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Ayy, this set means a lot to me. ✨
Over the last few months, I really felt like I wanted to show more of my melodic side, but also looking for new ways to mix that bounce and rap I love so much with these deeper, melodic layers.

It’s been a journey of testing stuff out, a few "digging crises" here and there, producing new tracks and collabs, and making tons of mini-edits and custom cuts just for this mix. I really wanted to bring everything together into one set. 💎🎹
I am curious how YOU feel about this evolution!
Still getting goosebumps thinking about the energy and how we all merged together at Hopper! 🫂

Check the last slide to see at what time I finished working on the music and finally exported my stick... Hint: the set started at 3 AM. 😅
Drop a '✨' below and I’ll DM you the link :)

Ehrlich gesagt mache ich das alles nur, weil ich es genauso brauche wie ihr.
​Es gibt einen Grund, warum ich all meine Energie und meinen Fokus in Sets und Produktionen stecke. Als ich 17 war und die Trennung meiner Eltern alles in Frage stellte, gab mir die Partyszene etwas, das ich nirgendwo anders fand: das Gefühl, dazuzugehören.
​Ich kaufte mir damals direkt meine erste PA-Anlage und fing an, mit Freunden im Süden von Berlin Open airs zu veranstalten. Selbst in Momenten, in denen ich durch Verlust oder Trauer nicht in Partystimmung war, konnte ich mich durch die Musik immer mit anderen Menschen verbinden. Sie hat mich durch die schwersten Zeiten getragen und ist ein so unverzichtbarer Teil meines Lebens geworden.
​Deswegen liebe ich es jedes Mal aufs Neue, wenn die Grenze zwischen DJ und Publikum verschwindet und wir gefühlt eins werden. Gemeinsam schaffen wir da immer wieder einen Raum, um alles loszulassen und andere Facetten von sich zu entdecken (muss aber auch nicht immer sein :D).
​Jedes Mal, wenn ich hinter den Decks stehe, spüre ich diese Verbindung wieder und fühle mich als Teil von etwas Größerem. 🫂✨

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Why do I make music? 🎶

This year brought me back to the answer.
It was about remembering why I started in the first place.
Especially after achieving some of my biggest goals this year, I realised once again that I don’t do it for algorithms or numbers.
Wherever I play, my heart jumps when I feel this connection between you and me 🫶
In contrast, there are the travels, the long studio days and all the planning sessions spent alone.
This is part of the job too, and I’m still learning how to deal with it 👀

But above all, I’m deeply grateful for the people who hold me and are part of this journey.
My wife, my friends, my label partners and colleagues, everyone who comes to my gigs, and every person working behind the scenes to make these moments possible 😻

I’m looking forward to a year with more connection.
More of us ❤️

Last Slide:
One of my ways to wind down between all these contrasts. ✨️
For other DJs and people in the scene, how do you reset?

Last Connecting Points this year:
20.12. -
31.12. -

Producing is a real rollercoaster sometimes, not just on the technical side but on an emotional level. It took me from “why am I even doing this?” to those rare moments when everything suddenly falls into place and I remember exactly why I love making music. 🎧

My new track “Just One”, now premiered on SoundCloud, challenged me more than I expected, probably because it’s connected to a pretty intense, unfiltered chapter of my life, a mix of feelings I couldn’t ignore. And somehow that kept pulling me back into the process again and again. ✨️

After one last night shift in Ableton until 8:30 a.m. a week ago, I’m happy to let you be part of this journey.
The official release drops next week on Tipping Point , but until then you can already listen to the full track on SoundCloud. 😻

In these slides you’ll find an early draft of the track. Can you spot how it evolved into the final one?

🖼 Picture and Artwork by Flave