Timo Maas bought his first set of turntables at the age of 17, and played his very first DJ set in 1982 at a party in his friend's home.
13 Facts About Timo Maas
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In 1992, Timo Maas was introduced to the early German rave scene, and he went on to DJ at many different rave events both in Germany and elsewhere, earning a name in the electronic underground scene.
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Timo Maas's second record release, "Die Herdplatte", was a collaboration with another producer, Gary D, which was a bigger success than his first.
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Timo Maas began to release records through record labels such as Hope Recordings, both under his own name and the alias, Orinoko, arguably the biggest record of which was titled "Mama Konda".
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Timo Maas has recorded under many aliases such as Mad Dogs among others together with his manager and friend Leon Alexander.
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In 2000, Timo Maas began a residency alongside Deep Dish at the New York City club, Twilo.
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In 2005, Timo Maas released his second studio album, titled Pictures on Warner Bros.
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Timo Maas met his next production partner Santos in 2007 at a gig in Rome.
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On working with Katie Cruel, Timo Maas claimed to have been touched by the soul and emotion of her voice.
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Timo Maas has said that it is the only club in the world where he can be himself and express his vision and he has called it the most original and unique experience one can have when going to the island.
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Timo Maas heard the original Paul McCartney and Wings track played to him by Levy and expressed his wish to get the stems for the track.
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Timo Maas has cited early 1980s music with a lot of funk, soul and disco as well as Jean Michel Jarre and his albums Oxygene, Equinoxe, and Magnetic Fields as early influences on him.
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Timo Maas has claimed to be influenced by James Lavelle and is a fan of old-school rock such as Led Zeppelin and Dire Straits as well as newer rock musicians such as Lenny Kravitz.