Lars Bartkuhn has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 35 episodes and was first played on 23 February 2016.

A music lover from early childhood, Lars composed his first pieces with a synthesizer & sequencer, when he got his first guitar at the age of 13. He fell deeply in love with music from the likes of: Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker & John Coltrane. He traveled around, in the following years, playing as a session musician in jazz quartets, funk crews, Brazilian bands and fusion combos - always searching for new vibes / styles. By the mid 90's, Lars'd become fascinated with the deep & soulful sides of house music, forming the Needs production team / label alongside his brother Marek & DJ Yannick.