Gunnar Stiller
Whether playing in clubs around the world such as Berghain/Panorama Bar and Watergate or Sisyphos and Ritter Butzke in Berlin, Hive Club Zurich, Baum in Bogotá and Glow Bangkok or producing his own tracks for respected labels like Upon.You Records, Smiley Fingers, Voltage Musique and Ballroom Records, Stiller’s technique is deep in character, an outward-reaching combination of techno and techhouse with his trademark funk-tinged basslines.
Born in the sunny seaside town of Rostock, Germany, Gunnar Stiller found a change of scenery when his family moved to Berlin in the early 80s. Moving to such a beautifully chaotic, adventurous city was a key factor in shaping his musical perspective, and with the purchase of his well loved (and now worn out) turntables in the late 90s, he took his first step into a professional artistic career as DJ and producer.
In 2003 while working as manager for Berlin-based event agency No Ufos, Gunnar found himself in the heart of a perfect playground to gain insight and develop his own style, which at the time was focused on deep house, breaks and electro. Inspired by those around him such as Steve Bug, Matthias Tanzmann and Martin Landsky, Stiller quickly began to carve out his own sound that impressed not just the dancers filling the floor but also any promoter and organizer who was paying attention.
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Pushing himself toward further success, he founded the artist alliance Edelmut in 2004 along with a few of his friends, an endeavor which quickly gained them notoriety as they played in the city’s top clubs like Watergate, Bar25 and later the infamous KaterHolzig , the latter of which invited Gunnar to become a resident DJ, a position he gladly accepted. On top of this, he became a regular player at the legendary HomeSweetHome sessions. His frequent and often lengthy sets (sometimes in excess of 10 hours) allowed him to explore the boundaries between (and beyond) techno and techhouse, creating a dramatic musical landscape that sets him apart from countless other DJs.
By 2009 Stiller had formed a solid intuition for exactly what moved listeners’ bodies (and spirits) and began his foray into production. His debut release, the Heideberg EP, and its followup the Manaus Madness EP – both on Voltage Musique – landed directly within the Top 5 German club charts, and Marek Hemmann’s remix of “Manaus Madness” was voted the #10 best remix by dance music authority Groove Magazine’s 2010 readers’ poll. It was around this time that Gunnar joined Upon.You Records as part of their label and booking roster, releasing a lot more EPs and contributing to the acclaimed label compilation Upon.You Diary, which was compiled by himself in 2014. These where followed by collaborations and remix projects with artists like Solomun, AndHim, Layo & Bushwacka!, Alex Niggemann, Danny Serrano, Ray Okpara, Nikola Gala, Larry Cadge, Odd People, Samuel Dan, Nakadia, Dj Le Roi or Loko and more released tracks on labels like Clap Your Hands, Smiley Fingers and Time Has Changed.
Meanwhile, Gunnar Stiller’s DJ career picked up exponentially as he established a name for himself outside his native Berlin borders. In the last few years, he has been booked to play at top festivals such as Sonar Festival, Amsterdam Dance Event, Melt! Festival, Fusion Festival and Sonnemondsterne, in clubs throughout Eastern and Western Europe as well as South America, Asia, Australia and Africa, sharing the booth with the likes of Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier and Luciano. If you want to know where the global electronic dance scene is headed next, keep your eyes and ears on Gunnar Stiller…
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Records out on Upon.You, Time Has Changed Records, Voltage Musique Records, Clarisse Records, smiley fingers, Upon You Sweet & Sour, Clap Your Hands, Mangue Records, 3000° Records and CusCus Music. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
21 listings across 20 nights — one date in September 2025 carries two listings, and both are here.
- Sat 31 OctGolden Gatetheir 3rd night8 going
2026
- Sat 29 AugTBAWeltenphase
- Fri 31 JulWeekendtheir 3rd night · WeekendPromoter
- Sat 11 JulSüss War Gesterntheir 3rd night
- Sat 6 JunGestrandet An Der Jannowitzbrückefirst time · Beschaeftigungstherapie, CiaoCiao.music
- Sun 31 MaySAGEfirst time · InsomniaBerlin, Kinktastisch, SAGE Berlin, UNDR
- Fri 1 MayRitter Butzketheir 3rd night
- Sat 18 AprRitter Butzketheir 2nd night
- Sat 11 AprGolden Gatetheir 2nd night
- Fri 10 AprSüss War Gesterntheir 2nd night
- Fri 3 AprKitKatClubtheir 2nd night · Four Play, Section 8
- Fri 27 MarWeekendtheir 2nd night · OPERATOR, WeekendPromoter
- Sun 1 MarBadehaus Berlinfirst time · Mask Records Berlin
2025 — 8 listings
- Sat 27 Dec 2025Süss War Gesternfirst time
- Wed 24 Dec 2025Renatefirst time · Section 8
- Thu 11 Dec 2025Golden Gatefirst time
- Fri 7 Nov 2025KitKatClubfirst time · Four Play, Section 8
- Fri 3 Oct 2025Ritter Butzkefirst time
- Sat 13 Sep 2025Berndhainfirst time
- Sat 13 Sep 2025Berndhainfirst time
- Fri 1 Aug 2025Weekendfirst time · OPERATOR, WeekendPromoter
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.
- WeekendAug 2025 – Jul 20263 nights
- Süss War GesternDec 2025 – Jul 20263 nights
- Ritter ButzkeOct 2025 – May 20263 nights
- Golden GateDec 2025 – Apr 20262 nights
- KitKatClubNov 2025 – Apr 20262 nights
Once each: Gestrandet An Der Jannowitzbrücke, SAGE, Badehaus Berlin, Renate and Berndhain. One of the 21 listings never named a room, and is 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.
- Slurm McKenzieGolden Gate ×3 · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026 · together again Sat 31 Oct3 nights
- July (1)Golden Gate ×2 · Dec 2025 – Apr 20262 nights
- Dennis BeutlerWeekend ×2 · Aug 2025 – Mar 20262 nights
The nights, the rooms and the bills are the listings themselves. The biography, the labels and the photograph are Resident Advisor's. Nothing on this page was written for it.