ARTISTS

IO

IO, known as Iona Fulton, is a British artist and DJ who after growing up near Leicester moved around the world before settling in Rotterdam. Her artist practice is centred around music, clubbing and their importance to individual and collective health.

Gymnasty

Gymnasty (Haris Belgic) is a fresh name in the merging scene of The Hague. He’s known for playing fast but funky rhythms. Haris explores the connection between slapping rhythms and an improvisational approach.

Funkyard Soundsystem

Funkyard Soundsystem has been at the heart of the Amsterdam music scene for almost ten years organizing heart felt soirees, bringing together the most preeminent artists of the genres in an ever evolving and growing scene of good music and wondrous musical aspirations.

Bobby Boycott

Born and raised with hardcore punk always playing in the background, Bobby Boycott now approaches DJ’ing from that same perspective. Expect heavy but highly danceable electronics with a hint of punk.

doo-bop

doo-bop is the co-founder of the Low G Court and Club Bizarre parties and is also resident at Operator Radio. You could describe his sets as an adventure in sounds from the past that are way ahead of their time and deserve a place on our dance floors now.

DJ Nofo

DJ Nofo is a vinyl nerd who brings you electro, breakbeat, and techno as well as other bangers and soothing ambient moments. He is Utrecht based but was born in the dreamy hills of Switzerland where he discovered electronic music.

Pierrot

Pierrot is a DJ and collector from Rotterdam with Flemish roots, born in the 80’s. His sets, shows, and mixtapes are based on fundamental sounds collected over the years.

Glenn Hill

Glenn Hill is a DJ, record collector and musician from Rotterdam and crew member at The Listening Club.

Toewan

Toine van Mourik (Toewan) has been a musical glutton from a young age, consuming all that crosses his path. By always being on the hunt for new, mind-bending and extraordinary sounds, his taste is broad and frequently shifting, which is reflected in his sets.

The Low G Court

The Low G Court has been observed from mother earth. In orbit around our blue planet a pulsing asteroid with a different atmosphere, a crisp remedy to your corporel envelop.

Lebollet

Lebollet was born in Córdoba, but now lives in Madrid. Lebollet currently has a weekly residence in the heart of the Spanish capital. He is able to merge his repertoire with rhythms such as Disco, Chugging, Italo, Electro, EBM, Postpunk, and Darkwave.

Bella Hall

Bella Hall is a Swiss DJ based in Rotterdam. She is 1/5 of the all women DJ collective AMPFEMININE which aims to create opportunities for minorities within the DJ scene.

Marie

Coming from a classical background, Marie always strives to tell an emotional story while at the same time creating energy that makes people want to move.

Ninalash!

Being born in the very late years of the Soviet era, in sunny Uzbekistan, Ninalash has been playing the piano since she was 5 years old. She became familiar with the European electronic music scene during her studies in Spain.

Imhotel

Imhotel roams the fields that connect Downtempo Hip-hop, Trip-hop, Bass, IDM and even Footwork. Eerie soundscapes, synths gone mad and glitchy rhythms welcome you into his world of Psychedelic beats.

Winterdagen

Winterdagen is a Dutch neo-classical group fronted by composer Mink Steekelenburg. After releasing their debut EP on 1631 recordings, they have built a following through live apperances at Dutch festivals such as Oerol, Motel Mozaique and Grasnapolsky.

Adrian Marth

Adrian Marth is a DJ and producer known for being a driving force in Barcelona’s Electro and Italo disco scene. He is the label owner of Italo Moderni.

Fillide

Fillide aims to create a journey through different musical ages and cultures mixed with an electronic base that links with Disco, House or Techno.

Arrocha

Arrocha covers a wide terrain of musica. In a nomadic way, she explores different electronic genres and collects an array of tracks.

Tjetjoebetja

Rotterdam-based DJ who loves combining rap and rave. Tjetjoebetja started 2 years ago with turning tables on an old controller.

Jetti Steffers

Jetti Steffers is one of the founders of the Rotterdam club BAR, half of the DJ duo Jetti & Post, and co-founder of BAR Records.

DJ Shahmaran

Hailing from occupied Kurdistan and the Netherlands, DJ Shahmaran currently has found his home in the Rotterdam queer scene.

Kimmah

Born in Utrecht, based in Rotterdam, but raised Vietnamese, the sounds of her ancestors still echo through Kimmah’s music today.

Lilli Zylka

A Berlin/Rotterdam student of the creative industries with a passion in documenting her audio-visual impressions of daily life.

OG Karin

OG Karin is known for her sets at Keilecafe and Weelde, and is now part of the Weelde residency team. She spins different genres such as Breaks, Trance, House, and Electro.

Tango Soundsystem

Being both obsessed with music and events, it’s no surprise that Tango Soundsystem was founded after Wouter and Wilco met at a notorious brown café in Delft.

David Meyer

David Meyer is a DJ based in Madrid. His influences range from EBM to Italo, Disco and Dark Wave.

Rob Seurat

Founder of DJ collective and monthly party series: Exile Brooklyn.

Mila Black

Mila Black is a Rotterdam based music collector and DJ. Playfully blending a multitude of genres, she is a true style bender creating unique and visual sets.

FOMO Soundsystem

Luuk, Mats, Merlijn and Sjoerd will alternate behind the decks, or independently take you on a journey through various sounds. From House to Electro through Disco and back!

María Latina

María Latina is a DJ and Selector based in Madrid. The sound she spins goes from World to Chicago House through Disco.

Sara Allan

Sara Allan is a Visual Artist based in Amman, Jordan. She aims to translate feelings into mixtapes.

Operating Modus

As head honcho of Open Source Radio and a music aficionado in the purest of forms, Operating Modus expresses his affinity for heavyweight electro, driving EBM, quirky breaks and atmospheric IDM through a variety of forms.

James Ward

James Ward is an all round creative in the music industry working as a promoter, radio presenter, photographer and DJ. He presents the Pretend radio show on Threads every month.

Dienaar

Dienaar (full name Lorenzo Dienaar) is a DJ, vocalist and aspiring producer residing in Rotterdam. He is the founder of Lo Fidelity.

Ground16

Ground16 is an artist from Vevey, Switzerland. He has released tracks and EPs on labels such as Lo Fidelity, Juicy Traxxx, Gestalt Records or Neo Violence, and has played at places like Paloma Bar, HÖR Berlin or Folklor.

Mowgli

From smooth PPU grinders to heavy paradise garage hitters and duty electro through slow tempo dreamy electronics. Mowgli will for sure make you boogie.

Invalid Request

Creator of DRLD Radio and known for his atmospheric and dreamy but still pounding deep tracks. Invalid Request knows how to guide you through the musical spectrum he adores the most.

Snackbar the Ambassador

Snackbar The Ambassador is a moniker of transdisciplinary artist Matthias König, based in The Hague, interweaving music, performance- and visual arts.

Archipel Soundsystem

Four friends living in the city of Nijmegen share the same passion for music. Together they strive towards the sweetest groove at gigs and at the Archipel club nights.

Domstad Italo Squad

Three Utrecht bound DJ’s with a passion for disco from the era of neon lights, synthesizers & fast sports cars.

YOPO

While Yopo’s personal calm and cool may lead you into one vision, do leave some space for alternatives. His audacious selection and hunt for mind-bending records might just do the trick.

Pim and Proper

Pim and Proper is a Rotterdam based DJ. He plays music from a wide array of styles within electronic music. His mixes are often blend-heavy, tight and energetic.

Nelly Dragon

Nelly Dragon wants to recover the 90s rave sounds. Her DJ sets range from old school trance to hard-hitting acid creating a dark yet groovy atmosphere.

Lucky Blue

Lucky Blue are a Rotterdam based indie-rock band that have come a long way since the release of their first single ”Alone”.

Shady Lady

Shady Lady’s usual set is teaming with emotion, colour, a sense of kitsch aesthetic but with an eclectic knowledge of disco and house music.

Sydney Rahimtoola

The root of Sydney’s work is photo based, but her practice is interdisciplinary, merging performance, community based practice, photography, and moving image installations together.

Carlos Alan Eperon Beltrán

Carlos Alan Eperon has brought together his love of the art world and of the Dutch dance scene on his platform Every day is Friday, where you can see interviews with musicians and recorded DJ sets.

Siem Beets

Siem Beets, known on stage as Stiib, is an artist, producer and DJ living in The Hague.

Kookkamer Soundsystem

Stijn Sibbel and Sjoerd Van den Berg have been deejaying for the past four years as Kookkamer Soundsystem at both house parties and clubs in Rotterdam.

Miri Floores

Originally from Rio De Janeiro, Miri moved to the Netherlands, where she continues to pursue her creative vision – creating music that combines stunning melodies with infectious grooves and great beats.

HEF COLLECTIVE

HEF Collective is a selection of Rotterdam’s freshest new talents from the underground electronic scene, housing multiple artists with styles from Techno to House and back.

BöRK

Börk draws his inspiration from mashup and dystopic cyberculture. Introducing us to the hallucenative as well as the desolate aspects of both cultures.

Jeff Solo

One of the most active and diversely talented musical artists that Rotterdam has to offer, Jeff Solo has been steadily working as a DJ, producer and event programmer for the better part of a decade.

Bonno Getz

Bonno Getz is the singer, multi-instrumentalist and frontman of the exciting new band ‘The Happy Paps’.

Sven Peetoom

Sven Peetoom is a 26-year-old filmmaker from Rotterdam who has already directed and written many short films and documentaries.

Lo Fidelity

Lo Fidelity is a Rotterdam collective focused on Lo-fi house and Techno music. They have hosted both international acts and local talents from the city’s scene.

Tom Vrolijk

Based in Rotterdam / The Hague, artist Tom Vrolijk has recently put together his latest band ‘’The Tommyrots’’, recognized for its catchy beats, melodic guitars, and harmonic vocals.