October 26, 1964

Sven is born in Obertshausen near Frankfurt.

The years before 1982

Adolescence transforms "little Sven" into an entertainer, whose experiences, adventures and impressions dominate the next years.

1982

The Dorian Gray club - from regular patron to discjockey. Here, Sven's career begins with Soul oldies and High Energy during the "New Romantics" period. Freaky costumes and selfacknowledged narcissism are Sven's main characteristics in the midst of the new "lifestyle" aesthetics of the Eighties.

1983

The "other" club on the scene at this time, the Vogue. Sven plays diverse styles, beginning to move further and further away from the mainstream. Champagne splashing through the air and reckless excesses unusual in the pre-Techno period were an omen for the location's next chapter in history.

1984

Sven is now permanent DJ at the Vogue on weekends. His army of fans is growing rapidly from week to week. Typical mainstream disco music can only be heard early in the evening. American club underground repertoire makes its way into his bag.

1985

"Jackin' the house", Chicago's club scene continues to develop and the terms House nation and House vibes find their way to Europe. The clubs are the safety valve of the US gay scene. Here, the steam is let off that shortly later is to get the Vogue club cooking. The word "party" becomes a permanent fixum in Väth's vocabulary.

1986

Still being DJ in the Vogue club, Sven starts making a name as a party master for himself on an international level. He works in Ibiza and after his return to Frankfurt, he produces his debut project, OFF and the Stan Ridgeway inspired single "Bad News" (for Bellaphon), with Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti (later to form Snap / Logic Records). This makes Sven the first club DJ in Germany to produce and market himself. It also lays the foundation for the "Sound of Frankfurt". In the same year, he and Münzing / Anzilotti produce the second single "Electrica Salsa".

1987

At the beginning of the year, Sven switches back to the Dorian Gray (which has grown since his early days) and becomes co-patron of Belgian techno / underground music (later to be called Electronic Body Music / EBM). Its motto: pogo instead of disco fox. "Electrica Salsa" turns out to be an international success and several tours throughout Europe and South America follow. In the middle of the year, the followup single "Step By Step" is released, then "Harry Aber Jetzt" and "Timeoperator", and, in November, the album "Organisation For Fun". Without the German press noticing, the underground club hit "Be My Dream" is declared "Gothic Techno" in the USA and England.

1988

In February 1988, Sven leaves the Dorian Gray to go to Paris and do dance performances. After his return in summer, he buys the venerable Vogue together with Michael Münzing and Matthias Martinsohn. Following the complete renovation and the grand opening at the beginning of October, the club is called "Omen" and writes a new chapter of club history. Sven brings Acid sound to Germany. He produces the single "La Casa Latina".

1989

Acid loses popularity. House style vocals still have a chance on the dancefloor. Release of the second OFF album, "Ask Yourself", produced by Matthias Hoffmann (now Eye Q). Single "Move Your Body". The B-side, "Das Licht", is the first tranquil club hit. Sven splits with his former producers Münzing / Anzilotti and continues working on his project Mosaic with producers Matthias Hoffmann and Steffen Britzke. Result: "It Is Serious" (later to be covered by Enigma "Sadeness"), the first track with a choir. Mosaic remixes such classics as "Déja Vu" by Spliff and "Oxygène" by Jean Michel Jarre and creates the basis for further assignments.

1990

Mosaic's followup single "Dance Now" becomes very successful and enters the charts. Sven's turntable style becomes harder, the nights longer. This summer techno breaks out