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DJ Katch
Born
Jonas Becker

Frankfurt, Germany
Occupation(s)DJ artist
songwriter
record producer
record executive
Years active2009–present
Musical career
Genres
Websitedjkatch.com

Jonas Becker, better known by his stage name DJ Katch, is a German DJ, music producer and songwriter specializing in hip-hop and electronic music.[1][2][3] He is best known for his singles "The Horns" and "Lights Out (Too Drunk)".[4] He is a resident of Frankfurt.[5]

Career

DJ Katch live performance in 2017

His interest in DJing started in his youth when he first saw a live DJ set-up in a neighbor's house. He then bought his first DJ equipment, in which he delivered newspapers to finance.[6]

He created numerous productions and remixes for other artists, his own releases and his involvement in projects such as Die Freund der Sonne with Kool Savas, Illmatic and DJ Release, which made him known in the rap and EDM scene.[7] He has performed in more than 40 countries and some of his songs have millions of views on streaming and video platforms such as Spotify and YouTube.[8][9] His song "The Horns" was played before the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.[10][11] The song meanwhile reached 40 million plays on YouTube, and more than 20 million streams on Spotify.[12][13] The music video was uploaded on November 17, 2015 by WePLAY Music and Management.[14]

His solo hit "Lights Out (Too Drunk)" became popular on Spotify with over 40 million streams.[citation needed] It was also certified platinum in numerous countries, such as Sweden and Norway.[citation needed] Katch also made several productions with hip hop artists such as "Bounce (Turn It Up)" with the Beatnuts and Greg Nice and "Wild Out" with N.O.R.E.[12]

He was a resident DJ in Sven Väth's nightclub Cocoon and organizes the party series DJ Katch's Urbanice at the Gibson Club in Frankfurt am Main.[15]

Discography

The following is a list of singles, remixes and other productions done by DJ Katch.[16]

Singles

Other releases

Productions (solo and in collaboration)

Remixes

Mixtapes

References

  1. ^ "DJ Katch". Discogs (in German). Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bands and musicians - DJ Katch". fritz.de. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Kingstrumentals (DJ Katch & Efe) – efemusic" (in German). Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  4. ^ SoundLive. "1 YEAR SOS - Birthday BASH w/ DJ KATCH (The Horns) - Poppodium Grenswerk - Do 6 oktober 2016". SoundLive. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Culture Club Revelin". Culture Club Revelin. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Meet DJ Katch". Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "GENIOS - Genios - Dokumente". www.genios.de. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "DJ Katch". Spotify. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "DJ KATCH - The Horns". Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "DJ KATCH - Took a bit to find proper footage, shouts to...: By DJ KATCH". Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Neuer Dance-Track: DJ Katch erobert die Dancefloors mit seinem Song "The Horns" im Sturm". Songtexte.com (in German). Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "HOME - DJ KATCH Official Website" (in German). November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "DJ Katch". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "The Horns". WePLAY.
  15. ^ "GENIOS - Genios - Dokumente". www.genios.de. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "DJ Katch discography". tidal.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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