Sascha Funke

Born in Berlin in 1977, Sascha Funke has been part of the German electronic scene since the late 1990s, first as a party organizer, then as a DJ and producer in the capital's clubs. His path runs between techno, house, minimal and microhouse, with a writing style that regularly lets melodic lines and pop inflections enter. Close to the BPitch Control milieu and connected from early on with Berlin figures such as Ellen Allien and Paul Kalkbrenner, Sascha Funke released his first maxis at the turn of the 2000s, notably on Kompakt and then on BPitch Control. He gained broader visibility in 2001 with his cover of When Will I Be Famous, before releasing the album Bravo in 2003, followed by Mango in 2008, Brave in 2011 and Lotos Land in 2017. Alongside his solo productions, Funke does remixes, signs mix compilations like Boogy Bytes Vol. 02 in 2006 and Watergate 02 in 2008, and briefly appears in the film Berlin Calling, whose soundtrack features the track Mango. Since 2012, he has also developed the project Saschienne with singer Julienne Dessagne, in a register closer to electro-pop and melodic house.