INVITE

Bio - Invite:

“My love and passion for music inspires me to continually find ways to grow as an artist. Building upon minimalistic techno of the 90’s as the foundation for my music, I love to experiment with different types of abstract techno, discovering new layers to the art.” - Tim van Paradijs

Tim van Paradijs is a DJ, producer and label owner best known by his alias Invite. With an unwavering focus on music for more than two decades, Tim has established himself a firm position in the techno community, allowing him to share his talents in clubs all over Europe, as well as Russia and Asia.

At his Utrecht-based studio, Tim combines the old with the new, using old-fashioned analogue machines to complement the latest recording and post-processing techniques. Tim’s DJ sets are a unique combination of old records coupled with the best of what modern day techno has to offer.

In 2015, Tim launched his label, Invite’s Choice Records; a concept through which he aims to spread his love for electronic music as a whole and more specifically, techno music. Besides the label, the Invite’s Choice project currently also includes a well-received podcast series and his popular Label Nights, a showcase of talented artists.

As label head, Tim signs EP’s by musicians who have been in the game for decades, while also maintaining his commitment to finding and supporting new artists. With his Label Nights showcases, Tim brings together a diverse roster of artists with a variety of experiences and approaches to their music. Tim combines it all in his own characteristic way.

Whether you watch him perform, listen to his label’s music or browse through his podcast series, you are sure to receive a thoughtfully and meticulously crafted collection of music, lovingly curated by Tim himself. A little modesty never goes amiss, however. “It is not about me. In the end, it is all about the dance floor. If people dance, I return home a happy man.” - Tim van Paradijs


Highlights

Awakenings, Amsterdam
Awakenings Festival, Amsterdam
Tresor, Berlin
Time Warp NL
Dommune / Re:birth Festival, Japan
Gare, Porto
Trouw, Amsterdam
About Blank, Berlin
Propaganda, Moscow
Mystik, Seoul

Played in countries like: Japan, South-Korea, Russia, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, England, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Georgia, Greece, The Neherlands, Belgium, Estonia, Czech Rep, Scotland and Austria.

Releases:

Initial Condition EP // Invite’s Choice Records [2017]
Lunatik - Nodi (Invite remix) [2017]
Mercer // Propaganda Moscow [2017]
Forbidden Transition EP // Invite’s Choice Records [2016]
Micro // Invite’s Choice Records [2015]
Phonology EP // Invite’s Choice Records [2015]
Active Trigger EP // Knotweed Records [2015]


Websites:
www.facebook.com/1nvite
www.soundcloud.com/invite-1