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.

Biography
At school they said Jason Wallace’s obsession with music may have a detrimental effect on his future. On the contrary… from his infatuation with music his life has been enriched and inspirational.

It all started at a very young age at home when his father would ask him to change a record once they had finished playing. Later, when he was merely 14, he would sit for hours at his father’s club watching, mesmerised by the DJ. It wasn’t long before one of them showed him the ropes and he, himself got to play while the DJ took a break. This was the most exhilarating experience of his life. A life cast to follow the love of the beat.

Jason started hosting school parties for the older kids, just so he could practice, combining old turntables with a cassette player. Desperately wanting to be near the music he got a job mastering and editing in a sound studio in Johannesburg.

1995 was the start of the dj club scene for Jason in London’s The Gardening Club, Milk and Two Sugars and Tribe. During those two years he also played for Girls FM, which was locally based pirate radio station.

On Jason`s return to South Africa he became a resident in the legendary Foundation Club in Johannesburg, at the same time he was gaining all of this valuable experience he was playing alongside international professionals such as Carl Cox, Jeff K (Masters At Work), Judge Jewels, Fat Boy Slim, Sasha and John Digweed, Sonique and Dillon & Dickens, as well as many other stars of that era.

In the late 90`s he hit a real milestone when he started hosting his own nights and taking part in the development of the deep house scene in South Africa.

Over the next 6 years he became resident at Opium, Black Sheep, Ministry of Sound, Tilt, 330, Dream Scapes, Carfax, Mother, Time, Truth…some of South Africa’s top clubs and events.

2006 made a turn again as his migration back to the northern hemisphere, this time landing in Zurich, Switzerland.

It didn’t take long before he had set up his own party label called Digital Love, doing parties in Luzern and Zurich.

As his popularity grew he was offered a resident position in the underground scene in Zurich’s infamous Hive Club, where he is well known for his deep jumping house and techno sets. Hive being voted the 2nd best club in Europe for the 2009 Club Awards for Mix Mag.

Finding his niche in the Rakete (Rocket) party label, number one in Zurich for the past 3 years, each month presenting a music melt down from all around the world, he was able to experience playing along side the best talents of their kind such as Steve Bug, Kollektive Turmstrasse, Christian Burkhardt, Loco Dice, Booka Shade, Jens Bond, Oliver Koletzki, Sebo K, Martin Landsky, Fritz Kalkbrenner.. You get the idea…


Currently he hosts the 4 Jahreszeiten ( 4 Seasons) party label in Hive as well as playing with labels such as, Mobilee Rec, Poker Flat, Soul/Berlin and Watergate/Berlin, Connoisseur Rec.

Blessed by being surrounded by creative, talented musicians and friends since living in Switzerland, his world and passion has been strongly reinforced, his crowds continue to fill up dance floors and get swept along on his sets of ever smoothly flowing styles.

Booking Worldwide: chris@stilvortalent.de
Booking GAS: miha@undundbooking.com 

• upcoming •  🌝
13.12.25 - Capetown, Sense (ZAF)
19.12.25 - Leipzig, Westhafen
20.12.25 - Hamburg, Ü&G 
26.12.25 - Hildesheim, WDLNDS
28.12.25 - Amsterdam, Gardens of Babylon (NL)
31.12.25 - Berlin, KINK Bar
01.01.25 - Tulum, Vagalume (MEX)
16.01.25 - Mexico City (MEX)

Stay curious & listen to some Darko Tunes. 🌚 ❤︎ 
Promos, Letters:
justfridadarko@gmail.com

Ruling with kindness and graciousness over Darkoville, the Princess of dark tunes and deep-driving Downtempo rests profoundly within her realm. With every track she plays, with every drop she makes, she will be watching you. She astonishes every royal court she had the honor to play for, with an insanely clever ear for trackselection and taking some of melodic technos’ most raucous bangers, and slowing them to an unfathomable bpm that works so well, it makes your bones shatter. Spending most of her daytimes being sleepy and hiding it with a big interest for meditations and comtemplations about live, the nighttime, when all lights shimmer and silhouettes move, is when she rises to her real grace, becoming one with the crowd, cheering in her dolphin-like ways and embracing the dancefloor with a contagious joyfullness.

Past:
29.11.25 - Malmö, Backyard Sessions (SWE)
28.11.25 - Paris, Burrata Records (FR) 
15.11.25 - Berlin, SvT at Ritter Butzke
14.11.25 - Zürich, Friedas Büxe (CH)
08.11.25 - Köln, FI - @tipping-point-music
24.10.25 - London, E1 (UK) 
22.10.25 - Amsterdam, The Other Side (NL)
18.10.25 - München, Bahnwärter Thiel 
11.10.25 - Katowice, Sixa (PL)
03.10.25 - Ibiza, Woomoon (ESP)
02.10.25 - Berlin, Wilde Renate 
28.09.25 - Berlin, gART.n
06.09.25 - Mystic Creatures (PL)
31.08.25 - Berlin, g.Artn with Tipping Point
16.08.25 - Bucht der Träumer <3
10.08.25 - Free Tree Open Air (AT)
09.08.25 - Zürich, Lush.Play (CHE)
08.08.25 - 3000 Grad Festival 
02.08.25 - Hildesheim, Woodlands
30.08.25 - Mykonos, Scorpios (GRC)
21.07.25 - BOOM Festival (POR)
13.07.25 - Berlin, Kater Blau with Rebellion
11.07.25 - Komod Festival 
05.07.25 - Münster, Fusion
05.07.25 - Hamburg, Modus Festival
28.06.25 - ФУЗИОН 🧡
21.06.25 - Berlin, Fete de la Musique SvT
19.06.25 - Stuttgart, Friedas Pier
13.06.25 - Aachen, Kimiko Festival 
07.06.25 - Skalar Festival 
06.06.25 - Worclaw, Cialo with SvT (PL)
31.05.25 - London, A2J with Tipping Point (UK)
30.05.25 - München, Bahnwärter Thiel 
24.05.25 - Hamburg, Übel & Gefährlich
23.05.25 - Copenhagen, Module (DNK)
17.05.25 - Lissabon, OutFest (POR)
10.05.25 - Zürich, Tipping Point OpenAir (CHE)
08.05.25 - Berlin, Stil vor Talent Open Air 
01.05.25 - Hildesheim, Woodlands
30.04.25 - Berlin, with Mystics 
12.04.25 - Marrakech, Scarabeo Camp (MAR)
05.04.25 - Wien, Pratersauna
04.04.25 - Köln, FI (DE)
22.03.25 - Milano, ODD (IT)
21.03.25 - Zürich, Kauz (CHE)
08.03.25 - Cape Town, Bazique Festival (ZAF)
22.02.25 - Cape Town, Valhalla Hout Bay (ZAF)
08.02.25 - Lärz, SOS U.Ground (DE)
25.01.25 - Stockholm, Gazebo (SWE)
15.01.25 -  Tulum, La Pizzine (MEX)
09.01.25 - Tulum, Vagalume Beach (MEX)

2024
31.12.24 - Berlin, Stil vor Talent at Sage Beach
21.12.24 - Stuttgart, Wouahou Winterdorf
14.12.24 - Berlin, Kater Blau
13.12.24 - Poznan, Schron (PL)
30.11.24 - Frankfurt Main, Tanzhaus West 
16.11.24 - Leipzig, Secret 🌝
09.11.24 - Hamburg, Südpol b2b Lou Velours 
08.11.24 - Zürich, Hive with Tipping Point (CH)
26.10.24 - Pangea The Tribe Festival (ZAF)
19.10.24 - Freiburg, Frederics
18.10.24 - München, Bahnwärter Thiel
11.10.24 - Copenhagen, Hangaren (DK)
28.09.24 - Berlin, SVT at Ritter Butzke
15.09.24 - Berlin, gARTn with Tipping Point 🪩
07.09.24 - Mystic Creatures Festival (PL)
31.08.24 - Hildesheim, Kultur Garten
18.08.24 - Bucht der Träumer Festival ♥️
11.08.24 - Feel Free Open Air (AT)
10.08.24 - Zürich, Privat (CH)
09.08.24 - Summer Contrast Festival (PL)
03.08.24 - Praerie Festival
02.08.24 - Klangtherapie Festival
27.07.24 - Die letze Liane Festival
26.07.24 - Woodstoig Festival
21.07.24 - Deichbrand Festival
13.07.24 - Köln, Odonien with Ketoga 
06.07.24 - Leipzig, Apostrophé @ Secret
23.06.24 - Berlin, gARTn - Frida Darko Sunday
21.06.24 - Fuchs & Hase Festival 
08.06.24 - Skalar Festival
07.06.24 - Toulouse, Okami Festival (FR)
30.05.24 - Copenhagen, Distortion° (DNK)
25.05.24 - Aken, Sommerfest
18.05.24 - Ikarus Festival 
11.05.24 - Stockholm, Dahlia Nights (SWE)
09.05.24 - Hamburg, Südpol with Tipping Point 
26.04.24 - Berlin, KaterBlau° @tipping-point-music 
20.04.24 - Bochum, Schumacher Club
05.04.24 - Gøteborg (SWE)
31.03.24 - Zürich, Lush.play (CHE)
22.03.24 - München, Bahnwärter Thiel
07.03.24 - Berlin, Metropol, A Tribe Called Kotori
23.02.24 - New York, INTER_ Somnium (US)
22.02.24 - New York, Speak Softly (US)
10.02.24 - Berlin, SVT at Ritter Butzke
09.02.24 - Köln, Tiefgang KdK
26.01.24 - Zürich, Friedas Büxe (CHE)

2023
31.12.23 - Berlin, Rebellion im Festsaal 🎆 °
25.12.23 - Hildesheim, KuFa °
16.12.23 - Lissabon, TBA (POR)
14.12.23 - Berlin, Eingrau Bar
08.12.23 - Berlin, Kater Blau
02.12.23 - Berlin, Klunkerkranich
01.12.23 - Dresden, Mellow
18.11.23 - Zürich, Kauz (CHE)
17.11.23 - Budapest, Toldi Club (HUN)
11.11.23 - Wien, Fluc (AUT)
04.11.23 - Berlin, Renate 10 Jahre Rebellion! 
03.11.23 - München, Bahnwärter Thiel
28.10.23 - London, Mandrake * (UK)
27.10.23 - Jena, MVZ Wagner RdT Showcase
26.10.23 - Stuttgart, Landesmuseum
20.10.23 - Copenhagen, Hangaren (DNK)
07.10.23 - Hamburg, Südpol b2b @lou_velours 
17.09.23 - Berlin, gARTn - lineup hosted by me 🧡
09.09.23 - Mystic Creatures Festival (PL) *
05.09.23 - The Island Festival, Kroatien (HRV)
01.09.23 - Lusatia Festival
26.08.23 - Moyn Moyn Festival b2b @hhaller
19.08.23 - Bucht der Träumer* Festival
18.08.23 - Dockville Festival
12.08.23 - Wilde Möhre Festival *
11.08.23 - 3000 Grad Festival *
06.08.23 - Garbicz Festival (PL)
05.08.23 - Heartwood Festival (UK)
04.08.23 - Appletree Garden Festival
30.07.23 - Mit Dir Festival
29.07.23 - Praerie Festival 
24.07.23 - Boom Festival <3 (POR)
20.07.23 - Ibiza, Club Chinois (ESP)
14.07.23 - Am Bach Festival (CH) 
08.07.23 - München, Wannda Circus
07.07.23 - Berlin, Kater Blau ZERO
29.06.23 - ФУЗИОН <3 Sonnendeck ☀️
24.06.23 - Unique Openair, Harz
23.06.23 - Zürich, Children of Panacēa (CH)
16.06.23 - Berlin, Mensch Meier 
10.06.23 - Sternfest Festival
03.06.23 - Oslo(NOR)
27.05.23 - Ikarus Festival 
19.05.23 - Konstanz, Campus Festival
12.05.23 - Zürich, Hive (CHE)
30.04.23 - Frankfurt, Tanzhaus West
28.04.23 - Nürnberg, Z-Bau
21.04.23 - Leipzig, IfZ 
20.04.23 - Bern, Rössli (Che)
09.04.23 - Berlin, Renate mit Rebellis
08.04.23 - Stuttgart, Fridas Pier
24.03.23 - Los Angeles, The Future Factory (USA)
18.03.23 - New York, Hot Situations (USA)
10.03.23 - Halle, SEcret 🎁
03.03.23 - Leipzig, (secret) 
02.03.23 - Berlin, Wilde Renate 
24.02.23 - Berlin, Mensch Meier
18.02.23 - Zürich, Tribe called Kotori (CHE)
06.02.23 - Mexico City, Alphabet Club (MEX)
03.02.23 - San José del Cabo, Crania (MEX)
25.01.23 - Tulum, La Pizzine (MEX)
21.01.23 - Puebla, Casa Arden (MEX)
15.01.23 - Cozumel, Hemingway (MEX)
14.01.23 - Tulum, Vesica - (MEX)

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Laut & Luise is a Music Lovers Club from Berlin && Cologne

Laut & Luise releases carefully selected music on vinyl, individually touched and underlined by a special and characteristic artwork in order to give back at least some love.

Luise herself provides dance music, calm and dubby, still with a definite focus on house and techno.

Aside from the main label, our younger imprint Luettje Luise is meant to be a playground for sounds beyond genres and borders, trying to stay open-minded like daddy Ernst Jandl was.

What is the opposite of little? Lost. A new little sub by Laut & Luise, limited to nothing but a digital playback device and labeled with a mouse crafted artwork. Lost in Luise, for the digital natives and the internet explorers.

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Artist, Producer, Dj, Label from Zürich,
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