Janet Jackson, Mike Tyson, Lisa Stansfield, Marusha and I see the light of day. Walt Disney is death, the Vietnam war is alive like never, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock start in the vastness of the universe. The famous Wembley goal is scored on the earth - or maybe not.
The Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones and of course the Beatles worldwide dominate the charts. Rock music become psychedelic. "We all live in a yellow submarine"!!!!
1978
Disco and the balls to this, everywhere. Record entertainers mutates into disc jockeys and I buy my first LP: "Masterpiece" by The Temptations.
1981
While U.S. President Reagan and Pope Johannes Paul II. were injured seriously in assassinations, the DJ of a dance hall near Stuttgart slips in the bathtub one Saturday night. I, the Lightjockey, must take his place. 14 vodka lemon, 5 times "Thriller" and 4 times "Young Guns" later, I have my first permanent booking as a DJ.
1985
Researchers discover the ozone hole, the charts are occupied by "Modern Talking" and I make my own business as a "organizer in the music trade", become a DJ with trading license.
1989
Mourning of i.a. Salvador Dalν, Avicii is born in Sweden ... I discover "House". Opening of wall and frontier and finally the reunification of the two German states ... I discover "Techno".
1993
In love with Whitney Houston, impressed by Frankfurt productions such as "Snap" or "Culture Beat", inspired by "Dark and Long" by Underworld, I go to the music studio. My second project "Cybordelics" makes it on place 1 and 2 of the UK-Underground Dance charts.
1995
While "Forrest Gump" sees the world with other eyes, the Loveparade has to change the way in Berlin because of increasing numbers of visitors. I become a co-founder of the record-chain of stores "Delirium" in Stuttgart and the record label "Suspect Records" on which my first LP appears in co-production.
1997
The cyberpet Tamagotchi and clone sheep Dolly are the darlings of the media. Carl Cox reaches place 1 at the first "DJ Mag Top 100".
With me as a managing music editor and later then as program director, "Evosonic Radio" start broadcasting in Cologne. The worldwide first radio station which plays non-stop electronic dance music for 24 hours.
1999
The music industry makes profit again - thanks to internet. Digitization rescues the music, but for "Evosonic Radio" every rescue is late. The broadcaster goes down like the Titanic in the movie.
2000
The discovery of BSE infected cattle is topic just the same as the successful world exhibition EXPO. Paul Van Dyk conquers the USA and I am honoured with the German Dance Award for my work at "Evosonic Radio" with a delay. However, for the start in the new millennium it is the best for me that I become a father.
2004
We are Pope and DJ Tiesto accompanies the parade of the athletes with his music in front of millions of TV spectators at the Olympic Summer Games in Athens. I become an instructor at the "VibrA School of DJing" in Cologne.
2011
"Stresstest" rightly is word of the year. The Arab Spring, the nuclear power plant in Fukushima and the euro crisis also provided it. I start a small comeback stress-free and recovered through the long music break.
2013
EDM is a swearword meanwhile and David Guetta has sold to date valued 90 million sound carriers. I can register a couple of remixes and the re-work of one of my classics.
2016
While the German DJ Felix Jaehn reaches place one of the American Billboard charts, my label "Evosonic Records" starts with my first solo LP "Two point Zero". From "Mike S." becomes "Chris Maico Schmidt", because that is my name.
2017
Donald Trump becomes President of the USA. Evosonic makes podcasts and again radio. The record department reaches the iTunes Dance Charts with the second "Cybordelics" Rework "Adventures Of Dama", the videos of it have a short time over 12000 views on YouTube.
Dimitri: You are the heart and mind of Evosonic Radio. Can you mention to us why is considered to be so important for the global techno history and is something currently planned?
"Evosonic was a specialist in electronic dance music of German radio station that was available on cable and satellite.
Evosonic was operated by a team led by Chris Maico Schmidt aka Mike S. from Stuttgart and principal shareholder Frank Heitmeyer. The first broadcast took place on 1 May 1997 from Cologne. The broadcasting ended on 1 October 1999.
Evosonic than submit to the conventions of format radio but let his music writers and DJs who renounced largely on a fee, a lot of freedom. The programs covered from many styles in electronic music and traditional high musical quality.
As managing director and head of programming from Evosonic, win Chris Maico Schmidt aka Mike S. in January 2000, the German Dance Award in the category "Best Medium".
And yes, there is a plan (I had this theme all these years along with, I'll just call him Mr. N. from H., never give up). At the end of 2017 Evosonic Radio Vision GmbH & Co. KG was founded, based in Berlin. The goal is the dissemination and thus a relaunch of Evosonic Radio, via DAB. For this purpose, runs since 2017 a test live stream, 24 hours, 7 days a week partly already with moderated broadcasts.
Not to forget:
Since 2015 EVOSONIC PODCAST: two times a week to download or stream, we present well-known shows from then, with the sound of today, as well as new show concepts of interesting contemporary artists. Electronic music of all kinds in the mix, new interpretations of audio books, sound collages and interviews.
Since 2014, EVOSONIC ARCHIV: all over Germany (and beyond) there were and there are fan groups and initiatives to preserve the memory of Evosonic Radio. After the switch-off (1999) a big wave of exchanging broadcast recordings slopped across the republic.
On our archive-site we will give an overview about the collected material. By fans for fans, for up- and downloading. We have over 900 registered users, 157 GB in 2725 files, distributed to 74 former Evoschows.
Since 2016, EVOSONIC RECORDS: I founded evosonic records, which is essential for one and the same goal: all kind of electronic high-calibre music – then and now.
And all you can find here: https://evosonic.de.
ALBUMS
1995: Mikerobenics - Fooled by Dr. Cycle & Mrs. All (Suspect)
1996: Mikerobenics - Das Was und das Wie (Global Ambition)
2016: Chris Maico Schmidt - Two Point Zero (Evosonic Records)
2017: Chris Maico Schmidt - Two Point One (Philipp Giebel Rework) (Evosonic Records)
SINGLES AND EPS
1993: Mescal X - Return of Lisa (Blackflame/Intercord)
1993: Cybordelics - Adventures of Dama (Harthouse)
1993: Mike Masseter - Vol. I (Ultra Violett/Orange)
1993: Cybordelics - Adventures of Dama (Harthouse UK)
1994: Cybordelics - Fairy Tales (Harthouse)
1994: Cyborano - Wrist Aching Muscles (Friends/Le Petit Prince)
1994: Mescal X - Dragonfly (CSC/Overdrive)
1994: Mike Masseter - Saman (Delirium Compilation)
1994: Feldmann - Audience (Suspect)
1994: Mike S. - Labrinha (ZYX/GOA Rave Comp.)
1994: Mikerobenics - Diadora (Harthouse)
1994: Mikerobenics - Julika (Harthouse)
1995: Mike S. feat. Ben Elvis - Jake (Superstition)
1995: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixe ’95 (Mindstar/Musicman)
1995: Lee Roy - Love is a Shield (ZYX)
1996: Mikerobenics - Replika (Global Ambition)
1996: Mikerobenics - Replika Remixe (Global Ambition)
1996: Mikerobenics - Julika Remixe ’96 (Mindstar/Musicman)
1996: Mikerobenics - The Return of Julika (Pull the Strings)
1996: Mikerobenics - The Cat and the Cannary (Global Ambition)
1996: Junction 3 - Wolf in the fold (Pull the Strings)
1996: Mike S. meets Inspector - Oscar Clasani (Global Ambition)
1996: Mikerobenics - Schattenmund (Global Ambition)
1996: Mikerobenics - Schattenmund Remixe (Global Ambition)
1997: Mikerobenics - Die Weissagung / Prediction (Global Ambition)
1997: Mikerobenics - Der Hexenritt / Witch Ride (Global Ambition)
1998: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama Remixe (Technogold)
1998: Cybordelics - Alice in Wonderland Remixe (Technogold)
2012: Mike S. - Vibra EP (Code2 Records)
2012: Mike S. - Noah (Harthouse)
2013: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama 2013 (Harthouse)
2015: Kotapski & Schmidt - Let`s go EP (Yellow Tail Records)
2015: Kotapski & Schmidt - Remember This (Natura Viva)
2015: Kotapski & Schmidt - Kiss Your Face (Natura Viva)
2016: Kotapski & Schmidt - Ayjuwah EP (Code2Records)
2016: Chris Maico Schmidt - Sing The Song Remixe (Evosonic Records)
2016: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama 2017 Vinyl (Harthouse)
2016: Chris Maico Schmidt - Downtown Remixe (Evosonic Records)
2016: Chris Maico Schmidt - Downtown The Kotapski Remixe (Evosonic Records)
2017: Cybordelics feat. James Davis - Adventure of Dama Rework (Evosonic Records)
2017: Cybordelics feat. James Davis - Adventure of Dama Rework 2 (Evosonic Records)
2017: Chris Maico Schmidt - Waldstrasse EP (BluFin)
2017: Cybordelics - Adventure of Dama 2017 Digital (Harthouse)
2018: Chris Maico Schmidt - Elisenstrasse EP (BluFin)
REMIXES
1993: Acrid Abeyance - Exposure Track (Cybordelics Remix) (Important)
1993: Microwave Prince - I need your love (Mikerobenics Remix) (Le petiti prince)
1994: DJ Khetama - Fremde Welten (Mikerobenics Remix) (Time Unlimited)
1995: Marco Zaffarano - Hippodrama (Mikerobenics Remix) (MFS)
1999 Jean - Pediculos Humanus (Mike S. Remix) (Eleganz)
2014: Mafu Nakyfu - Do you feel Lucky EP (Mike S. Remix) (Code2 Records)
2014: Nicorus - Psycho (Mike S. Remix) (Code2 Records)
2015: Bodo Felusch - Looping (Mike S. Remix) (Unvirtual Music)
2017: Julian Reifegerste - Dober Dan (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
2017: Elektrifizierer - Was Du Nicht Weiίt (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
2017: Strich Zwo - Fuck Me Palmtree (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (City Of Drums)
2017: Kotapski - Dreams (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Louder Than Famous)
2017: Frank Krumsdorf - Good News (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
2018: Andy Baar – Keep On (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix) (Evosonic Records)
2018: Kotapski - Dreams (Chris Maico Schmidt Remix II) (Louder Than Famous)
DJ-MIX
1996: DJ Mike S.- The Atmosphere Club Mix (Global Ambition)
1997: DJ Mike S.- The Second Atmosphere Club Mix (Global Ambition)
1998: DJ Mike S.- The 3rd Atmosphere Club Mix (Global Ambition)