Philena
Berlin-based DJ Philena crafts immersive musical journeys rooted in a lifelong relationship with sound. Growing up surrounded by music, she began playing violin and piano as a child, developing a deep sensitivity for rhythm, emotion, and structure. This classical foundation continues to shape her unique approach behind the decks. Her sound is defined by organic, groovy basslines that lay a rich foundation for a wide palette of textures and tones. At the heart of her style lies a hypnotic groove—subtle yet driving, deep yet dynamic. Each set unfolds like a story, where tension and release are balanced to guide the crowd through an evolving sonic landscape. Focused on building atmospheres that resonate beyond the dance floor, Philena invites listeners into a space where movement becomes meditation, and music becomes narrative.
Their Resident Advisor profile, in full and unedited.
The nights
2026
- Fri 9 Oct://about blankfirst time · About Blank, Die Letzte Wiese, Transcendaence
- Thu 3 SepÆDENfirst time · Soundhall Sessions, Visceral Room, ÆDENBERLIN
- Sat 22 AugMalzfabrikfirst time · Kunstkiez
- Sun 9 AugLokschuppen Berlintheir 3rd night · La Fuente
- Thu 6 AugTBA - Near Berlin (Secret Forest)Shifted
- Thu 16 JulElsetheir 2nd night · In Balance
- Fri 19 JunElsefirst time · PULS
- Sat 13 JunHumboldthain Clubfirst time
- Sun 24 MayLokschuppen Berlintheir 2nd night · TOUCHÉ
- Thu 14 MayKREUZWERKfirst time · PULS, kreuzwerk.berlin
- Fri 3 AprRitter Butzkefirst time
- Wed 11 MarTresor / Globustheir 2nd night · Tresor Club
- Sat 31 JanLokschuppen Berlinfirst time · NEER Series
- Sat 17 JanPhantom Bar Berlinfirst time · SNAG
2025 — 4 nights
- Sat 13 Dec 2025TBA - Boat at Rummelsburger Bucht/ Check our socialyFOPA Berlin
- Wed 1 Oct 2025Tresor / Globusfirst time · Oura Records, Tresor Club
- Fri 22 Aug 2025TBA - Near BerlinShifted
- Fri 15 Aug 2025Zur Klappefirst time · HABITUS
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.
- Lokschuppen BerlinJan 2026 – Aug 20263 nights
- ElseJun 2026 – Jul 20262 nights
- Tresor / GlobusOct 2025 – Mar 20262 nights
Once each: ://about blank, ÆDEN, Malzfabrik, Humboldthain Club, KREUZWERK, Ritter Butzke, Phantom Bar Berlin and Zur Klappe. Three of the 18 listings never named a room, and are not counted as one.
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.
- fbi (1)KREUZWERK ×1, Lokschuppen Berlin ×1, and 1 more room · May 2026 – Aug 20263 nights
- KIKE Fridayan unnamed room ×1, Lokschuppen Berlin ×1, and 1 more room · Dec 2025 – Aug 20263 nights
- MATHILDA (2)://about blank ×1, Phantom Bar Berlin ×1 · Jan 2026 – Oct 20262 nights
- Jan WeberLokschuppen Berlin ×2 · Jan 2026 – Aug 20262 nights
- SELESSA T.Lokschuppen Berlin ×2 · Jan 2026 – Aug 20262 nights
- DJ SPORTSCHUHLokschuppen Berlin ×1, Phantom Bar Berlin ×1 · Jan 2026 – May 20262 nights
- L-AUXLokschuppen Berlin ×2 · Jan 2026 – May 20262 nights
- AURORA BARTresor / Globus ×2 · Oct 2025 – Mar 20262 nights
2 more, 2 nights each
- TRESORTresor / Globus ×2 · Oct 2025 – Mar 20262 nights
- oblique (DE)Lokschuppen Berlin ×1, Zur Klappe ×1 · Aug 2025 – Jan 20262 nights
The nights, the rooms and the bills are the listings themselves. The biography is Resident Advisor's. Nothing on this page was written for it.