Andre Tanneberger was born on February 26, 1973 in Germany in the ancient city of Freiberg. German DJ, musician and producer of electronic dance music, works under the name ATV.
Well known for his single 9 PM (Till I Come) as well as eight studio albums, six Inthemix compilations, the Sunset Beach DJ Session compilation and four DVDs. He is one of the most famous electronic music artists.
Ranked #11 in the DJ MAG poll for the past two years and #XNUMX on The DJ list.com for over three years.
The beginning of the creative career of ATB
Andre was born in the GDR, but as a child he moved to the Western part of the country. Parents settled in the city of Bochum. In the late 1980s of the last century, the young man often visited the Tarm Center and watched the performances of his idol Thomas Kukula.
On the world and dance scenes, Tanneberger is without a doubt the leader and idol of thousands of club music fans.
Andre liked the performances of the musician so much that he also wanted to engage in club culture. From time to time, in every musical genre, artists appeared who managed to enliven the audience in the hall.
Famous stars such as Heather Nova, Moby, William Orbit and Michael Cretu from Enigma, with whom he performed, collected full stadiums.
With Bryan Adams at the Rock in Rio music festival, he remixed popular legends such as A-ha and performed as a DJ around the world.
DJ Thomas Kukule invited Andre to work in his studio in 1992, fascinated by the beauty of electronic music, he began to write his own songs. The following year saw the release of the first singles from Sequential One.
The first album Dance was released in 1995, it was the first huge success of the talented musician. His musical compositions using synthesizer and electronic music were very popular among young people.
Andre Tanneberger's band Sequential One has achieved significant success in Europe, releasing three albums and over a dozen songs. After the group broke up in 1999, André began using the ATB name for his solo performances.
Recognition in the world André Tanneberger
After a huge success in Germany with his modern music, Andre increasingly won the hearts of club track listeners all over the world.
While many have been successful throughout their careers, Andre immediately became popular with his first film track "9PM (Before Arrival)".
The song became a No. 1 hit in the UK, and the disc was certified gold in many countries. The guitar sound used on this single was very popular and later became his hallmark in many performances.
ATB continues to evolve and change with every album. His current style includes more vocals and a variety of piano sounds.
Singles by Andre Tanneberger
Several singles were later released in the UK: "Don't Stop!" (No. 3, 300 copies sold) and The Killer (No. 4, 200 copies sold), which are still very popular to this day.
"Two Worlds" (2000) is a two-disc album based on the concept of different types of music for different moods, with titles such as "World of Motion" and "Relaxing World".
Among ATB's latest hits are "Ecstasy" and "Marrakech", both from his album "Silence" (2004) and also released as singles.
In 2005, ATB released Seven Years, a collection of 20 songs, including many top hits such as: The Summer, Let U Go, Hold U, Long Way Home.
In addition, the album "Seven Years" included new tracks: "Humanity", Let U Go (reworked in 2005)", "Believe in me", "Take me" and "Far beyond".
Many of ATB's recent albums featured vocals from Roberta Carter Harrison (of the Canadian duo Wild Strawberries).
His next album was co-written with vocalist Tiff Lacey. Trilogy was released in 2007. The release of his second single Justify was heard by ATV fans for the first time in the same year. The famous single Renegade was released in March and included Heather Nova.
In April 2009, ATB released their latest album Future Memories featuring Josh Gallahan (aka Jades). The first single, Future Memories, also released on May 1, 2009, featured What About Us and LA Nights.
His highly anticipated album Distant Earth was released on April 29, 2011 and consisted of two discs, including collaborations with Armin Van Buuren, Dash Berlin, Melissa Loretta and Josh Gallahan. Later there was a third CD with all the club versions of the first CD hits.
Artist's albums
List of ATV albums:
- Movin' Melodies (1999).
- "Two Worlds" (2000).
- "Selected" (2002).
- "Addicted to Music" (2003).
- "Silence" (2004).
- "Trilogy" (2007).
- "Memories of the Future" (2009).
- "Distant land" (2011).
- "Contact" (2014).
- "Next" (2017).
Andre today
To this day, Andre Tanneberger continues to keep in touch with his fans through social networking sites. Successfully combining concert activities and creating new musical projects as a producer.
He regularly creates melodic compositions that become popular in all the main discos of our planet.
