Jonas Bering (born 9 November 1975) is a French

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, from Lille, France. Jonas Bering emerged from the techno scene of

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, through his works released on the German label

Kompakt Kompakt ( Labelcode: LC 12012) is a Cologne-based electronic music independent record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal techno, and are known ...

, run by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Juergen Paape. His debut album "Bienfait" is the first vinyl album released by the Kompakt label for a solo artist. This also makes Jonas Bering the first non-German artist to be featured in the label's catalog.

Selected discography

*Bienfait (CD, 2LP,

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), Kompakt (2000) *Emballages ( 12", Kompakt (2000) *From The Nape Of The Neck (12"), Logarythm (2001) *Marine (12"), Kompakt (2002) *Normandie (12"), Kompakt (2003) *Sketches For The Next Season (12", CD, Album), Kompakt (2003) *Diva (12"), Defrag Sound Processing (2004) *Behind This Silence (12"), Kompakt (2006) *Lost Paradise (12"), Kompakt (2006) *Cityscape (12"), Kupei Musika (2007) w/ Kate Simko *Can't Stop Loving You (12"), Kompakt (2008) w/ Aubelia Petit *Behind The Silence ( CD,

), Klik Records/Kompakt (2008)

External links

Jonas Bering official siteJonas Bering at Discogs
French musicians 1975 births Living people {{France-musician-stub