Chris

Korte

Electronic music producer since 1984. Based in Mannheim, Germany.

It started with a Commodore 64, bought with my confirmation money. When a C64 magazine printed Chris Hülsbeck’s Soundmon, that was it — the first sounds I made myself, and no way back. My father’s record shelf did the rest: Kraftwerk, OMD and Eurythmics on repeat.

The Amiga followed. Together with programmer Armin Sander I built the Oktalyzer, which squeezed eight voices out of hardware built for four — released in 1989. In 1994 I wrote the complete soundtrack for the game Death or Glory. In 2004 I won a Snap! remix contest; the track ended up on the Cult of Snap! double vinyl.

Later I sang lead in A:FACT and played live. These days I produce in Ableton and use AI tools where they genuinely help — never as a shortcut. The standard has not changed since the C64: it has to sound good. Quality over quantity.

I release under my own name. CeKay is simply my handle — the C and the K. Alongside that, several projects:

• Chris KorteMain name — Electronic, House, Techno — YouTube
• 5onneTechno and Electro explorations — 5onne.de · Bandcamp · YouTube
• A:FACTBand collaboration (former active project) — Bandcamp · YouTube
• The.CellExperimental project
• AxessDeep electronic project
• Waves of InspirationAmbient and atmospheric work

No Spotify — a deliberate choice. Listen on Deezer or SoundCloud, or support me directly on Bandcamp — that is where the money actually reaches me.