After moving to Berlin in the mid 90's, Michael Vater a.k.a Phonique was on the go like few others in Berlin. His successful parties and club nights got much love and paved him the way to become one the nice guys in Berlin’s nightlife. First he only organized parties, after a while he started to DJ himself: “DJ Phonique” was born. Since January '98, Phonique continued to bring previously lesser known DJs and producers to Berlin for his club nights and parties