Helena Guedes is a Porto based DJ who's been making waves with her diverse sets mixing jazz, soul, funk, disco, and then some.
As an 80's child starting out in her teens as a music lover with an endless appetite for jazz, hip-hop, soul, funk, disco, brazilian music, afrobeat, reggae and calypso, as well as Chicago and Detroit's signature sounds, through to the street soul, acid jazz and broken beat scenes emerging from the UK in the early 90’s, Helena’s sets are a heartfelt tribute to her passion for black music and its roots.
She's a regular presence in venues and festivals inside and also occasionally outside of Portugal, across Europe.
Her love of vinyl turned her into a passionate collector of special, carefully hand-picked records and her mixes can be found online, streaming on various web radios from across the globe.

Freelance music coordinator, A&R, Reissue Supervisor, Music Writer, Interpreter, DJ, active in the music industry in Japan. Helped launch Wax Poetics Japan, supervised the Salsoul & West End Records reissues in Japan for Ultra-Vybe, A&Red the 2 DJ Nori Mix CDs of Salsoul & West End, and compiled 4 double CD compilations of Salsoul, West End of Soul & Disco/ Boogie. With Max Essa, Dr. Rob of Testpressing, DJ Gordy & Guy every 1st Sat., hold a party called Lone Star Productions at Bonobo in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.

フリーランスの音楽コーディネイター、A&R、監修者、ライター、通訳、DJ。Wax Poetics Japan誌の立ち上げを支え、サルソウル、ウエスト・エンドの再発の監修及び解説書の執筆（Ultra-Vybe)、DJ Noriの両レーベルのミックスCDを制作、最近３月25日発売のサルソウル、ウエスト・エンドのソウル及びディスコ・ブギーのコンピレイション４枚を選 曲と監修。毎月第１土曜日にボノボで、最も長いレジデント・パーティ、Lone Star ProductionsをMax Essa、Dr. Rob、DJ GordyとGuyのイギリス人達と一緒に開催。


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‘Dirk is a purveyor of deep and funky house grooves that always make for a feel-good party atmosphere.’


Dirks love of music saw him grow up to an eclectic mix of sixties, soul, disco, drum & bass, house and techno. With such a mixed spectrum of musical influence, this translates today into a sound that can’t be categorised by one specific genre, but incorporates house, deep house and nu disco.

Dirk purchased his 1210s in 1991 and hasn’t stopped playing music since. With experience playing on pirate radio, digital radio stations,  various clubs and bars, he loves to have the opportunity to express himself musically to anyone who likes to party. Recently Dirk has supported the likes of Late Nite Tuff Guy and Purple Disco Machine.

Dirk has been lucky enough to travel the world, experiencing weird, wonderful and hedonistic parties in a variety of locations which have also provided an influence on what he feels a good party should feel like.  “For me, it’s all about playing funky music with a bit of an edge. The perfect party is when you can forget time and forget yourself. DJs need to get back to showing people a great time and stop taking themselves too seriously”

In 2016, Dirk launched his Queens brand in Edinburgh, bringing with it ‘eccentricity, glamour and a crazy carefree vibe’. With stellar line ups that include the likes of Dimitri from Paris, Pete Herbert, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Purple Disco Machine and Joey Negro, Queens provides something that hasn’t been seen in Edinburgh for quite a while. Keep your eyes open for future Queens parties; miss them at your peril!

Dirk left his family 7 years ago after a legal dispute. His hobbies include drinking, playing the guitar with his teeth and plucking his chest hair.

For fun making some music. Starting from a feeling, an image, a place to be, something happening. And then just working around it. Hope you like where I'm bringing you to.

Koothu ஒலி producteur français, façonne une musique aux textures organiques et aux grooves enveloppants, où la profondeur des basses rencontre la finesse des sons électroniques. Son univers navigue soul, hiphop et électro, tissant des ambiances à la fois intimes et immersives.

En 2023, il collabore avec le groupe britannique Foreign Beggars sur le titre FCUK GENE SIMMONS, cette expérience le conduit à rejoindre 4NCY, le label fondé par le rappeur PAV4N, pour la sortie de son premier album iNDiATMOSPHERE.

Sur scène, Koothu propose un DJ set hybride, qu’il enrichit de textures et de lignes de basse jouées au Moog ou vocoder. Il mêle ses productions à ses sélections du moment, offrant ainsi un voyage sonore où la chaleur de la soul se marie à la modernité de la musique électronique.

Une invitation à la rencontre entre les peuples à travers l’art et le rythme.

Followers of SOUCHIN(aka sigeru jousima)