Discovering DJing in the 80s, Abe Duque became obsessed with vinyl and electronic dance music production. In the early 90s he became the keyboard player for the then techno supergroup Program2. In 1993 Abe made a decision to start his record label Tension Records. In recent years Abe along with
John Selway co-founded Rapture Records and most recently his new label simply called Abe Duque Records, which has brought him wide-reaching international success with hits like 'When The Fever Breaks' and frequent collaborations with techno legend
Blake Baxter.
Abe is an intensively versatile artist. There seems to be no limit to Abe's musical explorations while always keeping a unique flavour that's remarkably refined and definitely his own. He can be categorized as a producer for producers.
Abe has released his music on several labels such as
Tresor,
Disko-B,
Gigolo,
Sähkö,
Sonic Groove and most recently
Process Recordings using plenty of different monikers like
Kirlian, Super Secret Symphony, Facil, and founded the
Rancho Relaxo Allstars.
He has worked together with artists like
Richard Dorfmeister,
Jimi Tenor,
Patrick Pulsinger and
DJ Hell.
As a DJ Abe has travelled the world to play his music from his once resident club Limelight in NYC to many stops around the globe.