Florian Rietze born into music

Florian Rietze is on his way to KP, he is going to visit on the island for the first time and play at Maya party on September 5.

Florian was born into a family of musicians, it came of no surprise to see a young Florian Rietze lay the platform of what would later manifest into an unyielding love for music.

Based in Potsdam, this young DJ/producer has already received recognition from many within the proliferating European electronic music scene.

Having initially been vested to the hip hop and breakdance culture, 2005 saw Florian take his first steps towards the electronic music scene when he attended SonneMondSterne.

After DJing for a couple of years freelance, in 2007 Florian joined the Potsdam-based record label Concorde Club Recordings, where he began to work with a friend as Microtune & Takter.

In 2009, Microtune & Takter released their first EP "Skytrain". From 2008 through to 2010, along with producing music, Florian gained his education in the field of audio engineering at the SAE Institute.

In 2012, Florian embarked upon a solo project as "Florian Rietze". Towards the end of 2013, Florian was warm welcomed to the Steyoyoke record label, marking his debut with "Treibholz", a downtempo treasure and an "emotionally haunting track" that, as Steyoyoke put it, "will linger within the heart".

Florian is on the allegiant quest of refining the sound of his music. Just like a renowned composer known for his eclectic sounds John Cage once said, "Everything we do is music", Florian too finds an inspiration for his music in the sounds of streets, in people's voices, in silence and nature, and above all -- in the ordinary and extraordinary of real life.

Florian played in Chalet Club, Berlin (GER) Golden Gate, Berlin (GER) Ritter Butzke, Berlin (GER) Kiste, Baden (CH) Gaskessel, Bern (CH), Rex Club, Paris (FR) Rouge Club, Paris (FR) Let it Blow, Istanbul (TR) Glow Club, Bangkok (TH) just to name some...

It is Florian first visit on Koh Phangan “I heard that the atmosphere and mood at Koh Phangan is very familiar and special.”, he is saying, “I don’t have any special expectations, I just let it flow and see what turns out in the end. From what I heard about Maya I know that the location is beautiful and special and have great party vibe people and very fresh and updated House Music scene.

“I don’t exactly know yet what music I will play, as it is my first time on KP and I have to visit the venue and feel the vibes, I come ready to any development  I'll try to pick the right sound for this place. Even if you play on the same venue regularly you not play the same style every time, it always depends on the moment and the mood. So let’s see… and let’s have some good time!”