BIOGRAPHY
Born in Sacramento , California, Daniel Bell grew up outside of Toronto , Canada, and then moved to Detroit where he collaborated with Richie Hawtin as Cybersonik for three years on +8 Records. In 1991, he started his own label, Accelerate, on which he released his influential releases as DBX. Based on nearby Chicago "track" records, he reduced that sound further into funky, streamlined grooves. The formula proved to be successful and helped launch a new aesthetic in techno and house music known as "minimal".

With the overwhelming success of his "Losing Control" single in 1994, Daniel set up 7th City Distribution in order to assist smaller Midwest labels to get distribution in overseas markets. He also created three new labels - 7th City, Elevate and Harmonie Park. In 2000, he relocated to Berlin, Germany, and released his first mix CD, "The Button-Down Mind of Daniel Bell", on Tresor Records, followed in 2003 by "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!" He since has produced a series of remixes for a diverse range of artists, includng John Tejada, Pantytec, Akufen and John Thomas. He has spent the last 2 years traveling and DJing around the world. He is currently touring the U.S. and preparing to hunker down in the studio in the coming year.

A word from The Bunker - NYC
Dan Bell is one of the most important figures in the history of minimal techno. He started out by collaborating with Richie Hawtin as Cybersonik in the early 90's, releasing "Technarchy" and other classic tracks. In the mid-90's, he produced several records on his own as DBX (including the enourmously successful "Losing Control") that more or less defined minimal techno. He then went on to create 7th City Distribution and several new record labels. In 2000, he moved to Berlin, and has released two amazing mix CD's and a few remixes since then. He is currently working on new material and DJing around the world. His last two appearances at the Bunker were phenomenal. Dan really loves subTonic and asked to come back. How could we possibly refuse?

A recent interview with Dan Bell from InTheMix.com

Daniel Bell Discography