Sónar 2026 - Thursday

Alba Franch

Arp Frique

Boys Noize

Cabaret Voltaire

Chris Stussy

Dutch DJ and producer known for slick, jazz-influenced minimal house and global tech-house hits.

Clementaum

Drawing from her fashion background and deeply inspired by the fierce ballroom community—this 360-talented, multi-disciplinary artist turns every stage into a larger-than-life dazzling, inclusive universe celebrating all identities. Boiler Room fave, Rinse FM resident and Music Producer of the Year nominee at the WME Awards, her sets are a must-see energy shot, serving Latin vibes and beyond. She effortlessly navigates baile funk, tribal house and techno, and has collaborated with global queer icons, preserving the legacy of LGBTQ+ Brazilian history and pushing their music to new heights. 2024 marked her debut European tour, with performances in eight countries, including shows at Primavera Sound, Whole Festival and Club Raum.

LAZA

Daniel Avery

British electronic music producer and DJ known for his psychedelic, ambient-tinged techno.

FUKCNORMAL

The Hacker

Michel Amato's contribution to electronic music can barely be overstated. As The Hacker, and under different aliases, he has inspired generations of dance music fans and artists. He continues to perform at the very top of his game, constantly evolving and challenging himself with boundary-pushing projects. Coming from the French city of Grenoble, Amato spent his younger years absorbing futuristic Techno sounds from Detroit, bands like Depeche Mode, New Order, Kraftwerk and Front 242, as well as Italo Disco and Acid House. Given the breadth of his influences, it’s no surprise Amato's own discography defies simple definition, covering a wide range of styles in the years since his first release in 1996. Traversing zeitgeists, Amato had a Techno phase, dipped into EBM, sci-fi tinged Electro and New Wave, but is perhaps most famous as a founding father of Electroclash. Peaking at the turn of the millennium, Electroclash fused technoid rhythms with humorous punk and synth-pop sensibilities. Amato met a kindred spirit in Miss Kittin and together they became of one the most iconic duos in electronic music. Her vocals proved the perfect match for his productions, lending them a certain accessibility and new found audience. Kittin's deadpan delivery brought flair to Electroclash hits such as ‘Champagne’ (1998) and ‘Frank Sinatra’ (2000); DJ Hell released the tracks, as well as numerous other Hacker & Kittin productions, on his seminal International Deejay Gigolo imprint. Managing to incorporate elements of popular music without ever sacrificing their authenticity, Amato and Miss Kittin sold hundreds of thousands of records and gained worldwide recognition. In 2004, Amato released his most well-recieved album to date, ‘Rêves Mécaniques’. Largely a solo record, it was a return to the more eerie and edgy, instrumental sound he had pursued in his early years. The album showed that, in the right hands, even this ice-cold, ravy, Acid sound was fit for the charts. The years since wtinessed Amato put out a wide array of his own club mutations, whilst working on remixes, a DVD containing interviews and live footage, mix CDs and his label GoodLife. Today, he is as in-demand as ever. A highly-acclaimed LP, ‘Le Théâtre Des Opérations’, on Dark Entries in 2017 recalled the tough sound of his early works but with more modern production and fresh ideas. The currently thriving, young Electro and EBM underground consider Amato as a master of his craft and many of his older tracks are becoming classics. He has drawn the attention from tastemakers like Helena Hauff, Erol Alkan and Veronica Vasicka for contributions to their labels, released a new collaboration with Miss Kittin and been commissioned to remix both Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode and DJ Hell. In the live and DJ environment, Amato is as revered as he is on record. His set up has taken many forms over the years, largely centred around classic hardware such as the Korg MS 20, the Roland TR 808 and SH 101. His new live project (called ‘Amato’) is a 100% analog, return to his roots that has been presented at venues and festivals such as Dekmantel, Berghain, Nuits Sonores and Off Sonar. It’s a testament to the consistently high quality of Amato’s work and his visionary nature that he remains such a well-respected pillar of electronic music, with his timeless musical innovations continuing to rock dance floors worldwide.

KETTAMA

Lady Shaka

Lady Shaka is a part of the new generation of young Pasifika DJs and producers re-indigenizing the mainstream with music that is both Pasifika and ancestral. Lady Shaka is known for her work as the director and curator of Pulotu Underworld and work with collectives Filth, Misery and Juicebox. She has featured on platforms such as Boiler Room and Keep Hush and has worked with artists and brands such as IAMDDB, Stella McCartney and Ed Curtis, to name a few.

Tash LC

She blends traditional Afro-diasporic sounds such as Soukous and Merengue with Kuduro, Soca, and cutting-edge percussive club rhythms, from across the Caribbean, Africa and Latin America. A long-standing NTS Radio resident, Tash explores the global underground, hosting conversations with diverse guests from across the World. Career highlights include BBC 1Xtra, Kiss FM and Worldwide FM residencies, as well as packed-out shows at Warehouse Project, Glastonbury, and Boomtown. Founder of Club Yeke, a record label and club night spotlighting music from the Global South, Tash’s passion lies in collaborating with and platforming artists from the Global South diaspora. Recently selected for Annie Nightingale’s Pioneers, honouring women and gender minorities in radio, Tash also recently headlined her first sold-out Selecta tour across Cardiff, Bristol, London, and Manchester. With the endorsement of some of dance music’s most influential tastemakers, combined with her unique ability to command dance floors, Tash LC continues to shine as one of the UK’s most exciting talents.

Loli Zazou

MALUGI

MALUGI's happy place is the dance floor. That's where his cheeky smile and penguin moves turned into global fan favorites. An infectious presence that made him "The Happiest Man in Dance Music“. But don't let it fool you - underneath is a powerhouse ready to tear clubs apart without hesitation. Driven by pumping club productions and just the right amount of mass appeal, MALUGI has created a niche for himself in fast-paced, UK-influenced house. It's a formula that has quickly made him a household name among dance music's tastemakers and awarded him BBC Radio 1 Future Star 2025. As showcased on his Resident Advisor podcast, MALUGI has brought his signature energy to some of dance music's most prestigious spaces, from Panorama Bar and Warehouse Project to Amnesia Ibiza and Awakenings. A relentless creative force that has seen him tour the US and Australia, reach millions of streams on his original productions, and result in two viral Boiler Rooms in 2024. Looking ahead, the mission stays the same: bringing fun to club music, only the scale is growing. Whether it's his stacked festival summer including highlights like Glastonbury and Tomorrowland or his own "Happy Hour" event series - MALUGI brings big feelings for big rooms.

Benwal

Dutch DJ and producer known for uplifting, fast-paced trance and Eurodance-infused techno.

Metrika

Mina

Her vibrant and melodic productions connect the dots between diverse styles, fusing together sounds from her London hometown, with rhythms from around the world. Mina has collaborated with vocalists and producers from Brazil, Jamaica and Ghana, most notably the vocalist and MC Bryte, who she tours internationally with. Alongside producing, Mina has a monthly residency on NTS radio, and is also part of the DJ collective Boko! Boko! with Tash LC and Juba. Mina has performed at prestigious venues and festivals around the world including Berghain, MoMA PS1, Nyege Nyege Festival and Primavera, and her tracks have been supported by key tastemakers such as Branko, Ben UFO and Jamz Supernova, serving only to further confirm her status as one of the UK’s most exciting talents.

Bryte

Oriana

Speedy J

Dutch producer Jochem Paap, a techno pioneer who bridged Detroit and European techno in the 1990s.

Colin Benders

As a 17 year old trumpet player Colin Benders already toured Europe, South Africa and Indonesia. At the age of 22 he started Kyteman’s Hiphop Orchestra with which he won various prestigious prizes and awards like the Dutch Pop Prize 2009, an Edison and the Silver Harp. But yet after one year he decided that it was necessary to put an end to this project, despite its enourmous acclamation, in order to explore different musical pathways. With its successor, The Kyteman Orchestra, Benders took a more classical approach with opera singers and a choir which entailed bringing more than 50 people on stage for every concert. Contrasting the meticulous musical organisation of a vast project like that, the next step Benders took with The Kyteman Orchestra was a series of completely improvised concerts : no scores, not a single note, scheme or key was prepared before stepping on stage, except a sort of sign language with which Benders could communicate during the concert with his musicians. And once again after The Jam Sessions Benders decided that it was time to go down a very different path. No more shows with a complete orchestra on stage, but just himself with an orchestra hidden in a couple of boxes filled with (mainly analogue) synthesizer modules. With the setup he built, Benders takes a polyphonic/harmonic approach which is both refreshing and reminiscent of the dawn of the synthesizer era.

Nadia Struiwigh

Dutch DJ and producer known for textural, ambient-leaning and emotionally resonant techno.

Reeko

Born in Oviedo (Asturias) in 1981, Reeko is a DJ who has rapidly attained recognition other artists have taken a long time to gain. In his case, it’s not been a matter of chance or coincidence, but the result of his innate and incredible capacity to be prolific, alongside his obsession for perfection. Although he marks his birth as a DJ in 1997, it wasn’t until his first release in 2002, under the Swedish label Emergence, that he became known professionally. Juan Rico uses a variety of aliases to release the diverse artistic sensations which flow through him, these are all characteristics that define his personality and are an intrinsic part of Reeko himself. Producing and performing under different names allows him to concentrate fully on an idea or style to which he is totally faithful, putting aside for a moment sounds and influences that don’t belong in the particular character which he is mutating into at the time. The result is a knockout. Reeko finds himself, deservedly, among the elite of Hispanic and global techno. He has released huge techno productions that have charted and played by the best DJs in the world. From his first tracks and EPs released on labels as reputable as Theory, Main out, Integrale Muzique, Deafmosaic, Inceptive, Rxxistance, Trece Records, Symbolism, Planet Rhythm, Warm Up or Palicavonzvreca, to more recent releases that include the heavy-hitting ‘Barcelona #3:00a.m’ on Soma, ‘La Mala Educacion’ and ‘Fat Punko’ EPs, both released on Avian and the 2018 collaboration "Realidades Holograficas I: Torre de Babel" with Jonas Kopp that dropped on Semantica. Reeko’s “pathological” label/laboratory, Mental Disorder, was created in 2003 and is the imprint under which he has released a plethora of works of ever-increasing quality. ‘The Day After’ (2010) still holds its title as one of the best releases in Hispanic Techno. His latest release ‘Natural Causes’ MD24 with Psyk gained huge support across the board. Collaborations signed to this incredibly personal, intimate label come from none other than titans of techno Gennaro Le Fosse, Pacou and Oscar Mulero. Following on from Mental Disorder was label Evidence, launched in 2005 and used by Reeko as a conductor to open up listeners to his passion for the darkest and sickest parts of the human mind. Looking deep within the human psyche where most of us would never dare to go or explore, Reeko draws us down into the laconic, aggressive and sweeping sound that this side of his character stems from. Reputable artists who have published with Evidence are Function, Paul Bailey and Trolley Route, to name just a few. Further critical acclaim has come in particular for his collaborations with the Humano project and the Belgian label MusicMan, home of the purest of European techno. Reeko is an integral part of the Pole Group collective, the cream of techno formed in 2004. On the frontline of this group is Oscar Mulero, indisputable leader of the darkest Iberian sounds, joined by the Asturian duo Exium and the surprising and experienced Christian Wünsch. Spawned from Pole Group is the powerhouse that is Selección Natural, uniting Reeko with Oscar Mulero & Exium. The consolidation Igniting a new level of Spanish techno and craft. 2018 brought their initial self titled LP and October 2019 their latest LP ‘Left Behind’. Reeko has proven himself over and over again a true master of the darkest and hardest-hitting productions, slavishly followed by thousands around the world eager for a glimpse of this elusive master craftsman. For those lucky enough to be present, his is a performance that both inspires and devastates in equal measure, witnessed at Awakenings, both solo and B2B with Oscar Mulero, Berghain, Tresor, Fuse, Printworks and Concrete to name a few, alongside extensive touring of the USA, South America & Australasia.

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