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SCHRANZ
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Istanbul // Schranz Artist
Raw aggression.
Cinematic tension.
Pure precision.
On stage
High-BPM live sets across the Schranz circuit
Est. 2017
Nine years building an industrial sonic identity
Shared stages
DYEN, SNTS, Basswell, Doruksen & more
Listen & Follow
Out now
New Releases
Feel The Bass EPOpen ↗
Somewhen Without You ATIX & B-5Free download
Cinematic Identity
High-production visual language
Live
Tour dates
Where B-5 has played, and where he's headed next.
Studio
Build a beat like B-5
Pick your weapon, click in a pattern, hit play. A tiny taste of the sound design behind a B-5 track.
Kick Sound Sculptor
Shape a hard techno kick by ear — Punch, Drive and Rumble — then take the WAV with you.
Shared stages with
POLTERGSTDYENSNTSBasswellNIKOLINAPawlowskiNatte VisstickCassie RaptorStan ChristAidenAishaThe YellowHeadsDoruksenCallush
POLTERGSTDYENSNTSBasswellNIKOLINAPawlowskiNatte VisstickCassie RaptorStan ChristAidenAishaThe YellowHeadsDoruksenCallush
Synthesizing the raw aggression of underground rave culture with nuanced rhythmic influences since 2017.
Since 2017, Istanbul-based.
Artist B-5 has carved a distinctive niche in the global Schranz and hard techno circuit — a high-BPM, industrial-grade sonic identity paired with a signature visual aesthetic built on high-production cinematic music videos. That sound design, merging punishing kick patterns with cinematic tension, has earned B-5 a place on major stages alongside DYEN, SNTS, Basswell, NIKOLINA, Pawlowski, Natte Visstick, Cassie Raptor, Stan Christ, Aiden, Aisha, The YellowHeads, Doruksen and Callush.
Merch
Shop B-5
Made-to-order shirts and the "Ghost Protocol" comic. Every order is confirmed over WhatsApp.
Send Your Promo
Submit a demo
Producing Schranz or hard techno? Share a link to your track and it may end up in a B-5 set.
Community
The Pit
Talk shop with other producers and DJs — ask questions, share gig reports, or catch B-5's attention.
B-5 Radio — his tracks, on loop
Demo mode — messages are saved in this browser only, for now. A shared, live version across every visitor takes a small backend connection.
Cinematic Log
Visual works
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Live footage
On-stage material from the current live set, shot for the B-5 visual identity.
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Visual reel
Part of the high-production, cinematic visual language behind the B-5 brand.
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"Silence"
Reached #15 on the Beatport Hard Techno Top 100 — B-5's commercial breakthrough release.
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On tour
Nine years deep in the global Schranz circuit, from club nights to festival mainstages.
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Behind the decks
Close-up footage from a recent club set, part of the ongoing visual archive.
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Under the lights
Full production — lasers, LED screens and a packed floor.
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Latest footage
Newly added visual material from the B-5 archive.
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Fresh cut
Recent visual material added to the B-5 archive.
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Vertical clip
Mobile-format visual material from the B-5 archive.
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Extended cut
Longer-form visual material from the B-5 archive.
What B-5 brings
Core strengths
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155–165 BPM for two hours straight is an endurance discipline as much as a musical one — the set has to stay tight on the mix even as fatigue sets in and the energy has to keep building without flattening out.
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A consistent palette and texture across every cover, reel and video is what makes an industrial/hard techno act instantly recognisable before a single kick drops — the visuals have to signal the sound.
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The kick carries the entire track in this genre — layering, distortion and rumble all have to work together, and getting that one element right does more for the record than anything else in the arrangement.
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A good rider is specific, not demanding — booth dimensions, CDJ/mixer model, monitor spec, power outlets. It protects the performance without making a promoter regret the booking.
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The plan is a starting point, not a script — watching the floor and adjusting energy on the fly is what turns a technically correct set into one people remember.
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Arrangement, tension and distortion choices compound — pushing a track past "good enough" is usually a handful of deliberate, specific decisions rather than one big idea.
Watch: three tips for next-level Schranz ↗
Learn
New to Schranz? Start here.
A few well-made explainers on the genre, the gear and the technique — for anyone curious what's actually going on inside a B-5 set.
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Genre
What is Schranz?
The short version: German-born, hard techno's harder cousin — pounding 4/4 kicks, heavy distortion, minimal melody, built for the floor.
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Production
Kick drum 101
The kick is the whole genre. This walks through building a modern hard techno kick from scratch — layering, distortion, rumble.
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DJing
Mixing hard techno
A step-by-step look at mixing hard techno on CDJs — phrasing, EQ work and keeping a high-BPM set locked in.
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Production
Next-level Schranz
Three practical tips for pushing a Schranz production further once the basics are down — arrangement, tension, distortion.
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Career
Why every DJ needs a press kit
Promoters and festivals decide fast — a clean press kit (bio, photos, rider, links) is what gets a reply instead of getting ignored.
Watch on YouTube ↗
Curated picks from other creators — not B-5 originals, just good starting points.
By the numbers
Track record
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0Active since
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0#Beatport Hard Techno Top 100 peak — "Silence"
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0+International artists shared stages with
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0+Live shows played
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SCHRANZGenre — industrial-grade, high-BPM hard techno
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