DJ Antoine

Having long found interest in electronic dance music, in 1995 Antoine Konrad founded the Basel-based club House Café, which would prove to be the city’s house music catalyst. Following a brief foray into Swiss hip-hop, DJ Antoine issued his debut album “DJ Antoine - The Pumpin’ House Mix” in 1998, followed by a series of EP releases, raising the musician’s national profile. It wasn’t however until the release of 2000’s mix album “Houseworks 1” that Konrad enjoyed his breakthrough success. Eventually going gold, the Top 20 Swiss Album proved hugely popular and paved the way for a second mix album “Mainstation” later that year.

From 2003 DJ Antoine began hosting his own weekly radio show, which has found listeners the world over, however has also continued to release steady string of new material. By this point Antoine had become a staple of Swiss house music, however it wasn’t until the release of 2006’s “DJ Antoine - Live in Moscow” and the single “This Time” that the DJ and producer became an internationally recognised figure. Two years later the musician came under scrutiny for his album “DJ Antoine - Stop!” which aimed to ameliorate the juvenile violence present in Switzerland. The record subsequently won the Best National Dance Album award at the Swiss Music Awards and paved the way for his most successful to date “DJ Antoine - 2010”.

The musician subsequently formed the labels Houseworks and Egoïste, and alongside business partner Mad Mark, has remixed tracks for the likes of Mary J Blige, P. Diddy, and Cyndi Lauper. Regularly finding the Top 10 in the Swiss Albums chart, DJ Antoine’s subsequent releases “Welcome to DJ Antoine”, “Sky Is the Limit”, and “We Are the Party” have cemented to producer’s position as a figurehead of Swiss house music and allowed Antoine to work with the likes of Bob Sinclar, Snoop Dogg and Timati.