Brain access
Brain Access was a live act in the field of electronic dance music.
Act
The group was founded in 1994 and was one of the most famous live acts in Switzerland. For eleven years, Brain Access played 60 live acts in Germany and abroad. In 2005 the trio broke up.
Brain Access initially produced happy hardcore , then trance / techno and later exclusively house . In the beginning, Brain Access consisted of the twin brothers Matthias & Roland Portmann, Claudio Addario and Simon Schellenberg. Simon Schellenberg later left the group.
The music producers became known for their live acts, in which synthesizers were used to play live and acoustic percussion instruments and pyro effects were often used.
Short biography & milestones
- March 1994: Creation of Brain Access and production of the first track
- December 1994: 1st Live Act
- Spring 1995: First record deal (Sub Zero Records Zurich & Electron Records Zurich)
- August 1995: 10th Live Act
- Summer 1995: First vinyl ("Peak Of Happy Health" / Sub Zero Records)
- June 1996: 20th Live Act
- Summer 1997 Second vinyl ("Experimental Groove" / Electron Records)
- November 1997: 30th Live Act
- December 1998: Vote for one of the best live acts ("Trendmagazin" survey)
- Summer 1999: Second record deal (GD Records London & Velvet Records Stuttgart)
- September 1999: Third vinyl ("White Man's Sell Out" / Velvet Records / ZYX Music)
- October 1999: 40th Live Act
- April 2000: fourth vinyl ("Gran Via" / GD Records / ZYX Music)
- December 2000: 50th Live Act
- April 2005: 60th live act and breakup
Discography (without CD compilations)
Vinyl singles
- 1995: Peak Of Happy Health (Sub Zero Records, Zurich)
- 1997: Experimental Groove (Electron Records, Zurich)
- 1999: White Man's Sell Out (Velvet Records, Stuttgart)
- 2000: Gran Via (GD Records, London)