Former member of German electronic music band Kraftwerk, Bartos left the band in 1990. He soon after founded Elektric Music in 1992, releasing two albums under the name. He would also release music with the band Electronic in 1996. At the turn of the millennium, Bartos began releasing music under his own name, with the single ‘15 Minutes of Fame’ in 2000 and then later including that song as part of his 2003 album Communication. His second solo album, Off the Record, was released in 2013.