Balthazar Martinez
Originally from France and based in Berlin for over a decade, Balthazar is recognized for his wide-ranging record collection, infectious energy, and groove-driven sets blending Techno, Deep-Cuts, Percussive Rythms, House and Disco.
He is a resident at Refuge Worldwide, a core member of coppi, part of the Houseum Records family, and closely affiliated with Frappé Records. Balthazar is also running The Get Down, an event series and radio show he co-hosts alongside NYC soulful house legend Mandel Turner.
Recent appearances include: Sisyphos / Wintergarten, Berlin / Kater / Acid Bogen, Berlin / Hopetosse, Berlin / Rex Club, Paris / KALT, Strasbourg / 303 Audiophile, Barcelona / Hola Club Sitges, Barcelona / Refuge Worldwide, Berlin / Paloma, Berlin / HOR, Berlin / Relativa, Madrid / Golden Gate, Berlin / Renate, Berlin / OXI, Berlin / ÆDEN, Berlin / Klunkerkranich, Berlin / Fitzroy, Berlin / Bar Neun, Berlin, repeat, Berlin
Their Resident Advisor profile, in full and unedited.
The nights
24 listings across 23 nights — one date in August 2026 carries two listings, and both are here.
2026
- Fri 2 OctPalomatheir 6th night
- Sat 22 AugPalomatheir 5th night
- Sat 22 AugHoppetossefirst time
- Sun 9 AugKaos Berlintheir 3rd night
- Sat 8 AugBar Neuntheir 4th night
- Fri 24 JulBar Neuntheir 3rd night
- Thu 23 JulKlunkerkranichtheir 3rd night
- Sat 20 JunKatertheir 3rd night
- Fri 19 JunBar Neuntheir 2nd night
- Fri 15 MayBar Neunfirst time
- Fri 1 MayPalomatheir 4th night
- Fri 17 AprKlunkerkranichtheir 2nd night
- Fri 6 MarHumboldthain Clubfirst time · Geisburg Records
- Sat 7 FebPalomatheir 3rd night
2025 — 9 nights
- Wed 31 Dec 2025Katertheir 2nd night
- Sat 6 Dec 2025Palomatheir 2nd night
- Thu 27 Nov 2025Loft 6first time · Tanzen3000
- Fri 21 Nov 2025Palomafirst time
- Fri 12 Sep 2025arkaoda Berlinfirst time
- Fri 22 Aug 2025Katerfirst time
- Sun 17 Aug 2025Kaos Berlintheir 2nd night
- Thu 14 Aug 2025Klunkerkranichfirst time
- Sun 3 Aug 2025Kaos Berlinfirst time
Their rooms
One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2025, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.
- Palomaa standing night · Nov 2025 – Oct 20266 nights
- Bar NeunMay 2026 – Aug 20264 nights
- Kaos BerlinAug 2025 – Aug 20263 nights
- KlunkerkranichAug 2025 – Jul 20263 nights
- KaterAug 2025 – Jun 20263 nights
Once each: Hoppetosse, Humboldthain Club, Loft 6 and arkaoda Berlin.
Who they play with
Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.
- Mandel TurnerPaloma ×5, Bar Neun ×4, and 2 more rooms · Sep 2025 – Oct 202611 nights
- Mat FinkKaos Berlin ×3 · Aug 2025 – Aug 20263 nights
- Arnaud DenzlerPaloma ×2 · Dec 2025 – Aug 20262 nights
- Mini NikKaos Berlin ×2 · Aug 2025 – Aug 20262 nights
- AmannBar Neun ×1, Klunkerkranich ×1 · Jul 20262 nights
- ItaloBar Neun ×1, Klunkerkranich ×1 · Jul 20262 nights
- Blue VisionKaos Berlin ×1, Klunkerkranich ×1 · Aug 20252 nights
The nights, the rooms and the bills are the listings themselves. The biography and the photograph are Resident Advisor's. Nothing on this page was written for it.