Stefan Obermaier

Stefan Obermaier (born 8 January 1981) is an Austrian electronic musician, producer and DJ. Born in Schwarzach/Pongau in Salzburg, Stefan Obermaier lives and works in Vienna since 2001. He produces different house music styles, downtempo and electronica.

Life and music

His parents gave Stefan Obermaier his first electronic keyboard when he was just five years old. In the early 1990s, already he played in various funk and jazz projects. 1997 and 1998, he won the Austrian Band Contest with his school band for his original compositions. Simultaneously, inspired by the "Vienna Sound" mid of the 1990s, Stefan made it at the age of 17 to the forefront of performing electronic musicians in the Salzburg area. At that time, where there were no music functional laptops on the market, he was one of the very few moving around with big computers and installing them in the venues for their gigs.

After finishing school, Obermaier moved 2001 to Vienna to study music science, but left the University after four semester upon signing his first record contract with Universal Music in order to focus on his musical output. The first original recordings under his own name got released through the Viennese music label "Vienna Scientists". He worked further on remixes for a.o.M, Mark Murphy and Supermax. At the same time, Obermaier started a series of reinterpretations from classical music repertoire, going gold in Austria right with the initial album release ("iMozart" 2005). In 2008 Stefan Obermaier revealed his "Classic Reloaded" project, in which he developed the fusion of his own electronica with the prestigious works of great classical composers. So he created a new music concept starting with "Beethoven Reloaded" (2008) followed by "Mozart Reloaded" (2012)[1][2][3]

Stefan Obermaier has a permanent sound-exhibition room at the Viennese museum of sound and music Haus der Musik.[4][5]

In 2012 Stefan Obermaier and his partner Zwetelina Angelova founded their own label imprint "Drift Recordings", inaugurated by its first release, the "Bagana EP" [6] and the single "Traveler", which reached the top 10s of Germany's (DCC) and UK's (Cool Cuts) leading club charts.[7] A Stefan Obermaier album release, among others, is scheduled for later release.

Discography

Releases 2004-2018
  • 2019: The Exchange (Collaboration Album with Richard Dorfmeister a.o. (Dr. Rich Recordings)
  • 2018: This Vibe (Album) (Universal Music)
  • 2017: Spirit (Stefan Obermaier, Wally Lopez) (Natura Viva)
  • 2016: Indigo (Drift Recordings)
  • 2015: Sinaye/Dawning (Drift Recordings)
  • 2014: Magolie/Monsoon (Drift Recordings)
  • 2013: Alpino EP (Drift Recordings)
  • 2012: Apia (Drift Recordings)
  • 2012: Shishanna EP (Drift Recordings)
  • 2012: Traveler (Drift Recordings)
  • 2012: Bagana EP (Drift Recordings)
  • 2009: Drifter EP (Vienna Scientists Rec.)
  • 2004: Inna Fat Dub Combo (Vienna Scientists Rec.) [8]

Remixes
  • 2018: To Ricciardi "Segredo feat. Danae (Richard Dorfmeister & Stefan Obermaier Remix) (Sururu Records)
  • 2018: Pablo Nouvelle "Sunshine In Stereo" (Richard Dorfmeister & Stefan Obermaier Remix) (Armada Music)
  • 2017: Tosca "Friday" (!K7 Records)
  • 2017: Christian Pommer "Tin Man" (Richard Dorfmeister & Stefan Obermaier Remix) (Compost Records)
  • 2016: Max Doblhoff "Mama Jo feat. Idd Aziz (Hoehenregler Records)
  • 2015: Tosca "Open Sky" (!K7 Records)
  • 2014: Shantisan "Conexao" (Royal Soul Records))
  • 2013: Max Doblhoff "Djemaa" (Clubcruise Music)
  • 2013: Rodney Hunter "Midas" (Hunter Recordings)
  • 2011: Ed Royal "That's That Shit" feat. BadKat (Invision Rec.)
  • 2010: Special Stereo "Save Me" feat. Don Abi (Special Stereo)
  • 2009: M "Pop Muzik" (Echo Beach Rec.)
  • 2008: Three minutes with Mark Murphy "Secrets" (Vienna Scientists Rec.)
  • 2007: Supermax "Camillo" (Universal Music)
  • 2006: Timewarp Inc. "The Obsession Bug" (Timewarp Music)
  • 2006: Razoof "Spirituality" (Phazz-A-Delic Rec.)

Classic Reloaded Project albums
  • 2012: Mozart Reloaded (Universal Music)
  • 2008: Beethoven Reloaded (Universal Music)
  • 2005: iMozart (Universal Music)

References
  1. FAZE Stefan Obermaier.
  2. FAZE Ein Plädoyer für die Klassik.
  3. WDR Der kleine Nachtclub.
  4. Stefan Obermaier at Haus der Musik (House of music) Archived 2013-01-14 at Archive.today.
  5. Styria Media typischich.at.
  6. kcnv Archived 2013-02-21 at Archive.today.
  7. Cool Cuts at houseplanet.dj Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. "Off The Record: STEFAN OBERMAIER - INDIGO EP - Rhythm Travels". rhythmtravels.com. 8 September 2016.


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