Stephan Bodzin is a German electronic musician, techno producer and label owner from Bremen, born in 1969. He grows up surrounded by music through his father, who is an artist and musician, and becomes interested in electronic sound as a child after encountering studio equipment such as the ARP 2600, Memorymoog and Polysix.

Early work and development

Bodzin begins making music as a pianist and bass player, and later moves towards sequenced and fully electronic production after realising that the musicians around him do not match the precision of a Korg M1 sequencer. He buys his first Atari computer at 17 and continues building his studio setup after moving to Bremen.

He also works with experimental theatre, composing music for several plays, including productions at the Goethe Theatre in Bremen and the Ikarus Dancing-Theatre from Austria.

Projects and collaborations

Bodzin works on a number of projects over the years, including Kaycee, Taiko, H-Man, Condor and Boca. He also produces for other artists and collaborations, among them Oliver Huntemann and Thomas Schumacher. His work with Schumacher leads to Elektrochemie, a project with Schumacher and Caitlin Devlin, as well as Schumacher’s own tracks.

He records with Marc Romboy on the Luna EP for Systematic and contributes tracks including House Ya and Jigsaw to Romboy’s debut album Gemini. He also remixes artists including Binary Finary, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Sinéad O’Connor.

Solo releases and labels

In 2005 Bodzin begins to focus more directly on his own solo career. His single Caligula / Marathon Man on Systematic becomes an early solo release that draws wider attention. Around this period his productions appear on labels including Get Physical, Datapunk, International Deejay Gigolo, Systematic, Giant Wheel, Spiel-Zeug Schallplatten, Confused, Dance Electric and Great Stuff.

He also establishes his own label platform, working on it with Jan Langer.

Style and format

Bodzin is associated with electronic music, minimal techno, tech house and techno. His work spans studio production, DJing and live performance, and he is known for moving between solo projects, collaborations and label-based releases.

Related acts

His name appears across a wide set of project aliases and collaborations, including Monsoon, Kay Cee, Alpha Beat, Daddy Cool, Hector, Pulzar, Luka Leon, Maniax, Rockford, Starbug, Supermatic, PC Experience, Jeux Floraux, Rekorder, Caunos, Pitcher, Taiko, Elektrochemie, H-Man, Motel 6 and Stephan Bodzin vs. Marc Romboy.