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Top 100 DJs / 88. Mike Koglin

2009
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Mike Koglin
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88. Mike Koglin

Style: Trance
Best known for: Consistently staying at the top of the trance tree.
Gig of 2009: Parintins Festival in Brazil. It was held in the middle of the Amazon - a magic experience.
Tune of 2009: Art Of Trance 'Madagascar (Richard Durand Remix)'
Breakthrough DJ/Producer of 2009: Arcane Science
The track that changed your life: 'Positive Education' by Slam. When I heard it for the first time in 1993 it blew my mind.
What makes a good DJ great: Being able to sit on a plane for 12 hours, and then rock the house for five hours.
Most underrated DJ: Tempo Giusto. He's a Finnish DJ now living in London.
Biggest challenge this year: Giving up smoking. Again. I manage it for six months and then I'm on it again.
Top tech toy: The TomTom (sat nav) I bought for my car. Not getting lost around London saves me so much time and grief.

In the ever-fickle world of trance, Mike Koglin has always been a byword for consistency, and 2009 has been no different for the German DJ and producer who has lived in London since 1990. His own label, Noys Music, remains at the forefront of inventive trance, and his own releases on labels such as Anjunabeats, Ministry Of Sound, Intuition Recordings and Positiva are the work of a man at the top of his game.

One release above all defines his 2009 - the infectious crowd pleaser 'Find Me', released on Intuition and featuring the vocal talents of Tania Laila, without doubt one of the discoveries of the year.

"She turned up at the studio one day as a backing singer," explains Mike of their fortuitous meeting. "We got on really well - she's a great writer and lyricist, and has an exceptional way with melody."

As well as working on a follow-up to 'Find Me', Koglin has spent 2009 "clocking up the Air Miles," but the big news for next year should be the release of his second artist album.

"It will be similar to (previous collection) 'VS' in that I'll be collaborating with other DJs," he explains.

Words: Jim Butler

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