Cocoon Recordings is a

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founded in 2000 and operated by DJ and

electronic music Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...

producer

Sven Väth Sven Väth (born 26 October 1964) is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He is a three-time DJ Awards winner, with a career in electronic music spanning over 30 years. The release of the single " Electrica Salsa" with OFF in 1986 launched ...

. Based in

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, Cocoon is a division of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH. Väth founded Cocoon Recordings in order to complete the Cocoon platform as a supporting tool for young artists in electronic music.

Notable artists

Adam Beyer Adam Thomas Beyer (born 15 May 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish electronic dance music producer and DJ. Originally starting his musical journey in the techno scene, over the last decade he has made a gradual shift playing everything betw ...

Anthony Rother Anthony Rother (born 29 April 1972) is an electronic music composer, producer and label owner living in Frankfurt, Germany. Music style Rother is considered a pioneer of a form of electronic music that developed in Europe in the 1990s, which co ...

Guy Gerber Guy Avraham Gerber (; born 1974) is an electronic DJ/producer and musician who works in the underground techno scene. His projects range from collaborating with some international hip hop stars, to starting a left-field night at the Ibiza club, ...

Guy J Guy Judah (; born ), known by his stage name Guy J, is an Israeli progressive house, techno and electro music producer and DJ who has released three albums and over 15 EPs since 2008. His recordings are noted for their diverse and wide range o ...

Legowelt Legowelt (real name Danny Wolfers) is a Dutch composer, electronic musician and visual artist, whose music spans a varying range of sub-genres. Life Danny Wolfers was born in The Hague, The Netherlands and grew up in the coastal neighbourhoo ...

Loco Dice Loco Dice (born Yassine Ben Achour on 10 August 1974) is a Tunisian-German DJ and electronic music producer born and based in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is best known for his work in the house and tech house genres and his residencies at Ibiza n ...

Minilogue Minilogue was a Scandinavian melodic techno music group consisting of Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson. The name is a blend of ''minimal'' (the musical style) and ''dialogue'', which refers to music as a form of communication. Beside th ...

Phil Kieran Phil Kieran is a Northern Irish DJ, electronic music producer, recording artist and remixer. He also composes original music and soundtracks for film and theatre, TV, radio and online media. Musical career Phil Kieran's first solo release wa ...

Ricardo Villalobos Ricardo Villalobos (born 6 August 1970) is a Chilean-born German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in the minimal techno scene. ...

Stefan Goldmann Stefan Goldmann (born 1978) is a German-Bulgarian DJ and composer of electronic music. His work has been described as intelligent minimal techno.Rob Young: “Stefan Goldmann – Close to the edit”, WIRE Magazine, #314, April 2010 Career Since ...

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Notable releases

Singles / EPs

*2010 Simon Wish "Dawn's Highway" (10") *2009 Stefan Goldmann "Yes To All" (12") *2007 Guy Gerber "Late bloomers" (12") *2006 Guy Gerber "This Is Balagan" (12") *2006 Guy Gerber & Shlomi Aber "Sea Of Sand" (12") *2005 Väth vs. Rother "Komm" (12") *2005 Oliver Koletzki "Der Mückenschwarm" (12") *2002 Legowelt "Disco Rout" (12")

Albums

* 2009 Phil Kieran "Shh" (CD, vinyl)

Compilations

*2011 "Various Artists" - Cocoon Compilation K (CD, unmixed) *2010 ''Various Artists'' - Sven Vath In The Mix - The Sound Of The Eleventh Season (2CD, mixed) *2010 ''Various Artists'' - Cocoon Compilation J (CD, unmixed) *2009 ''Various Artists'' - Sven Vath In The Mix - The Sound Of The Tenth Season (2CD, mixed) *2009 ''Various Artists'' - Cocoon Compilation I (CD, unmixed) *2008 ''Various Artists'' - Sven Vath In The Mix - The Sound Of The Ninth Season (2CD, mixed) *2008 ''Various Artists'' - Cocoon Compilation H (CD, unmixed) *2007 ''Various Artists'' - Sven Vath In The Mix - The Sound Of The Eighth Season (2CD, mixed) *2007 ''Various Artists'' - Raresh & André Galuzzi - Freak Show (2CD, mixed) *2007 ''Various Artists'' - Cocoon Compilation G (CD, unmixed) *2006 ''Various Artists'' - Sven Vath In The Mix - The Sound Of The Seventh Season (2CD, mixed) *2006 ''Various Artists'' - Cocoon Compilation F (CD, unmixed) *2005 ''Various Artists'' - Sven Vath In The Mix - The Sound Of The Sixth Season (2CD, mixed) *2006 ''Various Artists'' - Väth & Hawtin In The Mix - The Sound Of The Third Season (2CD, mixed) *2004 ''Various Artists'' - Loco Dice & Villalobos - Green & Blue (2CD, mixed) *2003 ''Various Artists'' - Funk D'Void - iFunk (CD, mixed) *2003 ''Various Artists'' - Ricardo Villalobos - Taka Taka (CD, mixed) *2002 ''Various Artists'' - Cocoon Compilation C (CD, unmixed) *2001 ''Various Artists'' - Steve Bug - presents The Flow (CD, mixed) *2001 ''Various Artists'' - Cocoon Compilation B (CD, unmixed) *2000 ''Various Artists'' - Cocoon Compilation A (CD, unmixed)

References

External links

Cocoon Recordings - Official websiteOfficial last.fm Account
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Official mySpace AccountCocoon Club - Official website
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