Tim Techlor

Hi, I'm Tim Techlor. If you came here looking for inflated marketing copy or artificial DJ hype, I have to disappoint you. After more than 30 years behind the decks — starting with my first paid gig in 1996 — it all comes down to one thing: real music, honest connections and a good time without pretense.

The magic of the 303 — and why an emulation is running here

My love for electronic sounds began in the 80s. After my first musical steps on the Amiga 1000 and 1200 with tracker software like ProTracker and OctaMED (files that can still be found in the Aminet archive today), I stumbled across Propellerhead's ReBirth RB-338 on a Power Mac in the late 90s.

The first time I played with its emulation of the legendary Roland TB-303, I was hooked. That chirping, twittering analog acid signal has never let me go. It still shapes my sets today — peak time, acid or hard techno.

My only mantra: “Don't be an asshole!”

Ask me about my political stance or the ideology behind the mixer and my answer is simple: I don't have one. The club and the dance floor used to be an important retreat and safe space for me too — a place where you could close your eyes, let go and simply be human, regardless of origin, appearance, gender or orientation.

Up in the DJ booth it's not my job to judge or to divide. My only rule for getting along is simple: “Don't be an asshole!” Humanity comes first. If everyone sticks to that one basic rule, there is no need for a rulebook or exclusion — the dance floor belongs to everyone who feels the music.

Merch with meaning: hoodies for the tall & hand-printed shirts

When it comes to merch, I don't do off-the-shelf stuff either:

• The zip hoodies: I'm 1.96 m tall and weigh around 80–85 kg. Whenever I bought regular hoodies, either the sleeves were too short or — if the sleeves fit — the body was cut extremely wide. So I designed my own: extra slim and extra long. They are produced at fair wages in Europe, because “Don't be an asshole!” applies to how work gets paid, too.
• The T-shirts: Every single shirt passes through my own hands — I print them myself with my plotter and an HTV heat press. Slogans like “Techno has cured me because therapy was too expensive” hold a lot of truth beneath the irony: for many of us, techno was the place where we found our center again. I barely earn anything from the shirts (maybe 1–2 euros margin), but I enjoy passing on quality clothing with a message.

You find all of it in the shop: shop.timtechlor.de

Coaching: human to human In planning

My coaching offer on Electronic Anarchy is not an anonymous canned video course. It is individual 1:1 guidance where I pass on what I learned in three decades as a DJ, producer, audio engineer (Hofa certificate 2012) and CTO. Not bookable yet — the offer is currently in planning.

We don't just talk about beatmatching, Rekordbox or sound design in the DAW. We talk just as openly about mental health, preparing for and decompressing after gigs, finances and authentically building your own brand.

A few quirks & side notes

• The sober DJ: I play 100% sober and drink almost no alcohol privately either. That's no dogma — I don't judge anyone who parties or drinks. But that clarity means that in over 30 years I haven't missed a single booked gig or shown up late.
• The analytical crate digger: By day I'm CTO at hardwareluxx Media GmbH. At night I put my pattern-recognition strength to work with obsessive crate digging: digging for hours through new releases on Beatport or Bandcamp to find musical pearls long before they land in the charts.
• The Vestax detour: In the 90s I deliberately skipped the Technics club standard and bought Vestax PDX-2000 turntables instead — simply because they offered a higher pitch range and more torque for beatmatching.