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DJ Dean
DJ Dean live at Techno4ever.net
Background information
Birth name	Martin Schmidt
Also known as	Angel Beats, Barbarez, Balla Nation, Bettnasser, Energy Flash, The Fall, Impegement Syndrom, Martin Schmidt, Marty Schmidt, Martynes, Power Play, Silver Liquid, Star Burst, Treibbeat, Van Nilson
Born	October 25, 1975
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	Techno, Trance
Occupations	Disc Jockey
Instruments	Turntables
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment Tunnel Records
Website	https://www.djdean.de
Notable instruments
Music sample
"DJ Dean "Kick Off" noicon 20 second sample of DJ Dean's - Kick Off

DJ Dean (born as Martin Schmidt October 25, 1975 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German Euro-Trance/Hard Trance DJ, producer, and current, longtime resident DJ of the Tunnel dance club in Hamburg, Germany. He is also the founder of the German trance label Tunnel Records, which has released successful trance/hard trance compilations under the Tunnel Trance Force and DJ Networx franchises.

Biography [link]

DJ Dean's success began in 1992, at age 17, when he became well known in Hamburg's club scene with the music styles Hardcore and Gabba. After playing at Time Tunnel Rave in 1995, he then became resident DJ of the famous club Tunnel, based in Hamburg.

In 1997, DJ Dean set up his own studio. There he produced his first project in co-operation with Sony Music Media (a division of Sony Music Entertainment), a mix called Tunnel Trance Force. This mix was such a success that many other Tunnel Trance Force compilations were made: no less than 46 sequels were released in more than a decade. He followed this with his third solo-album, Protect Your Ears, appearing under the Tunnel Records Label.

His Trance Club Tunnel achieved top 10 status in the Media Control Charts. Other successful releases were the maxi-vinyls Protect Your Ears, Play It Hard, It's a Dream, and Ballanation. His project Das Licht is also well known in the trance scene. In addition to this, he is involved in projects like Angel Beats, Barbarez, Dynamic, D's, Sylver Liquid, Impegement Syndrom, and Van Nilson, each of which covers a different style.

Selected discography [link]

Singles [link]

• Darkness (1997)
• Friday Night (1997)
• House Nation (1997)
• It's True (1997)
• Energy (1998)
• Trust Me (1998)
• Looking So Good (1999)
• What's Wrong (1999)
• Ballanation (2000)
• Balla Nation Episode 2 (2002)
• Play It Hard (2002)
• Protect Your Ears (2003)
• Ballanation 2004 (2004)
• It's A Dream (2004)
• It's A Dream / Planet Earth (2004)
• Ballanation No.4 (2005)
• Music Is My Life (2005)
• If I Could Be You (2006)
• Kick Da Bass (2006)
• Kick Off (2006)
• Music Is My Life (2006)
• Dreamworld (2007)
• Euphoria (2007)
• Going Nowhere (2008)
• Powersystem (2008)
• Nobody Ever Knows Any More (with DJ Space Raven) (2010)

Remix [link]

• Abmarsch (1997)
• Another Dimension (1997)
• I Know You're Out There (1998)
• Living In A Dream (1998)
• Let There Be Light (1998)
• The Access Of Trance (1998)
• Kiss (1999)
• Take Off! (1999)
• The Temple Of House (1999)
• Nevermore (2000)
• What's Up? (2001)
• Let Your Mind Fly (2001)
• Loose My Mind (2001)
• Deine Welt (2002)
• Don't Cry (2002)
• Into Your Eyes (2002)
• Ready For This? (2002)
• The Frequency (2002)
• Energizer 2002 (2002)
• Sky Is The Limit (2002)
• I Lose My Mind (2003)
• Das Omen (2003)
• Hardhouz Generation (2003)
• Taste Of Summer (2003)
• You Make My Dreams (2004)
• What's Up (2004)
• All Her Fears (2005)
• Born To Dance (2005)
• Love U More (2005)
• Por Que No (2005)
• Tranceformation (2005)
• All Her Fears (2005)
• Traveller (2005)
• The Fear (2005)
• Traum (2006)
• Stand Up! (2006)
• Angels Fly (2007)
• Hungry Animal (2007)
• Rock The Bass (2008)
• Trancemission (2008)
• Sunrise (2008)
• Laurent's Song (2008)
• Flug Auf Dem Glücksdrachen (2008)
• This Beat Is What You Need (2009)

Albums [link]

• Balla Nation The First Album (2000)
• Balla Nation Episode 2 (2002)
• Protect Your Ears (2003)
• Eye Of A Champ (2006)
• The Projects (2008)
• Double Trouble(2011)

E.P. [link]

• Deluxe E.P. (2001)
• Dean Project's E.P. (2006)
• Club Analysis E.P. (2007)
• Eye Of Champ E.P. (2007)
• The Projects E.P (2008)

External links [link]

• Official Website (German)
• Tunnel Records Website (German)
• Discogs Entry
• The DJ List Profile