benjamin fehr is a producer, dj and labelowner living in berlin.
he is running the catenaccio label.

benjamin fehr,  the berlin based producer, Dj and head honcho of catenaccio records 
is permanently working on the development of "groove noir".

artists like ricardo villalobos, roman fluegel,  falko brocksieper, jay haze, butane, dana ruh,  
or  labelhead benjamin fehr I ffwd are working perfectly together 
towards the definition of "groove noir", which is the final destination of the label. 
basses well under the radar, buzzing sounds, subtle darkness and stumbeling 
grooves grow together to the special irritating and hypnotizing idea of catenaccio, 
that is also brought to you through the special weird artwork of the covers. 
you will find catenaccio tracks in charts and cases of magda, ritchie hawtin, 
dinky, luciano, zip, jeremy caulfield, karotte, mia, chloe, jennifer cardini and many others. 

since 1993 he is working as a dj and artist in lots of clubs and radioshows. 
he was resident in several clubs, like ostklub frankfurt (1997-2000), the institution robert johnson 
club offenbach ("electric circus" with roman flügel, zip, heiko m.s.o. and krystyna, 1999- 
2002), schmalclub (an experimental clubconcept between art, performance and 
music hosted by william forsythe) and the legendary kiosk (frankfurt/m).

numerous national and international bookings followed (like panoramabar/berghain, init, wmf, watergate, 
bar 25, club der visionäre, Kater holzig -all in berlin, Tokyo, pudel club hamburg, sushi bar paris, 
kunsthalle innsbruck, arttheater cologne, arma 17 moscow, harry klein münchen, 
vrstck dortmund and many more). 

after some experiences in running a pirate radio station in frankfurt (with sascha 
benedetti) since 1994, he played regulary in several radioshows (rdl freiburg, dj night 
& twen arena on radio x frankfurt...). from 2004 to 2010 he had his own monthly show that 
was called "catenaccio - the radioshow" on radio x. 

in his adapted home frankfurt am main (while studing arts and grafics) he was an 
activist in organizing illegal parties in hidden places and buildings in frankfurt and 
offenbach. 

in 2002 he run the charming, illegal, one year existing club kiosk (schutzkontakt.com), that 
invited lots of famous and beloved people like ricardo villalobos, zip, roman flügel, 
closer music, akufen, lawrence, luciano, stl, dandy jack, sasse or benno blome in a 
personal and familiar surrounding. 

in 2004 benjamin fehr started his label catenaccio. 

since 2005 benjamin fehr lives and works in berlin.

since 2008 he has a regular "groove noir night" at "club der visionäre",  the best summer 
location in berlin, where he and his guests are going deep into dark electronics.
the small and charming club paloma in berlin is since 2011 also a home of benjamin fehr's 
"groove noir" nights, catenaccio acts & soulmates in music are defining the idea of deep and dark music for ass and mind.

in the last years he produced besides on his own  imprint catenaccio on labels like 
foundsound, brouqade, lowmidhigh lmtd, tic tac toe, nervmusic, adjunct, finefood and many more. 

since 4 years he is working also on his project "the result" that is a coproduction with 
falko brocksieper (sub-static, karloff, contexterrior, tuning spork).
inspired to create a laid back environment between improvisation and restriction, 
the two are exploring ways to join their different views on shared passion for deep, 
dark, organic and abstract techno.


benjamin fehr already released on labels like foundsound, nervmusic, brouqade, 
lomidhigh, eminor, woods'n'bass, frucht, adjunct, false ind., suena hermosa, finefood, mean,
31337 records, tictactoe…..





casio punk singer/songwriter lo-fi new wave avantgarde

A DJ for more than 30 years Matthias WesterWeller aka Weller is a hallmark of excellence. Yet he is a DJ who's »different«. Maybe because he's not specified and uses his wide range of musical genres to mix the old with the new. Also because he knows how to create an atmosphere which takes you on a musical journey full of exciting coherences.

In short:
1990: Started as a DJ
1991-2001: Musical education in a record store
2001-2007: Product manager at Playhouse | Klang Elektronik | Ongaku Musik
Since 2005 DJ and joint organizer of the open air party series LAZY. at Schwedlersee|Frankfurt am Main
Since 2006 running own label Sundae Soul Recordings
Joint organizer & DJ of UPTIGHT - The Frankfurt Soul Weekend
and BRILLIANT SOUL allnighter
2007-2012 writer for »Hear The World« magazine
Since 2008 own radio show »Hello Mellow Fellow« at ByteFM
Since 2014: Curator for I CAN SEE MUSIC! music documentary series
Owner of HOPPIGALOPPI record store since April 2023

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