Zip (Perlon)

Thomas Franzmann aka Zip is the co-founder of Berlin-based imprint, Perlon. Since 1997, Perlon has grown to become one of the most influential labels in dance music featuring groundbreaking works by artists such as Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Thomas Melchior, Daniel Bell, Baby Ford, Sammy Dee, Mathew Jonson and of course Zip, commonly featured as Dimbiman or Thomas Franzmann. Zip is well known around the world as one of the most prolific DJ's. It is a true honor for us to present such a legendary figure in dance music at Flash. We strongly advise purchase of advance tickets as door ticket prices will be much higher.

Flash residents Navbox and DJ Lisa Frank set the stage on this auspicious evening. DJ SOUL invites Sunglass Sundays' Leonardo Lee to join him in #FlashBar for his bi-monthly Dusk series.

Thomas Franzmann aka Zip aka Dimbiman, co-founder of the label Perlon, is familiar with the dancefloors around the world and famous for his tremendous minimal shifts within the 4/4 scheme. He has an illustrious musical history which began in 1986 as singer in the band Second Voice. In 1992 he moved to Frankfurt and joined the EBM band Bigod 20. After several releases the band split. In 1996 he got together with Markus Nikolai and Chris Rehberger to form the audio-visual project Pile. In 1997 he and Nikolai founded the Perlon label, on which he has released under the pseudonyms Dimbiman, Pantytec (with Sammy Dee) and Narcotic Syntax (with James Dean Brown).

In 1999 the SuPERLONgevity compilation was released, featuring 'Bushes', a track that has since garnered chart-topping remixes from the likes of Derrick Carter and Fatboy Slim.Franzmann also recorded with Peter "Baby" Ford and has appeared on Ford's label PAL SL. He is a regular guest DJ in clubs around the world and holds residencies at Robert Johnson (Offenbach) and the Panorama Bar (Berlin). He participates in the Narod Niki project, occasional collective laptop live jams initiated by Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin. He has released tracks and remixes on Perlon, Playhouse, Force Inc, Novamute and others.