Biography
It is in 1989. In England the “Summer of Love” is being announced. Illegal parties are being busted by the police. “Acid-House” is the theme in the English music mags Face & I.D. Dr. Motte, one of Berlins underground DJs as well as a musician, owner of the club “Turbine Rosenheim”, is full of enthusiasm. The first acid-house party is organized by Dr. Motte and DJ Jonzon.
Dr. Motte announces the Berlin “Summer of Love”: the Love Parade.
“…I just wanted to find out whether it works here, too, and create a platform for the small Berlin Techno-scene…” (Dr. Motte).
The “small Techno-scene” passionately used this platform for their needs and established their music, i.e. Acid-House, House & Techno.
“…Techno transformed itself from the anarchic, elitist, different other to a compatible object which is omnipresent…” (Dr. Motte)
Besides of several remix productions and the preparations for the Love Parade, there is a great demand for Dr. Motte DJ-ing around the world. Back from touring Australia, he founded his new Label Praxxiz. Monthly Labelnights will take place at Casino Berlin, beginning in october.
1960:
born in Berlin
1989:
Founding and organization of the first Love Parade (Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen) with 150 participants at the Kurfuerstendamm in Berlin
1992:
Dr. Motte and 3 Phase produce the club hit “Klang der Familie” on Tresor Records; the first release is 3-Phase feat. Dr. Motte “Open Your Mind”; the first solo maxi is released on Space Teddy Records: “Euphorhythm Patrik” as well as the debut album “Chill Out Planet Earth”
1997:
Together with Westbam he produces the summer hit “Sunshine” on Low Spirit Records; it is placed on 5th rank in the charts
Dr. Motte is being awarded the Viva Comet Award for the “Best National Pop Event” at the Cologne music fair Popkomm. Also his first exhibition takes place: Dr. Motte Projections abstract realism; photographies by Dr. Motte, presented in the gallery Institut in Berlin.
1998:
10th Love Parade “One World, One Future” with 1,000,000 participants
Dr. Motte can be seen for the first time in a video clip to his new release “Patrik” and can be heard in his first radio show “Love Parade Countdown” on Radio Fritz
Dr. Motte produces the Love Parade Hymn “Love Parade 1998 One World,
One Future” in cooperation with Westbam; it reaches rank 6 in the charts
Dr. Motte creates and organizes the first benefit performance and exhibition “Schoene Neue Welt” (Brave New World) in cooperation with Danielle de Picciotto and Space Teddy Records sponsored by the “Staatsgalerie Stuttgart” and the Love Parade. 19 European painters, actors and musicians paint their version of “Schoene Neue Welt” within one day at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. The paintings are being auctioned at the “Staatsgalerie Stuttgart” with Germanys famous actor Ben Becker as the auctioneer. Space Teddy Records releases a CD for this event. The nets of DM 30,000 are being sponsored to the “Nordoff/Robins foundation” for autistic children who receive treatment through musical therapies.
1999:
Dr. Motte receives the “BZ-Kulturpreis 1998” (Berlins famous award for cultural events)
11th Love Parade “Music is the Key” with 1,500,000 participants
Dr. Motte & Westbam present “Music is the Key” on Low Spirit Recordings
Dr. Motte is awarded the “Bambi”, Germanys most popular award for creativity (an award given to well-known personalities for their achievements)
2000:
12th Love Parade “One World, One Love Parade”
2nd benefit art exhibition presented in the “Galerie am Luetzowplatz” in Berlin during the Love Parade; paintings can be auctioned under http://www.loveparade.net from July 8-23, 2000. The nets will again be dedicated to the Nordoff/Robins foundation for autistic children.
Dr. Motte & Westbam present “One World One Love Parade” on Low Spirit Recordings
2001:
13th Love Parade “Join the Love Republic”
Dr. Motte creates an astonishing sound & lightinstallation (chakra-enlightenment) at the tower “Friedenswarte” during the art exhibition “Kunst oder Koenig” www.kunstoderkoenig.de in the city of Brandenburg.
Along with several remixes for Ramirez, Malaria, Frankie Bones “My House Is Your House” he produced, his new label “Praxxiz” will take off in autumn, followed by monthly labelnights at the wellknown club Casino in Berlin. Every second friday starting in october.
2002:
14th Love Parade “Access Peace”
He established is Clubnight “Praxxiz” at the CasinoClub, in Berlin, once a month, with DJs like DJ Hell, DMX Crew, Marusha, Tanith and many more.
The 2nd Kunst oder Koenig Exhibition took place where Motte redefined the chakra-enlightment intallation in the Tower of Peace “Friedenswarte” 31st of August till 1st of September.
Dr. Motte produces his version of “Access Peace”, released on Low Spirit Recordings