Born and raised in the city of Essen/Germany – synonymous with urban boredom – Manuel is fascinated by electronic music and synthic sound creation at an early age and gets into DJing and producing his own music. Influenced by various style heads such as Ian Pooley, Sébastien Léger or Swag he continuosly evolves his production skills and his experiences creating a versatile sound with combinations of tech, deep & funky house. \r As a result Manuel releases his Debut EP “Caissa/Italo Fake” at the age of 16 on London-based label MadaMusic followed by projects with Sebastien Léger’s label Bits Music, Brickhouse Rec. from Germany or french Dynamic Recordings as well as his big release “Your Love” on Sweden’s Refune label under his “Arcade Mode” guise. \r For 2006 the now 20 year old youngster has set various new releases and remixes for labels including Opaque Music, Florida-based Agave Records and his very own new imprint Smokestack Recordings, so watch out for this up & coming producer.\r