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Ayla
Birth nameIngo Kunzi
Also known asDJ Tandu, Anakin, Drop In, Montoya, Tan 2
Born (1966-11-07) 7 November 1966 (age 58)
GenresTrance
Occupation(s)Electronic musician, record producer, songwriter, remixer, DJ
Years active1993–present
LabelsMaddog
Unsubmissive Records
Positiva Records
Additive
NoYu Records
Websitewww.tandu.de

Ingo Kunzi (born 7 November 1966) is a German trance producer and DJ, best known for his work under Ayla. The name was inspired by the name of a girl in the recording studio during his first recording.[1] Kunzi is also related to other projects including Elastique Culture, Tarot and Intrance.

Career

Ingo Kunzi was born in 1966 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Influenced by the likes of Supertramp and Pat Metheny, he started out in the rock scene, building his own studio in 1985 and engineering demos for rock bands before discovering electronic music via the likes of Cosmic Baby and Talla 2XLC's Moskwa TV project.[1] In 1994, Kunzi launched his DJ Tandu alias with the "Acido" EP, his first foray into full-on trance, with a hard, psychedelic sound. His second project, Ayla, was created in 1995 along with the single of the same name: the track became a hit in the clubs and went on to be remixed by DJ Taucher as the single's most known remix, entering the UK Singles Chart at #22 in September 1999.[2] After "Ayla's" success, Kunzi produced "Atlantis", "Ayla Part II" and "Liebe", which is a cover of the Cosmic Baby classic.

Ayla's fifth single, "Angelfalls", was released in 1999, which went to the top 3 of the German dance chart. In the same year, Ayla released his first album, Nirwana. His remix of Lange's "I Believe", which was released under the name DJ Tandu, was included in the first installment of Tiësto's popular series In Search of Sunrise as well as in Gatecrasher Wet, the third compilation album by Sheffield-based club Gatecrasher. Kunzi went on to produce two more Ayla tracks ("Singularity / Brainchild II", "Sun Is Coming Out"), before taking a break on the project in 2002. He has also co-produced for several known successful electronic acts such as Safri Duo and DJ Encore.

After putting his Ayla project on hiatus for many years, Kunzi released the digital single, "Ayla 2010", in 2010. On 23 February 2011, the second Ayla studio album, Unreleased Secrets, was released.

Discography

As Ayla

Studio albums

  • 1999 – Nirwana
  • 2011 – Unreleased Secrets

Singles & EPs

  • 1995 – Ayla
  • 1996 – Atlantis
  • 1998 – Ayla Part II
  • 1998 – Liebe
  • 1999 – Angelfalls
  • 1999 – Into The Light
  • 2000 – Singularity (Brainchild II)
  • 2002 – Sun Is Coming Out (with Yel)
  • 2004 – Eternity (with Orion)
  • 2015 – Kings & Queens (with York & Taucher)

Remixes

  • 1998 – DJ Sakin & Friends - Protect Your Mind (For The Love Of A Princess) (Ayla Remix)
  • 1999 – Schiller - Ruhe (Ayla Mix)
  • 1999 – Pearls - When Winter Calls... (Ayla Remix)
  • 1999 – Watergate - Chi Mai (Ayla Remix)
  • 1999 – Malatya 44 - Wonderland (Ayla Mix)
  • 2000 – U:Phonics - Running (Ayla's Particular Beach Remix)
  • 2000 – DJ Tandu Presents Ayla - Singularity (Brainchild II) (Ayla's Club Mix)
  • 2000 – DJ Piero - I Can't Stop Lovin' You (Ayla Remix)
  • 2000 – Degeneration - Una Musica Senza Ritmo 2000 (Ayla Remix)
  • 2001 – Schiller Mit Heppner - Dream Of You (Ayla Mischung)
  • 2001 – Orion - Eternity (Ayla Mix)
  • 2003 – Ayla Presents Yel - Sun Is Coming Out (Ayla's Uplifting Mix)
  • 2003 – Hiver & Hammer - 5 Million Miles (Ayla Remix)
  • 2005 – DJ's United For Asia - Broken Dreams (Ayla Remix)
  • 2010 – Ayla - Ayla 2010 (Ayla 2010 Mix)

As DJ Tandu

DJ Mixes

  • 2000 – Academy of Trance: Club Gorgeous.dk Vol. 2
  • 2001 – Techno Club Vol. 13 (with Talla 2XLC)

Singles & EPs

  • 1994 – Acido EP
  • 1994 – Beridox (with Trex)
  • 1997 – The Marillion (with Karuma)
  • 1998 – Back!
  • 1999 – Velvet
  • 2000 – On Y Va (with DJ Mind-X & Karuma)
  • 2004 – Mansonate (with Taucher)
  • 2005 – Turn It Around Baby (with Niels Van Gogh)
  • 2009 – Firedance (with Mike Mash)

Remixes

  • 1995 – Pan & Trex - Iceman On The Beach (Tandu Rmx)
  • 1997 – DJ Pascal Dollé - Thunderstorm (...Paranoia Around My Brain...) (Club Mix)
  • 1997 – Delgado - Feel The Bass Pumpin' (Tandu Remix)
  • 1998 – Pathfinder - Mars (Tandu Remix)
  • 1998 – Elastique Culture - La Muzika (DJ Tandu Remix)
  • 1998 – Marino Stephano - Eternal Rhapsody (DJ Tandu Remix)
  • 1998 – A.M.C. - Nippon Nippel II (DJ Tandu Remix)
  • 1999 – Ayla - Ayla (Tandu Remix)
  • 1999 – Lange - I Believe (DJ Tandu Mix)
  • 1999 – Pulp Victim - The World 99 (DJ Tandu Rmx)
  • 1999 – Mythos 'N DJ Cosmo - Send Me An Angel (Tandu Rmx)
  • 1999 – Andora - Blade Runner (Tandu Remix)
  • 1999 – DJ Mind-X - Nightingale (Tandu Remix)

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview with Ayla!!". i:Vibes. 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 34. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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