GROOVE ON #3 - Groove Mag Fundraiser with Cassy, fka.m4a, Tereza
Coco Boule, Berlin
This night happened — Sun 19 Oct 2025
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Who was billed7 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- Bossy Doll Bina
- Cassy
- next: Fitzroy, Fri 23 OctDj handbag
- next: Fri 23 OctDJ KILLING
- next: Paloma, Sun 6 Decfka.m4a
- next: Paloma, Fri 20 NovTereza
- SHAFT
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
20 of the 21 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Dj handbag and DJ KILLING — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 19 Oct 2025.
Who they are
“With a passion for electronic beats and a talent for reading the crowd, Bossy Doll Bina has been lighting up dance floors across Berlin City and beyond with her infectious energy.”
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With a passion for electronic beats and a talent for reading the crowd, Bossy Doll Bina has been lighting up dance floors across Berlin City and beyond with her infectious energy. As a DJ she honed her craft and quickly gained a reputation as one of the most exciting new talents on the scene. Blending the energy of Vocal House, Gospel House, and Deep House with influences of Garage, Funky House, and Soulful rhythms. A proud member of the queer and drag communities, she brings bold, unapologetic energy to every performance. Starting her journey as a dancer at just 7 years old, Bossy Doll Bina continued her passion for music by starting DJing in 2018, and becoming known for her dynamic mixes and high-energy sets. Spinning at legendary Berlin clubs like Kater Blau and Tresor or lighting up international dance floors from Barcelona, Amsterdam to Tbilisi.often with Bärchen und die Milchbubies, Huah, Lola Kay, none of them here that night
“Watching Cassy eagerly dive into her record collection is a joy.”
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Watching Cassy eagerly dive into her record collection is a joy. Away from the transcendent spaces she continues to play at most weekends, her vinyl-digging series Talking About My Records on Instagram gives ample opportunity to engage with her endearing excitability. Its concept being spurred by moving back home to Austria and reconnecting with a stacked vinyl stash, you can feel the buzz gained from rediscovering lost gems and rinsed B-sides. Keen to share this experience with whoever’s watching, what makes this series stand out is the sense that Cassy’s enthusiasm and faithfulness to the music that fuels club culture has been revived. We’re seeing the beginning of a new era for Cassy. Given that her trailblazing career surpasses two decades, a serious reset to recalibrate should be expected. She’s lived in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, London, New York and LA; worked at iconic record store Hard Wax; held residencies at hallowed clubs Panorama Bar, Trouw, Output, DC-10 for Circo Loco, Rex Club, Amnesia for Cocoon, and Pacha with her own night in the Pachacha room; taken in massive festivals and heaving basements the world over; contributed to the seminal mix series from Panorama Bar, fabric and Cocoon; dropped records on Perlon, Aus, K7!, Ostgut Ton, Cocoon Recordings and Bass Culture; and launched her record label Kwench Records featuring EPs from Fred P, Demuir, Ian Pooley, Kristen Velvet, Chris Carrier, Art Alfie, Amir Alexander and Steve Bug. In 2020, Cassy tapped out, moving to Austria with her mother and son. Getting distance from the challenges of the scene and learning to rest was needed. It’d be a drum & bass set with Ray Keith via a live stream by London club FOLD that did some of the work to lure her back. Cassy’s return would be further cemented by record digging sessions with her unearthed collection, pulling out tracks from Ron Hardy, Regis, Mike Dunn, Tin Man, Étienne de Crécy and Terrence Dixon, among many more. Making her debut in South Korea, fulfilling an urge to spend more time in Buenos Aires, throwing herself back into Berlin’s bubble, playing at Heideglühen,ELSE, Renate and Panorama bar, Cassy is future-focussed with an outlook that she’s here to enjoy DJing anew. “There’s fresh audiences out there to connect with, and that excites me,” Cassy explains. “I feel like I better understand my job description. I better appreciate what the moment needs and I’m less concerned with what records I have to play to keep my reputation intact. We can be too critical of ourselves. As Larry Levan advised, drop the ego. Let’s keep it real.” Flip through the two EPs that she released in 2023 on her label Kwench Records, and you’ll get a good feeling of where she’s at with her confidence as a producer and label head. On E.T. Ascension, Cassy utilises Roland’s 808 and her computer in a bid to honour her roots. Eager to strip it back to the basics, sending waves into the past when she was living in Berlin using that exact minimalist setup, she’d feel connected with herself again. “It’d been a long time since I’d used an 808. It was nice to revisit these feelings using the machine, lean into my weirdness in producing music and also use my vocals. I’m super proud of this record. It gives me that kick to get more and more creative with every release.” Ultimately, Cassy has liberated herself from the pressures of blasting through a checklist according to whatever the dominant standard may be. Representing herself in a true and sincere way is all that she demands.Their RA profile lists Cocoon Recordings, Turbo Recordings, Perlon, Diamonds & Pearls and 6 more.Last at Coco Boule in Sep · often with Vera, Chris Stussy, Farida Bady, none of them here that night
“☆ DJ Handbag, a Berlin-based booker, curator, queer bouncer, and fixture of Berlin’s nightlife, is finally stepping into the spotlight as DJ Handbag.”
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☆ DJ Handbag, a Berlin-based booker, curator, queer bouncer, and fixture of Berlin’s nightlife, is finally stepping into the spotlight as DJ Handbag. Expect queer, trans femme-curated sets and nights filled with joy. As part of @ooze.collective , she’s bringing you on a journey with diva house, handbag, hardbag, hard house, UK Garage and groovy vibes from around the world. With love.Recently at Marmorbar, OST, KitKatClub · often with ADAM MUNNINGS, Posture, 131bpm, none of them here that night
“Born and Raised in Berlin.”
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Born and Raised in Berlin. With Austrian and Afro- American roots. At various Berlin Youth events he built a reputation with young creative individuals flocking his sets. Through early club impressions and a penchant for nostalgia, his sound has consolidated over time. Its eclectic selection surprises in genres where many seem to know there is nothing new. Many genres are served, from Acid House, Techno, Ballroom to East German Schranz. It's all in the mix. This is where its craving for rhythm lingers, staying consistently in tune no matter what the BPM.Recently at Fitzroy, Phantom Bar Berlin, arkaoda Berlin · often with travaspango, Eric D. Clark, Dmitra, none of them here that night
“London born, Berlin based fka.m4a (Jay Jackson) has built a solid reputation in the underground scene with a distinctive blend of euphoric and sensual House music.”
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London born, Berlin based fka.m4a (Jay Jackson) has built a solid reputation in the underground scene with a distinctive blend of euphoric and sensual House music. The London born and Berlin-based DJ has made an impact worldwide with filmed sets amassing over half a million streams online and has played at venues and festivals like Timewarp, Lost Village, Sonar and Panorama Bar, features in Mixmag and Electronic Beats, plus Peggy Gou in his corner as a mentor, his stock is firmly on the rise. Born in London, music was always front and centre in his family home, his mother playing music to him through headphones while he was still in the womb. Citing acts whose USP was female empowerment as the first music he found for himself, the likes of Spice Girls and Lil Kim were early musical influences, eventually leading him to start DJing on the queer scene in London. “I was working on the Soho & East London circuit” he says. “I was mainly doing guestlist and hosting but eventually they asked me to DJ and I spent a few years cutting my teeth on that scene.” Learning how to work a crowd as a pop DJ, seeing Honey Dijon DJ on his first trip to Berlin in 2016 led him down the rabbit hole of electronic music and led to a shift in his focus. “I completely fell in love with the storytelling element of her set,” he says. “I spent the next year immersed in dance music culture and started playing the electronic room at queer events.” Moving to Berlin in 2019, the pandemic quickly put a stop to his burgeoning DJ career before a switch to recording streams from his apartment during covid saw his profile blow up, leading to signing with an agency and bagging his first Panorama Bar set when lockdown lifted. With an event series in the pipeline and a summer stacked with festival shows from Hï Ibiza to DGTL, fka.m4a has firmly cemented himself as one of the leading artists in the underground space.Their RA profile lists Nervous Records and Love & Other.Last at OXI in Sep · often with AMORAL, Concrete Husband, ADAM MUNNINGS, none of them here that night
Recently at Zur Klappe, Hoppetosse · often with Mareike Bautz, ASA 808, Tom Kutsche, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- ADAM MUNNINGS6 with Dj handbag and 2 with fka.m4a
- travaspango6 with DJ KILLING
- Eric D. Clark5 with DJ KILLING
- Posture5 with Dj handbag
- Daniel Berj4 with Dj handbag
- Dmitra4 with DJ KILLING
- GIA4 with DJ KILLING
- 131bpm3 with Dj handbag
184 said they were going.
The room
Coco Boule — 40 events and 159 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Most-tagged here: House (3) and Tech House (3). genre tags on this room’s listings
Who put it on
Groove Magazine — 4 events and 29 artists since Oct 2025.
Quest Agency — 10 events and 71 artists since Aug 2025.