As a producer, musician, DJ and serial collaborator, Chris Schwarzwälders distinctive style of deep, restrained house is hard to pin down, but you’ll always know it’s him when you hear it. 

Born in Frankfurt am Main in the 80s, he started playing hiphop in the 90s. While making beats on his MPC2000, he dropped into Offenbach’s Robert Johnson club and fell in love with techno. 

In 2009, Chris moved to Berlin and started DJing at KaterHolzig, where he found a group of people who thought about music in the same way he did. In contrast to the trends of the late 00s, the sounds being made from this little paradise on Berlin’s river Spree were slower, softer, and more soulful than a lot of what was being played in clubs at the time. 

It was here that Chris began to cement his reputation as both a solo producer and collaborator, who was capable of bringing his trademark sounds to a whole number of side-projects - many of which have gone on to play to crowds around the globe. He joined the Feathered Sun collective in 2013, together with a group of friends including Acid Pauli, Nu, Jo.Ke and Raz O’Hara. Dreamy, groovy and often improvised, the collective represented a special kind of musical freedom in which a group of producers came together to create something new in a singular, live moment. 

At the same time, Chris’ friend Mira was making moves of her own, and they started to play back-to-back sets, soundtracking the legendary Monday mornings of KaterHolzig, and now, Kater Blau. The two, who are both residents at Kater Blau, have now been playing together internationally for almost a decade, and have formed a common musical understanding that translates throughout every one of their sets - deep, clubby and melancholic. This partnership has also carried on into the studio, where they have collaborated on numerous hits. 

His most light-hearted side comes out in collaboration with Iannis Ritter, where the two musicians take on a weirder, more melodic & electro approach than Chris’ other proejcts. 

If you were to ask him, Chris would describe himself as reserved, logical, rational, melancholic and humorous. Which is why you’d never hear him telling you about the hundreds of nightclubs and festivals he’s played around the globe, or the number of hits he’s had with his productions. If you’re lucky though, Chris might tell you about his favourite synthesizers, and get lost in a conversation all about electronics and sound. Which is exactly where Chris wants to be - lost in electronics and sound.

Quality will find its way.
booking: info@pracht.dk

For booking please contact: sari@neptunemusic.net

If we think of those magical moments out on the dance floor, what likely comes to mind is that moment when the DJ and the crowd find each other in a rare kind of symbiotic balance of give and take. If you see this happening between two DJs it becomes obvious that two of a kind have found one another.
Those who love this kind of confluence will adore watching Mira and Chris Schwarzwalder doing
what they do best; playing back to back.
Having influenced the East‐German techno scene throughout the last twenty years, Mira established her musical home in Berlin’s legendary Bar25. There, she shaped her very own unique sound that can be considered as a story of these endless nights full of intensity.
Bar25 was also the place for her to meet DJ and producer Chris Schwarzwalder. Moving from his Hip Hop­‐roots towards electronic music, it was not by accident that Chris followed the beat of time to Berlin.
Anyone who has experienced their endless sets already understand why Berliners speak of the particular sound being created by both of them.
A soulful, mesmerizing sound that you will sense sinking under your skin and leaving you with a feeling of deep warm­‐heartedness.
What happens is the perfect chemistry of classic mixing skills along with ingenious live productions that really deserve to be called a moving experience.
All of their styles and sounds can, not only be discovered live behind the decks, but also on prosperous vinyl and digital releases.

Berlin based DJ  since 2011. 
Co-founder of our collective Trips&Ticks. Organizing and curating partys in Berlin since 2015.

2025 dates

26 I 01 I 25 Beate Uwe, Berlin
06 I 04 I 25 Beate Uwe, Berlin
21 I 05 I 25 Klunkerkranich, Berlin w/ Janoma
14 I 06 I 25 10years doob & Janoma, JK, Berlin
03 I 07 I 25 Trips&Ticks, Klunkerkranich, Berlin
13 I 07 I 25 Trips&Ticks Open Air, JK, Berlin
09 I 08 I 25 Kater, Berlin
07 I 09 I 25 Mystic Creatures Festival, PL
18 I 09 I 25 Trips&Ticks, Klunkerkranich, Berlin
11 I 10 I 25 Trips ON! Ticks, JK, Berlin
12 I 12 I 25 Trips&Ticks, JK, Berlin

Sisyphos - Berlin // Kater Blau - Berlin // Rummels Bucht- Berlin //  Mensch Meier - Berlin // Fusion Festival - Germany // at.tension Theaterfestival - Germany // Garbicz Festival - Poland // Bucht der Träumer Festival - Germany // Karrusel Festival - Denmark // LAS Festival - Poland  // Südpol - Hamburg // Moloch - Hamburg // Objekt klein A - Dresden // The Ballroom Blitz - Beirut // Jonny Knüppel - Berlin // Beate Uwe - Berlin // Salon zur Wilden Renate - Berlin //  g.ART.n - Berlin  // Christa Kupfer - Berlin // Mit Dir Festival - Germany //  Hafenklang - Hamburg MS // Dockville - Germany // Zugvögel Festival - Germany // Wilde Möhre Festival - Germany //  Mystic Creatures Festival - Poland // 3000° Festival - Germany // Fairground Festival - Algeria // Jubeljahre Festival - Germany

Klunkerkranich - Berlin // Crack Bellmer - Berlin // Keller - Berlin // Fluc Vienna - Wien // Birgit / Birgit & Bier - Berlin //

Thanks to Collectives: Trips&Ticks, Amselcom, Circles and Stones, Afterhour Sounds, Voll Schön, Rebellion der Träumer, fernab, Bewegungsfreiheit, fernab,  grenzenlos, Räuberhöhle, Schiffbruch, Wuza, Mystic Creatures...

Bookings:
Berlin -> doooob@gmx.de
National/ International -> jacob@mystic-tales.de

2024
10 I 11 I 24 JK, Berlin
27 I 10 I 24 Beate Uwe, Berlin
26 I 10 I 24 Fluc, Vienna, Austria
05 I 10 I 24 Suedpol, Hamburg
04 I 10 I 24 Klunkerkranich, Trips&Ticks
21 I 09 I 24 Kater Blau, Berlin w/Tom Eichhagen
24 I 08 I 24 Karrusel Festival, Copenhagen, DK
11 I 08 I 24 gart.n, Berlin
03 I 08 I 24 Garbicz Festival, Poland
02 I 08 I 24 T&T Klunkerkranich, Berlin
15 I 06 I 24 In einer Oase, Berlin
06 I 06 I 24 T&T Klunkerkranich, Berlin
26 I 05 I 24 Beate Uwe, Berlin
27 I 04 I 24 Beate Uwe w/ Janoma
05 I 04 I 24 Klunkerkranich, Trips&Ticks, Berlin
01 I 04 I 24 Kater Blau, Berlin
17 I 03 I 24 Beate Uwe, Berlin


2023 past
10 I 12 I 23 Beate Uwe, Berlin
27 I 10 I 23 KaterBlau, Berlin
14 I 10 I 23 In einer Oase, Berlin
07 I 10 I 23 Trips&Ticks microdosing, Crack Bellmer, Berlin
24 I 09 I 23 Beate Uwe, Berlin
23 I 09 I 23 Mensch Meier, Berlin
09 I 09 I 23 Mysctic Creatures Festival, Poland
08 I 07 I 23 Klunkerkranich, Berlin w/ Janoma
18 I 05 I 23 Knüppel, Berlin w/ Janoma
13 I 05 I 23 Sisyphos, Berlin w/ Janoma
07 I 05 I 23 Kater Blau w/ Tom Eichhagen
23 I 04 I 23 Beate Uwe w/ Andi Fader
26 I 03 I 23 Klunkerkranich, Berlin
12 I 03 I 23 Beate Uwe, Berlin
28 I 01 I 23 Kater Blau, Berlin
15 I 01 I 23 Beate Uwe, Berlin
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Katermukke isn’t just a label; it’s an evolving sonic odyssey. Each release adds to its dynamic narrative, showcasing a relentless quest for musical innovation. The label seamlessly blends diverse electronic genres—from the hypnotic depths of melodic house and the driving pulse of techno to the dreamy realms of electronica and the infectious beats of indie dance.

Founded in 2011 by the visionary Dirty Doering and Sascha Cawa, Katermukke emerged from Berlin’s vibrant electronic scene as a sanctuary where music breaks boundaries and invites endless exploration.

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