Macro Recordings
Encyclopedia
Macro is an electronic music
label based in Berlin
, Germany
. Founded in 2007, it is run by Stefan Goldmann
and Finn Johannsen. Macro has released music by Stefan Goldmann
, Elektro Guzzi, Peter Kruder, Santiago Salazar, Patrick Cowley
and Raudive. The label has also a series of reissues called Prototypes, featuring music by Namlook
, and Slap with remixes by Ricardo Villalobos
, Pépé Bradock, Morgan Geist and others.
Stefan Goldmann's double CD The Transitory State was nominated for the prestigious award Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik
in 2008.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
label based in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
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...
. Founded in 2007, it is run by Stefan Goldmann
Stefan Goldmann
Stefan Goldmann is a German-Bulgarian DJ and Record producer of electronic music. He has released numerous records through the labels Perlon, Innervisions, Cocoon Recordings and others. Since 2007 he runs his own imprint, Macro, and holds a residency at Berlin's Panorama Bar club...
and Finn Johannsen. Macro has released music by Stefan Goldmann
Stefan Goldmann
Stefan Goldmann is a German-Bulgarian DJ and Record producer of electronic music. He has released numerous records through the labels Perlon, Innervisions, Cocoon Recordings and others. Since 2007 he runs his own imprint, Macro, and holds a residency at Berlin's Panorama Bar club...
, Elektro Guzzi, Peter Kruder, Santiago Salazar, Patrick Cowley
Patrick Cowley
Patrick Joseph Cowley was an American disco and Hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist. He recorded in a style that has drawn comparisons to that of Giorgio Moroder and is often credited with pioneering electronic dance music.-Early life:Patrick Cowley was born in Buffalo, New York to...
and Raudive. The label has also a series of reissues called Prototypes, featuring music by Namlook
Pete Namlook
Pete Namlook is an ambient and electronic-music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversees...
, and Slap with remixes by Ricardo Villalobos
Ricardo Villalobos
Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well-known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno scene....
, Pépé Bradock, Morgan Geist and others.
Stefan Goldmann's double CD The Transitory State was nominated for the prestigious award Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik
Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik
The Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik is an annual prize presented for achievement in recorded music.It was inaugurated in Germany in 1963 by publisher Richard Kaselowsky with the aim of recognizing the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement" in the field of recording.The awards...
in 2008.