„If I had to describe what house music means to me - it may sound vague - but all I can say is, house music is my motherland, my home... in the figurative sense, it's like a place where I really feel at ease." A strong statement from DJ André Hommen, who has probably seen hotel-rooms just as frequently as his own four walls of late since he has already traveled extensively with trips all over the world.
André Hommen was introduced to the music he loves via the radio. Musically his hometown Nettetal in western Germany doesn't have much to offer at first glance, although more than a few world-famous producers started their career there in the mid nineties. The music at the parties of his young peers wasn’t interesting for André. Seminal radio-shows opened him the doors to a world of music, which was way more thrilling and intriguing to him. On one of these days he made his decision: House music with its warmth and its groove is the sound which shall become his musical home. André Hommen started mixing by himself; at first in his bedroom but soon at some underground parties in his home-region.
André Hommen's life script has always had house music at it's center. For over ten years, he has played an important part within the creative and administrative team behind Dennis Ferrer's New York City based Objektivity imprint and has had the opportunity to develop projects by artists including Ferrer, The Martinez Brothers, Loco Dice, Henrik Schwarz and more. In collaboration with the producer Gorge, André Hommen's first release for Objektivity was created - his acclaimed debut title "Marashi" from 2009 was one of the most played tracks of that year, continued by his second Objektivity release in 2011 - 'No Difference', a collaboration with Dennis Ferrer.
Following his well received remix of Ane Brun’s 'To Let Myself Go', also on Objektivity, it was finally time for his very own, first ever solo EP called "The Bottom Line" mid 2014. This groovy number consists of three tracks that are style-wise all very different, showing off Hommen's wide range as producer.
The 2015 EP on Objektivity, ‘Battery Park’ picked up where ‚The Bottom Line’ left off. One of the biggest records that year according to Resident Advisor. ‘Introspectral’, his third solo-EP release, show-cases a producer who has fine-tuned his talents over a long period of time. EP's such as 'Bassari People' (2016), 'Sensory' and 'Abakus' (both 2017) are following while he also made a name as remixer for the likes of Fritz Kalkbrenner, Tensnake, Marc Romboy & Stephan Bodzin and more.
In February 2017, André has launched his very own These Eyes imprint. The label has a clear mission statement: Underground electronic music accompanied by unique design and an uncompromising ethos. The first release came from André himself and has received a huge track-ID response all over the internet. Other releases by Clavis, Marc Romboy, Tlak (aka Denis Horvat), Jonathan Kaspar and more followed right away.
In 2020, André Hommen presents both his first and last album 'More Than This' on These Eyes. The nine-track LP, set for release this July, is a melodic journey demonstrating the diverse facets of his original sound.
With a steady stream of releases and tour dates lined up, its safe to say he wont be seeing much of his home town. If you see André perform in a club somewhere around the world, fear not for he is not homesick. André Hommen has found his home.
Discography
2020
André Hommen - More Than This (Album) / These Eyes
2019
Dave Seaman - Repeat Offender (André Hommen Remix) / Selador
2018
André Hommen - Nowadays / Watergate
Marc Romboy & Stephan Bodzin - Kerberos (André Hommen Remix) / Systematic
Blank & Jones - (Reach Up For The) Sunrise (André Hommen Remix) / Soundcolours
André Hommen - Metropoli EP / These Eyes
2017
André Hommen - These Eyes EP / These Eyes
Cristoph - The Sign feat. Forrest (André Hommen Remix) / Suara
André Hommen - Sensory / Objektivity
Peter Pardeike - Love Supreme (André Hommen Remix) / Connaisseur
Sailor & I - Next To You (André Hommen Remix) / Skint (BMG)
Tim Engelhardt - Kissing Your Eyes (André Hommen Remix) / Poker Flat
André Hommen - Abakus EP / Vivrant
2016
Dennis Ferrer - Son Of Raw (André Hommen Remix) / Objektivity
André Hommen - Bassari People EP / Objektivity
CJ Jeff - Keep Watching Me (André Hommen Remix) / Glasgow Underground
André Hommen - Serve EP / Systematic
2015
Fritz Kalkbrenner - Void (André Hommen Remix) / SUOL
André Hommen - Battery Park EP / Objektivity
André Hommen - Introspectral EP / Poker Flat
Tensnake - The Walk (André Hommen Remix) / True Romance
2014
Ane Brun - To Let Myself Go (André Hommen Remix) / Objektivity
André Hommen - The Bottom Line EP / Objektivity
Larse & Sneaky Sound System - This Feeling (André Hommen Remix) / Noir Music
Pezzner feat. Amina - One Up (Drop of Fears) (André Hommen Remix) / Systematic
André Hommen - Macro (10 Yrs Systematic) / Systematic
Aidan Lavelle & Robbie Akbal ft. Shawni - Stars (André Hommen Remix) / Culprit LA
2013
Dennis Ferrer feat. Janelle Kroll - Mind Ur Step (André Hommen Remix) / Objektivity
2012
Steve Cole feat. Cate Acupar - Tell Me (André Hommen Remix) / Fortyone
2011
Ferrer & Hommen - No Difference / Objektivity
2009
Gorge & Andre Hommen - Marashi / Objektivity
Gorge & André Hommen - Hakunyo / Plastic City