Michel Amato’s contribution to electronic music can barely be overstated. As The Hacker, and under different aliases, he has inspired generations of dance music fans and artists. Since his first release in 1996, Amato had a Techno phase, dipped into EBM, sci-fi tinged Electro and New Wave, but is perhaps most famous as a founding father of Electroclash. He met a kindred spirit in Miss Kittin and together they became one of the most iconic duos in electronic music, with hits such as ‘Champagne’ (1998) and ‘Frank Sinatra’ (2000) selling hundreds of thousands of records. In 2004, Amato released his most well-received album to date, ‘Rêves Mécaniques’ on Different Recordings. Followed by a wide array of club mutations on many leading labels, for example a double LP on his own label Zone; the highly-acclaimed ‘Le Théâtre Des Opérations’ album on Dark Entries in 2017; he contributed to Helena Hauff’s label Return To Disorder, Erol Alkan’s label Phantasy Sound and Veronica Vasicka’s label Minimal Wave. In the live and DJ environment, Amato is as revered as he is on record, playing high-profile events such as Dekmantel, Berghain, Nuits Sonores and Off Sonar.