Formed in 2009 by Tiffany Roth, W. Andrew Raposo, Morgan Wiley, and Carter Yasutake, Midnight Magic is responsible for some of the most beloved 'new classics' from the disco-revival era of the early oughts including club mainstays "Beam Me Up" and "Drop Me A Line." Through their collaboration with Brooklyn jazz legend Nick Roseboro, former Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires drummer Caito Sanchez, saxophone and synthesizer wizard Julio Monterrey and past members Max Goldman, Andrew Frawley, and Jason Disu, Midnight Magic casts a genre defying spell on sweaty discotheques and festival stages across the universe.
Fantastic Twins is Julienne Dessagne’s project, exploring dual characters through a singular sonic vision. A producer, songwriter, and acclaimed live performer, she has released on Optimo Music, supported Bicep on tour, and earned recognition from electronic icons including the late Andrew Weatherall. Her album Two Is Not a Number received praise from DJ Mag, Electronic Sound, Future Music, and Harper’s Bazaar for its blend of euphoria, beauty, and tragedy.
Combining synthesisers, samplers, modular effects, and her own vocals, Dessagne crafts immersive live sets that fuse techno, Kosmische, and contemporary psychedelia. She has performed at venues such as Berghain, MIRA Digital Arts Festival, fabric, Robert Johnson, and Nuits Sonores, as well as fashion shows for Dior, JW Anderson, and Acne Studios, cultivating a devoted following across diverse audiences.
JEANS TEAM was founded in 1995 by Reimo Herfort and Franz Schütte, both active members of galerie berlintokyo in Berlin Mitte, a key meeting point for artists and musicians at the time. The gallery also served as their first studio, where much of their early work was recorded. Soon after, Henning Watkinson and Gunther Kreis joined as full members, with the song “Henning” written to convince Watkinson to join the band.
To date, JEANS TEAM has released five official albums and thirteen singles on labels such as Nadel Eins, Alkomerz, Kitty-Yo, Louisville and Pluxemburg. Their sound ranges from minimal punk to electronic pop and alternative dance. Always self-produced, they founded Nadel Eins Studio Berlin, now a respected recording, production and mastering space. In 2017, the band expanded their catalogue with two previously unreleased albums and singles.
Massimiliano Pagliara was born in Tricase, in the deep south of Italy, where he grew up surrounded by a wide range of music, from rap and reggae to classical, dub and 60s rock’n’roll. After moving to Milan in 1997, he studied theatre, dance and choreography at the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi, while discovering experimental electronic artists such as Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and Autechre.
After graduating, he relocated to Berlin, continuing his studies in contemporary dance and immersing himself in the city’s underground techno scene, notably OstGut. In 2003, his focus shifted fully to DJing, which soon led to music production. Today, Pagliara is deeply devoted to analog synthesis, spending most of his time in his home studio crafting new music.
Nadia Struiwigh is a live artist and producer known for expressing deep emotion through machines, moving fluidly between ambient, electro and techno. Her music, released on labels such as Central Processing Unit, Nous’klaer Audio and Dekmantel, ranges from intricate sequenced rhythms to expansive melodic soundscapes. Rooted in Rotterdam and now based in Berlin, her sound reflects a strong affinity with techno culture.
Influenced early on by Warp-era electronica and downtempo, Struiwigh combines technical precision with an intuitive, human approach to composition. Her live performances vary from immersive, beatless sets to high-energy club shows, often improvised and shaped by ever-changing hardware setups. A Tresor resident, she also shares her broad musical taste through mix series for platforms including RA, Phantasy, Bleep and Red Light Radio.
Berlin native Sascha Funke has been drawn to electronic music since his first encounter with euro-dance pop at the age of twelve. Since then, he has carved out a distinctive place at the forefront of contemporary dance music. Constantly searching for memorable melodies, driving rhythms and standout records, Funke is known for deep, sweeping sounds that transcend rigid genre boundaries.
Renowned for his pop-infused minimalism, he blends the direct with the mysterious in sleek, restrained arrangements that create rich atmospheres with minimal means. This approach is clearly heard on his highly influential albums Bravo (2003) and Mango (2008), both regarded as electronic classics and still widely played on dance floors around the world.
Chantal Michelle is a composer and interdisciplinary artist exploring the spatial and perceptual qualities of sound through feedback systems, multichannel composition and psychoacoustics. Her work spans installations, instruments, scores and recorded music, and has been presented internationally at institutions and festivals including MoMA, the Royal Academy of Arts, MUTEK and Café OTO.
Her releases appear on Shelter Press, Dinzu Artefacts, Superpang and Somewhere Press. She is a recipient of the 2026 Villa Aurora Artist Grant and the 2025 Berlin Senate Arbeitsstipendium, and holds an MFA from Bard College, New York.
Romain Rouffiac, founder of Meant Records, with releases on a plethora of labels from Relish to Throne of Blood and Darkroom Dubs to Death on Wax, former resident of the infamous Rex Club and the always great Rinse France among many, always on the edge, located on the gritty punk side of electronic music, they say. Man of so many solo actions but also invested in a diversity of shared projects such as Slow Porn on La Dame Noir and My Favorite Robot, Danse Alice on Lumiere Noire and Ombra Intl. and his latest collaboration with daWAd : We Are Le Turfu
PoP Campaign are a duo of music makers from Glasgow, Mark Scott and Anna Poulter (aka Exclamation Mark and Anna Gram), now based in London. Alongside with their 'POPAGANDA' as 'Bright, right and ready for the fight against the pretentious self-importance that plagues the industry today', their music is very danceable, but at the same time draws influences from the experimentalism of Krautrock. As a result, their debut album 'Kraut Popping' combines electronic dance styles with a more intellectual setting.
Glasgow native Luke Fowler has been involved in numerous projects spanning music, film and sound art. He was part of E. Bias, a Chicago house and Italo-inspired project with Richard Youngs and Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson, which told the story of fictional 1980s electronic musician Emmanuel Maggi and resulted in the Emmanuel Bias EP (Kick + Clap, 2017).
Following E. Bias, Fowler, Youngs and Thomson formed AMOR with double bassist Michael Francis Duch. The Glasgow-based quartet explores expansive, ecstatic forms of dance music, releasing acclaimed 12”s and the album Sinking Into a Miracle. Alongside music, Fowler is an established filmmaker and sound artist, exhibiting internationally in museums and galleries.
Yosoy are an electro pop duo who make analogue & modular coldwave.
A styled pop with experimental atmospheric flourishes similar to Fennesz / Tim Hecker with a bit of early New Order and dark disco mixed in.
Their first two EPs TALK and STOP are out now !
Ulysses began his DJ career in 1991, hosting his university’s first techno radio show before becoming a key figure in New York’s late-90s electro scene, where he promoted some of the city’s earliest large-scale electro parties. His events featured artists ranging from Alexander Robotnick and Arthur Baker to I.F., Miss Kittin & The Hacker and ADULT.
A longtime advocate of obscure disco and classic techno, he is best known for the piano house anthem Robotic Hypnotic Adventure from his Neurotic Drum Band collaboration with John Selway. Further collaborations include Filipsson & Ulysses, with releases on Internasjonal and Bearfunk. Blending dance music history with a forward-looking approach, Ulysses remains a singular and influential presence on the dance floor.
