In Inteview with Ruede Hagelstein
Raised in the suburbs of Berlin, Ruede Hagelstein is a German producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ who later moved to the German capital at the age of 20.
A younger Ruede sang in a choir, tortured his guitar, and dreamed of having a rock star career. Instead, he started DJing in the late-nineties at the renowned Berlin club Tresor. While his DJing career progressed, Ruede was also an editor for various nightlife and music magazines: Groove Magazin, FLYER Magazin, PRINZ Magazin. His time spent as an editor brought him closer to the heart of the dance music scene, which led him to co-found restrealitaet.de – a Berlin-based web platform covering the local underground techno scene.
In 2006, Ruede earned an Audio Engineer Degree at the SAE Institute and became a resident DJ at Watergate, one of Berlin’s most popular clubs. The first tracks Ruede produced got signed by big labels such as Kitsune, Eskimo, and Cocoon. Soon, Ruede found himself co-producing with other major artists, composing music for commercials, and scoring “The Wyld,” one of Europe’s biggest musical productions.
He now has numerous releases that are housed on labels like Watergate Records, Upon You, and Souvenir. He is also widely known for his remixing skills, which have been requested by powerhouse record labels like Get Physical Music (Germany), Bedrock (UK), Culprit (US), Suara (Spain). Parallel to his electronic music career, Ruede has formed an indie-electronica band called “Ruede Hagelstein & The Noblettes” and founded his own mixing studio in Berlin, where he works with diverse artists like the Adana Twins, Move D, Tiefschwarz, and many more.
This weekend New York City event purveyors The Cityfox Experience are pleased to present the debut of Cityfox LIVE on Saturday, February 16 from 10pm to 4:30am at East Williamsburg’s multi-room event complex, Avant Gardner. The first of its kind concept to take place in Brooklyn, Cityfox will welcome leading live house and techno acts presenting a number of never before experienced live audiovisual sets, exclusive premieres and U.S. debuts from Âme LIVE, Stephan Bodzin, Octave One, Giorgia Angiuli, Johannes Brecht, Rodriguez Jr. & Liset Alea present RJLA, and of course Ruede Hagelstein amongst others.
Advance tickets for Cityfox LIVE are available now via Resident Advisor.
We took the time to chat with Ruede ahead of his stop across the pond to perform at Cityfox LIVE on the weekend.
