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Josh Wink (born Joshua Winkelman in April 1970) is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist.He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. [1]A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s,Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S. In 1995, he releasedseveral hits, including "Don't Laugh", and "I'm Ready" under the name Size 9 (which hit number one on the U.S. HotDance Club Play chart) and "Higher State of Consciousness," which topped the dance charts in Europe. He has hadmany recent club hits such as "H ...read more
Josh Wink (born Joshua Winkelman in April 1970) is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist.He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. [1]A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s,Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S. In 1995, he releasedseveral hits, including "Don't Laugh", and "I'm Ready" under the name Size 9 (which hit number one on the U.S. HotDance Club Play chart) and "Higher State of Consciousness," which topped the dance charts in Europe. He has hadmany recent club hits such as "How's Your Evening So Far?" (samples Lil Louis's 'French Kiss') and "Superfreak(Freak)" and has also gained a lot of attention for his remixes of FC Kahuna, Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Towa Tei, Ladytronand Depeche Mode, among others.
Wink's current style is a mixture of techno, acid, house, drum and bass, and experimental music. In interviews, he hasstated that his music is "built around tension",[2] and that his work is often influenced by "mistake theory, which is: Iuse a lot of things that you and I might consider mistakes....by (experimenting) with effects, with filters, withpercentages in my sampler, and just doing stuff that you wouldn't ordinarily do."
Wink has acknowledged the music of Kraftwerk, 1980s synthpop and late 1980s Chicago house music as majorinfluences on his style. He is a strong supporter of new DJing technology, most specifically utilising, demonstratingand advocating the Final Scratch application.
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