DJ Tonka

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DJ Tonka (2007)

DJ Tonka (* 24. June 1973 in Mainz ; bourgeois Thomas René Gerlach ) is a German House - DJ , music producer and composer . He became known in 1998 through his summer hit She Knows You , which reached number 14 in the German charts .

life and career

Gerlach's first publications appeared in 1991, then together with Ian Pooley under the project names T'N'I , Space Cube and Outrage or also solo under the pseudonym Thomastic on the Frankfurt underground label Force Inc. Music Works and Intense Records.

From 1997 to 2000 he ran the label Uplifting Records, from 2000 to 2002 Chip Tunes and from 2000 to 2004 Vivienne Records, mainly with his own publications. In addition to his own productions, DJ Tonka can also boast a considerable number of remixes .

Gerlach has lived in Munich since 2008.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Security
  DE 48 03/23/1998 (7 weeks)
She Knows You
  DE 14th 08/24/1998 (15 weeks)
  CH 22nd 09/20/1998 (13 weeks)
Don't Be Afraid (To Let Yourself Go)
  DE 29 06/05/2000 (10 weeks)
  CH 33 06/04/2000 (15 weeks)
Get Back (Tonka feat. Lara McAllen )
  DE 75 03/15/2004 (1 week)

Albums

  • 1998: Peak time
  • 2004: 84

Compilations

  • 1998: The House Of Disco
  • 2000: Essential Streetparades / Proved

Singles and EPs

  • 1995: Flashback
  • 1995: Got To Get Up
  • 1995: Feel
  • 1995: Phun-ky
  • 1996: Feel Phun-ky EP
  • 1996: Old Skool
  • 1996: Feel The Street vs Deskee
  • 1996: Radical Noise
  • 1996: Happiness
  • 1997: Old Skool
  • 1997: The Night, Security
  • 1998: She Knows You
  • 2000: Don't Be Afraid
  • 2001: Heartjumpa, Reflect, Fallin ', Passion (in collaboration with Chip Tunes)
  • 2002: JOE, Never!
  • 2002: Keep Klimbing
  • 2004: 84
  • 2004: Get Back, PT1
  • 2004: Get Back, PT2
  • 2008: Orca
  • 2008: Drop Box EP
  • 2009: Ready For War EP
  • 2011: Aliens & Earthlings
  • 2012: Atlantis
  • 2015: She Knows You (Update)
  • 2019: Don't Stop (feat.Sif Saga)

Remixes

  • 1995: Ian Pooley - Celtic Cross Remixes
  • 1996: Celvin Rotane - You've Got To Be You
  • 1996: The Moodyman - The Dancer
  • 1996: Smokin 'Beats - Disco Dancin'
  • 1996: Full Intention - America
  • 1996: The Hipgrinders - Good Times
  • 1996: Gina G - I Belong To You
  • 1997: Colonel Abrahams - Trapped
  • 1997: Jimmy Somerville - Safe
  • 1997: Bootsy Collins ft Mc Lyte - I'm Leavin'U
  • 1997: Dave Angel - Funk Music
  • 1998: The Funkjunkeez aka Roger Sanchez - Got Funk?
  • 1998: Louise - All That Matters
  • 1998: Urban Soul - Love Is So Nice
  • 1998: Black & White Brothers - Put Your Hands Up
  • 1998: DJ Tonka vs The B52's - Love Shack
  • 1998: K-Klass - Live It Up
  • 1999: Salt'N'Pepa - Push it Again
  • 1999: Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna
  • 2000: Dominica - Gotta Let You Go
  • 2000: Bump aka Steve Travell & MA - I'm Rushing
  • 2001: Cleptomaniacs aka Brian Tappert & John Julius Knight - All I Do
  • 2002: Robin S. - Show Me Love
  • 2002: Robin S. - windward 4 windward
  • 2002: Alizée - L'Alize
  • 2002: Sharam Jey pres the Punisher - Straight Up!
  • 2004: Ian Pooley ft Jade & Dantelle - Heaven
  • 2004: Erick Morillo ft. Leslie Carter - Waiting In The Darkness
  • 2005: Tonka vs The Adjuster - All over Again
  • 2005: Room 5 aka Junior Jack - Make Love 2005
  • 2006: Ian Pooley & Tonka - Celtic Cross 2006
  • 2006: Erick Morillo feat. P.Diddy - Dance I Said
  • 2008: MDX & Namito - Hot & Spicy
  • 2009: Gus Gus - Lust
  • 2009: Ian Pooley vs. Zoo Brazil - Reader
  • 2009: Coburn - We Re-Interrupt This Program
  • 2009: Aquasky - You Know We Do It Big Girl
  • 2009: AudioFun - Dirty Gold
  • 2010: Ellie Goulding - Guns And Horses
  • 2010: Housse de Racket - Oh Yeah!
  • 2010: Simon Rose - Stachus
  • 2010: Mercedes - Shock Absorber
  • 2010: Aggro Santos - Saint Or Sinner
  • 2010: The Wanted - Heart Vacancy
  • 2011: Natalia Kills - Mirrors
  • 2011: Dabruck & Klein ft Ollie James - I Found Love
  • 2011: Arty - Around The World
  • 2012: The Disco Boys - Around The World
  • 2012: Medina - Forever
  • 2012: Laserkraft 3D - vacation
  • 2015: Robin Schulz - Headlights
  • 2015: All colors & Younotus feat. Anna Naklab - Supergirl

other projects

THOMASTIC (singles and remixes)

  • 1993: Eurostyle Tunes Vol.1
  • 1993: I Want to Be Free
  • 1993: Dream Team EP

T'N'I (DJ Tonka and Ian Pooley) singles

  • 1991: Low Mass EP
  • 1991: Trip Men
  • 1991: Paris, No More Ugly Germans
  • 1992: Disco Beam EP
  • 1992: Do You Still Care?
  • 1993: Depart EP
  • 1993: I Want to Be Free
  • 1994: Mad Situation, Be Straight
  • 1995: Nothing Can Stop Us

T'N'I (DJ Tonka and Ian Pooley) remixes

  • 1992: Paris Red - Do Ya (Feel It)
  • 1992: The Bionaut - Everybody is Kissing Everyone
  • 1992: Paradise Project - Deep Green
  • 1993: Dream Team EP - Dreaming
  • 1993: Formosa - Dr. Strangelove
  • 1993: Rainforest - The Birds
  • 1993: House Pimps - Get The Hook

SPACE CUBE (DJ Tonka and Ian Pooley) singles

  • 1991: Space Cube EP
  • 1992: Machine & Motion
  • 1992: Pure Tendency
  • 1992: Kool Killer EP 1
  • 1993: Kool Killer EP 2
  • 1993: Kool Killer EP 3
  • 1993: Kool Killer EP, UK Mixes
  • 1993: The Latest Adventures Of Kool Killer
  • 1993: Sassion ft Gordon Matthewman & Force Mass Motion
  • 1993: The Unrel. Project EP
  • 1994: Inbound, Outbound
  • 1994: Commerce Killer
  • 1995: Jungle Fever (Remixes)
  • 1996: Unrel. Space Cube Tracks

SPACE CUBE (DJ Tonka and Ian Pooley) remixes

  • 1993: Ilsa Gold - Silke
  • 1993: NRG - I Need Your Lovin '
  • 1993: DAC Robinson - Lucky Strike
  • 1995: Legend B - Lost In Love

OUTRAGE (DJ Tonka and Ian Pooley)

  • 1991: Emperor, Daylight

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Chart sources: DE CH