Anja Schneider

Anja Schneider

Artist Biography

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Anja Schneider has four jobs: she’s a label head, a DJ, a producer and a radio personality all rolled into one. A resident in Berlin since 1994, Anja started out on the airwaves, producing for KissFM and later Fritz Radio, where she has hosted the weekly radio show Dance Under The Blue Moon since 2000. The show broadcasts on the air and on the web every Saturday night, and trainspotters should take note: she doesn’t mix records on the show.  Instead, she plays them, talks about them and, thankfully, tells you what they’re called, which makes the show a nice way to find out what’s
bubbling under the surface in Berlin.

Anja Schneider also runs the label mobilee records and its new offshoot Leena. Despite its short history, mobilee has grown into one of Berlin’s most watched staples with a close knit roster of producers including Sebo K, GummiHz, Exercise One, Pan-Pot and Marcin Czubala. Just over thirty releases old, mobilee has managed to carve out its own distinct sound in a city where everyone seems to be making music: the label’s mix of pristine minimal, slinky grooves and deep house manages to push dance music forward while at the same time remaining instantly accessible.

Recently Anja has also turned to producing, often in collaboration with studio partners such as Sebo K and Paul Brtschitsch. With a string of releases on mobilee as well as remixes for labels such as Dessous, Karmarouge, Tsuba and Immigrant, her music often combines loopy techno with melodicism while her debut LP Beyond the Valley moves in a housier, yet dancefloor-ready, direction.

Finally, Anja is a DJ. A resident at Watergate since 2003, these days she more often finds herself spinning at mobilee showcases around Europe and beyond than at home in Berlin.

With ears trained through years of broadcast and DJ experience, Anja has turned her abilities towards discovering fresh, innovative talent; current mobilee signees Sebo K, Pan-Pot, GummiHz and Exercise One are just the start of what we can expect from Anja’s development of mobilee as the platform for a new generation of musical talent.

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