Andreas Janetschko, known by his stage name Stickle, was born on November 13, 1982 in Linz, Austria. He has lived in Berlin since 2006 and established himself as an influential DJ and music producer in the hip-hop genre. Together with Chakuza, he formed the producer duo Beatlefield Productions in 2000, which initially gained fame in the Austrian underground scene. In 2005, they both signed a contract with the ersguterjunge label, where Stickle played a key role in Bushido's gold album Staatsfeind Nr. 1. Further productions include Chakuza's Suchen & Zerstören and Saad's Das Leben ist Saad. After ending his contract with ersguterjunge in 2010, Stickle releases the mixtape Ich weiß, was du letzten Sommer gehört hast, which contains exclusive tracks by artists such as Bizzy Montana and Vega. He then works as a live DJ for Casper and is involved in his albums XOXO and Hinterland. From 2016, Stickle collaborates with Yung Hurn and produces his album 1220. Further collaborations take place with artists such as Apache 207 and Pashanim. In November 2020, he founded the label November Eleven in cooperation with Four Music and signed artists such as nikan and Skrt Cobain. His most recent productions include the singles "Wiedaa" (2023) with Luciano and Yung Hurn and "Augenmaß" (2024) with Pashanim. The joint single "Noch nie gesehen" with Bausa will follow at the beginning of 2025 .
