's Oni Ayhun. The label has also released archival recordings such as the previously unreleased

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album ''Catholic''. Several of its releases have been nominated for the

Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik The Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik ("German Record Critics' Award") was established in Germany in 1963 by publisher Richard Kaselowsky with the aim of setting the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement and quality" in the field ...

, including works by Stefan Goldmann and

, and have entered annual polls of media such as

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, De:Bug and Groove Magazin (Germany).

Personal life

Goldmann is the son of German composer and conductor

Friedrich Goldmann Friedrich Goldmann (27 April 1941 – 24 July 2009) was a German composer and conductor. Life Born on 27 April 1941 in Siegmar-Schönau (since July 1951 incorporated into Chemnitz), Goldmann's music education began in 1951 when he joined the Dr ...

Discography (selected)

Albums

* The Transitory State (Macro 2008, double CD) * Voices Of The Dead (Macro 2008, 5x7" box set) * Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps Edit (Macro 2009, CD) * Haven't I Seen You Before (Tapeworm 2010, Cassette) * 17:50 (Macro 2012, 2x12" and CD) * Live At Honen-In Temple (Macro 2013, CD) * Industry (Macro 2014, LP and CD) * A1 (Macro 2016, CD) * Tacit Script (Macro 2019, CD) * Veiki (Macro 2019, CD) * Live at Philharmonie Berlin (Macro 2020, CD) * Vector Rituals (Macro 2022, LP)

Mix CDs

* The Empty Foxhole (Mule Electronic 2009, mix CD) * Macrospective (Macro 2011, mix CD)

DVDs

* Parameter (Macro 2012, DVD)

Singles & EPs

* The Shnic Shnac EP (Classic 2002, 12") * Macroply/Submerge (Classic 2003, 12") * Pain (Classic 2004, 12") * Shimmer EP (Ovum 2004, 12") * Blood (Perlon 2005, 12") * Sleepy Hollow (Innervisions 2006, 12") * Aurora / Beluga (Macro 2007, 12") * Lunatic Fringe (Macro 2007, 12") * Radiant Grace (Macro 2008, 12") * Art Of Sorrow (Victoriaville 2009, 12") * Yes To All / Under The Beam (Cocoon 2009, 12") * The Maze (Macro 2010, 12") * Remasters Vol.1 (Victoriaville 2010, 12") * The Grand Hemiola (Macro 2011, 2x12") * Emptying The Vaults 1 – 3 (Victoriaville 2011, 3x12") * Adem EP, (Macro 2012, 12") * Ghost Hemiola (Macro 2013, 2x12") * Signs Taken For Wonders (Macro 2014, 12") * Anchors EP (Macro 2015, 12") * A1 Tools (Macro 2016, 12") * An Ardent Heart (Macro 2018, 12") * Tears Of Joy (Macro 2020, 12") * Singing Wire (Macro 2022, 3x7")

Remixes

Remixes include works for

Christian Fennesz Christian Fennesz (born 25 December 1962) is an Austrian producer and guitarist active in electronic music since the 1990s, often credited simply by his last name. His work utilizes guitar and laptop computers to blend melody with treated samples ...

Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...

, Santiago Salazar,

Kenny Hawkes Kenny Hawkes (14 July 1968 – 10 June 2011) was a British DJ and music producer, who worked in the industry from the late 1980s until 2011. Hawkes grew up in Brighton, England. He is best known for his record collaboration "Play the Game" with L ...

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, DENA, Marc Romboy, Sergey Rodionov, Tuomi and others.

References

External links

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Stefan Goldmann at facebook.com

Stefan Goldmann discography on discogs.com

Berghain flyer magazine archive (downloadable), containing Stefan Goldmann's Berghain columns
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldmann, Stefan German DJs 1978 births Living people Electronic dance music DJs German people of Bulgarian descent