" I like Alec’s music. I’ve included his songs in my sets, great music."  Hernan Cattaneo

Born in Uruguaiana, on the western border of Rio Grande do Sul, Alec Araujo has dedicated more than three decades to electronic music. Since the beginning of his career in 1990, his Latin and Spanish roots have shaped an authentic style, marked by intense and captivating sets capable of keeping dance floors vibrating for hours on end.

Realizing that his talent went beyond the DJ booth, Alec also revealed a keen sense for the music business. With an entrepreneurial vision, he moved to Porto Alegre and quickly gained recognition in the main clubs, festivals, and raves of southern Brazil. He became the resident DJ of the legendary Dado Bier, one of the most iconic nightclubs in Brazil, known for attracting artists, celebrities, athletes, and businesspeople—a demanding audience that established Alec as one of the most respected names in the Rio Grande do Sul electronic music scene.

His charisma and consistency have taken him beyond borders. Alec began performing in clubs and events in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, sharing lineups with major figures in national and international electronic music, such as Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, Nick Warren, Anderson Noise, Mau Mau, Renato Ratier, Gui Boratto, among others.

In 2005, his creative instinct led him to immerse himself in music production. Self-taught, he began developing his own tracks, remixes, and exclusive versions of 80s classics, imprinting his unique and refined identity. His productions quickly crossed borders, being played by internationally renowned DJs and circulating in the most respected Progressive House clubs globally.

With keen feeling, impeccable technique, and unparalleled good taste, Alec has built a sonic signature that balances emotion, rhythm, and sophistication. Throughout his 30-year career, he has established himself as one of the most expressive names in the South American scene, with his tracks featured in sets by major artists, including Hernan Cattaneo, who has been presenting Alec's new remixes in performances throughout the European summer and at major events such as Sunsetstrip, held in São Paulo in 2025.

Today, Alec Araujo is synonymous with experience, elegance, and authenticity. An artist who translates the power of the connection between music and soul into each beat—and who continues to write his story on dance floors around the world.

Cited by Wolfgang Fluer, founder of Kraftwerk, in his book "I Was a Robot," his remixes of Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights," "Autoban," and "Vitamin" have received support from names like Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, and Paul Oakenfould, as well as support from Wolfgang Fluer himself, who declared: "I love your remix of Neon Lights."

Chilean-born DJ/Producer SIMPLY CITY began his music career embedded in clubs and raves in his native city of Santiago under the alias Cesar “Bass” Romero. After developing a reputation as one of the most in-demand DJ’s in his home country, Cesar left Chile to begin touring across Latin America, Asia, Europe, and North America in the pursuit of launching his DJ career. 

Cesar then spent many years traveling and touring the world internationally as a DJ. It was Montreal, however, where he decided to root himself after much time abroad. Here, he gained a coveted spot as a resident at Montreal's world famous Stereo Afterhours, where he’s been engaging crowds and developing his sound for over 10 years. 

Stereo’s globally recognized sound system, acoustic space, and dedicated club-goers gave Cesar the opportunity not only to apply his breadth of experience as a career DJ, but also to explore a variety of new musical territories. At Stereo, Cesar never fails to flex his mixing skills to an audience of “stereo-heads”; always taking them on truly sonic and atmospheric journeys through his music. Whether opening up the room for some of the biggest names in electronic music or taking over the space for an “all night long” set, Cesar’s mastery of tight mixing and careful track selection have garnered him respect both locally and internationally. 

Outside of DJing, Cesar has released several tracks on some of the most well-renowned progressive house labels; ultimately putting himself on the map as one Montreal’s most recognized progressive house producers. SIMPLY CITY continues to play his music beyond Canada’s borders, and consistently delivers his infectious Stereo flare to audiences across the world.

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Progresivna Suza was founded in 2018 as a spontaneous initiative by passionate fans of the progressive house genre from Serbia and Croatia. This organization aims to unite individuals from all over the world who share the same passion, live progressively as part of their daily life, recognize no borders, and want to express their feelings through music uniquely and intimately.

From 2018 to 2020

During the group’s two and a half years of existence, as the number of new members grew, Progressive Suza organized over 20 parties in clubs in Belgrade and Novi Sad under the name Progressive Tales. Local support was provided by progressive house artists such as Bokee, Aćim, Jelly For The Babies, Popi Divine, and Miloš Miladinović, while well-known hosts like Lukai, Igor D., Aleksandar Marković, Hobin Rude, Despić, and Migazz also contributed.

The indispensable podcast began its first season with a weekly show in collaboration with the DeGori Project in 2018. In the second season, the podcast adopted a new, independent name, Progressive Tales. Alongside main episodes, the podcast included bonus editions that offered an open opportunity and support for emerging young DJs from around the world. Over the first three seasons, more than 150 artists participated in the Progressive Tales podcast. Among the artists who collaborated with us are Cid Inc, Dmitry Molosh, Alex O’Rion, Kamilo Sanclemente, Anthony Pappa, Mauro Augugliaro, Kyoto, Lerr, Buba, DJ Ruby, Simos Tagias, Gux Jimenez, Eran Aviner, Ewan Rill, RIGOONI, Stereo Underground, Guy Milani, Forerunners, Lucas Rossi, Jelly For The Babies, and many more.

2020 – 2021

In early 2020, Progresivna Suza hosted its first international performer independently, the brilliant producer East Cafe from Hungary, at the DOT club in Belgrade. In collaboration with the Blender organization in 2021, we organized events such as Guy J All Night Long and DJ Ruby‘s debut at Barutana.

During the pandemic-affected year, we hosted great artists on our YouTube channel including Subandrio, East Cafe, Gui Milani, DJ Ruby, Luciano Scheffer, Mauro Augugliaro, Missus, Andre Moret, Bachir Salloum, Lerr, Adnan Jakubović, Lukai, Buba, Despić, Hobin Rude, Igor D., Aleksandar Marković, JFR, Glow Funk, and Nichols. Over 60 episodes were aired daily under the title Antidepressive Tales.

The first Suza Picnic at Košutnjak in Belgrade, held in June, gathered a large number of group members who enjoyed socializing and culinary specialties by Svetislav Đorđević.

Following the launch of the official website, the content was enriched with numerous interviews featuring prominent artists from both global and domestic scenes, including Anthony Pappa, Guy J, Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Henry Saiz, Fernando Ferreyra, Navar, Sebastian Sellares, Antrim, Dmitry Molosh, DJ Ruby, Guy Mantzur, Audiostorm, Aćim, and many others. The site also includes member-written articles emphasizing educational content and a selection of the freshest tracklists for fans to discover. Simultaneously, Suza Shop was launched for both Serbian and global markets via Brendly and RedBubble platforms.

The third anniversary was celebrated at the DOT club with a special guest from the Netherlands, the star of the Lost & Found label, Navar.

2022

In 2022, Progresivna Suza embarked on its journey with Suza Records, releasing its initial productions. The first few EPs were signed by Kyotto, Hobin Rude, Andres Moris, and Partenaire.

The podcast lineup was reinforced with the Rove series, offering listeners a different sound and giving artists the freedom to showcase music across genres close to house. Fantastic journeys through organic, deep, micro, and tech house were shared by VieL, Erdi Irmak, Emotional Tourist, Mass Digital, Slow Hearts, Fernando Ferreyra, Nohan, Kento Kumazaki, Roger Martiney, and Yuichiro Kotani.

During the spring season, we hosted another brilliant Dutch producer, Alex O’Rion, at the DOT club, while continuing our collaboration with Tunnel club in Novi Sad, featuring Jelly For The Babies and Lerr.

The first official Lost and Found showcase in Belgrade‘s Barutana club was organized in partnership with Blender organization, featuring performances by Guy J, Roy Rosenfeld, and Hobin Rude.

In August 2022, Suza organized its first two-day festival in the Vojvodina village of Turija. The event at Tatić farm featured 12 performers, including DJ Ruby, East Cafe, N-Tchbl, Jelly For The Babies, Adnan Jakubović, and many others.

The year concluded with the organization’s fourth anniversary celebration at Tunnel club in Novi Sad, where Greek producer Simos Tagias performed for the first time in Serbia.

2023

In January 2023, the organization was officially established as a non-governmental association named “Center for Progressive Culture: Progresivna Suza“.

During the first part of the season, events and guest appearances continued in clubs across Novi Sad and Belgrade. Serbian audiences experienced performances by Israel’s Eran Aviner, Montenegro’s Buba, and guests from Australia GMJ and Olga Misty for the first time.

The second edition of the two-day festival in Turija took place under the new name AVANTURIJA Festival in August 2023. This festival offered a unique experience blending positive energy, nature, music, and artistic activities, all aimed at pure enjoyment. The lineup included Roger Martinez, Stereo Underground, Hobin Rude, Emotional Tourist, Nohan, Missus, Hobin Rude, Igor D., and Bokee.

Suza Records continued its progress, signing 15 releases with artists from around the globe, including Cream, Luman, Stage Van H, Mauro Augugliaro, Missus, Will DeKeizer, NuFects, Kandar, and Rockka.

The fifth anniversary was celebrated at Kult club in Belgrade with performances by domestic artists from three generations: Hobin Rude, Aćim, and N-tchbl.

2024 –

In March, the new concept Retrogressive Tales featuring music from the early 2000s played exclusively on vinyl records began at Kult club in Belgrade, with DJ Ruby and Popi Divine taking the stage.

The traditional Suza Picnic continued with its third edition in May at the same location in Košutnjak, Belgrade.

In collaboration with multimedia house Infinity Lighthouse and Blender organization, Progresivna Suza released the official Serbian edition of the book “Hernan Cattaneo: El Sueño de un DJ”. The book launch took place at Barutana club in Belgrade on June 1st before performances by Hernan Cattaneo and Hobin Rude.

The Progressive Tales podcast entered its seventh broadcasting season alongside the Elevation series.

~~ upcoming shows 

14 feb - kontra musik 20 years/kontentan ep release party at inkonst, malmö (SE)
28 feb - hors-sol anniversary, paris (FR) (live)
7 march - tba, tbilisi (GE) (live)
3-5 july - funk in the forest, powys (GB) (live)
10-12 july - stone techno festival, essen (DE) (dj)

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(was) in charge of https://soundcloud.com/sewersender records 2013-2025 /w
@nokato-nomer
@alicebas
@k-bobrov

also aka 
lemmi ash w @samo_dj
@tarik-hensen w @benkaczor
r.o.w.s w eletun selona

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with music printed onto beautiful 12" records available from (in no particular order) @sewersender, @untilmyheartstops, @cong-burn, @esp-institute, @appiansounds & @ad93rec, @nousklaeraudio, @lostinrec, @turborecordings, @mulemusiq, @fauxpas, @studiobarnhus, and most recently @artsltd
digital releases include @valiankollektiv, @norrkopingtechnocity, @baka-gaijin, @vorgott, @melifera_records, @oslated

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spotted in control of the sounds at //:about blank, alkotótábor festival, bassiani/horoom, borisov, den anden side, department festival, doel festival, draaimolen festival (2022 & 2024), echo bay chongqing, elysia basel, inkonst, konsthallen nkpg, kune festival 2025, nous'klaer XYF (2024 & 2025), la station paris, mint sound retreat bologna, morfar ginko sthlm, paradise city festival (2022 & 2024), peking house festival, pintai/far blue, PLX tjärö, organik festival, rhythm büro kyiv, rote sonne munich,  rouine basel, sonar sthlm, sonoluma festival, tag chengdu, tresor, under bron, la vallée électrique, verysmallclub budapest

« h e l l o » Label: @atomnation @boxboxrec @hmwl

Past:
7/11 Panoramic - Kultur Sounds -> Interlaken, Birg
21/3-25 Culturebox Minimal With Love -> Copenhagen
22/11 GIDGE 10 Years -> Stockholm
17/10 ADE HMWL Mixer -> Amsterdam
27/9 - 28/9 Peking House Festival -> Norrköping 
23/8 Klunkerkranish HMWL Label night-> Berlin 
16/8 - 17/8 Mooncake Market -> Norrköping 
9/8 WOW -> Göteborg 
»  2/8 Open Air: Bridging the Love -> Malmö
»  19/7 Peking House Jkriv -> Norrköping  
»  25/5 Evigheten Norrköping
» 17/5 - Oceanvs Orientalis at Slaktkyrkan Stockholm 
» 4/5 Kellerkind & Nice-D, Interlaken, Schweiz
» 27/3 The Homless Trovador, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
» 22/3 Mooncake Market, Lilla Vän Norrköping 
» 7/3 Manifestgalan, Arbis, Norrköping
» 25/12-23 𝙿𝚎𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎 -> Arbis, 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚔ö𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 
» Kulturnatten  -> 𝟹𝟶/𝟿-𝟸𝟹  Evigheten, 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚔ö𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐
» 𝙷𝙼𝚆𝙻 𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 -> 𝟷𝟷/𝟾-𝟸𝟹  𝙺𝚕𝚞𝚗𝚔𝚎𝚛𝚔𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚑, 𝙱𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗
» 𝙱𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚢𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚂𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 -> 𝟸/𝟽-𝟸𝟹 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚗 𝙱 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚖ö
» 𝚂𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙶𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 ~> 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚖 𝚂𝚕𝚊𝚔𝚝𝚔𝚢𝚛𝚔𝚊𝚗 𝟷𝟻/𝟹-𝟸𝟹 
» 𝚂𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙶𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 ~> 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚖ö 𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚕 𝟷𝟺/𝟹-𝟸𝟹 
» Bonfire festival / Into the woods ~> 9/9-22

Booking: boxbox4u@gmail.com
Contact: ludlow.lex@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/lexludlow 🧞‍♀️

*DJ and producer from Stockholm, Sweden.
Joel Mull's career spans over three decades. With a background studying classical music, singing in choirs and playing in bands, Joel found electronic music at a young age as a source of freedom. His first experience came from DJ’ing in the chill-out areas of rave parties in his native Stockholm during the early 90’s.
With his roots from Germany, Hamburg, he moved to the city in 1994, and worked as a resident DJ for 3 years at one of the biggest techno clubs in Germany, Unit Club. This was an important period for him and as a DJ; It taught him how to control the energy of the night on the dance floor, from warm up sets to 10h marathon sets.

With releases on music labels worldwide along with Cari Lekebusch, Robert Leiner, Adam Beyer and Jesper Dahlbäck he counts to the first wave of Swedish techno producer who became known around the world as the "Swedish techno sound".
He has produced over 100 releases and under various names such as Icarus, Gotzkowsky and most recent under his alias Damm.
He often refers to himself and his craft as a sound architect, and if you’ve ever experienced his club sets, you’ll understand why.
Under his ambient and electronica alias Damm, Joel revives one of his earliest aliases and expands upon this discipline even further.

*Part of the label team of the swedish label Parabel.
*Also knows as "Damm" with his latest ambient release on A Strangely Isolated place.

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