Jan Klug is a composer, musician and media designer with extensive experience in the use of computers and programming as creative tools for live interactive performances. He started as a musician, and graduated in 1999 in jazz saxophone at the Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen.
As a musician, composer and media designer, Jan has worked on several projects in dance, theater and film. He created numerous performances and concerts, blending acoustic and electronic music, video and programming. Starting in 1996 as a permanent member of the popular Dutch group "Poets from Epibreren", Jan specialized in the musical accompaniment of poetry and literature, continued up to today through concerts with Dutch writer Christine Otten.   
Since 2008, Jan is core teacher of the master study "Interactive Media and Environments" (MFA IME) at the Frank Mohr Institute (FMI) of Academy Minerva in Groningen, an interdisciplinary programme of advanced education in computer-related media art and experimental art research.

Eccentrically eclectic and wildly ecstatic, DJ inphiknight, aka Thomas Meijer, weaves together tapestries of sound spun from his peculiar collection of curious tunes from all over the world, both classical and futuristic, woven together with deep throbbing beats and jazzy shenanigans.

Resident DJ at
✦ Ruigoord ✦ Odessa Amsterdam ✦ ED Groningen ✦ ED Graz Austria ✦ FreeFlow ED Utrecht

Past venues:
✦ Fusion Festival DE ✦ Mysteryland ✦ Standon Calling UK ✦ Landjuweel ’15 up to ’24 ✦ ADE ✦ Paradiso Amsterdam ✦ Shoeless Ruigoord ✦ Solstice Ruigoord ✦ Georgies Wundergarten ’19 up to ‘24✦ Ballonnenfeest ✦ SYNTHESIS ✦ ISIS 30jaar ✦ Noorderlicht ✦ Roots Rising ✦ Beltane ✦ Hal25 ✦ WIRWAR ✦ Strandjuweel ’22 ’24 ✦ De Lievelingen ✦ 

Ecstatic Dances in:
✦ ED Estonia ✦ ED Luxembourg ✦ ED Graz Austria ✦ ED Odessa Amsterdam ✦ ED Amsterdam ✦ ED Groningen ✦ ED Twente ✦ ED Rotterdam ✦ ED Zutphen ✦ ED Texel ✦

haddon / l. pearson / lanark artefax / howes / perfume advert / amxd / bftt / lack / carlos / anxiety support group / duckett / a new line (related) / remote

Dramali, an International Afrobeat-Jazz band with funky groove and lots of space for improvisation, a melting pot of cultures that are expressed and reflected in their music… swinging, versatile and catchy.  The band is formed around the Malian musician/singer Dra Diarra(ngoni/guitar/vocal). Dra forged a part of his early career together with the today’s Grammy awards artists such as Angelique Kidjo, Jasper van ‘t Hof, Izaline Calister and many more [Pili-Pili Band], the Railband (with Salif Keita) and Zani Diabate’s Super Diataband. The interaction with the audience and the enthusiasm of the musicians will do the rest. Dramali, a Band that will keep coming back. For more:
www.dramali.nl

A series of concerts featuring musical works from a variety of performers.

The sonologist moves in the field of electroacoustic music, computer music and sound art. Instead of composing ‘with’ sounds, as is generally the case in instrumental music, in sonology the sound itself is composed in such a way that it gives expression to musical form. This can take place on the basis of the physical principles of sound, on the basis of perception or on the basis of purely compositional ideas.

www.divanamusic.com
www.ecstatic-dj.com 

Navid Divana intuitively tunes in to the crowd and communicates with them in the language of music. He is a resident at multiple Ecstatic Dances and plays at a variety of other clubs & festivals.

The entire spectrum of genres and global regions are involved in his musical adventures. Within this limitless style he stands out with originality & experimentalism. Depending on the vibe of the party, he adjusts the width & scope of the musical spectrum. The creative & technical mastery of the art results in genre transcending transitions & live remixes. The groove can vary from very relaxed to highly energetic; it always grabs your soul and takes you on an unmistakable journey.

We can‘t always choose the music life plays for us, but we can choose how we dance to it !!!

DJ & owner of Arillas Soundgarden on the beautiful island of Corfu in Greece. Host of the year-round weekly Ecstatic Dance on Sunday mornings since 01/2023.

For me, ecstatic dance is art, culture, joy and healing. As a DJ and dancer, it allows you to free yourself from things that you are unconsciously stuck in… and you can do that just by going through your own automatically triggered processes through the music and the energy in the field of all the dancers present.

In the 80s/90s I was a successful vinyl DJ and club owner (Unterhaus Karlsruhe). I was a resident DJ in Frankfurt (Dorian Gray), Stuttgart (ZAP), Pforzheim (Skandal, Café Cairo) and many more. I also had DJ bookings in Ibiza (Pasha, Amnesia), Zürich (Rohstofflager, Oxa, Streetparade), Berlin (Planet, UFO, Loveparade) and many more. 

My personal highlight was to play together a „back-to-back“ with the legendary „Grandmaster Flash“ at a B-Boy battle in 1997.

About my DJ name „SpaceDeer“:

The deer as a shamanic power animal represents a clear, heart-centered presence in the space. It embodies gentle alertness: being fully present, sensing subtly, without the need to control. This quality is central in „SpaceDeer‘s“  role as an Ecstatic Dance DJ and dancer - it keeps the dance floor safe, open, and alive.

The cyclical nature of the antlers mirrors the arc of a set: a conscious opening, an intense unfolding, and a clear, calm landing. Nothing is held onto; everything is allowed to transform. The deer leads through embodied presence rather than action, inviting authentic expression without pressure or performance.

The space in the DJ name „SpaceDeer“ refers to the field that is opened and held through music. It is the invisible container in which dancers can arrive, let go, explore, and return. Space means awareness, timing, and restraint - knowing when to guide, when to stay out of the way, and when silence or simplicity carries more power than intensity.

Together, „SpaceDeer“ stands for holding a clear, grounded space with the sensitivity, dignity, and heart of the deer - creating depth, trust, and transformation without forcing anything.

About Ecstatic Dance:

Ecstatic Dance is a danced meditation that frees people from things they're stuck in. As DJs we start with longer intros without beats and slowly transform the energy to one or two peeks to get the dancers really ecstatic... we also try to go through different energies - sadness, anger, happieness, freedom, peace … and a variety of genres and extraordinaire/crazy tracks are welcome. But always organic electronic dance music is a base of the sets. At the end there is also a longer phase with slow beats or just sounds/noises to bring the dancers to the floor and guide them to lie still on the floor for 5-10 minutes... to integrate their inner processes that have unfolded during the dance.

Main rules of ecstatic dance:

- no talking during the dance
- be sober (no alcohol or drugs)
- dance barefoot
- no judgement of your own or others movements/behaviours
- contact dance is welcome, but only in respect of your own - and of the others boarders.

About Soundgarden:

Soundgarden is a magical place in the olive groves overlooking the Ionian Sea, nestled in the lush hills above the lively seaside village of Arillas, popular with alternative international tourism. A well-equipped, year-round venue and retreat was created by man and nature together to serve as a high-vibrational field to connect, retreat, celebrate, move, listen, dance and transform.
With its magical outdoor areas (Under the Flower, The Olive Stage, Outdoor Kitchen, Olive Grove Dancefloor) and indoor areas (The Tree Temple) and a high-end sound system, Arillas-Soundgarden offers ideal conditions to experience unforgettable moments.

www.arillas-soundgarden.com

We connect and share the DJ sets from live Ecstatic Dance journeys around the world!

All the sets here have been created/recorded at an Ecstatic Dance production with live dancers. Our productions are intentional gatherings, follow an energetic journey-arch, have a minimum time-length or one hour and incorporate professionally curated and mixed global electronic sounds and tracks to uplift the spirit and inspire free-form dancing.

We are an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to inclusivity, and are currently ~100 regular events internationally and growing. Enjoy!

P.S. If you are a DJ or producer posting a live-recorded set and you want a repost, please shoot us a message.

P.S.S. If you feel called to support this free (and freeing!) initiative, no tip is too small via our Venmo. Love you!

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