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Gerald Malke
Also known as
  • Azimuth
  • Bazztard
  • Daywalker
  • Dub Daddy
  • Gerald Malke
  • Kinetic Crew
Born5 December 1963
OriginGermany
Died1 September 2016 (aged 52)
GenresTrance, hard trance, acid, techno, hardstyle
Occupation(s)Producer, DJ
Years active1980–2016
LabelsD.Traxx, Tunnel Records, Bonzai Records
Websitehttp://www.garyd.de/

Gerald Malke (5 December 1963 – 1 September 2016),[1] known professionally as Gary D, was a German trance/hardstyle producer and DJ, known for the trance compilations D.Trance.

Career

Early career

Gary D. started out playing as a DJ at the age of 16 in 1980. In his first years, he mostly played Black Music. It wasn't until 1988 when Gary D. started to get more involved with electronic such as, Techno and House, which in the same year he released his first single "Ecstasy" under alias "Acid Syndrome". As a DJ, Gary D. performed often at a club in Hamburg called 'Unit Club' from 1988 up until its closure in 1994. He later moved to another club called 'Tunnel'.[1]

As a trance producer and DJ

In 1991, Gary D. released his first trance EP, "Identity E.P." with five singles on it, which was released on Container Records, the label on which he released many singles before switching to Tunnel & Bonzai Records. Under Bonzai, Gary released the two Hard Trance singles "Kinetic Pressure" and "Overload".

In late 1995, he and two others from PIAS Recordings Germany came up with an idea to create a trance compilation, which came out to be "D.Trance", which grew into a big success. Gary D. released more than 40 D.Trance compilations as of 2009. Gary added a third disc, which compiled all the tracks from the first discs into one mix. From 1996 to 2016, he also released five solo albums. In 2000, he created "D. Techno" a harder style compilation.

Shift to hardstyle

In 2001, Gary took a different direction with his career, and started to release more techno, and adopted hardstyle kind of music to his DJ sets. From 2003-2005 he played in many gigs in the Netherlands and played in large venues with up to 25,000 people.[2]

Death

He died from pulmonary embolism.[citation needed]

Discography

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Albums

12" singles

References

  1. ^ a b "Die deutsche DJ-Legende ist gestorben". www.gala.de. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  2. ^ "Gary D. - D.Trance 45 (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
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