10 Facts About Moguai

Moguai became one of the first techno DJs in Germany, sharing a platform with the likes of Paul van Dyk, Westbam and Sven Vath.

In more recent years Moguai's sound has developed to include a combination of tech-house, progressive house, big beat and electro house.

Moguai has worked in more mainstream areas of the music industry, producing for the likes of the Sugababes, Girls Aloud and 2Raumwohnung, which earned him double platinum and gold disc awards.

Moguai studied for his high school diploma at the Freiherr-von-Stein-Gymnasium in Recklinghausen, after which he completed a two-year apprenticeship in the family butcher business, making him the youngest journeyman butcher in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Moguai then went on to study law at the Ruhr University in Bochum, which is where he embarked upon his career as a DJ and music producer.

In 1994, Tegeler, now trading under the name Moguai, teamed up with German producer Jurgen Driessen to release his debut EP, entitled Best Before End, with Important Records.

Moguai was awarded double platinum records for both of these projects.

Since 2009, Moguai has released his music with Mau5trap, run by Canadian superstar DJ Deadmau5.

Since 2000, Moguai has been a radio DJ and presenter at Radio 1Live on the 1Live DJ segment, which runs every Saturday from 22:00 pm to 01:00 am.

In 2007, Moguai was made a resident DJ at German radio station MDR Sputnik, where he plays every third Saturday of the month.