Meet the DJ examines the people creating the soundtracks and experiences that make us feel most alive and connected. What drives them to do what they do, what inspires them, frustrates them, turns them on … how did they arrive here, and what do they think is coming next for them and for the world of music, dance, community, technology, and much more.
Eric and Maria are friends and cosmic siblings frequenting the dancefloors in Lisbon, Portugal and around the world.
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Meet the DJ examines the people creating the soundtracks and experiences that make us feel most alive and connected. What drives them to do what they do, what inspires them, frustrates them, turns them on … how did they arrive here, and what do they think is coming next for them and for the world of music, dance, community, technology, and much more.
Eric and Maria are friends and cosmic siblings frequenting the dancefloors in Lisbon, Portugal and around the world.
Kotoe is a DJ, Actor, and Festival Organizer who makes you want to move — think disco, feel acid, breathe tropicali.
Learn more about and follow here:
Insta: www.instagram.com/kotoekk
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kotoek
RA: https://ra.co/dj/kotoe
Key References & Links from this episode:
MUSIC
Alviverde: https://open.spotify.com/track/4i1DikJPhPfUD4XwRKFEQ2
PEOPLE/ARTISTS
Jun Miyaki: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3a7hEDDgro56kvwVOfQ6nc
Anna Almani: https://ra.co/dj/annaalmani
Holger Hecler: https://ra.co/dj/holgerhecler
DakhaBrahka: www.dakhabrakha.com.ua
Acid Pauli: https://ra.co/dj/acidpauli
Orange Blossom: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vAw8AfCObQgZlXRSRILOq
Kokoko: www.kokokomusic.com
Holger Hecler: https://ra.co/dj/holgerhecler
Maraña: www.instagram.com/marana_performance
Marc Mahfoud: https://ra.co/dj/mahfoud
VENUES/FESTIVALS
Voodoohop na Cachoeira: https://voodoohop.com
Château Perché: www.instagram.com/chateauperchefestival
Obien Klein ei in Dresden (? collective of her partner)
Bucht der Traeumer: https://bucht-der-traeumer.de
Bachstelzen (stage at Fusion): https://bachstelzen.de
Garbicz: https://garbiczfestival.com
Fusion Festival: www.fusion-festival.de
Rummels Bucht: www.rummels-welt.de
Melt Festival: www.meltfestival.de
Medalshauss Festival (? festival that is ending this year)
Burning Man: https://burningman.org
Stone Burner, Palapa, Tower, Desert Dance (translated Fusion stages)
TECH
Juno: www.junodownload.com
OTHER LINKS
Manga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga
Pina: www.imdb.com/title/tt1440266
Voodoohop Collective: https://voodoohop.com
MPB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BAsica_popular_brasileira
Stil vor talent: www.stilvortalent.de
Holger Hecler on Meet the DJ: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7v0MlAlmxtPchJ7hzcLae5?si=Ee0c5fUOQz-14zlJo4PctA
Havilan de Traemer (? collective that formed):
Organismo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy4T-Y1N5EA
SHOW OUTLINE
[0:00] The bell
[0:30] What a great name
[1:05] Lisbon fit(s)
[2:15] Where are you from? (face slap)
[5:35] Japanese musical vibes
[7:18] Musical start: Voodoohop Collective
[11:22] Pandemic / Isolation … to accelerating BPM
[15:00] Pre- and post-Azores Kotoe
[17:42] Back to life, back to festivals
[20:20] New families!
[21:25] Bucht der Traeumer
[25:33] The end of government support
[26:31] Fusion – the utopia that changed my life
[32:01] Playing at Fusion and Bucht brings out the best
[34:30] Festivals as transformational experience
[36:10] Wastedness can be a special place
[40:10] Festivolution
[42:16] Feminine energy to fill the space
[46:32] Musical sourcing
[47:40] Sound choreography (dramaturgy!) across nights and stages
[51:15] Favorite set evaaaaa + Kotoe makes us all cry a little
[54:20] Closing track philosophy: every carnaval has its end
[56:30] Performing w Maraña
[59:16] First time burner and Kotoe is the gift
[1:06:00] Mahfoud meets a carnaval bloco
[1:10:10] What’s next? An EP, The burn and another Rio carnaval
FULL SHOW NOTES
Meet the DJ
Meet the DJ examines the people creating the soundtracks and experiences that make us feel most alive and connected. What drives them to do what they do, what inspires them, frustrates them, turns them on … how did they arrive here, and what do they think is coming next for them and for the world of music, dance, community, technology, and much more.
Eric and Maria are friends and cosmic siblings frequenting the dancefloors in Lisbon, Portugal and around the world.
