FOUND WITHIN FRIENDS is a new feature series on Found Within with a monthly mix session, interview and music discussion - featuring friends and up and coming artists in the scene. This month we have two very special guests, Dajana Dedic & Andre Stahlhofen - otherwise known as ‘The Fields’.

This month we warmly welcome our friends Andre and Dajana into the Found Within fold for our fam-vibe podcast series. We have always felt a connection with these two, and are excited to have them onboard with us to showcase their craft and meticulous DJing abilities. Having known Dajana and Andre for some years, we and anyone else who knows them will recognise the warmth, dedicated compassion and absolute drive that they have for their music. It came as no surprise that their debut year was so highly successful; with an international festival booking, their own successful on-going monthly party, and various gigs and festival slots around Melbourne and afar.

Andre was born and raised in Berlin, so discovered his love for electronic music from a very young age. Starting with an interest in Drum ‘n’ Bass at age 22, he purchased his first set of turntables and started playing gigs around Berlin. Over the following five years, his taste began to evolve. Becoming intrigued by the deep house and techno scenes of Berlin, he began playing in a duo with good friend Andi Ejtsch as ‘Walls of Destiny’ in clubs such as Griessmule, Astra, Fritz Club & Lido. Dajana grew up in Melbourne after migrating from Germany at the age of six. She always had a deep love for music, and trained in classical piano for 12 years. It wasn’t until her first trip to Berlin in 2012 where she fell in love with electronic music and began regularly attending events back home in Melbourne’s underground scene.

During Dajana’s second visit to Berlin in 2015 she met Andre, and they instantly bonded over their shared taste in music. Whilst living in Berlin together for eight months, they became immersed in the Berlin club scene and started DJing together.
In late 2016 they moved to Melbourne with a goal to start playing out together, develop their own sound, and make their mark on Melbourne’s electronic scene. Whilst their early days were challenging, they quickly began landing sought-after gigs at venues such as Killing Time, New Guernica, My Aeon, Glamorama and Railway Hotel Brunswick.

In August 2017, things turned a corner when they won a DJ competition called ‘Your Shot’. This saw them being flown to San Diego, USA, to play at CRSSD festival, where they warmed up the main stage for Dixon, Marcel Dettmann and KINK.

It was during this time that they got together with two close friends James Egan and Denis Khassapov and decided to start throwing a monthly day party in Melbourne called ‘Who Loves?’. Their idea was to bring their love for melodic and deeper European sounds to Melbourne in an event that had the atmosphere of a music festival. Their event has grown considerably over the past eight months, showcasing well-known and respected artists as well as showing support to many talented newcomers to the scene. This has been an immensely proud achievement for The Fields and the Who Loves? team. Their hope is to continue growing their event and pushing their sound further, not only to establish themselves, but also to contribute to Melbourne’s diverse underground scene.

The set they have recorded for us is absolutely packed - showcasing a wealth of knowledge. Their use of sublime and coherent progressions, tight, rolling deep grooves, and sophisticated melodic records, expand and open up so coherently with their perfectly calibrated track selection. One can easily imagine this set shaking the stacks of a summer festival rig to its limits! Well done guys!

Read the full interview here:
https://foundwith.in/found-within-friends-003-with-the-fields/

FOUND WITHIN FRIENDS 003: The Fields

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