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DJ WAG / YAKOOZA

Started his DJ career in 1989 in a club called Lopos Werkstatt in Darmstadt Germany, where he was a resident DJ for 4 years. His predecessor DJ in the club was the producer of Culture beat (Mr Vain) Torsten Fenslau. It was on his label (Abfahrt) he launched his first vinyl.


In the Airport Club (Dorian Gray) in Frankfurt he got to know DJ Talla 2xlc and produced on his labels (Suck Me Plasma & Tetsuo) until 1997. Once in a while he was booked by Talla 2xlc for the legendary Technoclub/Dorian Gray, at that time as famous as the Gatecrasher club in England today.


By playing at the club Paramount Park Germany 4000 square meters close to Frankfurt Germany in 1997 he came in contact with the label Overdose. His first DJ Wag single "Man on the Moon", released 1998, was an instant hit  known to any trance and hard trance producer on this planet, even today. More titles followed, like "Life on Mars", "The Darkness", The big bang, Musik Non Stop, The Day The Earth Caught Fire, Getting High
His second project (Yakooza) with Overdose was also very successful, with a mega club burner in many countries including the charts, titled "Cocaine , French Kiss and     Lovin U, I wanna Feel".
Wag travels  the world with his sets as DJ Wag aka Yakooza. In June and July 2002 he made his first and very successful Yakooza tour in Australia followed by additional tours.


2004 and 2005 saw him join Australia’s leading Trance DJ  Nervous on national tours through Australia and New Zealand as part of Transmission, Australia’s number 1 over 18’s Trance party. With CD sales continually out-selling the previous releases it’s no wonder he already has a 3 month world tour done in October, November and December in 2005 and launched his first ever Artist Album (GLOBAL) and did a another Compilation Tour (GENERATIONEXT) 2007/2008 and mixed them together with Australiens Shooting Star DJ TIDY from the famous Club Family in Brisbane .


DJ Wag count until today 15 Australian Dj Tours, Another successful tour was also accomplished  in Japan with Dj Sakin and Scot Project.. DJ WAG has also played in the United States in Miami at the club Shadow Lounge and the Club Level or in Washington DC the Club Glow also in Boston and Puerto Rico until today, he played in China & Hong Kong and had on the 30th December 2006 his Debut in Toronto/Canada`s amazing Club Viva.
In addition to that several appearances in Switzerland, many gigs in England, South Africa and Netherland at Q-Dance Parties & Gigadance Festival until today and one great trip to Cali, Colombia has helped him spread the word of Trance across the globe.


On the 05.08.2006 DJ Wag gave the Debut on the biggest event in Germany and played at NATURE ONE and as well Dj Wag play regulary at the TUNNEL Club in Hamburg with the famous German DJ and Producer DJ DEAN.DJ WAG played with Ferry Corsten and Talla2XLC on the Legendary Cruise Ship (Monday Bar) from Stockholm (Sweden to Finland)


During the years he has played with DJ’s like George Acosta from USA, Cosmic Gate, Marcel Woods, Sven Vaeth, Scot Project, Yogi Biomehanika, Steve Hill, Johan Gielen, Sander van Doorn, Organ Doners, Commander Tom, Ferry Corsten, Talla 2XLC, Dr.WILLIS  and many many more.
DJ Wag has launched his own record label TRAFFIC-TUNES in June 2005 with the first release YAKOOZA – I WANNA FEEL with a DJ Wag mix and also a Scot Project Mix.


Biggest Hits of DJ Wag : Yakooza – Cocaine, Dj Wag – Life On Mars, Dj Wag – Man On The Moon
2019 Yakooza did a Remix of Cocaine together with DJ Sakin on the Label Blackhole
2020 DJ Wag did a new Remix of Man on The Moon with DJ Indecent Noise on the Label Black Hole and this track had a massive support from Armin van Buuren with Armin playing this mix on the ASOT1038 (ADE Special 2021)


Last release of DJ Wag together with well known DJ Talla 2XLC was in October 2021 a big remake of the Overdose100 Classic City 2 City which ranked on the Top5 on the Beatport Top100 Trance Charts.

Visit DJ Wag's Website. 

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