Born and raised in Black Forest, Germany Michael Mayer is an electronic music producer, remixer and DJ who has become a staple in the local EDM scene of Cologne, Germany. While in Cologne, he teamed up with fellow electronic music wizards Woflgang Voigt and Jurgen Paape to established the Kompakt music label. He released his debut album Neuhouse, in 1998, and released the first record in Kompakt's Immer series in 2002 as well as the first release of the Speicher series in 2003. Beyond his own music, Mayer's contributions to the Kompakt brand have secured the label's distribution wing so that over 50 other labels operate through it.
