VORTEX

On Sunday, 31 May, @vortex.bx , @ima.brussels and @mood.shifters combine forces to invite you to a FREE OPEN AIR. ☀️ Save the date - summer starts here! 🔥 A high-energy selection of your favorite local DJs, paired in a carefully curated b2b lineup from start to finish, is waiting for you. 📍Location will be disclosed closer to the event. You wouldn't want to miss this one. Graphic design by @_nightshift_studio

On the 30th of August, @vollenbak.brussels x @vortex.bx x @155_bpm combine forces to take over Place Jean Rey for one of Brussels' biggest open air festivals. 🌐 Party with us in the heart of Brussels on one of the six stages scattered across the city for a massive day full of music and energy — from hard groove to trance and bouncy beats, delivered by your favorite artists. 🎟️ Presale tickets in bio. Early birds are going fast. And the party doesn't stop there. We're also teaming up to host an afterparty at @lafabriekcitygate . Stay tuned for a line up that will keep you going all night long. Let’s make this one unforgettable. See you there! Vollenbak — Vortex — 155 bpm Visuals by @paul_from_where ——————————————— VOLLENBAK is an independent media and event platform based in Brussels, driven by a deep love for electronic music and a commitment to supporting the next wave of talent in a constantly shifting scene. Through its events, Vollenbak offers spaces where both emerging and established artists can connect with audiences through bold and immersive performances. As a media platform, Vollenbak highlights the voices of artists and collectives through exclusive mixes and interviews on YouTube — aiming to reflect, document, and support a culture in transformation, rich in diversity and community energy. VORTEX is a boundary-pushing, definition-blending sound experimentation party concept that challenges conventional ideas of electronic music. It’s a space where emerging Belgian and international artists can escape labels and categories, exploring raw, unfiltered creativity. Each VORTEX event is to be experienced as a movement to celebrate the undefinable, a vortex that pulls the crowd into an immersive experience where music speaks louder than words through rhythmic, electronic grooves. 155 BPM is a Brussels-based collective dedicated to turning the spirit of underground culture and community into a true experience. We create events that highlight and support emerging artists — mainly from Belgium — while offering music lovers a fresh and original nightlife experience, with unique lineups, welcoming atmospheres.

Highlights from our Women’s Week panel on opportunities for women in entertainment. Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to such meaningful and insightful conversations. @brusselsbynight_ @vortex.bx @continental_bxl @dariadette @the.poppy.show @lynxandme Photos by @luciano.miglio

Our Women’s Week kicks off tomorrow In collaboration with @brusselsbynight_ & @vortex.bx we’re opening with a powerful panel discussion featuring inspiring women shaping the entertainment industry. Our panellists will share their stories, challenges, and visions for the future. Location: @continental_bxl - Pl. De Brouckère 41, 1000 Reception: 18:00 Panels: 19:00 – 20:30 DJ sets: 20:30 – 23:00 Register via the link in our bio

Final names! Talk first, Dance after. Join us for a VERY timely panel discussion on women in entertainment. Women, nightlife, challenges, change - all on the table. Monday, 3 March, at Continental. Part of @femmebass ' Women’s Week, in collaboration with @brusselsbynight_ . Registration link in bio. 🔗

Bits to beats. 🎭🎶 Last week, together with @ima.brussels we hosted an unprecedented event of making people both dance and laugh, with the special help of @insecure_dangereux . Thank you to the talented and absolutely hilarious @bibi_louis , @bigtitcomedy , @sergej.sky and @trizzcom . 💙 @paramour.bxl was also filled with the groovy and sexy sounds of @donato.music , @__holiness , @bem.iraa and @gucccifer_bpm ❤️‍🔥🔥 Last but not least, we want to warmly thank all of our volunteers who made this event possible, smoothly operating the bar! 🫶🫶 See you very soon. 💜💜

@bem.iraa is a techno DJ from Brussels whose dynamic, high-energy sets explore diverse realms of electronic music from hypnotic, trippy techno to driving hardgroove. She has performed at renowned venues such as Fuse and UMI, as well as on local radio stations including Bruzz and Charged Radio (Ghent). As the founder of @ima.brussels , a fresh party series in Brussels, bemira is carving out a space for bold electronic and techno sounds, bringing a unique energy to the city’s nightlife. Catch her playing for @vortex.bx and @ima.brussels next Saturday, 31 January, at @paramour.bxl . Free entry! Free ticket necessary - secure your spot via the link in bio.

Hard yet playful, @gucccifer_bpm explores the full spectrum of energetic rhythms, moving between driving techno, euphoric trance, and groove-led momentum. Bulgarian-born and globally curious, she thrives in a dual identity - a bouncy, trance-charged intensity and a darker, hypnotic driving techno force - bringing whichever energy the dancefloor calls for. She has brought this energy to dancefloors in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands, including iconic spots like Fuse, UMI, La Fabriek, and Illegaal. She is also the founder of @vortex.bx , a project that creates events with and for bold, forward-thinking artists. Catch her playing for @vortex.bx and @ima.brussels next Saturday, 31 January, at @paramour.bxl . Free entry! Free ticket necessary - secure your spot via the link in bio.

@__holiness is a Brussels-based DJ crafting high-energy, sensual club sets rooted in techno. Mixing since 2022, she found her sound through rave culture and a desire to transform spaces and bodies. Her selections blend percussive and progressive techno with sexy tracks and Latin grooves, often carried by hypnotic vocals. Her sets move between tension and release, building immersive dancefloor experiences driven by intensity, confidence and freedom. She is also the co-founder of WE TAKE OVER, a FINTA collective and event series centered on club culture and visibility. Catch her playing for @vortex.bx and @ima.brussels next Saturday, 31 January, at @paramour.bxl . Free entry! Free ticket necessary - secure your spot via the link in bio.

Whether behind the decks or in the studio, @donato.music knows how to get you dancing. Straight from Brussels, he brings his track selection to get your feet stomping. Sometimes light and uplifting, sometimes deep and dark, he builds his sets from elements of Techno in the broadest sense but his favorite playground still is Hardgroove territory. Catch him playing for @vortex.bx and @ima.brussels next Saturday, 31 January, at @paramour.bxl . Free entry! Free ticket necessary - secure your spot via the link in bio.

VORTEX x IMA invite Insecure & Dangereux Meet the Comedians! ᥫ᭡ @insecure_dangereux is Brussels’ longest-running English-language comedy collective, bringing international headliners and outstanding local talent to venues across the city since 2018. Constantly exploring new territories for stand-up comedy, they curate a selection of Belgium’s finest English-speaking comedians to gently warm up the dance floor. Get your free ticket to secure your spot - link in bio ❀

IMA × VORTEX gather once more for a special edition at the temporary space @paramour.bxl . For this FREE edition, we are blurring boundaries with a special guest: Insecure & Dangereux. Join us for a night where comedy flows into music, drifting toward a shared pulse. Secure your spot - get your free ticket now! Link in bio. ⧉ Free event · Limited capacity - No free ticket, no entry ◦ Saturday, 31/01 ◦ 7.30 PM-2 AM ⟡ Paramour, Brussels Comedy @bibi_louis @bigtitcomedy @sergej.sky @trisianbarber DJs @bem.iraa @donato.music @gucccifer_bpm @__holiness @vortex.bx is a boundary-pushing, genre-blurring party concept that resists definition. Offering emerging Belgian and international artists a space for raw, unfiltered sound and artistic exploration, each event unfolds as an immersive movement where hypnotic electronic rhythms pull the crowd into a powerful, wordless experience of the undefinable. @ima.brussels is a Brussels-based event series dedicated to electronic music and techno, highlighting underground and emerging artists. Rooted in intimacy and authenticity, carefully curated line-ups and atmospheres create timeless experiences of sound and connection. @insecure_dangereux is Brussels’ longest-running English-language comedy collective, bringing international headliners and outstanding local talent to venues across the city since 2018. Constantly exploring new territories for stand-up comedy, they curate a selection of Belgium’s finest English-speaking comedians to gently warm up the dance floor. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination or intolerance at our event.