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Zone Magazine Issue 036 - DJs From Mars

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What sound do you produce?<br />

Nu Disco & Funky House as LISSAT<br />

Techno & Hard Techno as Jens Lissat<br />

And also Ghost Productions in all genres.<br />

Best track you have produced and<br />

worst track, and why?<br />

Worst was „My First Song“ by Sigmund und seine<br />

Freunde. A pure Business techno production, which was<br />

funny, because that simple Piano line was the first I could<br />

play as a young kid. Most interesting studio production for<br />

my experience was with Jocelyn Brown 1991 as OFF<br />

SHORE. The story was, that me and my studio partner<br />

PETER HARDER, produced a House Demo and I saw to<br />

Peter as a joke "Lets send this to Jocelyn Brown“! We sent<br />

the tape to the management in London and a week later we<br />

got a call, that Jocelyn likes the track and wants to come to<br />

our Studio. We were really freakin’ out and even more we<br />

freaked out when she was at the Mic in our studio. The best<br />

voice I’ve ever heard live until now. A true legend she is.<br />

We released the project OFFSHORE feat. Jocelyn Brown -<br />

Got To Get Away on Sony Music with big remixes in the US<br />

1991.<br />

arranged and finally I thought to record a short vocal. We<br />

made a short brainstorming and recorded my voice saying<br />

"Who Is Elvis“! The rest is history and it became one of the<br />

biggest Techno Classics.<br />

Where have you played?<br />

I started DJ in 1980. I’m on tour now 42 years and<br />

I have played almost on all continents in clubs and at<br />

festivals. Too many to name....most of them!<br />

House party / Club / super club or<br />

Festival and why?<br />

Everything is amazing, Festival is goosebumps as<br />

well as a packed hot club. Looking back, I can say there<br />

were super club parties but also those which were not that<br />

great. As a touring DJ you have these up & downs, the<br />

same as in life. Festivals are always great cause you can’t<br />

do no wrong, cause the people are coming to party no<br />

matter what. They wanna see you and the others and have<br />

great time. And I always give my soul when I play. I’m like<br />

my audience, a party addict behind the decks and full of<br />

energy. I like to interact with the fans. It’s always a give &<br />

take.<br />

Who is Elvis?<br />

Yes, definite not me hahaha! Here comes the Elvis<br />

story. I was on a Gig in the UK and bought a Roland SH101<br />

Synthi. Back in the studio, me and Ramon were doing<br />

beats for a new track, and I tested the SH101, and played<br />

with the knobs and all of a sudden I found this saw sound.<br />

I played a new & simple rhythm technique with 2 fingers<br />

(as a none keyboarder). About 3 hours and the track was

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