René Pawlowitz, born in 1975 in Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, is a techno musician
and DJ known professionally as Shed. He discovered electronic music in the early
1990s, transitioning from rave and UK hardcore to Chicago house and Detroit
techno. In 2003, Pawlowitz founded Soloaction Records and released his debut EP
Red Planet Express under the pseudonym Shed. His first album, Shedding The Past,
was released in 2008 on Ostgut Ton and ranked second in De:Bug's readers' poll
for Best Album of the Year. Subsequent albums include The Traveller (2010) and
The Killer (2012). Pawlowitz has...