KENNY LEAVEN aka Andreas Braun was definitely an early starter. Born in Erfurt GERMANY in '82 his early influences came from Synth Pop & New Wave. By the age of 13 was already honing his DJ skills & at the tender age of 17 was already playing big local clubs. His first hit on TRAUM 'FEELING SPICY' was championed by the likes of TRIPLE R & DOMINIK EULBERG with LAURENT GARNIER, SVEN VATH, WIGHNOMY BROTHERS, Oxia, Oliver Koletzki & many more giving it heavy rotation in their sets. Soon after another track was signed to the well-received Traum Intercontinental CD & gigs at clubs such as 103 CLUB BERLIN & CENTRUM ERFURT where he played longside the likes of RICARDO VILLALOBOS, ALTER EGO, Westbam, Miss Kittin & more increased his following manifold. 2006 also saw Kenny complete tours to SWEDEN and AUSTRALIA & he is set to tour Spain & Portugal this summer on top of his usual DJ schedule. Kenny's sound is defined by fresh beats - punchy minimal combined with electro elements & a little added quirkiness - in his productions and his DJ'ing. Kenny's 1st mix CD is coming in the summer on ZYX & the new Traum 12" is on its way.
KENNY LEAVEN aka Andreas Braun:82年ドイツはエルフルトに生まれたAndreasは若き時から音楽に影響されていた。シンセ・ポップとニューウェーブを小さいころより聴き、13才の歳でDJのスキルを覚え、僅か17才の時より地元クラブでプレイをしていた。最初のヒット「TRAUM Feeling Spicy」はあのTriple R & Dominik Eulberg with Laurent Garnier、Sven Vath、Wighnomy Brothers、Oxia、OliverKoletzkiなどのオオモノアーティストを始めとする多くのアーティストにヘビープレイを受けた。続く作品もTraum Intercontinental CDよりリリース、103 Club Berlin やCentrum ErfurtなどのビッグクラブであのRicardoVillalobos、Alter Ego、Westbam、Miss Kittinなどのアーティストと共にプレイを経験。
Michiko Hanawa from Japan and Christian Fischer from Switzerland first met at the end of 2003 in the Netherlands. In spring 2004 they released a 4-track EP on alpinechic.net: "The Adventures of Tim & Puma Mimi". This little seed grew in the internet and came into real life: Radios started to play the songs, it was anounced in newspaper and after one year the first invitations came for concerts. It started with M4Music-Festival in Zurich 2005, then the Biennale in Prague and other concerts around that places... In January 2006 they released their first Vinyl: The EP "The Revenge of Tim & Puma Mimi" on alpinechic, RecRec & iTunes, with Remixes by Seelenluft and Saalschutz. And the Seed grew on: Invitations for concerts in Paris, Berlin/Popkomm 2006 and Prague again, and a lot of concerts in Switzerland, of course. Recently in 2007 they released a double-Video Single in the Internet: "Popkiller" a 100% selfmade Video by Tim & Puma Mimi and a shortfilm from a young director from Brazil. He liked the last album that much, that he used the song "Namida" as a soundtrack for his shortfilm.
"what the duo Tim & Puma Mimi deliver is a fast and crazy mix of cheerful tunes. Breakbeat, J-Pop, even blip minimalism and a good portion of happy groove fuse to a sweet, frisky and at times video-gamish 4-song ep. Who cares if we don't understand the words, we just love it. " Get your free copy from www.alpinechic.net www.timpuma.ch
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