DJ Balthazar - Renesanz - Sofia BG - Mar 2008

Biography of DJ Balthazar

Balthazar was born in 1977 in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, and has been interested in music for the past 12 years. He started DJ'ing in 1998 and now he's known as one of the most respected and popular DJs/producers in Bulgaria. He has performed at every major club in his country as well as on many big raves (including the Bulgarian Street Parade) and various radio and TV shows. His international gigs have taken him to more than 15 European countries including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Malta and Cyprus, to name a few. Very often he plays at special events alongside well known and respected DJ's or Live acts.

Balthazar's own style varies between hardgroovy pumping techno with a lot of breaks and progressive/electro/tech-house, always corresponding with the newest records on the scene. Usually his sets are quite energetic and technically perfect. For almost 2 years he was resident at the biggest techno club in Bulgaria, called Indigo (closed December 2001). Currently he holds various residencies at different clubs in the country. He is also the owner of the Renesanz agency, with which he promotes numerous parties and books foreign house and techno DJ's for selected clubs and events. With this he has become one of the biggest promoters in electronic music in Bulgaria. He works for TechnoBG as well - a very popular website, devoted to the local party scene. Balthazar is also known as the first Final Scratch DJ in Bulgaria, although he doesn't support this technology anymore.

Since 2003 he has been producing music with his studio partner JackRock. At rare gigs they perform live PA under the name 'Renesanz Construction Project'. At the end of 2004 they produced a 45-minutes progressive set combined with classical music elements, for a fashion show in Erfurt/Germany. They also composed the soundtrack for the DVD movie Clinique Noir #2.

In january 2006 Balthazar & JackRock released their debut record, which includes remixes by Eric Sneo and Cave, on the greek label TechHead. The EP reached number 1 in Musicmail Distribution's sales charts and was played by DJs like Preach, Marko Nastic, Pedro Delgado, Marco Lenzi, Ortin Cam and many others. In January 2006 Balthazar & JackRock also released another record on the belgian label Magura, which was co-produced with the renowned artist Kobbe and received very posivite comments from the critics. In the near future Kobbe & Balthazar are to release several remixes on the belgian label Stakatto and norwegian Spilo. Also, scheduled for release in 2006 is a second Balthazar & JackRock EP on TechHead Recordings + 2 tracks for Chris Binder's label Primal Confusion.

JackRock - Renesanz - Sofia BG - Mar 2008

Biography of JackRock

JackRock - real name Christo Ivanov, born in 1980 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He starts his DJ career in 1996. In the 'dark ages' of the bulgarian techno scene he was resident DJ in some clubs, which became a cult later. During the years he played in all respected clubs and all big events in Bulgaria . Until today he had gigs in 8 European countries. His style is very flexible but always strongly energetic. it graduates from progressive and electro house, to pumping melodic techno even with some progressive trance influences.
He has played with some of worldwide most famous names:

techno: Chris Liebing, Umek, Ben Sims, Space DJz, Cristian Varela, Akexander Kowalski, Valentino Kanzyani, Marko Nastic, Lars Klein, Cave, Eric Sneo, Stephane Signore, Angel Alanis, Michael Burkat, Preach, Pedro Delgardo, The Horrorist, Thomas Schumacher, DAVE The Drummer, Marco Zaffarano, Ade Fenton, Zzino, Paul Mac, Henrik B...

house:Roger Sanchez, Nick Terranova aka Starkillers, Dr Kucho, Rick Pier O`Neil, Kobbe, Richard Grey, Marcelo Castelli, Adolf Marsan, Nathan Coles, Terry Francys...

hard techno: Dj Rush, Frank Kvitta, Sven Wittekind, Mario Ranieri, Felix Kroecher, Viper XXL, Amok, Andreas Kremer...

Last two years JackRock starts his producing career, together with his partner Dj Balthazar. Every record they made became a dancefloor anthem. In january 2006 Balthazar & JackRock released their debut record Rockin' Dancefloor, which includes remixes by Eric Sneo and Cave. The EP reached number 1 in Musicmail Distribution's sales charts and was played by DJs like Marko Nastic, Pedro Delgardo, Marco Lenzi, Ortin Cam & Dylan Drazen. Their second release - Moonshine, made together with the Belgian producer Kobbe, was included in compilations like Dance Valley, Emporium and Cherry Moon. Moonshine has also been heavily supported by Carl Cox, Marcel Woods, Preach and many others. Marcel Woods also played it in Judge Jules' show on BBC Radio 1. Balthazar & JackRock's third releaseDONOTBLOCKOURADS-Body Dance, was included as an intro track in the new mix compilation of the hottest german hard techno star Felix Kroecher. In September 2006 JackRock made a remix for the Bulgarian most talented electronic pop rock band Gravity Co, included in their new album.
Balthazar & JackRock's events called Renesanz (with the name of their agency), became the most famous worldwide bulgarian brand for parties. Under this name for the last few years they have made events with more than 100 international DJs. Next year they will start a label under the name Renesanz, which will present their unique energetic view of electronic sound.

http://www.myspace.com/renesanz