Tommyknocker (producer)

Tommyknocker
Birth name Tommaso Marra
Born (1977-01-20) January 20, 1977
Origin Italy
Genres Hardcore
Years active 1995 - present
Labels Traxtorm Records
Website http://traxtorm.com/tommyknocker/?lang=en

Tommaso Marra (born January 20, 1977 in Rome, Italy), best known as Tommyknocker, is a Hardcore producer and DJ.

Career

Tommyknocker bought his first set of turntables in 1992 and, two years later, he discovered Hardcore music. Captivated by this, as of that moment still underground, sound, he entered the underground rave scene by spinning at illegal raves in Rome, parties with an atmosphere and sound that very much influenced Tommyknocker as an artist.

The name Tommyknocker appeared for the first time on a flyer in 1995 when Tommyknocker started spinning for Freddy K in clubs and on the radio. He was one of the first DJs to play Hardcore in Italian clubs. He became a resident DJ at the Oxygen parties, where he came in contact with Hardcore artists from other countries, specifically the Netherlands, thereby broadening his musical horizons.

In the following years, Tommyknocker continued spinning Hardcore in his city and, by 1998, he decided to begin producing music. He was inspired by artists such as Promo, Stunned Guys, PCP, Miro and Lory D. By 1999, Tommyknocker had released his first EP "The Realm" on Traxtorm Records.

Having produced a string of tracks over the next few years without having achieved a critical, breakthrough hit, Tommyknocker released his hit EP Showtime in 2003, featuring Demolition and Showtime.[1] This release exemplifies why he has gained a reputation in the Hardcore scene as a DJ who heavily favors distorted bass and angry vocals. After this release, Tommyknocker moved to Belgium to keep up with incoming bookings in Western Europe. Since then he has regularly played at major Hardcore events such as Masters of Hardcore, Decibel Outdoor, Raving Nightmare, Defqon.1 Festival, and Q-Base. In 2005, Tommyknocker spun in front of the biggest crowd he had ever played for at the famous Thunderdome festival. Today, Tommyknocker plays for crowds all over Europe and even Australia.[2] His release Twisted World, a collaboration done together with The Viper, hit first position in the Masters Of Hardcore Radio Live top 100 in 2007. By 2009, Tommyknocker released the track Criminal. This nineties techno-influenced track with a message about Government corruption resonated loudly with both fans and fellow producers. This resulted in the track receiving second place in the Masters Of Hardcore Radio Live Top 100.

In 2010 Tommyknocker returned to Rome, where he continues to live today.

Discography

Year Artist Title Label
1999 Tommyknocker & MC Lob The Realm (12") Traxtorm Records
2001 Tommyknocker Fuck This Track Up (12") Impulse Records
2001 Tommyknocker Volume On The Dancefloor (12") Traxtorm Records
2002 Tommyknocker T-2002 (12") Traxtorm Records
2002 Tommyknocker T-2002 (12") Hard Traxx
2002 Tommyknocker vs. DJ Mad Dog Clockwork (10") Traxtorm Records Sinful Edition
2003 Tommyknocker Showtime (12") Traxtorm Records
2003 Tommyknocker & The Stunned Guys vs. Paul Elstak Hardcore Takin' Over / Battle With The Mind (Remixes) (12") Total Hardcore Records
2004 Tommyknocker Revolution (12") Traxtorm Records
2004 Paul Elstak vs. Tommyknocker Danger Danger (12") Offensive Records
2004 The Viper & Tommyknocker The Prophecy Unfolds (12") Traxtorm Records
2005 Tommyknocker & The Stunned Guys & DJ Mad Dog Our Thing E.P. (12") Traxtorm Records
2005 Tommyknocker & The DJ Producer ft. MC Justice Raving Nightmare - Nocturnal Rituals (12") Underground House Movement
2006 Tommyknocker Domination(12") Traxtorm Records
2006 Tommyknocker & Unexist Step Into Our World (12") Traxtorm Records Sinful Edition
2006 Art Of Fighters vs. Tommyknocker Follow Me (12") Traxtorm Records
2006 Tommyknocker Traxtorm Revamped 007 - Tommyknocker Special Edition (12") Traxtorm Records Revamped
2007 Tommyknocker Learn From The Pain (12") Traxtorm Records
2007 Tommyknocker vs. Sunbeam Twisted World (10", S/Sided) Traxtorm Records
2007 Tieum & Tommyknocker Post Traumatic Stress (12") Altern-Hate
2009 Tommyknocker Criminal (12") Traxtorm Records
2010 Tommyknocker feat. Ian K Scream Traxtorm Records
2012 Tommyknocker T-2012 Traxtorm Records
2012 Tommyknocker feat. The Wishmaster Supernatural Traxtorm Records

References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/Tommyknocker-Showtime/master/1933
  2. http://partyflock.nl/artist/919:Tommyknocker
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