Biography

Ryan Thistlebeck (Ryan T.) especially stands for the hands up and dance genre and this is not without reason: already in his early childhood the producer who was born in Oberhausen, Germany discovered his passion for 90's Eurodance sounds. Grown up in a musical family it was his grandfather providing him with his theoretical knowhow, teaching him how to play the keyboard and piano. Just along the lines of "learning by doing" the technical gifted high schooler eventually takes the step from classical pieces to favored dance productions. This caught the eye of some EDM-producers such as Pulsedriver, Megara or Manuel Reuter (Cascada, R.I.O.) who then occasionally functioned as mentors. So it wasn't long before he had been let into the circle of the professional scene, initially going by Caramba Traxx as a DJ and producer. After school he took a degree in audio engineering and launched the company Audiolutions as well as a recording studio. Besides his creative activities he more and more engaged in the business itself and alongside producing and mastering services also operated as an A&R in leading German dance record labels. Ryan T. has meanwhile become part of various dance compilations and reintroduces happy-hard hands up tunes with contemporary productions standards to the club scene.