2007 marked the fitting celebration of DJ Madwave's 10th Anniversary as an artist. His exuberant personality, free-flowing creativity and last but not least, his technical ability combined with awe inspiring track selections have quickly propelled him to the forefront of the Swiss scene. In 2001, he was responsible for mixing the official “Street Parade Live” compilation, which sold over 14,000 copies. He has also mixed numerous other compilations, including two editions of the “DJ @ WORK” series, as well as the CDs "Shiva", "Trance.com" and "Magic Kingdom". In the same year he commemorated his anniversary with the CD release 'SYNERGY' which was produced, mixed and released in co-operation with fellow mate Dave Joy on their highly respected label Phoenix Recordings. Once released this CD was stated as "Compilation of the Month" in the leading British dance magazine Mixmag.
Based in the French part of Switzerland, Madwave (real name Stéphane Imbach), quickly became the heavyweight in the Swiss dance scene, appearing as resident DJ around local Swiss clubs and events offering his energetic and original sets. He was the only “Swiss French" DJ member of the TAROT Family and played more than fifty times at famous events Sensor and OXA in Zurich, Switzerland. Further residencies were held in such clubs as MAD (Lausanne), MOA (Geneva) and Globull (Bulle) as well as being a welcome guest at major raves and events playing at Zurich Street Parade, Lake Parade, Energy, Goliath, Shiva and Atlantis. His reputation also led him to play abroad at Metropolis (Paris, France), Love Parade (Berlin, Germany), Glamour Club (Tahiti, French Polynesia), ECU Club (Rimini, Italy), Tropics and Bumper’s (Lloret del Mar, Spain) and the Euro Palace in Frankfurt, Germany.
For many years, DJ Madwave has not only been active as a reviewer for the biggest Swiss electronic music magazine PartyNews which was published on a monthly basis, but was and still is promoting his own Synergy events which take place in his hometown. On the production side, Stéphane already released tracks and remixes in collaboration with Swiss DJ and Producer Mike "Synthetic" Schuhmacher, which were successfully released on his own label Phoenix Recordings established in 2006. His project Synergy and the releases 'The Anthem 2006' and 'The Anthem 2007' included mixes from Jesselyn and Madwave himself and gained international recognition being requested onto bigselling CDs compiled by DJ Shog, DJ Dean, Gary D, DJ Archie, Yoshi and many more. Following this success Phoenix Recordings released originals from Michael Tsukerman, C-Base and Karybde & Scylla with international guests Sebastian Brandt, P.H.A.T.T., Mr Philips, Jorn van Deynhoven, Jon the Baptist + DJ Chuck-E, Reyes and DJ Choose on remix duties. Major support was instantly offered from global keyplayers such as Armin van Buuren, Judge Jules, Tiësto, Christopher Lawrence, Above & Beyond, Kutski, Matt Darey, Ernesto vs Bastian, Hemstock & Jennings, Louk, Jon O’Bir and many others...
(read less)2007 marked the fitting celebration of DJ Madwave's 10th Anniversary as an artist. His exuberant personality, free-flowing creativity and last but not least, his technical ability combined with awe inspiring track selections have quickly propelled him to the forefront of the Swiss scene. In 2001, he was responsible for mixing the official “Street Parade Live” compilation, which sold over 14,000 copies. He has also mixed numerous other compilations, including two editions of the “DJ @ WORK”...
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