Chris Maico Schmidt

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Chris Maico Schmidt alias Mike S. (born July 21, 1966 in Bietigheim ) is a German techno DJ and producer.

Life

Schmidt first worked as a DJ when he was 15. In 1991, influenced by producers like Tyree Cooper , Frankie Knuckles and Paul Simpson , he turned to techno - house music .

Until the end of 1993 he played in various clubs in the Stuttgart region, such as the Skylab, Oz and Splash discotheques, and on Fridays in 1994 he was resident DJ in the Cave Club discotheque in Salzburg. Schmidt was a co-founder and partner in the Stuttgart branch of the record store and clubwear chain Delirium and co-owner of the record label Suspect Records. Numerous record productions with different partners followed (see discography).

As a DJ he has appeared in clubs such as the Berliner Tresor , the Zurich Oxa as well as the Omen and Dorian Gray in Frankfurt am Main.

At the end of 1996 he moved to Cologne , where he played a key role in the radio station Evosonic, which existed from 1997 to 1999 . He acted as managing director and program director. As a music editor, he designed his own radio shows, including the satirical program Ohne Flax and the MikeLike and Backfisch shows . He moved to Munich with the station in 1998.

Schmidt has been living in Cologne again since the beginning of 2002. He teaches there as a lecturer at the Vibra DJ School .

In 2012 he made his “comeback” as a producer with two releases.

In 2016 he founded Evosonic Records . On May 1, 2017, he announced the start of the Evosonic Live Stream.

Pseudonyms

Schmidt has published on several techno and trance labels under his real name and under pseudonyms :

  • Chris Maico Schmidt (Evosonic Records / City of Drums / BluFin )
  • Mike S. (Harthouse Mannheim)
  • Cybordelics ( Harthouse , with Milan Zemanec and Daniel Varga)
  • Mikerobenics (Harthouse, with Ben Elvis Mettin / BluFin )
  • Feldmann (Suspect Records, with Pascal FEOS)
  • Mescal X (Blackflame / Intercord )
  • Mike S. feat. Ben Elvis ( Superstition )
  • Junction 3 (pull the strings)
  • Mike S. meets Inspector (Global Ambition, with Ben Elvis Mettin)
  • Cyborano (Friends / Le Petit Prince, with Marco Zaffarano )
  • Mike Masseter ( Delirium Records )
  • Lee Roy ( ZYX , with Ben Elvis Mettin)

Discography (selection)

Albums

  • 1995: Mikerobenics - Fooled by Dr. Cycle & Mrs. All (Suspect)
  • 1996: Mikerobenics - The What and the How (Global Ambition)
  • 2016: Chris Maico Schmidt - Two Point Zero (Evosonic Records)
  • 2017: Chris Maico Schmidt - Two Point One (Philipp Giebel Rework) (Evosonic Records)
  • 2020: Chris Maico Schmidt - Automation (BluFin)

Singles and EPs

  • 1993: Mescal X - Return of Lisa (Blackflame / Intercord)
  • 1993: Cybordelics - Adventures of Dama (Harthouse)
  • 1993: Mike Masseter - Vol. I (Ultra Violet / Orange)
  • 1993: Cybordelics - Adventures of Dama (Harthouse UK)
  • 1994: Cybordelics - Fairy Tales (Harthouse)
  • 1994: Cyborano - Wrist Aching Muscles (Friends / Le Petit Prince)
  • 1994: Mescal X - Dragonfly (CSC / Overdrive)
  • 1994: Mike Masseter - Saman (Delirium Compilation)
  • 1994: Feldmann - Audience (Suspect)
  • 1994: Mike S. - Labrinha (ZYX / GOA Rave Comp.)
  • 1994: Mikerobenics - Diadora (Harthouse)
  • 1994: Mikerobenics - Julika (Harthouse)
  • 1995: Mike S. feat. Ben Elvis - Jake (Superstition)
  • 1995: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixe '95 (Mindstar / Musicman)
  • 1995: Lee Roy - Love is a Shield (ZYX)
  • 1996: Mikerobenics - Replica (Global Ambition)
  • 1996: Mikerobenics - Replika Remixe (Global Ambition)
  • 1996: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixe '96 (Mindstar / Musicman)
  • 1996: Mikerobenics - The Return of Julika (Pull the Strings)
  • 1996: Mikerobenics - The Cat and the Cannary (Global Ambition)
  • 1996: Junction 3 - Wolf in the fold (Pull the Strings)
  • 1996: Mike S. meets Inspector - Oscar Clasani (Global Ambition)
  • 1996: Mikerobenics - Schattenmund (Global Ambition)
  • 1996: Mikerobenics - Schattenmund Remixe (Global Ambition)
  • 1997: Mikerobenics - Die Weissagung / Prediction (Global Ambition)
  • 1997: Mikerobenics - Der Hexenritt / Witch Ride (Global Ambition)
  • 1998: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama Remixe (Technogold)
  • 1998: Cybordelics - Alice in Wonderland Remixe (Technogold)
  • 2012: Mike S. - Vibra EP (Code2 Records)
  • 2012: Mike S. - Noah (Harthouse)
  • 2013: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama 2013 (Harthouse)
  • 2015: Kotapski & Schmidt - Let's go EP (Yellow Tail Records)
  • 2015: Kotapski & Schmidt - Remember This (Natura Viva)
  • 2015: Kotapski & Schmidt - Kiss Your Face (Natura Viva)
  • 2016: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama Part 1 (Harthouse)
  • 2016: Kotapski & Schmidt - Ayjuwah EP (Code2Records)
  • 2016: Chris Maico Schmidt - Sing The Song Remixe (Evosonic Records)
  • 2016: Chris Maico Schmidt - Downtown Remixe (Evosonic Records)
  • 2016: Chris Maico Schmidt - Downtown The Kotapski Remixe (Evosonic Records)
  • 2017: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama 2017 (Harthouse)
  • 2017: Cybordelics feat. James Davis - Adventure of Dama Rework (Evosonic Records)
  • 2017: Cybordelics feat. James Davis - Adventure of Dama Rework 2 (Evosonic Records)
  • 2017: Chris Maico Schmidt - Waldstrasse EP (BluFin)
  • 2018: Chris Maico Schmidt - Elisenstrasse EP (BluFin)
  • 2018: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixes Part 1 (BluFin)
  • 2018: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixes Part 2 (BluFin)
  • 2018: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixes Part 3 (BluFin)
  • 2018: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixes Part 4 (BluFin)
  • 2019: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama 2019 (Harthouse)
  • 2019: Chris Maico Schmidt - Jahnstrasse EP (BluFin)
  • 2019: Chris Maico Schmidt - Jahnstrasse Remixes (BluFin)
  • 2020: Chris Maico Schmidt - Amazination The Remixes (BluFin)
  • 2020: Chris Maico Schmidt - Meditation The Remixes (BluFin)
  • 2020: Chris Maico Schmidt - Manifestation The Remixes (BluFin)
  • 2020: Chris Maico Schmidt - Motivation The Remixes (BluFin)
  • 2020: Chris Maico Schmidt - Automation The Remixes (BluFin)
  • 2020: Chris Maico Schmidt - Vocalization The Remixes (BluFin)
  • 2020: Chris Maico Schmidt - Monolog feat. Hans Solo (Neuhain, Train of Love)

Remixes

  • 1993: Acrid Abeyance - Exposure Track (Important)
  • 1993: Microwave Prince - I need your love (Le petiti prince)
  • 1994: DJ Khetama - Stranger Worlds (Time unltd.)
  • 1995: Marco Zaffarano - Hippodrama ( MFS )
  • 1999 Jean - Pediculos Humanus (Elegance)
  • 2014: Mafu Nakyfu - Do you feel Lucky EP (Mike S. Remix) (Code2 Records)
  • 2014: Nicorus - Psycho (Mike S. Remix) (Code2 Records)
  • 2015: Bodo Felusch - Looping (Mike S. Remix) (Unvirtual Music)
  • 2017: Julian Reifegerste - Dober Dan (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
  • 2017: Strich Zwo - Fuck Me Palmtree (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (City Of Drums)
  • 2017: Electrifier - What You Don't Know (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
  • 2017: Kotapski - Dreams (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Louder Than Famous)
  • 2017: Frank Krumsdorf - Good News (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
  • 2018: Andy Baar - Keep On (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
  • 2018: Chris Maico Schmidt - Elisenstrasse Remixes (BluFin)
  • 2018: Junge & Mädchen - Sister (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2018: Junge & Mädchen - Sister (Chris Maico Schmidt On Top Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2018: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixes Part 2 (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2018: Elektrifier - Ich bin Von Kopf bis Fuss (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
  • 2018: Road to Mana - The Chains Of Change EP (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2019: Florian Punzel - Nations (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
  • 2019: The Electronic Advance meets Somnia - Solaris (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (City Of Drums)
  • 2019: Toni Rios - Closer To You feat. Niveska (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2019: Die Raumzeit Architekten - Konstrukt (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2019: Endo Monk - Still rests der See (Chris Maico Schmidt Fahrtenschwimmer Remix) (Holy Chaos Recordings)
  • 2019: Chris Maico Schmidt - Still rest der See feat Endo Monk (Seepferdchen Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2019: Chris Maico Schmidt - Still rest der See feat Endo Monk (Freischwimmer Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2019: Chris Maico Schmidt - Still rests der See feat Endo Monk (Schnellschwimmer Remix) (BluFin)
  • 2020: Henning Richter - Gluecklich im Zwielicht (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (BluFin)

DJ mix

  • 1996: DJ Mike S. - The Atmosphere Club Mix (Global Ambition)
  • 1997: DJ Mike S. - The Second Atmosphere Club Mix (Global Ambition)
  • 1998: DJ Mike S. - The 3rd Atmosphereclubmix (Global Ambition)

Awards

  • In January 2000, he received the German Dance Award in the “Best Medium” category for the Evosonic radio station, which he played a key role in.

Web links

Commons : Mike S.  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Page on Mike S. at Beatport.com
  2. ^ Page on Chris Maico Schmidt at Beatport.com
  3. Page about the Evosonic Records label at Beatport.com
  4. [1] Evosonic Live Stream