Kris Loy

Kris Loy has been behind a drum kit since the age of six and has played rhythm live for more than thirty years. At eighteen he stood behind the turntables for the first time: in clubs, at the large mobile disco events in sports arenas and on radio, all on vinyl. Then family and career came first, and music paused for almost twenty years.

He returned in 2012 with a clear plan: build the sound first, then the stages. Since the Ministry of Sound DJ Academy he has released around 200 productions of his own, reached topthree positions in house charts and played the larger clubs in Switzerland, including as support for Jay Lumen. His tracks are played by Jonathan Lewis (Ministry of Sound), Garmiano and Jerry Ropero.

His productions move between Afro House, Tech House, Trance and Peak-Time Techno, always built on percussion, a driving bassline and vocals with a message. As a producerfirst DJ he puts his own tracks, edits and unreleased IDs at the centre of every set, including festival edits made for Tomorrowland, Creamfields and Parookaville.

From Basel, where techno is at home: Basel club Nordstern ranks third in FAZEmag's worldwide annual poll, and the tri-border region shapes a sound between Swiss precision, German drive and French melody.