Berlin based DJ and producer Jacob Dilssner aka Wankelmut ranks among the most popular and renowned representatives of electronic music “made in Germany”. Born and raised in East Germany, the 35-year-old made his breakthrough in 2012, when his remix for Asaf Avidans “One Day / Reckoning Song” soared to #1 in eight European countries, resulting in over three million records sold to date as well as a multitude of Gold and Platinum Awards. His single “My Head Is a Jungle”, featuring Australian singer Emma Louise, made it to the Top 20 across Europe, peaking at #5 in the UK charts with Mark Kinchens (MK) Remix in summer 2014. At the same time, Wankelmut started doing remixes and refined tracks by artists such as Dennis Lloyd , Gossip, Lenny Kravitz , Hozier, K.Flayor Flight Facilities. His artistic achievements are topped off by hundreds of DJ bookings per year, allowing him to present his take on electronic music based on House and Techno at clubs and festivals all over the world. Over the last years Wankelmut has collaborated with various vocalists like Björn Dixgard, Charlotte OC or MATTN and subsequently scored 2.6 Mio monthly listeners on Spotify to date. The last two years were filled with great productions and collaborations on labels like Universal / Virgin, Spinnin’ Records, Spinnin’ Deep, Toolroom, Defected, Perfect Havoc, Adue Music and Loud Kult/Universal, never losing sight of his roots in club music.
