Since a few years DJ LukasmoH have been working on a niche in pulsing Germany’s heart of electronic music and in a similar way successful and as unique and so indescribable as also their own success. Born to a celebrated DJ, storyteller and collector in a small town, Hans Opolony better known as Hans Off The Record has travelled a good distance — his journey is a reminder of the strength of love, perseverance and of course — the strength of music.

A Cultural Mosaic of Early Influences

He remembers growing up in a world that was so diverse, so multicultural, so different, and American soldiers coming to his hometown and bringing the sounds that replaced the sounds of his very own nation. Before his ascent onto electronic music train he was into the hip hop rising movement of the late ’80s / early ’90s. All that was setting the stage for his career as a rhythm master. That was already right there: But I was attracted to the rhythm, to the flow, the way stories were just told.

The Love Parade Spark

In 1994, everything changed. Lukas visited Berlin’s Love Parade, which brought together thousands of music lovers to dance together to the sounds from underground. I was the heat, the feeling of everyone around me giving me hype, electrifying them and the fire that burned deep in me never died. He had sworn since then he isn’t into electronic music, but it was a genre; it’s a way of life.

The Weiterstadt Underground

Back then, Lukas jumped right into the underground electronic scene that hatched in Weiterstadt. I was an experimenting time, when I tried to find out what did I do good. That’s what Ricardo Villalobos had others throw parties for, not parties, but sanctuaries for creativity, innovation. And he found that music could find its way of hooking into his spirit, into his heart, the type of beats, gathering, flew it, stirred it, or inspired it to give in that very way.

He invented himself in festivals like LoveFamilyPark, TunnelRave and NatureOne. While this was largely an electronic affair in these pockets of space, Lukas had started to stitch together his own very specific sound – raw techno energy met up with the emotional depth of house.

The Rise of DJ LukasMoH

In the late 1990’s, Lukas started playing behind the decks and moved the needle for the first time. Soon dj LukasMoH set the stage name and began making sets that weren’t just musical performances to me, they were now fully fledged musical experiences. With this unique ability he soon darted out hypnotic rhythms, melodic harmonies and smooth transitions.

Each set has a story behind it and Lukas brings that story. Music from him takes you from Introspection to Euphoria. He’s not just playing tracks, he’s creating an atmosphere that would create that sense of community for people who are listening to one another, to the music.

The Craftsman behind the Music

What you can call it is a dual identity that makes the thing that sets DJ LukasMoH apart. Day jobs are spent as a mechanic with an eye for intricate machinery: It is precision, creativity and problem solving that are the names of the game. He still pays meticulous detail across his music, from his transitions, loops and beats; every one of them is meticulously thought through ahead of time. But on a technical expertise level, he’s got his special mix of art and mechanical precision.

A Legacy of Innovation

This has been a studio innovator in its years. With his extensive discography, a deep rooted creativity has no bounds, with tracks such as ‘Chaos.coordinator’, ‘Where’s the one who didn’t like it’ and ‘WEITERSTADT is EVERYWHERE’ showing the need to continue to the end of the block with being authentic to where it all began. Credence each track is credence that there is emotion behind every piece of music there is movement, and there is a story.

A Curator of Vibes

Alongside other ways in which he’s reaching his audience in the digital age, Lukas has also brought his songs to his fans this way. His most current, dance-worthy tracks are #NowPlaying and they’re flocking to his #NowPlaying on social. Since he loves Deep Tech and Detroit Techno, the playlist is also curated under the hashtag ONLY #BANGERS, to make sure he keeps his fans one step ahead in electronic music.

What Lies Ahead

DJ LukasMoH has much in the future. His global reach will also get wider still, since he plans to put his mixes out on Spotify. For Lukas, the goal remains the same: I wanted to work with music that actually moved people physically, emotionally spiritually, that was important.

More than Music

They are craftsmen. They are innovators. They are stories. A DJ. His moved from his hip hop beats from the youth to today’s dance music but he is showing that he can get the dance floor moving and that if he is having good fun too. If you’ve got your festival with a bunch of fans, or he’s picking his own songs because he’s hand picking them for the fans that are there, Lukas himself does the same with his craft.

Every beat. Every track. Every performance. DJ LukasMoH is widely recognised and he shows us all just what music can do – it can inspire, it can bring us all together and it can change us as a group. And as his journey continues, one thing is certain: DJ LukasMoH is always around wherever there’s a dance floor.

Crafting Soundscapes: The DJ as a Storyteller

DJ LukasMoH is one DJ that is different from the many other players in the industry for the fact that he tells stories through sound. However, his sets aren’t a string of tracks, they’re craft, and they’re crafted experiences that take you all the way from A to B. From the melodic beats to every part of how he manages these special transitions, his music has what it takes to hit home with his audience and resonate with them, longer than the music does.

Inspired by and tribute to movement culture, and the far reaching legacy of Detroit techn’a. Talk through their sets with concepts of connection, freedom and introspection. His soundscapes are cohesive and diverse whatever it may be, a deep house groove to match that introspective moment, or a galvanising techno beat to dirty up that dance floor, they’re soundscapes you will feel.

So every show is kind of an opportunity for Lukas to be able to communicate with his audience a little more personally. Music can break through language and culture, and something happens together on the dance floor, he says.