Koljah
Born in Wolfsburg, Germany in 1975, Koljah started out learning drums and classical percussion instruments at the local music-school, and from there went onto play in various jazz, rock and metal projects as well as in classical percussion ensembles and in the orchestra.
However it wasn’t until his first experience of a techno party that he found his true calling in music. Having been blown away by the atmosphere and energy of the monotonic beats, he decided that dance music was his way.
After learning to mix he started putting on parties in his hometown, until he finally moved to Berlin in 2003 and got himself a studio that things really started to happen. From his first release, 'I.L.M.B.I.B./My Room' on Phil e Records in 2005, there has always been a touch of class about his production work that has won him praise from Dj’s around the globe.
His next release saw him get signed to Sushitech, which resulted in the 'LeckerKuchen' EP, and more recently the 'Loops For Work' EP, not to mention his remixes of Mikael Stavöstrand’s 'Housedays', Fusiphorm’s 'Green Chocolate' on Minimood or Oliver Deutschmann’s ‘I Won’t Tell You Why’ on Konsequenz.
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In 2007 his friends Stephan Hill and Oliver Deutschmann launched ‘Vidab-records’ with the ‘Fett Cash EP’ produced by Stephan Hill & Koljah who lately got signed the track ‘Nonresponder’ to Ame’s Label ‘Innervisions’.
In early 2008 he released the ‘Coffee Papa EP’ on Vidab and is now working on a new EP and his first Album on Sushitech planned to be out in early 2009. In the beginning focussed on reduced rhythmical Techno tracks he’s now heading to a more “classical” sound somewhere between House Music Techno. Every time with a clear attention to rhythm but on the same way looking to create emotions cause dancing is not about working - it’s about feeling
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Records out on Sweat Lodge, Minimood, Vidab Records, Konsequenz, Watergate Records, Numbolic Records, Falkplatz, Vidab X, Organic Music and Woodstrasse. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
- Thu 22 OctGolden Gatetheir 13th night1 going
2026
- Sat 15 AugGolden Gatetheir 12th night
- Fri 31 JulGolden Gatetheir 11th night
- Sat 27 JunGolden Gatetheir 10th night
- Fri 22 MayGolden Gatetheir 9th night
- Sat 4 AprGolden Gatetheir 8th night
- Thu 26 FebGolden Gatetheir 7th night
- Fri 30 JanGolden Gatetheir 6th night
2025 — 5 nights
- Wed 31 Dec 2025Golden Gatetheir 5th night
- Thu 13 Nov 2025Golden Gatetheir 4th night
- Fri 31 Oct 2025Golden Gatetheir 3rd night
- Fri 12 Sep 2025Golden Gatetheir 2nd night
- Fri 22 Aug 2025Golden Gatefirst time
Their rooms
One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2025, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.
- Golden Gatea standing night · Aug 2025 – Aug 202612 nights
Who they play with
Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.
- Edgar PengGolden Gate ×2 · Sep 2025 – May 20262 nights
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