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Tom Clark is an integral part of the electronic music scene in Berlin, a city world renowned for its’ cutting edge musical output. His label Highgrade Records has helped define a fresh new sound for the city and his own productions and DJ sets have blown up dancefloors worldwide for well over a decade.


An insatiable passion for music was ignited at an early age, with Tom spending any of his spare cash on a wide range of music. For as long as he can remember he has been playing his record collection to friends. Using two tape recorders and a lone turntable he mixed up a fusion of hip hop, rock and disco at his school parties. Black music was to be a defining influence as were the jacking beats of Chicago house and the soulful strains of Detroit techno. A progression to clubs followed with Tom and a group of friends holding their own night every Tuesday. It was there where Tom was discovered as a DJ and was asked to spin at the many afthourparties being held in the city.


There his reputation grew with clubbers often missing the main event in order to be fresh for his sets. Residencies at the infamous clubs E-Werk and Tresor followed where Tom supported the world’s elite of house and techno artists. At  the moment he is playing regular at the Watergate Club. His hectic DJ schedule has had him playing in almost every European country including several tours of Australia, rocking venues as diverse as small intimate  clubs to large open air festivals. His sets build gradually in intensity, encompassing a wide range of moods and sounds that showcase his innate sense of dancefloor dynamics. His music style varies  between deep minimal tech/house, detroit techno, and back to house.


Production of electronic music was a natural progression and in 1997 he cofounded Gold Plate Music, a highly influential addition to the city’s label scene. In 2000 Tom went his own way and initiated Highgrade Records. It  was kicked off in response to the perception that the quality of house music had been in gradual decline with the ambitious charter of taking the music to the next level. Although Tom owns and runs the label he envisages it as more of a collective of like-minded artists and Djs whom also happen to be close friends. Although the label is now known as pushing a stripped back, bottom heavy, house sound expect to hear downbeat and even slightly tougher records encompassing techno sounds on up-coming releases.


Apart from Tom’s prodigious output on his own labels he has also recorded for Morris/Audio (releasing his debut album “King Tide” in 2003), Superbra, Rampe D and completed remixes for Alexander Kowalski and D.Diggler and several  others garnering praise from the music press and his peers alike.  In 2006 he released his second album (service station).



Discography

clark & schatz – scrible mania– Highgrade 046 January 2008 !
Tom Clark – service station remixes vol.I – Highgrade 38
Tom Clark – service station remixes vol.II – Highgrade 43
Tom Clark – nervous – Highgrade Digital 02
Tom Clark – presents various artists vol III – Highgrade 40
Tom Clark – service station – Album / LP / Highgrade 033
Tom Clark -midnight traveller – Highgrade 21
Tom Clark -circlemaker -Highgrade 06
Tom Clark -circlemaker II -Highgrade 012

Tom Clark -king tide -Album / CD /LP / Morris! Audio
Tom Clark -in the cage -Morris Audio
Tom Clark -laylines 1 -Morris Audio
Tom Clark -laylines 2 -Morris Audio
Tom Clark -laylines 3 – Morris/ Audio
Tom Clark -nightwatch and remixes – Morris/Audio
Tom Clark -glas -Rampe D
Tom Clark -adult membership -Superbra / Swiss
Tom Clark -2 lanes -Laufwerk 02
Tom Clark & Curtis IC -warm up -Raw Elements
Tom Clark -memory -Gold Plate Music / Germany
Tom Clark & Sono Tab -Gold Plate Music 04
Tom Clark & various artists -Gold Plate Music 05
Tom Clark -Spreeathen 1 -Sandy Rec.
Tom Clark -Spreeathen 2 -Sandy Rec.
Tom Clark -exclusive Track for Poker Flat CD/Vinyl
Tom Clark – soul strip – track for Highgrade compilation vol.I
Tom Clark – drop.n plop – track for Highgrade compilation vol II
Tom Clark – legendary times – track for Morris/Audio Compilation vol.I -CD/LP
Tom Clark – box jammin.-track for Morris Audio Compilation vol.II – CD/LP

Remixes:
Ung and Bastos – i dont eat – Highgrade Digital 07 February 2008 !
Crane AK – Force Traxs – January 2008 !
Antony Collins – cannibale – Highgrade 44
James What – Merestief Recordings
Mike Sheridan -alt & intet – Mis/Rec
Pink Noise – radical specs – Fear of Flying
Scsi-9 -wild flowers – Highgrade 031
Gang Bang – no rabbits – Rhythmetic 03 -
Dario Giuliano – full one – Inminimal / Electrocasbah
D.Diggler -Cherrypoppers -Raum Musik
Soopa-fi -rock that spot / Highgrade
Dialogue -bin 444 / Highgrade
Soopa-fi -talkin. large / HighgradeFunkwerkstatt – Konterschwung – SFR Records

Releases under Projectnames :
Magnetic Base – spree riveira – Highgrade 30.5
Magnetic Base – mad racket remixes – Highgrade 029
Magnetic Base – maneater – Highgrade 024
Magnetic Base – acid bitch – Highgrade 020
Magnetic Base – no name boogie – Highgrade 015
Magnetic Base -superiour lounge -GPM 012
Magnetic Base -Casablanca -Sandy Rec / Germany
Interpol -the usual suspects -Highgrade 05
Interpol -non stop unterwegs -Highgrade 013
Bones of Men -bones to bones / Laufwerk 03 / Germany
Klark Teknik -Sling -Amtrax Rec. / Germany
Klark Teknik -Overdub -Amtrax Rec. / Germany
Klark Teknik -drive by shooting -GPM 03
horseshoe 2 -Bright Night -Cabinet Rec. / Germany
X -Men -Wild Disco -Tanjobi Rec. / Germany
Schach Matt -Spiel der Konige -GPM 002
TH Reingold -gold rush -GPM 007
TH Reingold -all that glitters -GPM 010
Mad Max & TH Reingold -sophisticated -GPM 011
Stacey.s Gamble – Gold Plate Music 08