Vordruck TR-909 · Online edition · Bundesamt für Technowesen
Bundesamt für Technowesen
Federal Office for Techno Affairs
Referat 4/4 · Lizenzwesen · Postfach 909 · 10243 Berlin
Vordruck / Form
TR-909
Online-Ausgabe 303
Eingangsstempel
Received

Antrag auf Erteilung einer Technolizenz

Application for a Techno License · Classes A, B, C, D and L
Aktenzeichen / File no.
Assigned on submission

Hinweise zum Ausfüllen · How to complete this form

  1. The form converts your answers to block capitals in black ink. Other colors of ink are not available.
  2. Click a box to cross it. Shade scales and grids by dragging across them.
  3. Red arrows tell you where to go next. Annexes you are routed to appear in section J.
  4. Your draft is kept in this browser until you clear it.
  5. Processing time: 4/4 weeks. At 130 BPM that is just under two seconds.
Legal basis: § 1 Technowesengesetz (TWG), read together with the 2024 listing of Berlin techno culture as intangible cultural heritage.
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Vorprüfung Eligibility pre-check

Answer before you continue

0.1Can you count to four, repeatedly, for six hours?

0.2Does your favorite track run longer than seven minutes?

0.3Have you ever spoken into a microphone during your own set?

A

Angaben zur Person Applicant

A3Previous artist names

Including any that contained “DJ”, “Lil” or a number. Treated confidentially. The authority will not laugh out loud.
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Bar residencies count as half.

A7How did you arrive at techno?

A8Name the Belleville Three

No lookups. The authority can tell.
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B

Tempoerklärung Tempo declaration

.BPM
±BPM

B3Have you ever pitched a record to +8 and called it a choice?

B4Operating range

Drag across every tempo you play. It fills in from B1 and B2 until you shade it yourself. The zone your range touches decides your license class and which annex you owe.
C

Groove- und Kickprobe Groove and kick specimen

Pencil permitted in this section only

C1Your signature groove, one bar

Click or drag to shade steps. The kick row has been pre-filled by the authority for your convenience. It cannot be altered.

C2Swing

C3Kick specimen

Draw the amplitude envelope of one kick, as you would ship it. The authority will measure the decay.
No specimen drawn

C4Kick character

C5Acid line settings

Drag a knob up or down, or focus it and use the arrow keys, to where you usually leave it.

C6Acid competence

Can you program an acid line without looking at the screen?

More than 50 qualifies for the acid endorsement.

C7Describe your sound in three words

The words “dark”, “driving”, “hypnotic” and “journey” have been used up and are no longer available.
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D

Stilistische Einordnung Classification test

One cross per row
The answer key is held by Referat 4/4. Rows answered “Disputed” are discussed at the next plenary session (Sunday, 14:00, in the garden). “Refuse to answer” is the correct answer for at least one row.
E

Verhalten am Pult Conduct in the booth

E1Your mixing face

Cross the face you make during a long blend. Your photo will be compared.
times
Each instance deducts two points. Pointing at the crowd counts as one arm.
barsIf more than 32: Annex B

E4Have you pressed Sync in the last 12 months?

E5Headphones

E6Hearing protection

Licenses are valid for 10 years. Hearing is not renewable. Applicants answering “Always” receive a free renewal.

E7The system crashes mid-set. You:

E8A guest asks for a track. You:

E9The lights come on. You:

E10Phone camera at the door

F

Ästhetische Konformität Aesthetic compliance

F1Primary stage wardrobe color

Color reproduction on screens is not guaranteed. If you cannot tell the swatches apart, you are on the right track.
Set the visibility you consider correct for a dancefloor. The scale is logarithmic.
Visibility

F3Your track titles are usually

Labels named after a postcode count double.

F5Does your merchandise include a white T-shirt?

F6Your logo is

F7Your press photo was taken

G

Einsatzzeit und Ausdauer Slot and stamina

G1Preferred slot

Drag across the hours you want to play. One weekend, Saturday 22:00 to Monday 12:00.
hmin

G3Proof of G2

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You will not be asked why you know.
H

Ausrüstung Setup

H1You perform with

H3Rider, three items max.

A crate of Club-Mate counts as one item.
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I

Bürgen References

Two licensed practitioners, not related to you
TR-

Where you met

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Where you met

License numbers end in a check digit: the last digit of the sum of the first four. The authority checks.
J

Anlagen Annexes

Appear here when your answers route you to them
No annexes required so far. Congratulations.
K

Erklärung und Unterschrift Declaration and signature

K3Signature

Sign with mouse or finger

K4Processing fee, paid in

Nur für amtliche VermerkeFor official use only · Completed by Referat 4/4 on submission

License class granted

Groove (C1) assessed as

Door decision

This form is satire. The Bundesamt für Technowesen does not exist and nobody needs a license to play techno. Wear earplugs anyway.