Tim van de Meutter aka Locked Groove was born sometime in 1988 on the outskirts of Antwerp, Belgium, and his professional destiny was perhaps shaped by a professional DJ father who instilled in him a love of records and all things music. Already at an early age he received his first musical training, spending a year studying theory before he started practising his first instrument. A stint working in Antwerp’s leading record shop made him further define that professional destiny, discovering his love for vinyl. The ever shifting landscape of techno and house has been a fertile ground for the Belgian-born & Berlin-based Locked Groove. Both his productions and dj sets share the effortless luster of classic Chicago anthems and the eerie qualities of raw industrial jams. This crossover complexion showcases a bold vision that separates him from the tropes with an uncompromising influence. It comes as no surprise that none other than Scuba picked up on Locked Groove’s sound in 2012. His debut and follow-ups on Hotflush were all uniformly lauded. Other releases on Life and Death, Permanent Vacation, Afterlife, his eponymous label Locked Groove records and Speicher were met with just as much critical acclaim.