Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Johannes Goller tells that he had a great childhood while recalling some important turning points during his 20 years as Cocoon’s manager We sat down with the promoter and entrepreneur in his new home in Ibiza to talk about his roots his two decades at the helm of one of the island’s most successful parties and his new business projects «Definitely you need to have a strong character to be able to be in this industry» we decided to move our meeting at the backyard of Johannes’s new house in the centre of the island of Ibiza We started chatting about his German roots his early inclusion in electronic music and his current base of operations where he has lived permanently for nine years we could start by pointing out that he was on the verge of taking over the family business but one call changed the course of his life and he ended up running the legendary Cocoon parties for over twenty years Since 2019 he has also has worked with the Swiss artist and businessman Dieter Meier in a wine project in the north of the island “OJO de Ibiza” and its pop ups events “Cuts & Wine” are diversifying the gastronomic and wine scene in the island While he recalls some important turning points Johannes also shares that he never made a conscious decision about working in the music industry in a small town in Germany in the district of Hessen Johannes tells us that he had a wonderfulchildhood “I’m an only child and my parents are deaf I learned sign language at a very early age We also had a butcher shop for four generations I was always around a lot of people and I had a very fun and sheltered childhood in the countryside.” of course I wanted to become a professional football player My grandfather taught me everything from the beginning It was never a question what to do with my life After his first year in Ibiza he returned to Frankfurt and a phone call from Sven asking him to be part of the Cocoon team “Sven planned to take charge of Mondays at Amnesia the moment was perfect” changed everything Johannes accepted immediately without knowing what his position was going to be searching for secluded beaches to do the parties afterwards marketing and the promotion so that everything would work perfectly every Monday His first contact with electronic music and with Sven Väth came through the radio “There was a channel called HR Three and every Saturday there was a session from nine to twelve «Thanks to these DJ’s my friends and I got into electronic music We follow them and that’s how we found the clubs I was 14 years old at that time and this was my access to the nightlife” Cocoon was a very German party from 2000 to 2003 and the only techno night in Ibiza with Dj’s like Jeff Mills This music was new for the island because there wasn’t any techno in those years I won’t be able to DJ here anymore in the future The music was very commercial at that time That’s how the idea to start Cocoon came about.” The mix of Sven Väth playing solid techno and Ricardo Villalobos with his hypnotic deep house was a hit the Dj’s on the island who were playing for Manu Mission or Circoloco you could find them on the dancefloor “They smelled that something was happening I think 2004 was the year that Cocoon really took off to success.” “I remember the first after party in July 1999 in Cala Jondal We started with 200 people and at the last after party we were like 5000 this is crazy but please don’t stop the music because if all these people want to leave at the same time it will be a problem So please go on and let the people go slowly Most of Johannes’s friends live in Berlin and he is happy to go and see them but he feels happier when he goes back home every week there are new clubs or new places opened techno was the soundtrack of the time and with Love Parade a million and a half people (that was crazyhe laughs) Berlin was the capital of electronic music and I think it is now you moved to Berlin because people there didn’t have to go to the army Those who were against the system used to go to there to settle down but still cheaper than London or Barcelona It’s a fun city although I have a very ambivalent feeling towards it because I don’t like big cities.» Johannes feels so fortunate that has always been able to combine work and pleasure and he never had the feeling of going to work «It has been a gift to be able to work with friends It’s something I’ve always appreciated a lot» He decided to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cocoon and have a great season but the decision was made and Cocoon would not return to Ibiza his friend Luciano called him asking if he could help him to produce his night in Ibiza “Luciano is going to organize his own night at Club Chinois (old Heart) every Saturday in July and August It has new owners and the reform is going to be technically at the highest level I am also going to help him build a solid structure in his team because we want to continue working in the future” Since 2019 Johannes has also been working with Swiss artist and entrepreneur Dieter Meier on a wine project in the north of the island Dieter has a vineyard here and has been producing wine since 2010 “He asked me if I could help him distribute the wine he produces in Ibiza We had our first lunch together and I told him a bit of my story that I am a butcher and that I was working for Sven Why don’t you also distribute our Argentinian wines in Ibiza but I don’t have much time because I’m working for Cocoon I started without knowing that it would be the last year of Cocoon the pandemic came and all the clubs were closed” exclusive wines of Ibiza and Argentina and a great friendship with top level Dj’s Suddenly I had a business plan called ‘Cuts and Wines’ The concept has grown during the last two years and this season Cuts and Wines will also be in Underground “Underground would be every Wednesday at night Johannes Goller serves a selection of the finest meats from around the world locally sourced and paired with selected organic wines from Argentina & Ibiza Along side a modern electronic soundtrack.» Johannes has always had the idea of having his own restaurant but thinks that in Ibiza there are already too many at the moment I have the concept ready and I got the people to invest but you have to be sure because if you dedicate yourself to the restaurant business in Ibiza at least during six months you can’t do anything else «My favourite moment at Amnesia I think was the closing party of 2006 The government changed the law for all the clubs because school started again Amnesia called us two days before and told us the bad news We talked to our lawyers and they told us that we could re-open from 8:00am till 6:00 the next day We only had to ensure that everybody came out of the club and came back two hours later We talked to the owners of amnesia and with the radio station about playing from 06:00to 8:00 a Sven and Ritchie session that was recorded we had free water and fruit for everyone who waited outside at the parking of amnesia At 6:00 when we had to close there was around 6000 people in amnesia All the cars had the radio on and everyone was dancing and having a goog time At 07:55 we started to open the door again and at 08:10 we had 6000 people in amnesia Ricardo and Ritchie had their first back to back on the amnesia terrace That was a moment i will never forget in my life» Sobre nosotros | Hola Sundays! | Contacto | Aviso legal | Política de cookies Sign In Register It is with deep sadness but many happy memories that we announce that Mrs passed away peacefully at West Park Crossing in Moose Jaw She spent her early years between her parents’ home in Berlin and her maternal grandparent’s home in Leoben In 1942 at age 15 she and her family fled Berlin to Austria where it was much safer during World War 2 She spent the rest of her teens and early twenties there surviving Russian Occupation by escaping into the Alps and finally working as a secretary/interpreter for the British Armed Forces in Austria 4 children arrived and Inge dedicated herself to raising her family Henry’s work as an engineer took them to several mines and towns in Germany but she kept in touch with her Austrian roots by taking the children back there every summer to create many happy memories Because both Inge and Henry were completely fluent in English they were asked to help start and then manage the Lanigan Potash mine in 1967 They packed up their 4 children and moved to Lanigan Inge rapidly became “Canadianized” and loved her time in Lanigan going on trips to Waskesiu and many other places in Saskatchewan She loved exploring the new countryside with its lakes to swim in and she and her family had many exciting adventures due to the Lanigan Mine being sold to the Saskatchewan Government Inge and Henry had to make the difficult decision to move back to Germany in 1974 Inge became involved in local clubs and had 3 Irish Setters that she very much doted on during these years She encouraged her children as they finished their educations and became independent and she joyfully welcomed the arrival of grandchildren Inge always wanted to come back to Canada and after Henry’s retirement she and Henry were able to immigrate back to Moose Jaw in 1993 30 wonderful retirement years in Moose Jaw followed travelling to Hawaii and back to Europe multiple times She had many grandmotherly sayings which gave down-to-earth advice even if they were sometimes unconventional In her last days she was quite proud of having outlived the Queen and bravely and cheerfully faced long term care at West Park Crossing. The family in turn is very thankful that Inge did not succumb to dementia and that her mind was sharp and clear right to her last few days Frauke Rininsland (Bill Bruno) and Gertrude (Manfred) Hennies; sons Uwe (Petra) and Volker (Patricia) Rininsland; as well as grandchildren: Andrea Bruno and Aendra and Vanessa (Neil Kalra) Rininsland We are profoundly grateful and thankful for the excellent care from the staff at Dr and especially West Park Crossing and Dr Amanda Waldner You all lovingly cared for mom with exceptional skill and compassion and made her last days so much easier We are grateful for her friends Jan Lockert and Diana Brennan for their love and support German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell while jogging and sustained bruises to his face prompting him to cancel some appointments this weekend the government said. In an emailed response to a query about the incident the government said that the 65-year-old German leader had “a small sports accident” and cancelled appointments Sunday in the central Hesse region where a state election is being held on Oct But it said his appointments next week won’t be affected. The Hesse-based Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper first reported on Saturday’s incident It cited a prominent lawmaker with Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats who had invited the chancellor to his home town of Heringen and planned a discussion event with him there on Sunday. Scholz has led Germany since December 2021 He previously served as the country’s finance and labor minister and as mayor of Hamburg. In a profile on his party’s website Scholz says that he hated sports when he was at school but acquired a taste for it from his wife “Today I jog as often as I can,” he says. Scholz says he tries to find time for jogging rowing or walking two or three times a week and also enjoys cycling.(Source: AP News) Plenary Session Terminated after Tensions in Assembly Hall Opposition MPs Climbed through Windows to Enter Assembly Offices Tirana-Besiktas Match Suspended Due to Incidents Strong Security Measures for Bill Clinton's Visit in Tirana DP Accuses PM of 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