DIXON PRESENTS: TRANSMODERNA

Who they are

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  Dixon

  Berlin, Germany · 10 bookings since Sep 2023

  “As a DJ, he cuts a striking figure behind decks, rising from Berlin beginnings among the original pioneers of electronic music.”

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  As a DJ, he cuts a striking figure behind decks, rising from Berlin beginnings among the original pioneers of electronic music. Over a career, he has evolved his sound into something visionary, running renowned record label ​Innervisions with Frank Wiedemann and Kristian Rädle of Ȃme. His ear for the perfect mix eventually brought down Resident Advisor’s Top DJs Poll, after taking out first place for its last four years running. However, Dixon’s ambition has driven a calling into wider fields of fashion and technology, expanding what it means to be a contemporary innovator. Early on, a young Dixon was already remixing for the likes of Femi Kuti with his version of “Victim of Life” in 2000. His reputation as a remixer sprung out of edits hidden within his sets, adjusting tracks to give his own mixing an edge. Dixon’s edits were for himself, but became infamously in demand for friends and high profile artists, with takes on The XX’s “Tides” and Disclosure’s “Boiling” in 2013. Major recognition came in 2017 when Depeche Mode asked him to remix their iconic anthem “Cover Me”, and the following year reworking LCD Soundsystem’s “i used to”. Recently, Dixon’s 2019 interpretation of Kelsey Lu’s “Why Knock For You” revealed his genre-bending take on today’s dance music. Translating this view into running ​Innervisions​ earned success from creating constellations within the label’s universe. To distribute their carefully crafted sound, ​Muting The Noise​ came to be in 2010. Dixon remains key in their music selection, always saving unreleased tracks to bump his own sets above the rest. Throwing parties from ​Innervisions’​ essence led to ​Lost In A Moment​ forming as an events agency. Leaving no trace behind, offbeat locations are prioritised as the backdrop for the label’s otherworldly showcases. ​To gather other like-minded artists, a booking agency ​Temporary Secretary was born in 2017, where Dixon still sits among an impressive roster of talent. However, his holistic interest in nightlife culture meant pushing the clubbing envelope further. In 2017, he co-founded fashion label ​Together We Dance Alone​, with its creative director Ana Ofak​. ​The brand’s vision translates clubwear into the digital age and gazes at a future melded with machines. All designs are co-created with collaborators and friends in unique capsule drops, linked by the core concept of layering. Dixon’s fashion conscience has since synced up with some of the best in the industry. He was asked to provide soundtracks for four seasons of Riccardo Tisci’s ​Givenchy​ runway shows and in 2018 was handpicked as a muse for Virgil Abloh’s first season of Louis Vuitton’s Men’s. In 2018 Dixon even caught the eye of video game giant ​Rockstar. ​A 3D-mapped Dixon mixed his way into the ​Grand Theft Auto V ​2018 expansion pack ​GTA Online: After Hours. ​Sparking his interest in the digital, he became the first of four DJs to enter virtual reality for players to choose as a soundtrack to their online nightclub. With these projects building up a layered approach to clubbing, Dixon set to work on his technology platform ​Transmoderna i​ n 2019​. ​Its concept co-exists as a physical and digital space for music, art, fashion, technology and club culture to overlap. Now, as an established sphere for creatives of mixed disciplines, ​Transmoderna​ has moved its Ibiza event space from ​Pacha Ibiza​ to ​DC-10​. Amidst COVID-19, ​Transmoderna’s​ online persona expanded with an immersive mixed reality stream for Boiler Room, with Dixon now set to take the venture even further into undefined club territory online. Using music to melt through other art forms, Dixon’s strength is found in his transcendent dancefloor moments. Echoed in a flawless aesthetic, his performances feel both safe and unpredictable, with this singular sense of balance seeing his global appeal widen year after year.
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  Their RA profile lists Get Physical Music, Sonar Kollektiv, Innervisions, Objektivity and 5 more.

  Recently at Cornucopia Majesty · often with Âme, Julya Karma, Rossi, none of them here that night

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  Chloé Caillet

  Miami · 15 bookings since Sep 2023

  “While the world’s online, Chloé Caillet’s in the club.”

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  While the world’s online, Chloé Caillet’s in the club. Her music and kaleidoscopic DJ sets recall  utopic rave histories of the past: dance factories, the Balearic bliss of the ‘90s; a time when  smartphones didn’t mediate the clubbing experience. Caillet’s music encourages your full  presence, your phone deep in your pocket. Within just a few years Caillet, a DJ, producer, multi‑instrumentalist, has become one of  dance’s most vitalizing forces. In 2024 alone she logged tens of thousands of miles playing sets  and curating global communities with SMIILE, her queer‑centered club night. From playing  B2Bs with Jamie xx to closing the terrace at Ibiza’s Circoloco with Kylie Minogue in attendance,  Chloé Caillet has become your favorite pop star’s DJ, your favorite DJ’s DJ, soon to be your  favorite, too. A musician first, Caillet brings her near‑perfect pitch to the decks. She mixes in key, thinks in  textures and tonalities—fifths, thirds—and instinctively knows the sounds that will mesh  together best. Always at least three steps ahead of the track, she creates fine musical details  within her sets, setting up perfect harmonies on the fly. Her layering is subtle, but if you lean  closer you her years of classical study; her background in improvisational jazz. Initially drawn to rock music, she played keys and bass in a small psychedelic outfit named The  Clockwork as a teenager in Paris. Throughout her adolescence she performed in an array of  blues, garage and alternative rock bands across Paris and London before ending up in the  dance music space during Ed Banger’s most prolific era. By the time she moved to New York  City in her early twenties, LCD Soundsystem and DFA Records had overtaken the scene with  their dance‑rock revival, inspiring Caillet to carry over her prog credentials into her first DJ sets.  Initially drawn to production through her background in A&R, she quickly became a sensation  in the NYC dance music scene, playing and creating rock‑embellished electo reminiscent of  Greg Wilson’s early mixtapes, and later inspiring Beck to personally commission her for a remix  of his track “Chemical” in 2021. As her star began to rise further, Caillet gradually moved away  from her proggy roots and towards groove‑heavy house. “But I’ve definitely been feeling a pull  back to my roots lately,” says Caillet.
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  Their RA profile lists CircoLoco Records and SMIILE Records.

  Recently at The Chocolate Factory, Bldg 293 - BK Navy Yard, 99 Scott Ave · often with Bedouin, Seth Troxler, Dee Diggs, none of them here that night

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  Jimi Jules

  Switzerland · 12 bookings since Oct 2023

  “Jimi Jules is an international multi-Instrumentalist and producer, dedicating his successful career and education to the house and techno scene.”

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  Jimi Jules is an international multi-Instrumentalist and producer, dedicating his successful career and education to the house and techno scene. Devoted to club culture having played over the world for 20 years, Jimi Jules is currently signed to renowned Berlin-based label Innervisions and collaborative booking agency Temporary Secretary. Besides, he collectively continually works with Defected Records, Innervisions, Zukunft, Watergate, Rumpelmusig, Hive Audio and Rebirth. Continuously on an exploration to push the boundaries and create new sound within the genre, most recently Jules was awarded a silver disk marking 200,000 sales of the 2020 track “Pushin On” released on Defected. No doubt a unique character within the music scene, Jimi Jules is well-known for his multidisciplinary approach having completed his master’s degree in music at the acclaimed University of Arts in Zurich. A descendant from a tribe of Caribbean voodoo-sorcerers and a Swiss farmer, Jimi Jules believes every little piece or second can turn into an inspiration moment: his children, family and friends to people watching from a bench and listening to the same drum loop for four hours. From The Grand Factory in Beirut to Brooklyn Mirage in New York (with every renowned club across the world in between) Jimi Jules orchestrates and conducts a club filled with thousands with the same force and energy as an intimate studio session, working alone or with other producers and musicians to discover new forms of music and sound. E​​ndeavoring to blur the worlds of sound and art through the interplay of collaboration, Jimi Jules cites Dixon, Joy Tyson and Tugg the Dummer as creative partners as well as most recently working with multidisciplinary London creative Trevor Jackson to produce radically bold and innovative visuals and artwork to compliment the sound. A mentor, innovator and learner spanning the entirety of club culture and beyond. Jimi Jules’ second album titled “+” will be released on Innervisions,in 2022. The eleven track release available digitally and on vinyl was developed in Zurich and co-produced by Dixon, exploring the trauma of togetherness yet looks forward to a future aligned on positive thoughts and freedom. Better Together Forever!
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  Their RA profile lists Cocoon Recordings, Innervisions, Objektivity, Watergate Records and 3 more.

  Recently at Artsdistrict Brooklyn, 99 Scott Ave · often with Âme, Julya Karma, Rossi, none of them here that night

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  Trikk

  Porto, Portugal · 5 bookings since May 2024

  “Behind the name lies a humble (foremost) producer and DJ; someone who has made his mark through a careful selection of labels: Innervisions, Lossless and Optimo Music most prominently.”

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  Behind the name lies a humble (foremost) producer and DJ; someone who has made his mark through a careful selection of labels: Innervisions, Lossless and Optimo Music most prominently. Trikk’s reputation is one of an artist who pays acute attention to detail across every avenue - although this has resulted in a smaller production catalogue, it has gained mighty respect from fellow DJs and music lovers - dancefloors and beyond, all over. Such noted respect has been the result of continuously solid output across his releases. The success of ‘Proto Rhyt’ (Lossless, 2016) and his ‘Florista’ EP (Innervisions, 2016) paved way for even more accolades with his first double EP, ‘Mundo Ritual’ (Innervisions, 2017). Here Trikk was, for the first time, able to extensively unleash his no holds barred approach to music: a somewhat unconventional and contemporary mixture of tribal accents, big synths and dramatic flourishes; this combination was an unapologetically fresh and exciting contribution to the scene. This triple-dose of solid output, paid with Trikk’s extended (and now yearly traditional) ‘Mundo Ritual’ mix series, further bolstered his status as a core member of the Innervisions family. Here, he bonded with the label’s co-founder Dixon, resulting in them co-producing a rework of Keope ‘The Canary Inukh’ (Bigamo Musik, 2020). Focusing on today, the release of Trikk’s anticipated album is gently bubbling onto the surface of the musical stratosphere. Much like his multifaceted music, lies a multifaceted identity. Musically, his sound reflects a diverse background inspired by both music and upbringing. Crossing borders from Porto to Berlin via London - paired with his father’s Mozambican heritage - has formed plenty of experience through these different cultures. Throwing into the mix favourite bands being Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, this has driven a multi-coloured identity; Trikk’s stamp on sound is almost hard to defy, and yet, seems all so recognisable across a wide breadth of dancefloors which embrace his presence. Indeed, for those who have embraced his presence on the dancefloor, they are sure to agree that his motto subconsciously resonates with time being an illusion. Trikk is an effortless purveyor of the elongated build-up, bringing melodic vibrancy and intensity into the smallest of moments - often leaving the listener stopping in their tracks, until the peak strikes full force. Tension, and release: helping to capture all those wandering souls and moulding them together as one. Getting his start at LuxFrágil (Lisbon), later playing at Robert Johnson (Offenbach) and at Sónar/OFFSónar (Barcelona), Trikk has been fully educated with plenty of experiences which have shaped him as he stands today. Yet, his mentality that music unites us as one - and helps us to release - is the core mantra which inspires him to always aim to do better than his last endeavour: always delving into the finite detail and concentrating on improving even the smallest aspect. The dedication to his art form lies in how he takes himself out of the context and places his core perspectives on those opposite him. Much like his own private character, Trikk likes to keep his social media presence to a minimum - you’ll see no clickbait or anything sensationalised, keeping in line with his honest aura. Rightly so, this leaves more emphasis on the most important thing - his music, thus bringing a deeper connection to all followers through the virtual world. Whilst logically speaking, complexity and simplicity are two states of motion which don’t stand together, Trikk breaks this barrier - blending boundaries to lands far and wide.
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  Their RA profile lists Innervisions.

  often with Âme, Julya Karma, JAMIIE, none of them here that night

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