Seedj presents: A Day Behind the Scenes
arkaoda Berlin, Berlin
This night happened — Wed 15 Apr
Press play
Who was billed5 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Berghain, Sat 24 OctAmanda Mussi
- next: Berghain, Sat 7 NovQuelza
- Thomas Hoffmann
- Felix Moser
- Tresor Records
Set times were not published.
None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.
Who they are
“Amanda’s sets change people.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Amanda’s sets change people. They feel like they are flying, and love moves through their bodies in waves. She plays with time like an alchemist, stretching it, deconstructing it, rebuilding until the floor becomes somewhere else entirely. Particularly known for her closing sets and all-nighters, she understands how a night breathes, how to read the arc of hours and bring a crowd to exactly where they need to land. Shaped by the mechanical soul of Detroit and the fractured textures of UK sounds, her music translates into deep, driving, dubby and hypnotic techno, extending into sassy, rolling house. The way she assembles a set carries that same instinct as sampling culture, lifting, layering, recontextualising until something new and unrepeatable takes shape, but still keeping the unrelenting continuous groove as the lead of her ceremonial sounds. What you hear is a language built from tribalistic percussion, layered vocals, and soundscapes that move between the earthly and the galactic, cinematic in texture, like transmissions arriving from just beyond the visible. She moves between ethereal stillness and raw kinetic force, between grounding and flight, holding space for both surrender and elevation. Over the years she has run a record label, a booking agency, and her own party, building scenes, not just playing them. That history of community-making lives on in how she moves through the world: collaborating deeply with artists wherever she plays, never a passing presence, always part of the connective tissue. Today that same energy goes into mentoring emerging talent, bringing together technical rigour and a holistic, intuitive approach to the craft. Berlin-based and South American at her roots, Mussi built her career across her home countries Brazil and Paraguay before planting herself at the heart of the global electronic music world. She has been performing on Berghain’s main floor for years, and has carried her practice further across São Paulo, Asunción, Amsterdam, and New York, continuing to tour widely across Europe and into Asia.Their RA profile lists 24 Hours Records, PG TUNE, Massa Records, Unterwegs and 3 more.Recently at Loone, Tresor / Globus, RSO.BERLIN · often with Berghain, nd_baumecker, Norman Nodge, none of them here that night
“THE GOAL IS NOTHING.”
their own biography
the whole biography
THE GOAL IS NOTHING. THE MOVEMENT IS EVERYTHING. Born in the suburbs of Paris and now based in Berlin, Quelza has developed a body of work defined by precision and intent, free from categorisation. His path hasn’t followed scene momentum or passing waves. It unfolds according to its own internal logic — a steady refinement of sound, structure and space. Releases on Dekmantel and Ostgut Ton trace that evolution clearly. Each record carefully engineered: futuristic, grounded, detailed without excess. Tension builds patiently. Rhythms shift and reconfigure. Atmospheres stretch and contract. There is clarity in his music, but never repetition — the framework is solid, the direction always moving forward. Behind the decks, Quelza’s sets don’t rely on genre markers or obvious peaks. He works with pacing, contrast and control — moving between pressure and restraint, density and openness. Rather than chasing reaction, he shapes progression. A regular at institutions such as Berghain, Basement, Fabric and beyond - which reflects something earned over time: trust in his vision and in his ability to hold a room without shortcuts. Quelza’s approach resists short term payoff. The emphasis is on continuity, developing a trajectory that grows with intention over time.Their RA profile lists Ostgut Ton, Mord, 47, Dekmantel UFO and 1 more.Last at Berghain in Mar · often with Berghain, Virginia, Rene Wise, none of them here that night
Recently at Tresor / Globus, OHM, Blue Velvet · often with GLOBUS, TRESOR, Rafush, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Berghain7 with Quelza and 5 with Amanda Mussi
- Rene Wise6 with Quelza
- Virginia6 with Quelza
- cotton5 with Quelza
- Massimiliano Pagliara5 with Quelza
- Freddy K4 with Quelza
- The Carry Nation4 with Quelza
- Fadi Mohem3 with Quelza
111 said they were going — much busier than a usual Wednesday at arkaoda Berlin.
how this compares
- Median final count, Wednesdays at arkaoda Berlin32
- Middle half finished between5 and 64
- Past Wednesdays at this venue counted23
The room
arkaoda Berlin — 199 events and 842 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Most-tagged here: House (4), Bass (3) and Experimental (3). genre tags on this room’s listings
Who put it on
Seedj — 2 events and 8 artists since Apr 2026.