Given the question: Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.umek.si official website -rsb- - years active: 1993 -- present - landscape: yes - birth name: uros umek - origin: ljubljana , then sfr yugoslavia - genre: electronica , techno , tech house - alias: umek , error , kemu , mumps , nuca , polyvinyl , , ratcapa , thorax , tiga -lrb- 2 -rrb- , fotr zeta reticula -lrb- father -rrb- , alba patera - notable instruments: turntables - birth date: 16 may 1976 - name: dj umek - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - label: consumer astrodisco , 1605 , spinnin ' records , ultra records recreation , recycled loops , earresistible musick , - associated acts: valentino kanzyani - occupation: disc jockey , record producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dj umek .
The answer is:
uros umek -lrb- ; born may 16 , 1976 in ljubljana , slovenia -rrb- , better known as dj umek or simply umek , is a slovenian dance music composer and dj .musically active since 1993 , he is the owner of several techno record labels .in 1999 he founded consumer recreation and recycled loops , the former of which he co-runs with valentino kanzyani .recycled loops formed the sublabel earresistible musick in 2001 , and in 2007 umek founded the large techno label 1605 .in 2010 he won best techno artist at the beatport music awards , and in 2013 he was named best techno dj at the empo awards .in 2013 , he won best techno track at the international dance music awards , and the following year he won best techno/tech house artist .he has recently released singles and remixes on spinnin ' records and ultra records , working with artists such as groovebox and waka flocka .