German DJ and record producer
Sven Väth
Get to know the artist
Sven Väth is a German techno DJ and producer from Obertshausen. He started playing records at the Dorian Gray club aged 18, and his 1986 single Electrica Salsa, made with OFF, launched his career. He co-founded Cocoon Recordings, Harthouse and Eye Q Records, ran the clubs Omen and Cocoon Club, and held a Monday-night Cocoon residency at Amnesia in Ibiza from 1999.
- On the decks
He is known for playing vinyl, using two decks and a mixer.
- Background
Earlier and alternative names include OFF, Barbarella, Astral Pilot and Metal Master.
- Born in
- Obertshausen
- Country
- Germany
- Active since
- 1982
- First RA show
- 1999 · Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam
- On RA
- 1,951 shows in 64 countries
- Released on
- Cocoon Recordings, Circus Recordings, Analogik Records, Traxxmen, Traxmen Records
- RA followers
- 34,255
- Plays
- Techno
Their labels
Cocoon Recordings
Founder · Founded 2000 · Source: MusicBrainz
Eye Q Records
Founder · 1990–1997 · Source: MusicBrainz
Hear a full mix
- RA.369 Sven Väth ↗
Resident Advisor podcast · Jun 2013
In our cities
- 92 shows · last Aug 2026 at Lofi
- 62 shows · last Aug 2026 at The View From The Shard
- 39 shows · last May 2026 at Prince Charles
- 30 shows · last Feb 2026 at WOMB
- 21 shows · last Nov 2025 at Brooklyn Storehouse
- 18 shows · last Feb 2023 at Bourke Street Courtyard
- 18 shows · last Mar 2019 at Victoria Park
- 8 shows · last Jan 2026 at CÉ LA VI
Upcoming across cities
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8 shared bills · last May 2025
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