Oliver Koletzki

Oliver Koletzki (born 5 October 1974 in Braunschweig) is a German dance and house music DJ and producer based in Berlin. He gained wider recognition in 2005 with "Der Mückenschwarm" track and later co-founded the record label Stil vor Talent.

Career Koletzki grew up in Braunschweig, where he took piano lessons and played in a cover band as a teenager. He later became interested in hip hop, house and techno. Around 2000, he moved to Berlin, where he studied musicology at Humboldt University of Berlin for two semesters and became involved in the city's electronic music scene.

In 2005, his track "Der Mückenschwarm" came to the attention of Sven Väth, who released it through Cocoon Recordings. Later in the same year Koletzki co-founded the Berlin record label Stil vor Talent with Slawjana Ulrich.

Koletzki released his debut studio album, Get Wasted, in 2007 and continued to release albums through Stil vor Talent.

Awards In 2005, readers of Groove named Koletzki Best Newcomer. "Der Mückenschwarm" was also voted Track of the Year in the magazine's 2005 readers' poll.

Discography

Albums Year Title Peak chart positions GER SWI 2007 Get Wasted — — 2009 Großstadtmärchen — — 2010 Lovestonedwith Fran 87 — 2012 Großstadtmärchen 2 19 82 2014 I Am OK 25 25 2017 The Arc of Tension 86 94 2018 Noordhoekwith Niko Schwind — — 2019 Fire in the Jungle — — 2021 Made of Wood — — 2023 Trip to Sanity — — 2026 12 — —

Selected singles and EPs "Blackout" (2005) "Der Mückenschwarm" (2005) "Da bleibt er ganz cool" (2006) "Eferding Berlin" (2006), with Florian Meindl "Follow Up" (2006) "Granulum / Nimbus" (2006), with Martin Eyerer "Yes I Can Fly" (2006) "Don't Forget to Go Home" (2007) "Kolibri" (2007), with Florian Meindl "Music from the Heart" (2007) "Pulse Your Hands" (2007), with Martin Eyerer "Hypnotized" (2009), with Fran "Zuckerwatte" (2009), with Juli Holz "Arrow and Bow" (2010), with Fran "Echoes" (2010), with Fran "Iyéwayé / Ipuza" (2015) "Black Walls / My Vision" (2016), with Niko Schwind

DJ mixes The Process (2006), Resopal Schallware Clubload (2006), Polystar Records Cocorico Session 01 (2007), Mantra Vibes

Selected remixes Mick Rubin – "Als es passierte" (2005) Oliver Huntemann – "Radio" (2005) Cassius – "Toop Toop" (2006) John Acquaviva – "Feedback" (2006) Kai Kurve – "Mir ist schlecht" (2008) Tobias Lützenkirchen – "Drei Tage wach" (2008) Wir sind Helden – "Die Wespe" (2010) Hurts – "Stay" (2010)