Monika Kruse is a German techno DJ/producer and record label owner who was born on the 23rd of July in the year 1971 in Berlin, Germany. She is also known as The Voodooamt and GTMK who has more than 25 years of career in the electronic music industry.
Being one of the key figures in the early 1990’s she was among the first way of Techno artists in Germany who toured across the world before shifting to Berlin. After the Monika Kruse tour, she launched her own record label, Terminal M.
Early life Monika Kruse
Kruse was born in West Berlin in 1971 but grew up in Munich, Bavaria, where her parents moved after her birth. She started to learn classical piano at the age of four and then began recording collections during her teenage years. Though Monika Kruse’s husband’s name is not known, she has two children.
Her career as a DJ
From an early age, Monika Kruse started to learn music and soon became one of the popular DJs in Berlin. In a poll conducted by Germany’s largest music magazine, namely Raveline, she was voted 4th Best female DJ in the Nation.
The artist has been a huge success and left her remarkable imprint in the industry for over decades now. She is also known to discover a variety of genres with her unique style sense, which changes the views of the listener as they can sense her fresh side.
She started her DJing career in the year 2001 in Ibiza where she shared the stage with Sven Vath at his residency. Again in the year 2016, she was seen performing at Carl Cox’s final residency. In the year of 2003, Monika discovered a record label namely Electric Avenue recordings. After her song Latin Lovers hit the audience in Europe, people went crazy.
The love and response she received from the public made her song reach the top 1 in the Dutch dance charts and the top 20 on the Spanish sales chart. In the year 2007, the talented artist started her productive cooperation by collaborating with Gregor Tresher who released GTMK and others. The artist never stopped since then and her success and passion can be seen through her work to date.
Some of her selected discographies that you must know about !!
Here are a few releases of Monika Kruse
Year | Releases |
1996 | Loop |
1999 | @Voodooamt part 2 Y2K volume 1 ( xxx record ) |
2000 | U Like? Good fellas Luvsucka |
2005 | Absolut vodka |
2006 | Wann war Gestern Vongestern Wie heißt der Scheiss |
2007 | GTMK Panchakarma |
2008 | Changes of perception Part 1, 2, and 3 |
Net worth of Monika Kruse
Monika is one of the richest female DJ’s you would come across besides being popular.
As per the sources of Forbes, Wikipedia and Business Insider, it is expected that Monika Kruse’s net worth could be around 1.5 million dollars.
Some facts about Monika Kruse
has been ranked on the list of the most popular DJs that exist today and also the most famous celebrity born in Germany to date.
She appears to be a prominent fixture on the international house and technical scene with her regular appearances. So far, she has been seen in multiple European award functions like Time Warp.
Monika’s sensuous tone is praised by many. She was also seen as a guest on John Digweed’s Transitions radio show that was featured in the Guardian Guide in the UK. Other than that, Monika is known for her fearless nature and is not afraid to take chances.