Ian Pooley is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

-born record producer and DJ. While incorporating samples of various musical genres, Pooley's creations are usually classified as house

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 or tech house

Tech house

Tech house is a subgenre of house music that mixes elements of minimal techno into simple, 4-to-4 beats found in soulful deep house. The genre came to prominence in the late-1990s atmosphere of American clubs as soul influenced Detroit-style techno that also borrowed elements from house before...

 with Brazilian

Music of Brazil

The music of Brazil encompasses various regional music styles influenced by African, European and Amerindian forms. After 500 years of history, Brazilian music developed some unique and original styles such as samba, zouk-lambada, lambada, choro, bossa nova, frevo, maracatu, MPB, sertanejo,...

 influence.

Career

Pooley's music career began in 1993. After a long stretch with V2 Records

V2 Records

V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....

 in which Pooley released several very successful albums (Meridian and Since Then) Pooley left V2 and started his own record company, Pooled Music, in 2003.

Ian Pooley has also cited on various albums (Brazilution 5.3 and Souvenirs being two) that he had an audible 'click' when listening to Brazilian music at a night club. As such, a lot of his music has a noticeable Brazilian flavor to it. He has incorporated artists like Rosanna and Zelia and veteran musician Marcos Valle

Marcos Valle

Marcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, incidental music and fusions of American/European rock, soul and dance music with Brazilian styles.-Biography:Valle's talent was evident from...

 in some of his works.

In addition to original works, Pooley has remixed artists such as Deee-Lite

Deee-Lite

Deee-Lite was an American house and club/dance group, formed in New York City, United States. The group's best-known single was "Groove Is in the Heart", from their 1990 debut album, World Clique. However, Deee-Lite achieved longer lasting success on the U.S...

, The Cardigans

The Cardigans

The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...

, Daft Punk

Daft Punk

Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...

, Carl Cox

Carl Cox

Carl Cox is a British techno and house music DJ.-Biography:Cox grew up in Oldham, Lancashire, before attending Glastonbury High Boys secondary modern school on Glastonbury Road in Morden. Cox began his career as a hardcore and rave DJ in the mid 1980s...

 and Bob Sinclar

Bob Sinclar

Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...

.

Albums

• 1993 The Latest Adventures of Kool Killer, as Space Cube
• 1995 Relations
• 1996 The Times
• 1998 Meridian
• 1999 The Allnighter/Calypso
• 2000 Since Then
• 2002 The IP Series
• 2004 Souvenirs
• 2005 A Subterranean Soundtrack
• 2008 In Other Words

Singles

Ian Pooley

• 1993 "Limited Edition"
• 1994 "Pulse Code EP", as Ian Pooley & Alec Empire (with Alec Empire
  Alec Empire
  Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk...
  
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• 1994 "Roller Skate Disco"
• 1994 "Twin Gods EP"
• 1995 "Twin Gods Vol. 2"
• 1995 "Celtic Cross EP"
• 1995 "Celtic Cross Remixes"
• 1995 "My Anthem"
• 1995 "Today"
• 1996 "Chord Memory"
• 1996 "Two Space Cowboys on a [Bad] Trip to Texas", as Ian Pooley & The Jaguar (with Alec Empire)
• 1996 "What's Your Number"
• 1997 "Calypso EP"
• 1997 "Gimme Sound"
• 1997 "Higgledy Piggedly"
• 1998 "Followed"
• 1998 "Loopduelle"
• 1998 "Rock Da Discoteque EP"
• 1998 "What's Your Number" (re-release)
• 1999 "Coldwait"
• 2000 "900 Degrees"
• 2000 "Coração Tambor" (with Rosanna & Zélia)
• 2000 "The Allnighter EP"
• 2001 "Balmes (A Better Life)" (with Esthero
  Esthero
  Esthero ,born Jenny-Bea Englishman, is a Canadian singer-songwriter who currently lives in Los Angeles, California. The name Esthero refers both to the singer and formerly to the two-person team of herself and producer Doc McKinney...
  
  )
• 2002 "Traffic"
• 2002 "The Fly Shuffle"
• 2002 "Niteflite"
• 2002 "Missing You"
• 2002 "Ready to Flow"
• 2002 "Piha", as Ian Pooley & Magik J (with Magik J)
• 2003 "Here We Go!"
• 2003 "Heke", as Ian Pooley & Magik J (with Magik J)
• 2004 "Searchin'"
• 2004 "Heaven" (with Jade
  Jade MacRae
  Jade MacRae is an Australian R&B/Soul singer and the daughter of two professional New Zealand musicians living in the UK. Her debut single "You Make Me Weak" debuted in the top 50 of the Australian singles charts in November 2004...
  
   and Danni'elle
  Dannielle Gaha
  Dannielle Gaha DeAndrea, sometimes styled as Danni'elle, is an Australian singer-songwriter. She has toured and recorded with fellow Australian John Farnham, their 1989 duet, "Communication", peaked at number 13 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Singles Chart...
  
  )
• 2005 "Samo Iluzija"
• 2006 "Higgledy Piggedly 2006"
• 2006 "Celtic Cross 2006"
• 2007 "All Nite"

Ides

• 1994 "Sweet & Sour EP"
• 1996 "Plastered EP"
• 1996 "Elastic EP"
• 1998 "Limer"
• 2005 "Right in the Night EP"

Space Cube

All are collaborations with DJ Tonka

DJ Tonka

DJ Tonka , is an electronic music artist. He is also known as Tonka, Chip Tunes, and Thomastic.-Career:...

• 1991 "Space Cube EP"
• 1991 "Sub Audible"
• 1992 "Kool Killer EP"
• 1992 "Kool Killer Vol. 2"
• 1993 "Kool Killer Vol. 3"
• 1993 "Kool Killer Mixes EP"
• 1993 "Unreleased Project EP"
• 1993 "The Latest Adventures of Kool Killer EP"
• 1994 "Dschungelfieber"
• 1994 "Inbound/Outbound"
• 1995 "Kommerz Killer/Big Bam Bam"
• 1997 "Unreleased Space Cube Tracks"

T'N'I

All are collaborations with DJ Tonka

DJ Tonka

DJ Tonka , is an electronic music artist. He is also known as Tonka, Chip Tunes, and Thomastic.-Career:...

• 1991 "Low Mass EP"
• 1991 "Trip Men"
• 1991 "Do You Still Care" (with Marie Pullins)
• 1992 "Beam EP"
• 1993 "Depart EP"
• 1993 "Dream Team EP"
• 1993 "I Want To Be Free"
• 1994 "Mad Situation/Be Straight"

Other aliases

• 1991 "Emperor/Daylight", as Outrage (with DJ Tonka)
• 1993 "The Modular", as The Modulor
• 1996 "Next to Nowhere", as Ansicht
• 1996 "Skippin' EP", as John Skipper Trax
• 1996 "Roll With It!", as The Low Frequency Band
• 1996 "Ice Fractions 1", as Silvershower
• 1996 "Ice Fractions 2", as Silvershower
• 1997 "Enlite EP", as Bluelite
• 1999 "Enlite Juice", as Bluelite
• 1999 "Valle Valle!", as Pinnchiky"
• 2001 "Viewing a Decade EP", as Quiet Daze
• 2002 "Skippin' EP", as John Skipper Trax (re-release)

External links

• Official website