Tom Clark with his DJ set at Club Mix

An insatiable passion for music manifested itself at an early age when Tom spent all his pocket money on acquiring music of various styles and genres. For as long as he can remember, he played records from his collection to his friends. Using a dual-cassette tape recorder and a vinyl turntable, he mixed fusion and hip-hop, rock and disco at school parties. "Black" music had a defining influence, as did the intoxicating rhythms of Chicago house and the deep passages of Detroit techno. With the development of club life, Tom and his friends became the organizers of a series of Tuesday parties. It was there that Tom revealed himself as a DJ; he was invited to many after-parties held in the city.

His reputation grew alongside the party-goers, who often skipped headliner performances to keep their energy fresh for the start of his sets. The subsequent residency in the then-little-known clubs E-Werk and Tresor included Tom in the elite of world house and techno performers. His hectic DJ schedule took him to dancefloors in most European countries, not to mention three tours in Australia, where he lit up both intimate, almost personal clubs and large open-air festivals. His sets were built on intensity, including the widest range of moods and sounds, based on his inherent sense of dancefloor dynamics. His musical style oscillates between deep-minimal techno-house, Detroit techno, electro, and classic house.

Writing his own electronic music became a logical continuation of his career in 1997; that year he also co-founded Gold Plate Music, a label that significantly influenced the Berlin music scene. In 2000, Tom decided to forge his own path and founded Highgrade Records. This label was a response to the claim of a general decline in house music, an ambitious attempt to elevate the musical style to a new level. Owning and managing the label, Tom sees and presents it more as a collective of like-minded musicians and DJs, friends. Despite the label being less known for promoting revealingly deep "sticky" music, it is precisely such downbeat and even more complex sounds that are planned to be included in the techno releases that will be published by the label in the future.

In addition to significant involvement in the development of his own label, he has also recorded for Morris Audio (his debut album "King Tide" in 2003), Suerba, Rampe D, and made remixes for Alexander Kowalski and D. Digger, garnering the most flattering reviews from the music press. With plans for live performances, not to mention DJ booking on the horizons and creative development, this musician's future looks extremely interesting, making him one of the best in Berlin today.

June 18
Club Mix
Novinsky Boulevard, 11