hits I hits I hits

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I make noise.
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IT: luca@modularagency.it
ES/PT/LATAM: fernando@miraclemgmt.com
ASIA: dittaphat@mainframeartists.com
PR: luke@theechoagency.com

Romanian-born, Toronto-bred Simina Grigoriu has been steadily racking up accolades during her decade-long career. Starting off as a DJ, she quickly made the transition as a producer and kicked off her own label Kuukou, a home for techno forward productions, where she calls all the shots. In this time she’s also transplanted to Berlin, a place she now calls home and the major source of her creative inspiration, a source as diverse as her influences. 

Simina’s musical roots stem deep in her childhood when she studied classical violin and keyboard. Coupled with her parents’ musical legacy and her passion for Hip Hop freestyling as a teen, it encapsulates the foundation of her style, an avenue she continues to explore to this day. 

Garnering on the exposure of Toronto’s clubs, where growing up, the likes of Jeff Mills, Josh Wink and Juan Atkins struck a chord, Simina’s style grew and developed constantly into the straightforward and uplifting techno she fronts today. 

Her first productions came to light on the Berlin label Sonat Records in 2010 with the huge “Mukluks & Ponytails” EP, followed by releases with Phrase Insane Records in Spain, Italy’s Intellectro Vibe, Urban Sound and Frequenza Records. A debut album was sure to follow, as Exit City became one of Susumu Records’ highest chart toppers. 

After a yearlong break, where she focused her efforts on motherhood while keeping an active studio schedule, Simina christened Kuukou Records in July 2016 with her inaugural EP on the label “Techno Monkey”. Shortly after, she doled out “Matching Numbers” on POPOF’s FORM, an immediate hit EP complete with a smashing remix by Julian Jeweil. Since then, Simina has become a mainstay on some of the most notable labels in the techno world, with critically acclaimed, internationally-lauded releases on the likes of ELEVATE, Tronic Music, Set About, Prospect Records and Complexed Records to name just a few. 

An active globetrotter, Simina’s constantly touring, having wowed crowds at festivals and venues all over the world so it’s no surprise the Techno chief named her label ‘Kuukou’ (Japanese for airport). Since its inception the burgeoning imprint has gone from strength to strength, with a steady stream of hard-hitting releases from the likes of Torsten Kanzler, Gallya, Fabio Florido, Dusty Kid, BB Deng, Drumcomplex, Alfred Heinrichs, Martin Books and Daniel Boon amongst others.

Safe to say the coming months and years will provide a plethora of amazing releases, performances and surprises from one of Techno’s most dynamic ladies. 

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North America bookings: brent@madison-house.com

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Founder of @DarkRealDark | Resident @Begrime

13.02.2026 Frnz-n-Lvrs x HnG Picnics @ Mom's Limousine Service, Berlin
12.02.2026 TBA, Berlin
27.09.2025 HnG Picnics @ Flakturm Humboldthain, Berlin
16.08.2025 HnG Picnics @ Flakturm Humboldthain, Berlin
24.08.2024 DreiGroschenDisko @ ???, Berlin
20.10.2023 Begrime @ Paloma, Berlin
22.09.2023 Bassism @ Yaam, Berlin
17.06.2023 DreiGroschenDisko @ Zukunft am Ostkreuz, Berlin
30.04.2023 Abuha Walpurgisnacht w/ Lloyd Fears @ Panke, Berlin
22.04.2023 Berlin Bass Music Vibes w/ Lloyd Fears @ Void, Berlin
02.12.2022 Capsule Berlin Takeover on Root Radio
04.11.2022 Refuge Radio w/ Lloyd Fears, ThatsDenzelX & Alice Dee
19.08.2022 5 Years Dark Real Dark w/ Casement @ Gretchen, Berlin
12.08.2022 Camp Tipsy Festival, somehwere in Germany 
09.09.2021 Dark Real Dark x Capsule Berlin Showcase
17.08.2020 Monday Mix @ Gretchen, Berlin
15.07.2020 Buff Ting Radio, Berlin
07.03.2020 Grime Grime Grime | Wot Do You Call It? @ Astrastube, Hamburg
07.02.2020 Begrime X Dark Real Dark - Jamakabi, Jlsxnd7rs, Sun People @ Burg Schnabel, Berlin
01.02.2020 Eat the Bass @ Alt-Stralau, Berlin
26.12.2019 The Dark Real Dark Boxing Day Brukkout @ H0L0, New York
13.12.2019 CCTV Radio, Berlin
29.11.2019 Half Tyme #2 @ Panke, Berlin
25.10.2019 HausParty @ JAZ, Rostock
18.10.2019 Sick on Acid in Lebanon #3 @ Mensch Meier, Berlin
27.09.2019 MEGA BUFF vs Moveltraxx @ Diskothek Melancholie 2, Berlin
21.09.2019 VOID pres. Om Unit (UK) @ Void, Berlin
14.09.2019 Samurai Night w/ Homemade Weapons, Presha @ Void, Berlin
02.08.2019 - 04.08.2019 SimSalaBoom Festival, Menkendorf
26.07.2019 - 28.07.2019 Camp Tipsy Festival, somehwere in Germany
22.06.2019 Bass Prediction x Dark Real Dark, Spartacus, Potsdam
31.05.2019 A Bass Odyssey Festival @ Mensch Meier, Berlin
29.05.2019 S H UT D O W N @ Kulturzentrum Faust, Hannover
24.05.2019 Begrime: Hypho / OOTW / Skratch @ Panke, Berlin
25.04.2019 Strictly160 @ Repeat, Berlin
25.04.2019 Planet Reese @ Lauschangriff, Berlin
20.04.2019 Grime Grime Grime 420 @ Astrastube, Hamburg
09.03.2019 Recycle pres. Eatbrain Night Berlin | Box2: Dreigroschendisko @ Gretchen, Berlin
08.03.2019 Begrime: Berlin Based DJ's Part 2 @ Panke, Berlin
26.01.2019 Bassmaschine @ Haus der Offiziere, Brandenburg
31.12.2018 DreiGroschenDisko - Zurück in die Zukunft @ Zukunft am Ostkreuz, Berlin
15.12.2018 Berlin Bass Music Vibes @ Void, Berlin
24.11.2018 Begrime: Hooded Up X Strictly 140 @ Panke, Berlin
03.11.2018 Expedicion @ Void Club & Kulturhaus Kili , Berlin
26.10.2018 Bass for Refugees w/ Sinistarr (Metalheadz/Exit Records)@ Yaam, Berlin
13.10.2018 ??? @ ???, ??? (if you know you know)
06.10.2018 Begrime: Berlin based DJs @ Panke, Berlin
05.10.2018 Undefined by T. Trainwreck @ 19:28 Tattoo Club, Berlin
31.08.2018 Cosmic Bridge Label Night w/ Om Unit, Danny Scrilla @ Void, Berlin
10.08.2018 - 12.08.2018 Camp Tipsy Festival, somewhere in Germany
03.08.2018 Begrime w/ Proc Fiskal @ Panke, Berlin
27.06. - 01.07.2018 Fusion Festival, Lärz
22.06.2018 - 24.06.2018 Solid-Grounded Festival, Prötzel
18.05.2018 DarkRealDark x GrimeGrimeGrime @ Uebel und Gefährlich, Hamburg
27.04.2018 Skrrr Skrrr #3 feat. Lington (White Peach Rec. UK / London) @ Panke, Berlin
24.02.2018 Die Drei Freizeichen - Codename: Mensch Meier @ Mensch Meier, Berlin
23.02.2018 GAU x Subaltern - Up & On @ Voodoo55, Berlin
03.02.2018 BreakXit @ Rosis, Berlin
03.02.2018 Japanese Sake Festival @ Urban Spree, Berlin
27.01.2018 Crisis Launch Party @ Basement 45, Bristol
13.01.2018 Om Unit (Exit Rec./Metalheadz UK) w/ ILL_K, Upzet, HNS, DJ Desire @ Void, Berlin
04.11.2017 Infected @ Void, Berlin
02.11.2017 Strictly 160 w/ Surly, Nangdo, Phaid & Morihiro @ Repeat, Berlin
28.10.2017 Bass Prediction x Dark Real Dark @ Spartacus, Potsdam
30.09.2017 Skrrr Skrrr #1 Dark Real Dark Collective Edit @ Panke, Berlin
26.08.2017 Camp Tipsy Festival, somewhere in Germany
05.08.2017 DreiGroschenDisko Open Air, Berlin
04.08.2017 Outlook Festival Official Berlin Launch Party @ Void, Berlin
12.07.2017 Strictly 160 w/ Sirr Tmo & Nangdo @ Repeat, Berlin
30.06.2017 20 Jahre AJZ Kita @ AJZ Kita, Ribnitz
22.06.2017 Step Higher @ Void, Berlin
10.06.2017 A Bass Odyssey Festival @ Mensch Meier, Berlin
24.03.2017 Bass Predicition #4 @ Spartacus, Potsdam
18.03.2017 DreiGroschenDisko @ Zukunft am Ostkreuz, Berlin
04.03.2017 "Bitte aufbrechen" @ Kili, Berlin
25.02.2017 Om Unit (Exit Rec./Metalheadz UK) @ Void, Berlin
11.02.2017 Life of Grime @ Liebig 19, Berlin
26.01.2017 Step Higher @ Void, Berlin
15.01.2017 Infidelix - Busk Life Album Release Party @ Privatclub, Berlin

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