), best known as Tommyknocker, is a Hardcore

Hardcore techno

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 producer and DJ.

Career

Tommyknocker began his career in 1995 when he began performing in some Underground

Underground music

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 parties organized in Rome.
From 1995 to 1997 he collaborated with the “Virus staff” of Freddy K, and he is Resident DJ of a few discotheques like “06” and after “Oxygen” (the first hardcore club of Rome).

In 1998, Tommyknocker began working on producing his own tracks and, in 1999, his first release "The realm" is ready. Tommyknocker began performing at international events such as "Street parade 2000" in Zurich. Tommyknocker's subsequent album releases improved his popularity in the Hardcore

Hardcore techno

Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...

 scene. Tommyknocker would contend that he has a unique performance by saying, "When I spin I try to give the same energy that I get from this music directly to the crowd, sometimes I get involved so much during my sets that I start dancing! My music selection is various, I try to propose a bit of all the hardcore styles that have been developed for 10 years. I prefer smashing kicks, distorted melodies and aggressive vocals that make the difference."

In 2000 he set up a new Hardcore

Hardcore techno

Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...

 group called T-Factor, with 2 other Traxtorm Records artists: Impulse Factory and Erick-S.X. So a new E.P. arrives in the stores: “How Many More Out There?”!. Thanks to these productions he gained much more notoriety worldwide. He travels to Canada, Holland, Switzerland and Germany where he performs at parties like : Megarave, Streetparade & Energy, Goliath, Army of Hardcore, and Masters of Hardcore.

Tommyknocker continues making music today. An important part of the Traxtorm label, his main work consists of a mixture of remixes and new tracks. In 2009 he continues to plan for new releases including an E.P.

Extended play

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 and other vinyls, collaborating with other Traxtorm artists such as The Stunned Guys.

Discography

Year	Album
1999	The Realm
2002	T-2002
2003	Showtime
2004	Danger Danger
2004	Revolution
2004	The Prophecy Unfolds
2005	Our Thing E.P. Part 2
2006	Domination
2006	Follow Me
2006	Step Into Our World
2007	Learn From The Pain
2007	Raving Nightmare - Face The Future
2007	T-Day: Hardcore Domination In Progress
2007	Twisted World
2008	Criminal(12")

External links

• Tommyknocker - Official Website
• Tommyknocker at Discogs
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