Born in Zurich and grown up in Italy, he moved his first steps to the techno world in the late 90's, taking inspiration from his idols Jeff Mills and Dave Clarke after an electronic contamination resulting from the interest in groups such as Chemical Brothers, Underworld and Faithless.

His first appearances behind the console began from a young age. Do to his talent, he become very soon resident in some historic places in his province (Vicenza).
His artistic career achieved his first major achievements in 2001 when he debuted with his first "Zool EP" vinyl on Underground Media Records and landed at the legendary Matrix Club in Brescia, where he has been regular resident for five years.

Since 2005, Stephan has continued his musical growth by playing in various festivals such as Eco Festival (Slovenia), Nature Beat, Moovieland, Boom Festival and important Italian techno clubs such as Shame, Electrique, Simple, Il Muretto, Alterego, Bolgia, Smug, Shape Club, Dome and Taitù, including also a South America tour.

Since 2013, he is resident in HYPER’s techno events in north Italy, which became the stage for international techno legends such as Dave Clarke, Speedy J, Ben Sims, Oscar Mulero, Surgeon, Slam, and many more.
Resident also in BlackCode Padua.

The tracks of his latest EP "Runaway Giant" EP on Decoy, "Horsehead" on Black & White, and "Diving Echoes" on Amazing Records, were played and appreciated by Dave Clarke, Rebekah, Drumcomplex, Submerge, Blawan, James Ruskin, Ben Sims.
Upcoming releases on Riot and Media Records.

Parallel to the increasingly frequent hybrid djset, he is developing his entirely analogue live project under the pen-name of SKAL.

Vicenza's techno icon, Stephan Krus's sound includes not only years of experience as a DJ, but also 20 years as a techno lover and fan. His djset is a mix of old-school rhythmic, distorted and industrial rhythms, hypnotic synths and power-full kicks: a journey towards unexplored galaxies with an ever-turned look towards the farthest past.

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