Times Artists Podcast 16 - YENI

Book YENI: http://www.timesartists.com/yeni YENI is a hugely driven
person. Once she fell in love with techno she decided she wanted to
make her own, so she spent time in dark clubs watching and learning
from the DJs. Even though she was only 15 years old, she learnt how
to get sounds of analog synths and Fruity Loops, took what she made
and handed it out on CDs to people who went to Leipzig’s 10/40
techno club. She started to build a profile and now, years later,
the East Germany born artist is a regular on the global circuit who
has played across Europe, South Africa, India and the United States
under her alter ego. After years as part of the Alter Ego, which
took her to key parties round the world, YENI is now focused on
solo work. She is a strong-willed character who does things her own
way. Music brings out visceral reactions in her, and she always
tries to convey the same strong feelings with her productions and
DJ sets. “I am not the kind of fish that swims with the shoal,” she
states. “I am the one who tries out exactly the opposite; the
things that are not currently hyped.” As such, this classically
trained pianist, vocalist and former soprano choir singer has a
sophisticated sound that is keen to experiment and head in unknown
new directions. It has lead to releases on well-regarded labels
like Alex Bau’s Credo, Florida Music, Unknown Territory and
Complexed Records, and has found its way into the bags of
tastemakers like Adam Beyer, Agoria and Charlotte De Witte. She is
also an in-demand vocalist who worked with other producers such as
Drumcomplex. More recently, this infectiously enthusiastic
character has started her own label Cyborgs in Love, which put out
her own fierce Hang On EP. The label deals in proper techno and,
drawing on her background when she worked as a Management
Consultant crunching numbers for insurance companies in
Switzerland, has quickly become a quality operation. DJ Emerson,
Wigbert, Drumcomplex, Rob Hes, Andres Campo and Roland M. Dill are
all part of the Cyborg family. “I loved to be successful in my
normal job, but I could not only live this nine to five thing,” she
says. “I need an extraordinary lifestyle by spending my weekends in
dark techno clubs.” So that’s what she does, weaving together high
octane sets of uncompromising techno with compelling grooves and
well-crafted synths that come together to create stark atmospheres.
It has taken her to play alongside the likes of Slam and Ellen
Allien in Finland, at Nature One in Germany and her own label
showcase during ADE. Having more than proved herself, she is now
signed to Times Artists alongside the likes of Matthias Tanzmann
and Timo Maas and is an essential voice in the global techno
conversation.