Rolf Ellmer
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rolf Johannes Ellmer |
| image | 90er-Rave-2017-03-11-Jam-and-Spoon-flyingpixel-de-Denis-Apel--6806-2.jpg |
| caption | Ellmer in 2017 |
| background | non_performing_personnel |
| alias | Jam, Jam El Mar, Trancey Spacer |
| birth_date | |
| origin | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| instrument | Synthesizer, guitar |
| genre | Electronic, techno, trance, trip hop |
| occupation | Songwriter, record producer, musician, DJ |
| years_active | 1990–present |
| label | Jam El Mar REC, Allstar Music Productions, Coldharbour Recordings, Perfecto Records, Tronic, Truesoul, Bonzai, Cherry Moon Records |
| website | jam-el-mar.com, www.jamandspoon.de |
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| name = Rolf Johannes Ellmer | image = 90er-Rave-2017-03-11-Jam-and-Spoon-flyingpixel-de-Denis-Apel--6806-2.jpg | caption = Ellmer in 2017 | image_size = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = | alias = Jam, Jam El Mar, Trancey Spacer | birth_date = | origin = Karlsruhe, Germany | death_date =
| instrument = Synthesizer, guitar | genre = Electronic, techno, trance, trip hop | occupation = Songwriter, record producer, musician, DJ | years_active = 1990–present | label = Jam El Mar REC, Allstar Music Productions, Coldharbour Recordings, Perfecto Records, Tronic, Truesoul, Bonzai, Cherry Moon Records | website = jam-el-mar.com, www.jamandspoon.de Rolf Johannes Ellmer (born 3 December 1960) is a German record producer, songwriter, DJ and classically trained musician. He is one of Germany's most well-known producers in the techno and trance scene.
Career
Together with Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon), also from the German music scene, they recorded under several monikers such as Jam & Spoon, Tokyo Ghetto Pussy and Storm. Ellmer was a member of the group Dance 2 Trance, along with Dag Lerner (a.k.a DJ Dag), which had success all over the world and he is considered to be one of the pioneers of trance music.
A string of hits as Jam & Spoon include "Right in the Night", "Stella", "Kaleidoscope Skies", "How Stella Got Her Groove Back", and "Set Me Free (Empty Rooms)".
Ellmer has also worked as a producer and remixer for other artists such as Deep Forest, Enigma, Moby, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Furthermore, he is recognized for being a successful DJ.
References
References
- (13 January 2006). "Entertainment | Jam and Spoon DJ dies at age 39". BBC News.
- "New Sunday Times – Google News Archive Search".
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