Michael Mayer (musician)

For other people named Michael Mayer, see Michael Mayer (disambiguation).

Michael Mayer (born 11 December 1971) is an electronic musician from Cologne, Germany. Mayer is a remixer, DJ and producer, and has released several singles on the Kompakt music label, working with founder Wolfgang Voigt. Mayer has also released music on Kompakt-related labels New Trance Atlantic and Kreisel 99.

Michael Mayer
Mayer in 2006
Background information
Born	(1971-12-11) 11 December 1971 (age 53) Black Forest, Germany
Genres	Electronic, microhouse, experimental techno, ambient techno
Occupation(s)	Producer, remixer
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Kompakt, New Trance Atlantic, Kreisel 99

Biography

Mayer was born and raised in Black Forest, Germany. At the age of 20, he moved to Cologne. With the help of Wolfgang and Reinhardt Voigt, he established Kompakt.

In 2003, he released a pair of mixes. The first was based on several releases in Kompakt's "Speicher" series, while the second was commissioned by London's Fabric series. The following year, Mayer released a second Speicher mix and finally delivered his long-promised debut album of productions.

Discography

Albums

• Neuhouse (1998)
• Immer (2002)
• Speicher CD1 (2003)
• Fabric 13 (2003)
• Speicher CD2 (2004)
• Touch (2004)
• Immer 2 (2006)
• Speicher CD3 (2007)
• Save the World (2007)
• Immer 3 (2010)
• Mantasy (2012)
• & (2016)
• DJ-Kicks (2017)^[1][2]
• Higher (2020)
• Connecting the Dots (2021)
• The Floor Is Lava (2024)

Remixes

• Agoria – "Sky Is Clear"
• Miss Kittin – "Happy Violentine"
• Depeche Mode – "Precious"
• Pet Shop Boys – "Flamboyant"
• Thylacine – "Train"