Sven Väth (born 26 October 1964) is a German DJ/producer and three time DJ Awards winner whose career in electronic music spans over 30 years His single, “Electrica Salsa” under the alias OFF launched his career in 1986 Lovingly referred to as “Papa Sven” by his fans, Sven Väth has made his mark in the music community by being one of Germany’s “pop stars” in the nineties, running two famous night clubs in Germany, and starting his own company Cocoon, which encompasses a booking agency, record label, and a branch for events He is recognized for cultivating the underground electronic music scene not just in Germany but in Ibiza as well, with his own night at Amnesia for fourteen years and after-parties at creative locations around the island Sven Väth is a major proponent of vinyl, using only two decks and a mixer for his extensive DJ sets, his longest set having been 30 hoursBiographyBoth of Sven Väth’s parents were from East Germany They escaped separately and met each other by chance in the West when they were very young, in a town near Frankfurt The two of them married and had three sons, including Sven, while his father was still a painter Young at heart, his parents would go dancing often and his father wished to open an English pub, which they did The pub had a small dance floor, where Sven was introduced to a wide range of music, from rock’n’roll to disco
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