Nico Stojan's rise within the Berlin house scene started with a residency inside the famed walls of Bar 25. His sets there always had the Stojan stamp – house with modern injections of jazz and soul that honored his past as one of Germany's best hip hop DJ's.
When Bar 25 closed its doors, new ones had already begun to open, and his deep, almost pensive take on Berlin night music had him spending his weekends playing clubs such as Panoramabar, Watergate and of course, Bar 25's spawn, Katerholzig.
A classically trained clarinette player, he often surrenders its sound live, weaving it through the lusty mood of his sets – it was only natural that he evolved from DJ to producer and soon the Berlin underground were being treated to his own releases on labels such as Highgrade, Connaisseur and Upon You records.
Collaborating with other artists has been an important role on his journey – leading to projects and remixes for the likes of Philip Bader, NU, Pele, Acid Pauli and Andri to name a few.
With his European successes having taken him all over the continent, Nico's fate pushed him onto an international platform.
Venturing to bottom of the earth, he has taken bookings all over the Pacific ocean whilst being the right man for the job in supporting international acts when on tour.
In New Zealand he finds solitude in the greenery, a habitat that allows him to produce music in peace before heading back to Berlin for the summer months.
Having had residencies since he was 16 and a feel for music that is apparent through every set and release that makes bloom, this kid from Kreuzberg really has his path set out.
I want to say ‚watch this space', but we already are.
www.nicostojan.com/
soundcloud.com/nicostojan
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/nicostojan
Çınar Uğurlu(Antre, Altrvist, RadioPot)
soundcloud.com/cinarugurlu
Cinar Ugurlu began his musical journey while he was 10. He started playing drums and mastered the art of percussion for 12 years. Once and always a listener of Progressive Rock/Metal and Grunge,he was able to develop an intuition for complex and polyrhythms, different melodic algorithms and out-of-the-ordinary sounds. His interest in electronic music began to grow when he was 16, after he realized electronic sounds have so much to tell. Being influenced by Henry Saiz, John Digweed, Sasha, Nhar, Agoria, Ame, Gui Boratto and many other progressive, tech and deep house heavyweights; he began to DJ in his hometown; Ankara. Finding his own sound was tricky for Cinar, as his influences were many and from very different genres, yet he managed. His sets progress with a dark and moody style, whereas conjuring the urge to dance. Having shared decks with Adriatique, Finnebassen, Kolombo, Betoko, Phonique, Animal Trainer, Marek Hemmann, Sharam Jey, Kruse & Nuernberg, Martin Brodin, LouLou Players and many more, Cinar DJ's all around Turkey. Lately, he formed a duo with his childhood friend, called Altrvist, forming a complementary mechanism of producing music and DJing.
Poster : Erin İlkcan Aslan
