DJ Dean

DJ Dean, real name Martin Schmidt, was born on 25 October 1975 in Hamburg, Germany. He is a German DJ and producer specializing in Euro-Trance and Hard Trance.

His professional career began in 1992 on the Hamburg club scene, where he initially played hardcore before committing fully to trance. In 1995 he became the long-time resident of the famous Hamburg club “Tunnel”, a position he still holds.

In 1996 he completed his own production and recording studio. His first album, “Play It Hard”, met with success on the European dance charts and launched his career as a trance producer.

He is also the founder of the German label Tunnel Records, a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment in Germany. The label is known for releasing the successful compilation series “Tunnel Trance Force” and “DJ Networx”, which gather the latest trance productions and remixes from established scene artists. These popular mixes, issued as double CDs every two months, currently total 70 volumes for Tunnel Trance Force and 53 for DJ Networx.

Among his other well-known mix projects are the “Tunnel Goes Ibiza” series (volumes 1 to 5) as well as Dream Trance and Hard Trance compilations.

DJ Dean uses many aliases for his productions, each with a distinctive sound. These side projects include: Angel Beats, BallaNation (which also lent its name to his first album), Barbarez, Bettnässer, Dynamic D's, Energy Flash, Impegement Syndrom, Martin Schmidt, Marty Schmidt, Martynes, Power Play, Silver Liquid, Star Burst, The Fall, Treibbeat and Van Nilson.