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Toni first gained experience for his career as an internationally active DJ and producer in 1989 at the age of 18 in Frankfurt’s legendary Omen. In 1994 he released on Harthouse and Eye Q, two of the most important labels for electronic music, founded by Frankfurt veteran Sven Väth. That’s how Toni Rios quickly became a household name in the house and techno scene and his tracks could be found in many record cases. In the year 2000, Toni took part in launching Cocoon Recordings. He also joined the Cocoon Booking agency and became a regular at Cocoon events.

He’s also a regular at all the big festivals like Love Parade (Berlin), Mayday (Dortmund), I Love Techno (Belgien) or Dance Valley (Amsterdam), where he plays for thousands of techno fans. On top of his life as a DJ, Toni has been active as a producer since the middle of the 90s and runs his record and digital label Soap. 15 years ago, this label was the stepping stone for him and other young producers. Now it’s his turn to offer a platform for newcomers. Since 2009 he’s released young artists from New York, Tel Aviv or Ukraine - welcome to the digital age! And just like Toni received support by other DJs about 20 years ago, he’s now helping other newcomers to get ahead in the music business.

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