“In 2007 ,FORMBAR” alias Manuel Hammer began his music career in the Rhein-Main-corridor where he was born and raised; the same area where the term " TECHNO " was born.

It was in his grandparent´s attic where he staged his first small raves.

Once competent in all aspects of sound design, he was asked to perform in well established clubs throughout the Rhein-Main area such as HotelDigital(super8,kbar)and U60311 FFM.

“His Sound is influenced by the Stammheim Dj´s (PIERRE,BINE,MARKY;NORMAN) and can be described as driving, straightforward but also playful , a combination which puts a story-telling effect on his sets.”

TECHNO/TECHHOUSE/ELECTRONICAL/UNDERGROUND

www.playdatesessions.com

past events:

9.21.19 | @ Rose Gold, Brooklyn w/Neil Flynn, Terron Darby, Boogiemann, Akari + Jay Skelly
9.14.18 | @ Paper Box, Brooklyn w/ Newman, Terron Darby, Aquariox + Nordvolk
8.3.18 | @ Louie & Chan, NYC w/ David Orin, Terron Darby, Rudiment, Aquariox, Niichavo
7.5.18 | @ The Roof Output, Brooklyn w/ Terron Darby, Rudiment, Aquariox + Violet
6.29.18 | @ Rose Gold, Brooklyn w/ Neil Flynn, Boogiemann + playdate residents
10.28.16 | playdate + Soundpark present Luv*Jam US debut
9.16.16 | @ Ceremony, Brooklyn w/ Terron Darby, Ahmed +Taylor Shockly
8.28.16 | @ Secret Garden, Brooklyn "I wish you were here..."
5.20.16 | @ Lot 45 w/ Kimball Collins, Terron Darby
4.2.16 | @ Lot 45 , Brooklyn
3.11.16 | @ 407, Brooklyn w/ Neil Flynn, Brian Cid, Edwin Adams, Terron Darby, Christian Alexander, Adrian Ravelo, Chris Sanabria
2.19.16 | @ Lot 45, Brooklyn - Vinyl Only w/ Christian Voldsted, Terron Darby, Moonchild
1.15.16 | @ Lot 45, Brooklyn
12.11.15 | @ Lot 45, Brooklyn w/ Human Resources, Terron Darby
8.21.15 | @ Lot 45 w/ Ted Krisko, SH, Terron Darby
7.17.15| @ Lot 45 w/Special Guests
5.2.15 | @ The Paper Box with Bespoke Musik - Dauwd, Baez, Redhood, Chris Patrick, SH, Terron Darby
4.17.15 | @ Lot 45 w/ Corey Baker, Lauren Ritter, Terron Darby 
3.27.15 | @ Lot 45 W/ Terron Darby B2B Christian Voldstad + SH B2B Arthur Shikhman
2.28.15 | @ Good Room, Brooklyn w/ Adrian Ravelo, Illich Mujica, Terron Darby
1.16.15 | @ Lot 45 w/ Christian Alexander, Terron Darby
12.19.14 | @ Lot 45, Brooklyn w/ Dirty Looks, Gilles Wasserman, Terron Darby
12.6.14 | @ The Paper Box, Brooklyn w/ Carmel, Chris Luzz, Naveen G, Terron Darby, Brad Miller
9.19.14 | @ Lot 45, Brooklyn w/ AJ Clay, Erika Mysti, Terron Darby
5.31.14 | @ Lot 45, Brooklyn w/ Adrian Ravelo, Christian Voldstad, Terron Darby
4.19.14 | @ The Paper Box, Brooklyn w/ Arana, Blueshift, Kellam,Terron Darby

Saturated synthies, atmospheric beats and especially guitar-soaked clouds of sound float towards you when you step on the magic carpet woven with the thick wool of tANNENBERG‘s tunes 🌲🌲🏔 .

tANNENBERG is well equipped with guitar riffs right from Mama Austria‘s dodgiest rock 🎸 basements, ideas from the living room jammm sessions with his Santana-enthusiastic musico padre from Central America and enlightening moments experienced in the Berliner club scene ✨ 

Praise tANNENBERG‘s ⚓Sea🌙Moon🌊Waves EP (Beyond the Moon Records 2021) accompanied by his debut album 🌲🌲 Im Tannenwald (Hug Records 2022) full of naturalistic impressions & noises, electronic beats & bluesy guitars!! Together with Pulli & Chomba and Thias Raun, who fill tANNENBERG's winter forests with their magic, tANNENBERG let's you dream of everlasting summer sunsets while swingin' to his riddims.

Katrine Bregnum (Kat Polar) is a Danish-born, Berlin-based dancer, choreographer, musician, and singer whose work bridges the fields of dance, music, and new media. Since graduating in 2015, Kat has been working with immersive, interdisciplinary experiences that blur the seperation between sound, movement, and technology.

In 2023, she was a resident at the AR Lab of Dock Digital (Dock11), where she explored choreography and sound-design in augmented reality, collaborating with technology such as AR-leap glasses, motion capture suits, kinect, etc. 

Kat's ongoing audiovisual collaboration with new media artist Rahul Sharma has brought their performances to venues like Studio 1111, Alte Münze.

As a solo artist, Kat Polar delves into the polarities of sound, adding dark, industrial textures with moments of softness and vulnerability. Her music is a dynamic blend of distorted kicks, bass-heavy grooves, and ethereal vocals, all woven together with elements of noise, breakbeats, and downtempo rhythms.

In a Kat Polar performance, audiences can expect hypnotic soundscapes and infectious grooves and intimate vocals, combined with a  carpet of electronic and acoustic instruments, field recordings, and layers of textured bass-lines. 
Her work invites listeners into a space where intensity and intimacy coexist.

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