Cotumo has been establishing his reputation as a well known DJ in Berlin since 2004 with his DJ-sets at Clubs like the WMF, Arena or Bar25 and more than 50 other clubs as well as at many festivals in and around Berlin. He has also spun records at parties in London, Wales, Turin, Graz, Zurich and Moscow and is also known for his radio broadcasts on stations like Deepmix.ru, Proton Radio, RTS.FM and many more. Since 2008 Cotumo has intensified his passion for producing his own music. His first solo production 'Underkill EP' will appear in May 2009 on 3rd Wave Music.

Nowadays Cotumo concentrates his energie on his collaboration with The Ascent: AKA AKA. Under contract with Oliver Koletzki’s label Stil vor Talent, March 2009 saw their debut 'Voegeln EP ' released and supported by artists like Dubfire, Claude VonStroke and Troy Pierce. It hopped into the Beatport main charts within three days! Without ever having played live together, AKA AKA already have a busy schedule and Cotumo & The Ascent are ready to thrill bookers from Berlin (Watergate, Rechenzentrum, Arena Club…), Zuerich (Rote Fabrik) and Muenster (Favela) with their new liveact.