Apparat

German musician (born 1978)
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Apparat

Summary

Apparat is a human[1]. His place of birth was Quedlinburg[2]. He was born on June 27, 1978[3]. He worked as a disc jockey[4], film score composer[5], and DJ producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month, #7,135 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Quedlinburg[2], Apparat…
  • Apparat was born on June 27, 1978[3].
  • Apparat held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Apparat's professions included disc jockey[4].
  • Apparat's professions included film score composer[5].
  • Apparat's professions included DJ producer[6].
  • Apparat received the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards[9].
  • Apparat is recorded as male[10].
  • Apparat's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Apparat's genre is glitch[12].
  • Apparat's record label is recorded as Shitkatapult[13].
  • Apparat's record label is recorded as BPitch Control[14].
  • Apparat's Commons category is recorded as Apparat[15].
  • Apparat's official website is recorded as http://www.apparat.net/[16].
  • Apparat's instrument is recorded as drum kit[17].
  • Apparat's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[18].
  • Apparat's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sascha Ring'}[19].
  • Apparat's start of work period is recorded as 1996[20].
  • Apparat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+43399'}[21].
  • Apparat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+44000'}[22].
  • Apparat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+43102'}[23].
  • Apparat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+42766'}[24].
  • Apparat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+51700'}[25].
  • Apparat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54600'}[26].
  • Apparat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+57900'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1978-06-27[30]

  • Genre(s): ambient, club, dance, deep house, dubstep, edm, electronic, electronica, experimental, glitch, hard techno, idm, melodic house, melodic techno, pop, tech house, techno[31]

  • Community tags: album, ambient, ambient electronic, club, dance, deep house, dubstep, edm, electronic, electronica, european, experimental, experimental techno, german, glitch, hard techno, hardcore, idm, indie electronic, melodic house, melodic techno, pop, songwriting, soundtrack, soundtracks, stage & screen, tech house, techno[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dc3dbfc1-f1f1-49c6-9d7c-425fabf3ae12[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Apparat's place of birth was Quedlinburg[2]. He was born on June 27, 1978[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include disc jockey[4], film score composer[5], and DJ producer[6].

Recognition

Apparat received the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards[9].

Why It Matters

Apparat ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month, #7,135 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Apparat born?

Born in Quedlinburg[2], Apparat…

What did Apparat do for work?

Apparat worked as disc jockey[4], film score composer[5], and DJ producer[6].

What awards did Apparat receive?

Honors received include Qwartz Electronic Music Awards[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [11] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.apparat.net/
    Website
    Genre
    Instrument drum kit
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