I make electronic music inspired by nature around Cape Town. In to hauntology and the eerie, also 90s house and pretty melodies. 


Upcoming performances: 

18.12.2025 @ One Park with Stanley Sibande (Cape Town)

Past performances:

26.11.2023 @ Eternal Garden's EP launch (Woodstock, Cape Town)
1.12.2023 @ Off the Ground at Ground Culture (Obs, Cape Town)
2.02.2024 @ Retreat Yourself festival with auwJosh (Greyton)

Deejay shmeedjay 

Softserve @servingthesoftness

instigator of Beep, Boop & Beyond on Lilies Radio 
airs on wearelilies.com

In The Twigs is a record label and the music production wing of "Cutting Factory". We create music that resonates with audiences and enhances the users experience of video, as well as promoting great sounds for the good of womankind. If you have talent, message us on admin@inthetwigs.com

smallfunk is a music publishing and label created by keyboardist pär magnus johansson, together with alex van heerden, based in stockholm with a satellite somewhere around cape town.

the aim is to collect and present a music that can be described as spacious, techy, organic, understated, abstract even, but always very funky.

the bulk of the music is composed by the late great alex van heerden, respected trumpet/accordion player and singer in the jazz and ethnic music circuit of south africa. he did during his last few years melt these influences together with the sounds of european/scandinavian minimal electronic styles of techno and glitch, resulting in some truly original blends of rural/urban club music.

current projects are:

bushtech - minimal rural techno

nefertiti - insect jazz

tales of droëland - more wasteland beauty; AvH with paul miller and derek gripper

pinkfield$ - dark erotic and fragile; alex with kate ehrhardt

dandyesque - alex van heerden in the psychedelic dub-room

afrodisiac - music of secret plants

hemisfär (hemisphere) - electronic karoo poetry in afrikaans, with derek gripper, kate ehrhardt and magnus johansson

Organizer, DJ and producer
Founding member of SUM collective
Producer of 48 degrees

eighth is known for creating and curating temporary worlds as an escape from the ordinary. The intersection between the deep personal connections and daring novel experiences is the essence of his performances taking place in dark warehouses, a church or even the opera house.

As a DJ, eighth takes you on a journey from dark and hypnotic rhythms over to punchy and acoustic melodies. Using an elaborate mix of soft harmonic vibrations combined with sharp percussion he always keeps you dancing into the early morning hours.


PAST EVENTS:
2025-11-01 Stockholm Noir (Kasai, Stockholm)
2025-10-18 48 degrees (Secret, Berlin)
2025-10-10 Klub Sommelier (Vienna)
2025-08-30 @sauna-radio B2B @delavas (Sthlm)
2025-08-08 Kalkstorm Festival (Örebro, Sweden)
2025-06-14 Sisyphos B2B @delavas (Berlin)
2025-05-24 48 degrees (Secret, Dubai)
2025-05-20 Forty 44 (Yerevan, Armenia)
2025-04-12 Seek Two (Dubai, UAE)
2025-01-16 Eurosonic (Groningen, Netherlands)
2025-01-11 Seek (Dubai, UAE)

2024-11-23 Klubb Kaprifol (Stockholm, Sweden)
2024-11-08 Stockholm Noir (Palma, Spain)
2024-11-01 Ganz Wien (Vienna, Austria)
2024-06-19 Stockholm Noir (Café Opera, Sthlm)
2024-06-15 FLAK x SUM (Långholmen, Sthlm)
2024-01-26 24SIX9 @ in5 (Dubai, UAE)

2023-11-11 Substitutet @diskett-sthlm (Sthlm)
2023-10-13 Raumüberdruck (Bunker in Cologne)
2023-09-23 SUM studios closing (Stockholm)
2023-09-23 Opus Nocte (Slakthuset, Stockholm)
2023-09-01 Stockholm Noir (Eric Ericsonhallen)
2023-08-17 PLX TJÄRÖ 2023 FESTIVAL (Sweden)
  with @jessegofficial @hnny @dynamic-tension
2023-07-22 SUM collective Afterhours (Stockholm)
2023-07-22 @diskett-sthlm at Plåtparken (Kista)
2023-06-09 Skogsrejv (Secret, Stockholm)
2023-05-27 SUM ✧ 11: Shimmer (Nacka, Sthlm)
2023-05-14 Sunset Lappis Beach (Stockholm)
2023-05-11 Lykke Vinyl @delavas @fransfranko
2023-04-22 SUM ╳ 10: Dimensions (Stockholm)
2023-04-15 Skogsrejv at Terminalen (Stockholm)
       with @pleasurekraft

2022-12-31 SUM ✩ 9: NYE (Stockholm, secret)
2022-12-03 YOU+ by Grammis (Fryshuset)
2022-10-27 Spotify Halloween Party (Stockholm)
2022-09-21 Sunset at Spotify HQ (4WTC, NYC)
2022-08-30 DJ Club Rooftop (Spotify, Stockholm)
2022-08-18 Spotify Days (Trädgården, Stockholm)
2022-08-06 SUM ∞ 8: Octal (Stockholm, secret)
2022-07-22 Atmosfär (Red Bull Gaming Sphere)
2022-07-21 Timebar (Hornstull, Stockholm)
2022-06-18 Under the SUM ☼ 7 (Stockholm)
2022-04-23 SUM ○ 6: RADIUS (Stockholm, secret)
2022-03-26 SUM 〜 5: Boat (Stockholm, secret)
       with @4cr0nym

2021-12-03 The Triangle (Stockholm, secret)
2021-10-02 Spiral Out Garage (Stockholm, secret)
2021-09-10 Saskia's Rooftop (Stockholm, secret)
2021-08-21 Sumtimes (Stockholm, secret)

Based in Dubai, UAE
Previously in Sweden
Roots in Argentina
Originally from Germany

Bookings: contact@sum.events

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