It's finally happening - my arrival into the Helsinki club scene, where I'm ready to shake the nation one dance floor at a time, starting with @lepishelsinki on 10 January.
Save your tears for the dance floor!
Thank you @lappelduvidefest for inviting me to perform at your second edition - and what a brilliant weekend it was, thanks to the hard work of my dear friends Sebastian and Maija, whose passion and dedication to the dark alternative scene inspires me to do more with @clubmaldoro .
Most importantly, I'm forever grateful to have met such lovely people from all over Europe, who came together to share our appreciation for the niche genres within dark alternative music, a scene that thrives on collaboration and experimentation.
I'm also honoured to have experienced the superior sound system of @kult_helsinki , which was a real treat for a humble club DJ such as myself. Don't hesitate to book me more often if you dare!
Photo taken by @simopukkinen.vga .
🤌 🍕 CLUB MALDORO goes Italo
Robert Scarr on Turun ja Helsingin yöelämässä toimiva DJ, esiintyjä sekä maanalaisesti tunnetun vaihtoehtoklubin Club Maldoron tuottaja, jonka musiikki ammentaa tyypillisesti post-punkin ja elektronisen tanssimusiikin maailmasta.
Kesärauhassa Scarr vaihtaa synkät soundinsa sähköiseen italodiskoon, jonka nostalgiassa on jotain uutta, vanhaa ja iänaikkisen ajatonta - Italodiscon näyttävästä olemuksesta tinkimättä! 🍸 Club Maldoron goes Italo kannustaa festarikansan pistämään parasta päälleen ja vapauttamaan oman autenttisen itsensä!
🍒 PE 12.6. klo 18.30–21.00
KESÄRAUHA | 12.–14.6.2026 | LINNANPUISTO, TURKU
Robert Scarr is a Turku-based DJ, performer, nightlife personality and events producer, known for hosting the monthly event Club Maldoro. With a background in dance and performing arts, his sets weave stark synths and propulsive rhythms into a haunting tapestry, resulting in a sound best described as "electronic body horror".
Club Maldoro was founded in January 2025 as a reaction to the lack of dark alternative music events in Turku, having since become a sanctuary for the city's misunderstood. Characterised by the highly stylised dark glamour of its attendees as well as unusual guest DJ appearances, the monthly event continues to serve as the city's boldest celebration of post-punk, darkwave and EBM.
Psyched to join forces with Club Maldoro on a few gloomy but glamorous occasions ✨✨ we'll be guest DJing in Turku's @oe_bar
On April 18th followed by Club Maldoro at L'Appel du Vide on Friday, 8 May.
Day, weekend & afterparty tickets available via the link in bio.
@robert.scarr@clubmaldoro@kult_helsinki
KULT Live: L'Appel du Vide Festival
Fri 8 & Sat 9 May, 2026
#lappelduvide #kult #minimalwave #darkwave #lappelduvidefestival
Guess whose DJ bookings have recently started picking up in Helsinki? What's better, I'm going to be playing there even more than in Turku, so you might as well get used to seeing me more often in Helsinki's alternative nightlife scene, starting on 10 January with @lappelduvidefest !
In the meantime, I'm planning to have a little break from anything work-related, having arrived in Belgium this week to spend the holidays with my beloved long-distance partner, including my 29th birthday; I just love getting older.
Photo taken by @alppasphotography .
I've always loved being in front of the camera; it's just so much fun, being able to perform without having to perform. I even used to dream of becoming an alternative model once, not that I ever had what it takes to work as one.
As long as I can live the fantasy of being an alternative model every once in a while, I don't mind not having that dream come true; like me becoming an actor, it's one of those dreams that doesn't have to be realised for me to enjoy doing what I do.
Photos taken by @alppasphotography .
This week I was interviewed by @turunsanomat about what it's like to produce and host my own club night, @clubmaldoro , for a news piece that's going to be released sometime soon.
First of all, I feel so grateful that my work will be discussed on the third most popular newspaper in Finland - it's reaching a broader audience than I could've ever imagined possible at this stage of my career as an event producer.
That being said, I hope that this visibility won't bite back in the form of increased harassment (and violence) during the event.
@clubmaldoro is my life right now, if only for the simple fact that I absolutely love my work and seeing how it brings people together; it's that glimmer of hope in these trying times, an escape from the harsh realities of the outside world.
That's why the slogan of the event is and always will be: "Leave your woes at the doorstep and enter only as your most authentic self."
Photos taken by @ollikarvonen .
I can't stress enough how excited I am for the next @clubmaldoro that's happening in only two weeks at @oe_bar , the home of the most macabre dance event in town.
This summer will feature DJs and artists from all over the country, as I've been looking for names that you don't often see in line-ups; if you know someone who should perform at @clubmaldoro , hit me up here or by email at [email protected]!
I'm also honoured to be playing elsewhere this summer, but more on that in the coming weeks!
Photo taken by @valokuvaajahiljamustonen .
If you had asked me years ago if I was going to be hosting my own club night in 2025, you know what my answer would've been?
YES!
Because I was never one to settle for what I had - in fact, my whole life is dedicated to toning it up, about settling for more. When I started getting booked more frequently, this was what I had in mind from the start.
Dark yet danceable, @clubmaldoro is the result of years spent in search of the ultimate alternative clubland fantasy, filled with a heavy dose of underground ethos and counter-culture flair.
On 15 March 2025, this celebration of freedom and defiance is set to continue at @oe_bar , lasting all night until 4:30am. Free entry, come as you are!
Photos taken by @hypermentalisaatio .
I had some astonishing photos taken by @valokuvaajahiljamustonen with the assistance of my dear friend @mona_bling , without whom I wouldn't have looked nearly as dapper as I did. Who would've thought that after all these years of not having any professional photos taken of me, I'd find myself in front of a camera once more? And certainly not for the last time, if you ask me.
More than ten years ago, I used to spend quite a lot of time being photographed. I was such a fabulous person back then – much more so than today – and a big middle finger to societal norms. Now, as there is no more footage from that time, I deeply regret erasing every trace of that existence due to fear of being outed as a queer person later on. Easily one of the biggest mistakes of my life.
But years have taught me to appreciate the person I was whilst growing up, which now lingers in my memories as a phantom of sorts. Perhaps a glimpse of him was seen during this particular session: I told the photographer to play "Enjoy the Silence", which she kindly did, and for a moment I was transported to another time and place... Until I was reminded why the present is called so.
When I was 15, I was that weird goth kid at school. I dressed like my namesake Robert Smith, with a similar deserted bird's nest on top of my head, and found my tribe amongst those who enjoyed his music. Since then, I've always had a soft spot for subcultures because we didn't try to fit in; we made our own rules. Whilst I never thought of myself as cool back then, I certainly do now.
That being said, my mother despised me for my courage to express myself so freely. Although she wasn't exactly religious, she accused me of Satanism for wearing black eyeliner and threatened to send me to a mental institution if I didn't change my blasphemous ways. Granted, her words fell on deaf ears, yet I still remember how much she degraded me for merely standing up for myself.
When people say that they've come a long way, I often think about the Myth of Sisyphus – a man condemned by the gods to an eternity of futile and hopeless labour only to fail time and time again. My life, too, once felt like such an uphill battle, yet instead of gods I was condemned by my own mother, and instead of an eternity I only spent 15 years in such futile and hopeless labour.
At 15, I left my home – I wasn't thrown out. Although certainly not easy, the decision to move out was entirely my own. After that, I went to good schools and made something out of my life to prove her wrong, and now, at the moment of my university graduation, I'm thriving thanks to my courage to express myself as freely as I did. That weird goth kid at school went places.
It's with these bittersweet feelings that I announce my new name, Robert Scarr, to the world, hoping to find solace in continuing to forge my own path; I've done it before and would it a million times again, much like Sisyphus.
Photos taken by @valokuvaajahiljamustonen .
