Rolf Johannes Ellmer (born 3 December 1960) is a classically trained musician and composer (concert-guitarist) and has become one of Germany's most well known producers in the techno and trance scene. Together with Markus Löffel (alias Mark Spoon), also from the German music scene, he has recorded under several monikers such as Jam & Spoon, Tokyo Ghetto Pussy and

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. He was a member of the group Dance 2 Trance, along with Dag Lerner (alias DJ Dag), which had success all over the world and he is considered to be one of the pioneers of

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. A string of hits under Jam & Spoon include " Right in The Night", "Stella", "Kaleidoscope Skies", "How Stella Got Her Groove Back", and "Set Me Free (Empty Rooms)". Ellmer has also worked as a producer and remixer for other artists such as

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, Enigma,

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, and

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. Furthermore, he is recognized for being a successful DJ.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellmer, Rolf 1960 births Living people German DJs German electronic musicians Electronic dance music DJs