“Turns out I’m not a machine after all”: Purple Disco Machine halts touring over sudden hearing loss
The German producer has cancelled a month of shows on doctors’ orders. He has lived with tinnitus for 25 years, but never, he says, this severely.
Purple Disco Machine — real name Tino Piontek — has announced a break from touring and cancelled every scheduled show for a month ahead, citing sudden hearing loss and a flare-up of tinnitus.
The artist announced it on his Instagram on 18 June.
The hearing problems began three weeks before the statement, and doctors insisted on rest. “Trust me when I say that I haven’t taken this decision lightly,” Piontek wrote. “Being unable to honour my commitments is one of the hardest things for me, especially knowing that so many of you were planning to come and see me.”
He has lived with tinnitus for 25 years, but says it has never been this severe. “The good news is that this is a temporary setback. Right now, the most important thing is giving my ears the rest they need so I can recover properly and return at 100%. Turns out I’m not a machine after all!”
The cancellations include a show in Mexico City and California’s Day Trip Festival. The break runs until mid-July, when his Thursday night residency at Pacha Ibiza begins and carries through the rest of the summer.
As ONE//FM reported earlier, Ukrainian DJ Miss Monique is holding an Ibiza residency for a second year running this season — her night runs in the Club Room at Hï.
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