Alec Empire

Alec Empire
Alec Empire
	Alec Empire DJing at Throbbing Gristle's 2005–2006 New Year's Eve party
Background information
Also known as	Alexander Wilke; Death Funk; DJ 6666 feat. The Illegals; DJ Mowgly; E.C.P.; Jaguar; LX Empire; Naomi Campbell; Nero; Nintendo Teenage Robots; P.J.P.; Richard Benson; Wipe Out;
Born	Alexander Wilke-Steinhof; 2 May 1972; Charlottenburg, West Berlin, West Germany
Genres	Digital hardcore; experimental; electronic; hardcore techno; noise;
Occupations	Musician; producer; DJ;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; synthesizer; sampler; drum machine; mixer;
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Digital Hardcore Recordings; Eat Your Heart Out Records; Grand Royal; Phonogram; Force Inc.; Mille Plateaux; Geist Recordings; Riot Beats;
Member of	Atari Teenage Riot
Formerly of	The Curse of the Golden Vampire
Website	www.alec-empire.com

Alec Empire (born Alexander Wilke-Steinhof on 2 May 1972) is a German experimental electronic musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot, as well as a solo artist, producer and DJ. He has released many albums, EPs and singles, some under aliases, and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk. He was also the driving force behind the creation of the digital hardcore genre, and founded the record labels Digital Hardcore Recordings and Eat Your Heart Out Records.