DVS1

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DVS1
Birth nameZak Khutoretsky
Also known asDVS1
Born1976
OriginMinneapolis, United States
GenresHouse, techno, Minimal
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, disc jockey
Instrument(s)Turntables
Synthesizer
Digital audio workstation
Years active1996- present
LabelsHush, Mistress, Klockworks, transmat
Websitehushsound.com

Zak Khutoretsky, also known as DVS1 is an American DJ and techno producer based out of Minneapolis. He has toured extensively, headlined international music festivals such as Decibel and Dekmantel, and played along the likes of techno pioneers Jeff Mills and Robert Hood.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Khutoretsky was born in 1976 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, then part of the Soviet Union. He moved to the United States at a young age, where he shared his time between New York City and Minneapolis. His parents divorced early on and he spent a good deal of his adolescence in and out of trouble, switching schools several times as a result. Khutoretsky credits eight years of piano lessons and synthesizer-based radio music as his earliest musical influences.

Music career[edit | edit source]

DVS1's first release came in 2009, on Ben Klock's influential Klockworks label. To date, he has 8 official vinyl releases and over two dozen remixing credits under his name. In an interview with DJ Times, he stated that he considers himself a DJ first and a producer second.

DVS1 launched his own imprint, HUSH, in 2011. In 2013 he announced the launch of a new sub-label, Mistress Recordings, showcasing "house, techno and everything in between." He described the purpose of the label as a way to release the "secret weapons" of his DJ bag.

Regularly touring all over the world, DVS1 makes relatively frequent appearances at the legendary Berghain nightclub in Berlin, where he plays six to eight times a year.

Discography[edit | edit source]

Discography[edit | edit source]

  • 2009: Klockworks 05 (Klockworks)
  • 2010: Flight To Nowhere (Enemy Records)
  • 2010: Love Under Pressure EP (Transmat)
  • 2011: Eolve / Submerge (HUSH)
  • 2011: Klockworks 08 (Klockworks)
  • 2014: Lost Myself (HUSH)
  • 2014: Klockworks 13 (Klockworks)
  • 2014: Distress (HUSH)
  • 2017: Fabric 96 (fabric London 191)
  • 2017: HUSH 20 (HUSH)

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