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Andy Vaz Hails From Düsseldorf Germany. Andy Manages And Curates Background Recordings Internationally Acclaimed As Being One Of The Most Instrumental Labels To Concentrate On What People Refer To As Minimal Techno These Days. Long Before Minimal Techno Turned Into A Genre And Subgenre After Subgenre Were Invented Andy Has Already Been Concentrating On Providing A Cultural Conduit For More Minimal Electronic Music Between Düsseldorf San Francisco Detroit Montreal Toronto London Chicago South Africa Monterrey Perth And Countless Other Cities Around The World. Some Of The Most Influential International Musicians Of The Minimal Electronic Music Movement Had Their Works Presented On His Background Imprint. Artists Such As Sutekh Jan Jelinek Todd Sines Terrence Dixon Jeff Milligan Akufen Submania Dean DeCosta Rhythm Maker Kit Clayton Ectomorph Deadbeat Baby Ford Stewart Walker Donnacha Costello Geoff White Smyglyssna Portable Antiguo Automata Mexicano Oliver Hacke Frivolous And Many Others Have Graced The Background Stage. The Label Has Been A Major Force In The Presentation Of Minimal Techno Introducing And Educating The World To The Geographic Variable Influences That Exist Within The Genre. As The Years Have Passed House Music And Techno Have Fused Segregated Split And Recombined In Countless Ways. Both Techno And House Have Drawn Influences From One Another To Create Hybrids That Have Changed The Face Of Music As We Know It. Andy Could Not Ignore His Undeniable Appreciation For The House Movement And Therefore Decided To Start A Second Label In Order To Help Facilitate The Growing Relationship Between Global Deep House And Minimal Techno "A Touch Of Class / ATC" Was Born. In 2000 Andy Vaz Has Released His Own Material. At First He Started His Sound Variation --- Series. A Set Of 10 Conceptual Colour Releases. Next To The Series Andy Vaz Also Started Putting Out Dance Material Recently. Music That Is Focused On The Groove And Is Based On His Rich Experiences As An Internationally Rewarded Live Act. Apart From Having Played Countless Clubs Festivals And Venues He’s Done Everything From The Legendary “Liquid Room” In Tokyo To The Mutek Festival In Mexico. Andy Has Build Up An Excellent Reputation As A Crowd Shaking And Unique Sounding Live Act. Known For Extended Two Hour Dance Live-Sets To More Abstract Listening Performances Andy Proves To Be Diverse And Suitable In Various Musical Contexts. In March 2007 Vaz Launched A New Label Called “YORE” Which Will Focus On The Authentic Old School Detroit & Chicago House Sound With Original Artists Such As Detroit’s Rick Wade Terrence Dixon Todd Sines Andy Himself. Yore Will Help Spread His Musical Visions Further To New Audiences. read less