In 2012, Florian Schirmacher broadened his musical career as an international artist and raised his success to a higher level. He prospers as DJ, singer, composer and owner of the FormResonance Label, which is significant for up-to-date musicians. Schirmacher is one of the most productive musicians, and he allocates manifold success within all his projects — a pinnacle of outstanding diversity.
For a decade, Florian Schirmacher has released evident tracks to the electronic scene, but his success with the band Noze brought him to the Top 50 of the common charts in France. Also on heavy rotation this year were his tracks from internationally-renowned films like “Berlin Calling” and “Bar25 – Days Out of Time”. Contributing frequently with Wareika, Florian’s music proves that electronic music is becoming increasingly popular.
Global players such as Perlon with the “Pony Slay Station” album by Pantytec and Poker Flat’s succesful debut of the “Silver Surfer” album by Glowing Glisses, Schirmacher still continues his label collaborations with an upcoming DJ mix on Poker Flat and the album “Harmony Park” on Perlon, the latter of which is already sold out. To-date, Florian has released 613 tracks and 189 singles/albums as author and co-author (Beatport).
Florian’s career is sprinkled with highlights such as “Let Freedom Ring (Remix)” (Federleicht), which has been chosen as one of ten essential electronic music tracks from the past decade; “Too Late to Land” on the 50th Jubilee release of Cocoon Recordings; “Nora P” (Cadenza); the Ricardo Villalobos Remix of “Kings Child”; or “Exodus” (Noze), where he also took the role of video producer. The most-exceptional reality is that these pearls evolved from different constellations, underlining Schirmacher’s strong teamwork attitude.
Schirmacher’s band Hatikvah contributed a track for the 20th anniversary of England’s legendary electronic label, Soma Quality Recordings, where they also partnered to release their Syncronicity album last year. Wareika — the most popular of Florian’s imprints — toured through the reaches of Siberia, South America, and North Africa, to name a few… and they already have an album release scheduled for early 2013. As a DJ, Schirmacher is questioned more and more due to his essential vibe and is additionally driven by his expressive and mesmerizing voice.
Schirmacher’s label FormResonance converges audio and visual in its releases and in the club. It stands strongly for audio-visual culture to be the sound of the future. FormResonance is an international family which sets a new benchmark for single and album format, CD, vinyl and digital. Florian focuses on each artist’s development — whether he’s progressing with Moscow band Wunderblock, Oculus from Island, or Toby Gale from London, who is Grammy-nominated for Best Music Video after his debut FormResonance release. Label nights are special events for worldwide clubs and festivals where all FormResonance Artists are represented, including Rts fm Showcase in Russia, ADE Showcase in Amsterdam and the monthly residency at Ritter Butzke in Berlin. FormResonance is distributed via wordandsound.com, one of the most important distributors of electronic music. Schirmacher also holds a monthly residency at Salon zur Wilden Renate, Berlin with his “Kiss Me Kate” event.
Florian is an artist of his own format. Listeners instantly grasp his magnetic, out-of-the-box perspective, knowing they are guaranteed a constant focus on quality. Just as his DJ sets are propulsive and energetic, Florian sets new standards in production. Year-to-date bookings comprised 75 gigs, circling Earth three times by traveling 132,000km. Schirmacher’s complete discography can be found on iTunes, Amazon, Beatport and wordandsound.com.
2009
Benjamin Wild / Here Today – Comrades (12″) – 33rpm Records
Hatikvah – Synchronicity – Suol
Hatikvah – Modern Times – Baalsaal Music
Hatikvah – Synchronicity (12″) – Baasaal Music
Here Today – Love In Us All – Koax Records
Federleicht – On The Streets Xtra 10″ (10″) – Connaisseur Recordings
Federleicht – On The Streets – The Remixes (12″) – Connaisseur Recordings
Federleicht – Supergooses EP – Night Drive Music
Gus Gus – Thin Ice (Wareika Mix) – Kompakt
Klartraum – All Dimensions – “All Dimensions (Hatikvah Remix)” – Lucidflow
Manolo – Lose Myself – “Commando (Wareika’s Crazy Setup Mix)” – Delusions Of Grandeur
Matthias Meyer / Wareika – Infinity / Smiles – liebe*detail
Mathias Kaden – Studio 10 – “Intro Ducing”, “Lowrey”, “Re Menor” – Vakant
Märtini Brös feat. Florian Schirmacher – Communicate (12″) – liebe*detail spezial
Wareika – Ascending/Descending / Baracuda (12″) – Tartlet Records
Wareika – King’s Child – Motivbank
VA – Work Out – “Mountain Ride” – Tartlet Records
Chris Tietjen – Vier (CD, Comp, Mixed) – “Too Late To Land” - Cocoon Recordings
M.A.N.D.Y. – Renaissance: The Mix Collection (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) – “Ascending/Descending” - Renaissance
Sasse – Session 044 (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed) – “Synchronicity (Chopstick & Jonjon Remix)” - 6-Rhyl Sessions
VA – Annihilating Rhythms: Vol 5 – “Supergooses” - Gastspiel Recordings
VA – Datalogue – “No Fear (The Chænge Remix)”, “Love Devotion (Yasmin Gate & Ikki Remix – Radio Edit)” - Space Factory
VA – Essence – The Compilation “Rich Der Toene” & “Boogaloo” - Koax Records
VA – Poker Flat Recordings 10 – “Nadel Und Zwim” - Poker Flat Recordings
VA – The Best Of Vol. 5 LP – “Supergooses (Club Edit) - Night Drive Music
VA – The Best Of Vol. 7 LP – “Supergooses (Pawas Remix)” - Night Drive Music
VA – Budenzauber Presents Deep Underground Volume 3 – “Supergooses (Pawas Remix”) - Bundenzauber Recordings
VA – Space Factory : Catalogue – “Love Devotion” - Space Factory
2010
Aufgang – Barock (Wareika Remix) – InFiné, Discograph
The Chænge – Love Devotion (12″) - Space Factory
Daniel Nitsch – Room To Room (12″) – “Room To Room (Wareika Remix)” – Voltage Musique Records
dOP – Penguin EP (12″, EP) – “Wareika & dOP – Play Play Play” - Watergate Records
Federleicht – ModeRn Dada (CD, 12″, EP) – FormResonance
Here Today – Qualify & Satisfy – Suol
Hatikvah – Big Mind EP (12″, EP) – FormResonance
Hatikvah – Synchronicity – Soma Quality Recordings
Hatikvah – Spend Some Time – Soma Quality Recordings
Hatikvah – In The Spirit – Soma Quality Recordings
Lawrence & Federleicht – To Be A Place EP (12″, EP) – FormResonance, 33rpm Records
Lieb & Seele / Oculus – Oculus EP (12″, EP) – FormResonance
Kasper Bjørke & His Friendly Ghost – Compost Black Label 70 – “Go Away Song (Wareika’s Incandesence Resistance) – Compost Records, Compost Black Label
Kollektiv Turmstrasse – Rebellion Der Träumer – “Uneins”, “Goldmarie” – Connaisseur Recordings
Mr Raoul K feat. Wareika – Le Triangle Peul (12″) – Baobab Music Prime
Origin – Maui Nights EP (File, EP, WAV, MP3) – FormResonance
Mathias Kaden – Studio 10 Remixes #2 – “State Of Stasis (Wareika Remix)” – Vakant R
Wareika – Hermoine Park – Perlon
Wareika – Formation (CD, Album) – Tartlet Records
Agoria – Balance 016 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) – “Synchronicty (Block Barley & Engin Ozturk Holmby Hills Remix) - EQ Recordings
dOP – Watergate 06 (CD, Comp, Mixed) – “Play Play Play” - Watergate Records
dOP – Sgustok Magazine Podcast 001 – “On The Streets” - Sgustok Magazine
Duke Dumont – FabricLive.51 – “On The Streets (Kollektiv Turmstrasse Let Freedom Ring Mix) - Fabric (London)
Shonky – OHMcast 022 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) – “Be Real” - OnlyHouseMusic
VA – 2000 And Space (2xCD, Comp) – “Places To Be (Federleicht’s “To Be A Place” Remix)” - Elux Records
VA – Bermuda 2010 Presents City Sound Berlin (2xCD, Comp) – “Playplayplay (Closing Edit) - BerMuDa Music
VA – Grand Cru 2010 – “Baal” - Connaisseur Recordings
VA – Sound Of Berlin 8 (20xFile, MP3, Comp, 256) – “Room To Room (Wareika Remix)” - Ministry Of Sound
VA – Sound Of Berlin 8 (20xFile, MP3, Comp, 256) – “Satisfy (Mujava’s Tantric Mix) - Ministry Of Sound
VA – Slices – The Electronic Music Magazine. Issue 3-10 (DVD-V, PAL, DVD) - Electronic Beats
2011
Andrea Ferlin Introduces Cem & RG – Can’t Stop Coughin (12″, MP3) – “Can’t Stop Coughin (Wareika In Wonderland Mix)” – Sleep Is Commercial
The Chænge – Rebellion (CD, Album) – FormResonance
Feygin & Samuel Dan feat. Jaw – The End Is Near (12″) – “Morning Lite (Wareika Remix)” – Sincopat
Here Today – Down Here (12″) – Claquer Records Nôze – Dring – “Exodus” - Get Physical Music
Satyr / Wareika – Roadrunner / Rumba Swing - liebe*detail
Soukie & Windish – Sundrop EP (12″, EP) – “Sundrop (Wareika Remix)” – URSL
Wareika – Floors EP – Circus Company
Wareika – La Paloma (12″) – Renate Schallplatten
Wareika – Rumba Swing Remixes – Liebe*Detail Digital
VA – Cinq X-Tra 1 – “Eve By Day (Wareika Remix)” – Connaisseur Recordings
VA – Cinq – A Connaisseur Retrospective. Remixed. – “Eve By Day (Wareika Remix)” - Connaisseur Recordings
VA – Darkroom Dubs Presents Winterdeep E.P. – “Shakes (Hatikvah Remix)” – Darkroom Dubs
VA – Hamburg Elektronisch Vol. 01 – Von House Zu House – “Mold Area” – Hafendisko
VA – Mutek 2011 – “Inner Circle” – Mutek_Rec
Dixon – Live At Robert Johnson Volume 8 – “Big Mind” - Live At Robert Johnson
Matthias Meyer – Retrospective 2005 – 2010 (15xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) – “Communicate (Matthias Meyer & Patlac Remix) - Liebe*Detail Digital
Per Aspera Ad Astra - Connaisseur Recordings
Seth Troxler – The Lab 03 – “Big Mind” - NRK Sound Division
VA – Liebe*Detail Spezial – Selected Remixes – “Communicate (Matthias Meyer & Patlac Remix)” - Liebe*Detail Digital
Visionquest – Fabric 61 - “Uneins (Aril Brikha Remix)” - Fabric (London)
VA – Cinq – A Connaisseur Retrospective. Remixed. (3×12″, Comp) – “Be Real (Pol_On Remix) (as F. Schirmacher)” - Connaisseur Recorings
VA – Liebe*Detail Spezial – Selected Remixes (18xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) – “Rumba Swing (Brother Vibes Altered Soul Remix) - Liebe*Detail Digital
VA – Liebe*Detail – Best Of 2010 (18xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) – “Rumba Swing” - Liebe* Detail Digital
VA – Mutek 2011 (14xFile, FLAC, Comp) – “Inner Circle” - Mutek_Rec
VA – Soma Coma 5 (CD, Comp) – “Daedalus” - Soma Quality Recordings
VA – Soma Records 20 Years – “Daedalus”, “In The Spirit” - Soma Quality Recordings
2012
Alex Niggermann – Paranoid Funk – “Easy Love (With Florian Schirmacher)” – Poker Flat Recordings
Area Negrot – Macuto (12″) – “Macuto” – BPtich Control
Ben Watts – Ma Fleur (4xFile) – “Ma Fleur (Wareika Remix)” – BADD Records
Blackhall & Bookless – Josies EP – “Esoj (Hatikvah Remix)” – Vitalik
Federleicht – Bella Horizonte (CD, Album) – Night Drive Music
Guido Schneider & Florian Schirmacher – Places EP – Moon Harbour Recordings
Gunne, Florian Schirmacher & Zuckermann – Black Hawks – Lebesfreude Records
Kollektiv Turmstrasse – Tristesse (12″) – “Tristesse (Wareika Remix)” – Connaisseur Recordings
Pupkulies & Rebecca – Looking For The Sea In Remix / Part 2 (12″) – Rotary Cocktail Recordings
Sassafras – The Underworld – “The Underworld (Hatikvah Remix)” – Indigo Raw
Silicone Soul – The Soma 20 Remixes – “Right On, Right On (Hatikvah Remix) – Soma Quality Recordings
Wareika – Amber Vision (12″) – BAR25
VA – Future Sounds Of Jazz Vol. 12 – “Jazz Shaman” – Compost Records
VA – Bar 25 Tage Ausserhalb Der Zeit (2xCD, Comp, Promo) – “Bazar” – BAR25
Matthias Tanzmann – Fabric 65 – “In The Toilette (Philip Bader Remix) - Fabric (London)
2013
Karocel – This One EP (12″, EP) – “It’s Me (Wareika’s Hot Summer Night Remix)” – Freude Am Tanzen
Wareika – Wternal (CD, Album) – Visionquest
Wareika feat. Derek Kamm – Madame Scorpion (12″) – Visionquest
VA – Lucid Sounds Vol. 8 – “Illusion (Hatikvah Remix)” – Lucidflow
Tale Of Us – Renaissance: The Mix Collection (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) – “Burnin’” - Renaissance
VA – Buzzin’ Fly Anthology Vol. 3, 2007-2008 (49xFile, Comp, MP3) – “Good News” - Buzzin’ Fly Records
VA – Lucid Moments Vol. 3 (2xFile, MP3, Mixed, Comp) – “Big Mind” - Lucidflow