DJ Taucher is a German trance

Trance music

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 DJ. His name means "Diver" in German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

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Taucher began spinning in 1992, initially collaborating with Torsten Stenzel. He quickly became one of the best-known spinners on the Frankfurt-am-Main club scene. He also won notoriety for his unusual stage antics, appearing as a scuba diver, in a wedding dress

Wedding dress

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, performing amateur ballet

Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

, and deejaying upside down. His remix of DJ Tandu's hit "Ayla" was an international club hit in Europe, and since then he has remixed for Culture Beat

Culture Beat

Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of line-up changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a No...

, Faithless

Faithless

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, Robert Miles

Robert Miles

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 and Cherry Moon Trax, among others.

His 1999 compilation Life Is a Remix was a success, as was his Live at Webster Hall, New York City, which peaked at #43 on the US Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2000.

External links

• Official website
• Taucher at Discogs