Burt Cobian is a young man who grew up in the city of Zürich in Switzerland.
His encyclopedic  of House  music started at the early age of ten. And since then collecting Records.
His ingress of mixing started in 2013 and made his debut at Freida Büxe in 2015.
Has since then played in  Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Ibiza and even enjoyed playing at the famous Garbicz Festival in Poland. 
He loves to mix Minimal flows with oldschool House beats.

bookings // burt.cobain@gmx.ch

◇ ▲ ◇   booking: julia@katerblau.de   ◇ ▲ ◇
Insta: instagram.com/mimi_love_berlin/

Foto: © maxiwittek.de

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.

DJ Koze’s new album Music Can Hear Us, released on April 4, 2025, entered the official German album charts at number 4 and received widespread critical acclaim worldwide. Major publications such as Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, Musikexpress, and many others have celebrated its brilliance. In the music scene, platforms such as Resident Advisor, Musikexpress, Groove, Diffus, MINT, HHV MAG, and BEAT Magazine have all highlighted the album’s magic and Koze’s unique artistic voice. Music Can Hear Us is destined to be one of the year’s most talked-about releases.

www.musicfromafar.de
booking: ck@powerline-agency.com


"Consisting of a collaboration between two musicians, AFAR seeks to bridge the distance between the natural and the industrial, exploring the paradox between organic and electronic. In some spaces, AFAR might build dance-oriented rhythms layered with haunting vocals. Whereas in others, the band creates moments of ambience composed of multi-instrumental soundscapes."
Analog & Live.

2026

21.02. Philharmonie Mercatorhalle / Duisburg, D
w// Kai Schumacher
10.03. Tanzhaus West / Frankfurt am Main, D
20.03.  KIFF (Foyer) // Aarau, CH
2103. Tempel (Scenariohalle) / Karlsruhe, D 
21.05. Leipzig, UT Connewitz, D


2025

01.01. Friedas Pier // Stuttgart (DE)
17.01. ESNS // Groningen (NL)
15.03. Cosmic Playgrounds // Esslingen (D)
24.04. C/O Pop (supporting ANIKA) // Cologne (D)
21.06. Fete de la Musique // Rough Trade Neukölln (D)
28.06. Fusion Festival // Lärz (D)
11.07. About Blank // Berlin (D)
19.07. Between Mountains Festival // (CH)
27.07. Zugvögel Festival // (D)
01.08. Jenseits von Millionen Festival // Friedland (D)
09.08. Detect Classic Festival // (D)
16.08. Concert w O/Y // EddM Wendland (D)
06.09. Mystic Creatures Festival // (PL)
12.09. Blow Festival // Frankfurt (D)
04.10. Vienna Waves Festival // Wien (A)
11.10. Micropopweek // Düsseldorf (D)

...::: ±±± Changing Rules Tour 2025 ±±± :::...
23.10. Hamburg // Nachtasyl
24.10. Köln // jaki
25.10. Duisburg // museum kueppersmuehle
29.10. Jena // Trafo
30.10. München // Milla
31.10. Kreuzlingen // Horst Klub
01.11. Zürich // Exil
04.11. Milano // arci bellezza
06.11. Graz //  cafe wolf
22.11. Berlin // BiNuu 

28.11. Istanbul // tba (TR)
04.12. Trans Musicales de Rennes // (FR)
05.12. ESSEN // Goethebunker (D)
12.12. Paris // Cabaret Sauvage (FR)




2024

..: The Refuge Tour :..
15.03.2024 Conne Island // Leipzig (DE)
16.03.2024 Gannet // Basel (CH)
17.03.2024 Exil // Zürich (CH)
19.03.2024 Slow Club // Freiburg im Breisgau (DE)
20.03.2024 Tanzhaus West // Frankfurt a.M. (DE)
21.03.2024 King Georg // Köln (DE)
22.03.2024 Uebel & Gefährlich // Hamburg (DE)
23.03.2024 Melkweg // Amsterdam (NL)
28.03.2024 Säälchen // Berlin (DE)

20.04. Circular // Izmir (TUR)
24.05. Aken (sold out) // (DE)
30.05. Razondetr // Sicily (IT)
02.06. Theater City Stage // Bremerhaven (DE)
27.06. Fusion Festival (Vinyl) // Lärz (DE)
29.06. Fusion Festival (Live) // Lärz (DE)
05.07. Deutsche Oper Berlin // (DE)
06.07. Jupiter // Hamburg (DE)
20.07. Detect Classic Festival // Bröllin (DE)
01.08. Appletree Garden Festival // (DE)
09.08. Lethargy Festival // Zurich (CH)
16.08. Bucht der Träumer // Helenesee (DE)
06.09. Import Export // München (DE)
18.-21.09. Reeperbahn Festival // HH (DE)
27.09. Wildwechsel Festival // Duisburg (DE)
01.11. Werkstattkonzert // Wendland (DE)
02.11. Museumsnacht, Museum Schnütgen // Köln
14.11. UT Connewitz // Leipzig (DE)
01.12. Miras B Day (Kater) // Berlin (DE)
07.12. KunstWerk // Köln (DE)

2023

......Violet Drive Tour with Kerala Dust......
10.03. Gaskessel // Bern (CH)
11.03. Konzerthaus Schüür // Lucerne (CH)
12.03. Plaza // Zürich (CH)
14.03. Täubchenthal // Leipzig (D)
15.03. Uebel & Gefährlich // Hamburg (D)
16.03. Kantine // Cologne (D)
18.03. Le Trabendo // Paris (FR)
19.03. Melkweg // Amsterdam (NL)
21.03. Fluc // Wien (AT)
23.03. Próżność // Poznan (PL)
24.03. Klub Bezsenność // Wroclaw (PL)
25.03. Praga Centrum // Warszawa (PL)
28.03. Debaser // Stockholm (S)
29.03. Pumpehuset // Copenhagen (DK)
30.03. John Dee // Oslo (NOR)
05.04. Technikum // München (D)
06.04. Huxleys // Berlin (D)
¨¨¨Violet Drive Tour with Kerala Dust¨¨¨

28.04. Support Kalabrese // Säälchen Berlin
12.05. AFAR Kirchenkonzert // Zwingli Kirche Berlin
11.06. Sternfest Festival 
16.06. Zuparken Festival
23.06. La Nature Festival (BEL)
01.07. Fusion Festival // Lärz 
28.07. Ackerbeat Festival 
29.07. Sunnseitn Festival (AT) 
30.07. Mit Dir Festival 
04.08. RKNKT Festival // Hamm
05.08. Garbicz Festival (PL)
11.08. Detect Classic Festival // Schloss Bröllin 
25.08. Ostend // Leipzig
02.09. Open Air Jam Session // Berlin
14.09. Club Chinois // Ibiza
15.09. Kauz // Zürich
06.10. Kaschemme // Basel
07.10. Slow Club // Freiburg
18.10. ADE // Amsterdam
20.10. ADE // Amsterdam

25.10. Album Release Concert // Berghain Kantine Berlin
https://www.berghain.berlin/de/event/77386/
27.10. Album Release Concert // ImportExport München


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2022
01.05. Kater Blau (Miras B Day) // Berlin
21.05. Hanseatische Materialverwaltung // Hamburg
26.05. Beate Uwe // Berlin
28.05. Detect Landpartie, KLP // Wendland
11.06. Altes Kino // Ebersbach
21.06. Fete de la Musique CFB // Berlin
25.06. Opening P8 // Karlsruhe
01.07. Fusion Festival // Lärz
02.07. LAS Festival // PL
30.07. Detect Classic Festival // Schloss Bröllin
31.07. Sommerfest // ...
13.08. 3000Grad Festival // Feldberg
21.08. Bucht der Träumer // Helenesee
05.11. Museumsnacht, Museum Schnütgen // Köln
27.11. Kater Blau/Säälchen (Mira Birthday) // Berlin

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2021
03.12. Nachtasyl // Hamburg
28.11. Kater/Säälchen // Berlin
04.09. La Nature Art & Music Festival // Belgique
03.09. La Nature Art & Music Festival // Belgique
29.08. Kunstfestival Ortstermin // Berlin
28.08. Fusion / Plan:et C // Lärz
06.08. Lichtalben Festival // Boffzen
30.07. Detect Classic Festival // Neubrandenburg
11.07. YNFND Special // Rostock
02.07. a secret Chateau in // France

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2020
17.01. AFAR Video Release Il-Kino // Berlin
23.01. Support Bobby Rausch // Urban Spree
29.01. Beate Uwe w arutani // Berlin
22.03. Klunkerkranich :(
26.03. Record Release Concert // 
Theater im Delphi :(
30.03. unitedwestream.com, live at Klunkerkranich
13.05. Audiovisuelles Kirchenkonzert :(
30.05. Vigyázz-Festival // Nürnberg :(
20.06. La Nature Art & Music Festival // Belgique :(
21.06. Fête de la musique, centre de francais
26.06. Fusion Festival // Lärz :(
31.07. Detect Festival // Neubrandenburg :(
13.10.-16.10 Mondo 2020 // NYC

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2019
27.12. CCC Chaos Communication Congress // Leipzig
23.11. Holy Mountain, Mensch Meier // Berlin
31.08. Park Open Air // Wedding
24.08. HÜTTE Festival // AT
17.08. Bucht der Träumer Festival
11.08. Fuchsival
03.08. Garbicz Festival
27.07. Detect Classic Festival
28.06. Fusion Festival // Lärz
27.06. Fusion Festival // Lärz
14.06. Meeresrausch Festival
11.06. Klunkerkranich // Berlin
10.06. Hedo Kongress
06.04. Punto // Bern
05.04. MOLO Bar // Luzern
04.04. rauscharm, Schneiderei // Zürich
29.03. Postgarage // Graz
23.03. Werk // Wien
15.03. Animal Farm, Bucht // Berlin
07.03. Beate Uwe // Berlin
13.02. RECORD RELEASE CONCERT, Berghain Kantine // Berlin

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2018
09.12. Konzert, Klunkerkranich // Berlin
18.11. Beate Uwe, Barfuß // Berlin
27.10. Tal der Verwirrung, Kater Blau // Berlin
20.10. Rixpop Festival, Rotbart // Berlin
25.08. Hütte Festival // (AT)
18.08. Bucht der Träumer Festival
04.08. Detect Classic Festival // Funkhaus Berlin
28.07. DreiFragezeichen, Mensch Meier // Berlin
21.07. Ackerbeat Festival
23.06. Raketentechtachel, Mensch Meier // Berlin
21.06. Unkraut Floß // Berlin
16.06. Der geheime Pfaffengarten // Temnitztal
08.06. Hit and Run
02.06. Festherum Festival // Fort Gorgast
20.05. Biesenthal
27.04. Drosssel x Fernab at Fiese Remise
14.04. Werkstatttraum // Berlin
17.03. IPSE // Berlin
24.02. Moos Festival // Berlin
09.02. Blindsmith Release at Beate Uwe // Berlin

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2017
31.03. Sturm&Drang - Bucht // Berlin
22.04. Künstlerhaus Parkstraße // Berlin
26.05. WirGarten // Erfurt
03.06. Festherum Festival // Fort Gorgast
16.06. Ritter Butzke // Berlin
08.07. ***Festival // ~Berlin
16.07. So&So Summer Closing // Leipzig
22.07. Universität der Künste - Rundgang // Berlin
12.08. Kölpinstock Festival // Kölpin
13.08. Oewerall Festival // Grünz
19.08. Dockville Festival // Hamburg
07.09. Beate Uwe // Berlin
23.09. 5 Jahre Sternstunde, Bucht // Berlin
18.11. Secret Konzert// Berlin
24.11. Konzert //Neu West Berlin
01.12. Konzert /w Sid Vision, PrivatClub // Berlin
07.12. Konzert /w Eleonora, Fabrik im Gängeviertel // Hamburg

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Pampa Records is a independent record label dedicated to releasing music that's seriously danceable without recourse to the tried and tested ingredients. A home for tunes that will conquer hearts and take root there forever, music that's brave and not afraid to break with convention. The record label is owned by DJ Koze.

Pampa is happy to receive demos at demo(at)pamparecords.com. If we like your music we'll be in touch. But if you don’t hear from us, it doesn't mean that the music isn't good, it just means that it doesn't suit to us and our plans. Thanks for sharing!

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