DJ Tonka, właśc. Thomas-René Gerlach (ur. 24 czerwca 1973 w Moguncji) – niemiecki DJ i producent. Znany także pod pseudonimami: Tonka, Chip Tunes i Thomtastic. Współpracował z grupami Outrage, Space Cube i T'N'I.
Na początku swojej kariery współpracował ze swoim szkolnym kolegą Ianem Pooleyem, będącym obecnie znanym DJ-em w środowisku muzycznym. Swoje utwory tworzył w klimatach techno, progressive house i breakbeat i w niedługim czasie stał się jednym z ważniejszych producentów muzyki house.
Jego debiutem był singel Feel wydany w 1995 roku, lecz większą popularność zdobył w 1998 r., kiedy wydał singel "Security / The Night". W następnych latach podejmował także współpracę z wokalistami, wśród których można wymienić: Larę McAllen, Kim Appleby, Kerry-Ann Fairchild oraz rapera Whitemana.
Według artysty – wśród zespołów, które wywarły największy wpływ na jego twórczość można wymienić Grandmaster Flash i Depeche Mode.
DJ Tonka jest także założycielem dwóch wytwórni płytowych: Uplifting Records w 1997 i Vivienne Records w 2000.
Dyskografia DJ Tonka Singles & EPs 1995 Flashback (Force Inc. US) 1995 Flashback, Remixes (Outland Rec./NL) 1995 Got To Get Up (Force Inc. 100) 1995 Feel (Force Inc. US,Disco Magic/Italy,Airplay Rec./France) 1995 Feel, Remixes (Force Inc. US) 1995 Phun-ky (Force Inc. US,Skint/UK,Dance Net/Australia) 1996 Feel Phun-ky EP (Outland Rec./NL) 1996 Old Skool (F.Inc.US,Dance Net/Aus,Happy One/Danm,Pen Pot/Italy) 1996 Feel The Street vs Deskee (Force Inc. US) 1996 Feel The Street vs. Deskee, Remixes (Outland Rec./NL) 1996 Radical Noise, Remixes (Outland Rec./NL) 1996 Happiness (Force Inc. US) 1997 Old Skool - Joey Negro Rmx (Club Masters/UK) 1997 Old Skool - Fletch Remix (Happy One/Danm) 1997 The Night, Security (Upl,Warn/Ger,Ginger Music/Spain,Hitland/Italy,Airplane/France) 1998 She Knows You (Uplifting Rec./Warner) 1998 She Knows You, Birthday Edition (Uplifting Rec.) 2000 Don´t Be Afraid (Vivienne Rec., Warner/Ger., BlancoYNegro/Spain) 2000 Don´t Be Afraid, Nerio´s Dubwork Remix (Promo Only/Warner) 2002 J.O.E, Never! (Vivienne Rec.) 2002 Keep Klimbing (Vivienne Rec.) 2004 84 (Vivienne Rec. Warner) 2004 Get Back, PT1 (Vivienne Rec. Warner, BlancoYNegro/Spain) 2004 Get Back, PT2 (Vivienne Rec. Warner, BlancoYNegro/Spain) 2004 84 (Vivienne Rec.) 2008 Orca, Freeze (Munich Disco Tech Vol.1, Great Stuff Germany) 2008 Orca, Ian Pooley Rmx (Munich Disco Tech Vol.2, Great Stuff/Germany) 2008 Drop Box EP (Alphabet City/Germany) 2009 Ready For War EP (Southern Fried Records/UK) 2011 Aliens & Earthlings (WePLAY/Germany) 2012 Atlantis (WePLAY/Germany) 2012 Atlantis Remixes (WePLAY/Germany)
TONKA presents CHIP TUNES 2001 Heartjumpa, Reflect, Fallin`, Passion (Chip Tunes,Warner/Germany)
DJ Tonka Albumy 1998 - Peaktime (In One Go) (Warner/Germany) 2004 - 84 (Uplifting Rec. Warner/Germany)
DJ Tonka Mix-CDs 1998 The House Of Disco (Vision Sound Carriers/Germany) 2000 Essential Streetparades / Proved (Warner Music/Germany)
DJ Tonka Remixes 1995 Ian Pooley - Celtic Cross Remixes (Force Inc.) 1996 Celvin Rotane - You´ve Got To Be You (Alphabet City/Edel) 1996 The Moodyman - The Dancer (After Midnight Rec.,UCA Records/NL) 1996 Smokin´Beats - Disco Dancin´ (Music Man,Legato Rec.,News/Belgium) 1996 Full Intention - America (Logic/Germany,Sugar Daddy,Stress Rec/UK) 1996 The Hipgrinders - Good Times (Positiva,Additive/UK) 1996 Gina G - I Belong To You (Eternal,Warner/UK) 1997 Colonel Abrahams - Trapped (Up Beat,Warner/Germany,Mantra/Italy,Ginger/Spain) 1997 Jimmy Somerville - Safe (Heaven Rec./Germany,Ginger/Spain) 1997 Bootsy Collins ft Mc Lyte - I'm Leavin´U (Warner/Germany,Mercury/US) 1997 Dave Angel - Funk Music (Island/UK) 1998 The Funkjunkeez aka Roger Sanchez - Got Funk? (Strictly/US, Motor/Germany) 1998 Louise - All That Matters (EMI/UK) 1998 Urban Soul - Love Is So Nice (VC,Virgin/UK) 1998 Black & White Brothers - Put Your Hands Up (Edel/Germany,Happy Music/France) 1998 DJ Tonka vs The B52's - Love Shack (Warner/Germany,Reprise/US) 1998 K-Klass - Live It Up (EMI/UK, Dance Factory/Italy) 1999 Salt´N´Pepa - Push it Again (Motor/Germany) 1999 Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna (Warner/Germany) 2000 Dominica - Gotta Let You Go (Fuel, East West, Warner/Germany,Outland Music/NL) 2000 Bump aka Steve Travell & MA - I'm Rushing (Fuel,East West,Warn/Germany) 2001 Cleptomaniacs aka Brian Tappert & John Julius Knight – All I Do (Edel/Germany) 2002 Robin S. - Show Me Love (Stereoph,BMG/Ger., Champion/UK) 2002 Robin S. - Luv 4 Luv (Stereophonic, BMG,Champion/UK) 2002 Alizée - L`Alize (Universal/Germany & France) 2002 Sharam Jey pres the Punisher - Straight Up! (King Kong Rec,Warner/Germany) 2004 Ian Pooley ft Jade & Dantelle - Heaven (Pooled Music,MOS/Germany) 2004 Erick Morillo ft. Leslie Carter - Waiting In The Darkness (Subliminal/US) 2005 Tonka vs The Adjuster - All over Again (Disco Inc.,Force Inc./Germany) 2005 Room 5 aka Junior Jack - Make Love 2005 (EMI/Germany) 2006 Ian Pooley & Tonka - Celtic Cross 2006 (Pooled Music/Germany) 2006 Erick Morillo ft P.Diddy - Dance I Said (Subliminal/US) 2008 MDX & Namito - Hot & Spicy (Long Distance Rec./Australia) 2009 Gus Gus - Lust (Great Stuff/Germany) 2009 Ian Pooley vs Zoo Brazil - Reader (Pooled Music/Germany) 2009 Coburn - We Re-Interrupt This Programme (Tasted,Great Stuff/Germany) 2009 Aquasky - You Know We Do It Big Girl (Passenger/UK) 2009 AudioFun - Dirty Gold (Freek Records/UK) 2010 Ellie Goulding - Guns And Horses (Polydor/UK) 2010 Housse de Racket - Oh Yeah! (M20 Solution,Kuskus/France) 2010 Simon Rose - Stachus (Bobble Music/Germany) 2010 Mercedes - Shock Absorber (Eye Industries/UK) 2010 Aggro Santos - Saint Or Sinner (Mercury Records,Future Rec./UK) 2010 The Wanted - Heart Vacancy (Geffen Records/UK) 2011 Natalia Kills - Mirrors (Interscope Rec./USA) 2011 Dabruck & Klein ft Ollie James- I Found Love (WePLAY/Germany) 2011 Arty - Around The World (WePLAY/Germany, Anjunabeats/UK) 2012 The Disco Boys - Around The World (WePLAY/Germany) 2012 Medina - Forever (EMI/ Germany) 2012 Laserkraft 3D - Urlaub (WePLAY/Germany)
Other Projects THOMASTIC (Productions & Remixes) 1993 Eurostyle Tunes Vol.1 (Intense Rec./Germany) 1993 I Want to Be Free - Rmx (Intense Rec. BMG Ariola/Germany) 1993 Dream Team EP, Whirlpool Prod. - Dreaming, Remixes (Intense Rec./Germany)
T´N´I (DJ Tonka & Ian Pooley) 1991 Low Mass E.P. (Force Inc./Germany) 1991 Trip Men w. Alec Empire (Force Inc./Germany) 1991 Paris, No More Ugly Germans, Compilation & Single (Sony Music, Germany) 1992 Disco Beam E.P. (Intense Rec. Germany) 1992 Do You Still Care? ft Marie Pullins (Polydor/Germany) 1993 Depart EP (Intense Rec/Germany) 1993 I Want to Be Free (Intense Rec.,BMG Ariola/Germany) 1994 Mad Situation, Be Straight (Force Inc./Germany) 1995 Nothing Can Stop Us (Force Inc.100 Compilation/Germany)
T´N´I Remixes (DJ Tonka & Ian Pooley) 1992 Paris Red - Do Ya (Feel It) (Dance Pool, Sony Music/Germany) 1992 The Bionaut - Everybody is Kissing Everyone (Intense Rec/Germany) 1992 Paradise Project - Deep Green (Sony, Germany) 1993 Dream Team EP w. Whirlpool Prod. - Dreaming (Intense Rec./Germany) 1993 Formosa - Dr. Strangelove (Sony/Germany) 1993 Rainforest - The Birds (Now! Rec./Germany) 1993 House Pimps - Get The Hook (Now! Rec./Germany)
SPACE CUBE (DJ Tonka & Ian Pooley) 1991 Space Cube EP (Force Inc./Germany) 1992 Machine & Motion (Force Inc./Germany) 1992 Pure Tendency - Ritchie Hawtin Rmx (R&S Rec./Belgium) 1992 Kool Killer EP 1 (Force Inc/Germany) 1993 Kool Killer EP 2 (Force Inc./Germany) 1993 Kool Killer EP 3 (Force Inc./Germany) 1993 Kool Killer EP, UK Mixes (Edge Rec/UK) 1993 The Latest Adventures Of Kool Killer (Dragnet/Sony, Germany) 1993 Sassion ft Gordon Matthewman & Force Mass Motion (Edge Rec/UK) 1993 The Unrel. Project EP (Solid Preassure Continental/CH) 1994 Inbound, Outbound (Riot Beats/Germany) 1994 Kommerz Killer (Riot Beats/Germany) 1995 Dschungelfieber, Remixes (Riot Beats/Germany) 1996 DJ Tonka & Ian Pooley's Unrel. Space Cube Tracks (Upflifting Rec./Germany)
SPACE CUBE Remixes (DJ Tonka & Ian Pooley) 1993 Ilsa Gold - Silke (Force Inc./Germany) 1993 N.R.G. - I Need Your Lovin' (Force Inc./Germany,Chill Rec./UK,Pyro Tech/US) 1993 D.A.C. Robinson - Lucky Strike (Rabbit City Records/UK) 1995 Legend B - Lost In Love (Lanka/Germany)
OUTRAGE (DJ Tonka & Ian Pooley) 1991 Emperor, Daylight (Force Inc./Germany)
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