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Biography
BLP sources|date=January 2012Infobox musical artist | name = Sven Väth| image = Sven-Vaeth-Stammheim.jpg| caption =| image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| alias = Astral Pilot, Barbarella| birth_date = Birth date and age|1964|10|26|df=y|birth_place = Obertshausen , Germany | instrument =| genre = Techno music|Techno Trance music|Trance Ambient techno House music|House | occupation = Disc jockey Record producer | years_active = 1982–present| label = Cocoon Recordings Warner Bros. Records (1993–1996) Virgin Records|Virgin / EMI|EMI Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.cocoon.net/| notable_instruments = Sven Väth (born 26 October 1964, Obertshausen , Germany ) is a Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt -based Disc jockey|DJ who has produced an extensive range of work since his career began in 1982. From 1985, he was part of the band OFF (acronym for Organization for Fun) which released the hit " Electrica Salsa " in 1986. He was also one of the founders of trance music labels Harthouse and the now-defunct Eye Q ,cite web|title=Sven Väth biography|url= http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/svenvath/biography|publisher=residentadvisor.net|accessdate=13 December 2010 as well as being among the first DJs to play trance records. In 1995 Mixmag rated his album Accident in Paradise one of the top-50 dance albums of all timeIMO Records. http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/sven-vath-biography/ "Sven Vath Biography", IMO Records . Retrieved on 17 April 2011.; although the title track is a fast techno piece, the rest is far more sedate, such as the track "Coda," which features merely a flute and a harpsichord .
Väth is also known as "RU Ready" and "Sam Vision". He has been a member of the groups 16 Bit, Astral Pilot, Barbarella, the Essence of Nature, Metal Master, Metal Masters, Mosaic, and Off. Today he is the owner of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH, which contains his Label, Cocoon Recordings . He is also a shareholder of the Cocoon Club in Frankfurt.
Sven Väth is mentioned in the song Hyper Hyper by German hard dance band Scooter (band)|Scooter .
Discography
Albums
Accident in Paradise (Eye Q, 1992) (Warner Bros. Records, 1993, U.S.)
The Harlequin, the Robot, and the Ballet Dancer (Eye Q, 1994) (Warner Bros. Records, 1995, U.S.)
Der Kalte Finger (Eye Q, 1996; collaboration with B-Zet)
Fusion (Virgin Records, 1998)
Six in the Mix (The Fusion Remix Collection '99) (Virgin Records, 1999)
Contact (Ultra Records, 2000) (also released on Virgin Records)
Persondata| NAME =Vath, Sven | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =26 October 1964 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Obertshausen , Germany | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Vath, Sven Category:German DJs Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:German trance musicians
