Claptone is a German DJ who originally from Berlin. He is known for his mysterious persona and manic tour schedule, playing at clubs and festivals around the world. ^[undefined]

Claptone describes himself as "a mythical being" whose mission is to "bring love, light, and happiness to the world, all this comes in different shapes and colors, at different times at different places."

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Claptone's signature look includes his golden bird mask, a top hat, white gloves, and dressed in black.

He does not see himself to be the one for attention and wants the music to speak for itself and to connect to his listeners.

Originally intending to solely release music online as his own way to personally express himself to the world, but once he started to gain traction he started being offered substantial money to play at clubs.

Since then, he has established himself as one of the most prolific touring DJs in the world.

During his live performance, Claptone's attempts to connect with his audience and to provide them with an audio-visual experience that makes patrons lose themselves in the moment.

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Claptone's music takes inspiration from across the sonic universe, ranging from hymns from birds and whistles in nature to musical harmonies of pop songs and hypnotic flow of dub and hip hop.

In 2015, he released his debut album Charmer which boasts features from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Peter Bjorn and John and more. ^[undefined] In addition, Claptone has been releasing his signature CLAPCAST mix on SoundCloud since 2014 and in June of 2017, dropped his 100th installment of the series. ^[undefined]

Claptone's fan base spans the globe and he has a substantial following on social media. As of July 2017, he had over 208,000 followers on SoundCloud, over 18,000 followers on Twitter, over 35,000 subscribers on YouTube, over 57,000 followers on Instagram, and over 817,000 likes on Facebook. ^{[undefined] [undefined] [undefined] [undefined] [undefined]}