My first time ever playing on CDJs and a biiig mixer :D

Shortly after uploading my first Demoset, I was contacted by @stevedunn and invited to join their next livestream in the Cabin Fever-series. Still with no controller at hand, I reached out to a few random Djs in a facebook group for DJs based on the island, asking if they had equipment i could borrow. The one good soul who got back to me happened to have a super professional sound studio - jackpot!

I played this set on the 20.2.2021 on Gran Canaria for the Butterflyhus collective, and I very much hope you do enjoy listening! It is a set to make you take a few deep breaths, and then move your body - 'bounce' is the theme of the day. Towards the end the bpm is decreasing quite a lot so you get to slooooow down <3 

A huge thanks to Domingo for allowing me to play at his studio, for his lovely attitude and the willingness to share, to Steve for inviting me into his beautiful Butterflyhus collective and to @annaelix for putting me on his radar! I am SO enjoying this beautiful ride and feel like being in flow state since I decided to start this journey. Full of gratitude to the universe for this opportunity, and for the amazing artists who created this mind blowing music!

Butterflyhus 

Cat tape #2 I Butterflyhus I Cabin Fever #7

Thank you for dancing my sweet loves - this was big fun! <3 <3 <3

Friday night @ May-(b)

This is the set that I played at my first ever 'public' club gig. What a pleasure it was to see so many familiar and loving faces on the dancefloor that night. I really enjoyed playing this warmup despite the late start - full of gratitude for the amazing @annaelix for this opportunity and the wisdom sharing along the way! And an extra shoutout to awesome @denna_dj who saved my ass that night - sisterhood ftw <3

Pic by Annette - thank you so much, love you!

Cat Tape #5 I Hangaren I 10.09.2021

Here's something I played to calm my nervous system after some intense and challenging couple of days. Sometimes everyone seems upbeat and you simply can't get there....this was one of those weekends.

I recorded this set at home with no intention of sharing it - meaning, I did not pre-select any of the tracks, I did not care for choosing the right key and sometimes I overdid the effects or mixed sloppy because I needed to rest my exhausted feverish body or my brain got extra foggy. I also played this without headphones since I forgot them at my last gig....I'm still happy with how this has caught my mood. A bit dramatic, a bit heavy, a bit messy. But still beautiful in its own way. 

And since it's been a while that I shared some music up here I decided to do what Seth Godin preaches and ship my creative work, because that's what makes THE PRACTICE. And maybe it makes you feel less alone on a heavy day.

Integration

Here is the set I played at the Fusion Festival 2023.

I can't believe I just wrote that sentence!

Somehow on Friday, 30.6. the stars aligned and this incredible opportunity landed in my lap: sharing my favourite music from the past two months, that I before was confused about what to do with since it didn't seem to fit into any of the other gigs I got to play since April..In the one hour I had to prepare I realized that I had collected just the perfect music for this exact moment - a soft rainy afternoon at one of my favorite magical corners on these incredible festival grounds, the Firespace. 

A huge thanks to the sweet & beautiful Firespace crew for the trust and kind words (and the delicious sound!), to my dear friend @tadoh for the support in taking over his slot because he couldn't be there, and to the beautiful faces dancing in front of me in the rain. I am bursting of gratitude for all of you!

This Festival has felt like home for me since 2007, and I am proud of bringing my share of co-creation to this special place for quite a while now - but playing there as a DJ would not have been on my radar for years if it wasn't for my fucking awesome friends. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Magnus & Annette, I love you lots!!!! This was an unforgettable highlight of my already huge collection of magical fusion moments, and I will treasure it dearly.

May this music make you feel.

Cha'rain @ Fusion Festival 2023 I Firespace

Autumn is here! Time to cozy up with some sweet tunes that make you feel hugged and loved, while welcoming all the moods and maybe tickling your dancing feet, too - shoes off <3

This set has been recorded at Terminalen, CPH on 7.10.2023, thank you @oshee for hosting so beautifully!

☮ Make love not war ☮

Fall Forward @ Terminalen I October 2023

Here's the recording from Klub Rört, where I played on 1.12.2023 for a beautiful group of sober & dedicated dancers - what a treat that was! Thank you all for coming along on the ride and going wild with me <3

A journey @ Klub Rört I 1.12.2023

Here is the set I played at the beautiful Firespace stage of this years' Fusion Festival on Thursday night - thank you so much to the beautiful audience who went on this journey with me, to my amazing friends who were there to support me, to Tom and Uli for the invitation - and of course to the incredible firedancers!! I loved coming back and playing in the dark this time around; watching you move to my favorite music was such a magical experience <3 And a special shoutout to Amrei who happily jumped on my spontaneous ode to women, bringing all those talented female dancers out on the floor to one of my alltime favorite tracks <3 <3 <3

And finally, so much gratitude to the incredible artists who create music that moves me to the core:

@LuiMafuta
@Antaares
@Acud
@kusht-music
@VikenArman
@Miretmusic
@Ninze
@Coss
@FabianKrooss
@KyongSono
@JonasSchilling

and many more - thank you!! Your music speaks straight to my soul <3

Cha'rain @ Fusion Festival 2024 I Firespace

Yes I do have fast music ;)

This was a set I compiled for an amazing human being that I'm lucky to call my friend for more than a decade now - unfortunately, he doesn't like downtempo :D And since this was his first Borderland, I went digging in my library for anything beyond 125 bpm that wouldn't give me stress :P This is the result. I don't think I've ever laughed this much during a set, ever <3

Thank you Cosmos for spontaneously letting me share this on your stage Thursday night when the moomins were roaming the lands <3
Thank you @shai-peri-1 for the spontaneous violin-add-on!
And thank you my dear moomin family for rocking the dancefloor - love you all so much!!

BL logo by Astrid Juul Larsen :)

A night out with Einar @ Cosmos /w Shay Perry I Borderland 2024

This is the recording of the Set I played at Muumimaa on wednesday midnight - thank you so so much for dancing with me, and for all the love showers you gave me during and after my set! Such a pleasure playing for you sweet borderlings <3 

Thank you Stefan for always providing the most delicious sound for my favorite music, and to the moomin family for the impeccable setup :-*

A special thanks to Pablo Pico, who created the incredible intro track 'Opéra Sirocco' and allowed me to play it here - watch the movie! It's called 'Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds' and it's very beautiful.

And immense love to @user-112003920 for the closing track. Such a gift!

May you all receive and perceive love as a reminder to find your center <3

Cha'rain @ Muumimaa I Borderland 2025

'The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.' - Phytagoras

Bookings, requests, cute notes: charainmusic@gmail.com <3

Past:
DK: Culture Box, Den Anden Side & Ved Siden Af, Hangaren, Werkstatt167, Rust Natklubben, Alice, Kinky Saloon, DepotCPH and many more
SE: Substitutet, Borderland
DE: Fusion Festival
UK: The Wee Red Bar

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