Plastik Funk are a music duo consisting of Rafael Ximenez-Carrillo and Mikio Gruschinske^[1] who teamed up with Tujamo and Sneakbo for their single "Dr. Who!", which peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

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Plastik Funk were formed in 2002 while Ximenez-Carrillo and Gruschinke were at high school. Ximenez-Carrillo was born in Madrid but emigrated to Grevenbroich, Nordrhein-Westfalen, whereas Gruschinke spent the former part of his life in Tokyo before settling in Berlin.^[3] They began DJing hip-hop at high school but after hearing the works of Frankie Knuckles and David Morales, switched to house.^[3] They met after becoming the DJs at two different nightclubs in Düsseldorf,^[3] They released their debut, the "Do It Right" EP, in 2003, and a string of club hits enabled them to tour around Germany and beyond.^[3] Since then they have remixed the likes of David Guetta, Robyn, Shaggy, and Deadmau5.^[3]

In 2011, they released thirteen singles, one of which was their first hit - a cover of C+C Music Factory's Everybody Dance Now, which penetrated the German charts.^[3] As a result, they were asked to commission a number of compilation album, including the German Ministry of Sound's 2009 Sessions.^[3] Their largest hit, Who, was first released in 2012 and gained the acclaim of Avicii, and was played at the Miami club the Winter Music Conference.^[3] Following its success, they toured all over the world and started living in Spain. In 2014, Who was remixed and turned into Dr. Who! ft. Sneakbo, which charted at #21 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

In 2018, Raphael Ximenez-Carrillo start touring without Mikio Gruschinske, because Mikio has problem with his back.^[4]

On 3 January 2020, Plastik Funk, with Nervo and Tim Morrison, released a cover of Pointer Sisters' "Dare Me".^[5]