Born in Sacramento, raised in Toronto and made in Detroit, Daniel Bell`s career started as Cybersonik a collaboration with Richie Hawtin on Plus 8 records. This duo`s potent amalgamation of Chicago’s searing 303s and the brutal stomp of European hardcore, imbuing techno’s harder fringes with a touch of Detroit futurism, bestowed Plus 8 with its signature sound and saw Doc Martin and Richie Hawtin playing around the world.

In 1991, Daniel Bell debuted his own label, Accelerate, where he released a string of influential releases as DBX. Influenced primarily by Chicago House as well as the works of Steve Reich and Philip Glass, his productions were minimalist house grooves accented by blips and bleeps. In 2000, he relocated to Berlin, Germany, and released his first mix CD, The Button-Down Mind of Daniel Bell, on Tresor Records which was named the 2nd best album of the `00s on Resident Advisor in February of this year. A confluence of musical cultures from so many cities, Daniel Bell is famous for his unique style drawing the crowd in and building them into a frenzy.

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