Producer 59 Perlen aka Matthias Rosenkranz was born in 1975. He grew up in the deepest countryside in the middle of Germany where his passion for electronic music awoke when he was gifted the very first consumer computer ever, the Commodore 64, with it's sophisticated Sound Chip that significantly influenced his entire artistical process. 

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After many years of occasional music creation, he decided in 2018 to take his production to the next level with the foundation of his project "59 Perlen". Several singles were released, until a decisive step was taken in early 2020 during the Corona Pandemic: 59 Perlen bought his first hardware groovebox, the Elektron Digitakt. 

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This machine changed his entire workflow towards "Dawless" music production. 59 Perlen saw the long term future of his project in performing music live for audiences rather than classical music productions. Nevertheless, quite a few dawless releases followed, produced with his growing hardware park, as gigs were not possible due to the pandemic.

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Parallel to dance music production, another leg in his process developed more and more: creating music for urban dance projects. In 2022 this development took a first peak when 59 Perlen performed together with 6 dancers the 1-hour installation "Shopping Bag".

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In November 2022, another highlight followed. 59 Perlen headlined "Sonic Playground Copenhagen", an electronic music festival hosted by Petite Victory Collective, one of the labels he releases music with. It was the first time that 59 Perlen performed for a larger audience. The following editions turned out to be great successes as well. 

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In January 2024, 50 Perlen released a new full length album titled "Forget About The Music". The longplayer was his very first release on Vinyl, which he celebrated with a release party where he performed a new version of the album track "Swim To You" with Zurich based Singer/Songwriter "Ingeborg". The track was retitled to "Siren" and released in Feburary 2024 as a Single. 

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The release party of his album was also the kick-off to the "Synth Club", a quarterly series of local events 59 Perlen is going to host. The event gives indie electronic artists a place to perform, connect and play music together.

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In late summer 2024, 59 Perlen hosted the "Zurich Synthesizer Table" for the very first time. The group formed to an ongoing monthly jam gathering, connecting local musicians and music nerds. 

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During the Spring 2025 edition of the "Synth Club", 59 Perlen performed a new show titled "Zerfall". It was his first dawless Ambient-only performance tailored towards improvised music created with the Soma Lyra-8. He released the 6 tracks of the show as an album "Zerfall" later. 

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In May 2025, the first edition of "Klangstrom" took place, underlining 59 Perlen´s love for both ambient music and hosting events. "Klangstrom" is another milestone in 59 Perlen's efforts to detach the distribution of his music from actual streaming services and create a live experience for his fans.