Shingo Suwa
Acid Camp / Merkur Schallplatten / House Mannequin

Shingo Suwa is a Japanese-born DJ and producer currently based between Berlin and Poland. Rooted in a musical family, his early influences range from jazz to the golden era of late '80s hip-hop. In the '90s, he embraced electronic music through the sounds of Chicago House and Detroit Techno during Japan's vibrant club scene.

Known for his wide-ranging and expressive DJ sets, he has performed regularly at iconic Berlin clubs such as Tresor and about_blank.

Having released over 15 vinyl EPs on his own labels, Merkur Schallplatten and House Mannequin (with Akirahawks), he continues to expand globally. His upcoming EP on Acid Camp Records features collaborations with Clay Wilson (The Bunker NY) and groove master Jasen Loveland (Interdimensional Transmissions).

DJ, Record Collector, Music Curator & Promoter 
w/ wide tastes across the sound spectrum 🪐 
⇣ Others: @cobeia-listening

SC hides most mixes when not paying anymore... 🙄
ALL MY MIXES (Cosmic, Disco, Italo, Wave, Edits, Balearic, African...)  www.mixcloud.com/cobeia + www.mixcloud.com/cobeia_2

Bookings / Promos: cobeia@gmx.net 

Running @ecoutesauvert (EAV) + Music for Indoors (MFI) MFI Mix series:  www.tinyurl.com/43ndn5ef 

@Cobeia is a sonic enthusiast with an extensive Vinyl & Digital collection. Exploring an array of genres, he digs up timeless high-quality gems. 💎 Music w/ instruments, synths, drum machines w/ a warm Analog sound in a computer world. :)

ON THE DANCEFLOOR:

💋 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜/ 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨/ 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞/ 𝐀𝐜𝐢𝐝/ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨/ 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬 

LISTENING SETS: 
Mix Series, Radios, Spaces, Bars, Museums...

💋 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳/ 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥/ 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐤/ 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐜/ 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧/ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐞/𝐃𝐮𝐛 / 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥/ 𝐀𝐥𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐩/ 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤/ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤/ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐤/𝐍𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 / 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜/ 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭/ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥... 

Enjoying my Mixes & Playlists? Please TIP my Selector/DJ work! It takes much time, money & effort to dig, listen & create quality vinyl mixes. Paypal link in box above 👆🏼 (Send as Friends & Family). ❤️

2026

💄 Mo 30-11 Cave12 (Geneva)

2025

💄 Sa 22-11 BONGO JOE (Geneva) Post-Punk/No Wave Mix / Film + Q&A w/ legend Don Letts (UK)
💄 Sa 15-11 OTB (Berlin) b2b @naga_music
💄 Je 30-10 CANAL54 (Geneva)
💄 Sa 15-08 DISCOBESTIALE Festival (Sardinia)
💄 Sa 14-06 L'ORANGERIE (Geneva)
💄 RADIO RAHEEM (Milano) Postponed 2026
💄 Sa 10-05 UNDEAD (Regio Calabria) Postponed
💄 Sa 29-03 90mil (Berlin) MFI/@ecoutesauvert Night 
  w/ 4 Live & 6 DJ/Record Collectors
💄 Fr 14-03 @RefugeWorldwide Radio (Berlin)
💄 Th 06-03 CANAL54 (Geneva)
💄 Sa 07-02 @Sameheads (Berlin) Ayo Ke Disco Release Party! w/ @Norsicaa & @Renavolvo
💄 Sa 01-02 HEINERS (Berlin)

2024

💄 SA 07-12 OTB (Berlin) b2b Marvin @BalearicBanana
💄 FR 16-11 HEINERS (Berlin)
💄 SA 09-11 SCHANKI (Berlin)
💄 SA 22-06 HEINERS 
💄 FR 19-04 SCHANKI 
💄 FR 12-04 HEINERS 
💄 FR 23-02 HEINERS 
💄 FR 08-03 PETITE REINE (Geneva) 
💄 SU 18-02 Berlinale Film Premiere Party (Berlin)
💄 TH 15-02 8MM Bar (Berlin) w/ @bandit-voyage (@cheptel-records - Geneva) Live! www.banditvoyage.bandcamp.com

🚨 PAST REPRESENTS THE FUTURE 🚨

BERLIN / Griessmühle, Homopatik, @about-blank-berlin, Schrippe Hawaïi, @Sameheads, Zw/Heiners, Rummelsbucht, Atelier, Jonny Knüppel, OTB, Loophole, ACUD, Trickster, @menschmeier_berlin, Klunkerkranisch, Antje Oeklesund, 8mm, Paloma, Bar 25 & more... 

GENEVA / Underground spaces (Duplex, Walden, Cave12, Artamis, Falaises…); Bars (Canal 54, La Petite Reine...), Special Places (Bains des Pâquis, L'Orangerie, A la Pointe...); Clubs (@motelcampo, @le-zoo-usine, La Gravière, KZRN, La Jonquille, 360° LGBTQ+ Party) 

Around SWITZERLAND / @zukunft, Le Bourg, Dachstock, Fri-Son, Case à Choc, Mouton Noir, @kashemezurich, Bad Bonn, @klubkegelbahn, Neubad, @trnstnradio ... Festivals (Fête de la Musique, Electron, Festival de la Cité, Montreux Jazz Festival...)

ASIA / DJed in 2019 at a Festival in Koh Phangan Thailand & @theobservatory-hcmc Vietnam

@Cobeia was part of the Wet Delights cosmic crew 12 hours underground Parties in Berlin w/ guests like Albion @big-muffle, @Hysteric, Rune Lindbæk, @Chris_Korda, @soFAholic... 

💄 SHORT BIO 💄

Since his teens, Cobeia's been an avid listener collecting music on Vinyl, CDs, MDs, Tapes & Digital. Growing up in Geneva in a multicultural family & environment, he enjoyed the vibrant 90s local squats and Swiss alternative scenes, studied filmmaking in London from 96 to 99 before living between Geneva and Berlin 

Among other trips, he travelled extensively throughout Eastern and Southern Europe, North & East Africa, as well as Southeast Asia, further expanding his music appreciation. ✨

He's always been curious about life and various art forms and has been passionately exploring underground culture ever since. Since 2001, Cobeia's been a dedicated DJ, record collector, cultural actor, music curator & organiser. 

🚨 PROMOTING CONCERTS & PARTIES 🚨

Since 2001 he organised many electro-acoustic, alt-pop, indie-rock and electronic music events... before conceptualising his main project:

💄 ECOUTES AU VERT (Est. 2006) 💄 

EAV originated as an outdoor summer series with great music in parks & by lakes/riversides + indoor parties in Geneva. Soon enough, events with Concerts & DJs also took place throughout the year. 

2009 - 2015, EAV put up parties at @motelcampo with ace international & local guests. 

Events also took place in BERLIN since 2015 at Urban Spree, @klunkerkranich, @sameheads, Internet Explorer, Ziegra11, gART.n, Zenner, Loophole, Heiners...

Among many, COBEIA booked these great artists and often DJed along them:

LIVE: Shackleton, @Legowelt-official, @BlackMeteoricStar, @theEmperorMachine, Konono Nº1, OVAL, Mapstation, @LuckyDragons, Tevo Howard, Jan Jelinek & Masayoshi Fujita, Lichens/Robert Lowe, @JuliaHolter, Volcano the Bear, @colleenplays, @co_la, @LucreciaDalt, Rhys Chatham, @Hyperculte, Massicot, @JohnMoods, @CV-Vision, @bandit-voyage, @world_wild_web, @marlais, @killy44... 

AFRICAN & OUTERNATIONAL BANDS: Les Filles d'illighadad, @DeryaYildirimofficial & Grup Simsek, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, @MdouMoctar, @MeridianBrothers, Hailu Mergia, BKO Quintet, Nahawa Doumbia, ROB, Orchestra of Spheres, The Pyramids, Sahra Halgan, Fendika, Les Pythons de la Fournaise, OTPMD, @Cyril-Cyril-Music, L'Eclair, Onom Agemo & @AhmedAgKaedy...

DJs: I-F, @PrinsThomas, @Solarsf, @Helena-hauff, @Analog-Africa, Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), ATA, @BeautifulSwimmers, @Svengalisghost, @AwesomeTapesFromAfrica, @Appleblim, @HodgeBristol, @AndrePahl, Daniel Wang, @Franz-Scala, @mark-grusane...

🚨 EARLY DAYS 🚨
 
2001 - 06: Part of a collective, Cobeia ran ace Underground Art Space DUPLEX in Geneva, where he booked electronic, experimental pop & folk-rock live acts: SO (Oval), Goodiepal, @planningtorock, Hermann Düne, Julie Doiron, @modeselektor... + DJs of various genres, while working in 2003 & 04 at FORDE Art Space at L'Usine. 

During the 2010s, he put up the JUKEBOX nights at @MotelCampo, Letage, Artamis, Falaises... w/ @andrew-weatherall, Mr. Ties, @Boris, @tevohowardrecordings, @kodenine, @djrupture, @thebugofficial, Shadetek, @glasscandy, Desire, @chromaticsofficial...

Composer/Percussionist/Pianist/Producer based in Kyoto

Architect of Sound & Noise

Digital//anything in between//Analogue

Takumi Motokawa is a musician who calls Kyoto, Berlin, and Aotearoa home, weaving together percussion, keyboard, composition, and production to create a unique sound. His music is a deeply introspective and immersive world where complexity and simplicity coexist, informed by collaborations with artists like Shackleton. With a passion for creative exploration, Takumi's sound is a captivating journey that invites listeners to explore the boundaries of consciousness and the subconscious.

京都、ベルリン、ニュージーランドを行き来しながら活動する音楽家、元川匠は、パーカッション、キーボード、作曲、プロデュースを融合させた独自の音楽世界を構築している。彼の音楽は、複雑さと簡潔さが共存する、深く内省的な音世界であり、シャクルトンを始めとする様々なアーティストとの共演を通じて、さらに深化している。

Gig Bookings & Licensing
Email: tak (at) takumimotokawa.com

Upcoming performances


Past performances

2025
Live Set
16 Sep
Many Tentacles
Berlin, Germany

Toad Live
13 Sep 18:00 (date changed to the 13th!)
Ikii
Berlin, Germany

Toad Live
Full Moon Sound Experience
6 Sep 19:00
Künstraun Breitenbachplatz 1
Berlin, Germany

Live Set
24 Aug
Musica Japonica
Osaka, Japan

Toad Live
11 July
Cafe Ausgang
Kyoto, Japan

Toad Live
25 Apr
Berlin Netzzz! vol. 01 in Fukuoka
Art Space Tetra
Fukuoka, Japan

Toad Live
+ MKD Constellations (Music) w/ Francesco Mancori (Visual)
11 Apr
Minzoku Gakki Koizumi
Kyoto, Japan

Toad Live
11 Mar
Many Tentacles
Berlin

2024

w/ Stories In Colour
23 Nov
Galiläa-Kirche
Berlin


w/ Shackleton: The Purge of Tomorrow
4 Nov
Auditorium San Fedele
Milan, Italy

Solo
7 July
Mingle (Morikawa Tobacco Store)
Kyoto, Japan

Washboard Live
21 Mar
darkroom
Christchurch, NZ

2023

TOAD Live
10 June
Orphic Gallery
Whanganui, NZ

TOAD Live
9 March
backroom @ Whammy Bar
Auckland, NZ

TOAD Live
REG:
3 March
club daphnia
Osaka, Japan

TOAD Live
Still Vol.1: w/ little side effect / multiple / Yutaka Sakamoto + yuyu
19 February
IAF Shop
Fukuoka, Japan

TOAD Live
w/ Big Flip the Massive
19 January
Dark Room
Christchurch, New Zealand

Solo Live Set
14 January
13 Garrett St
Wellington

TOAD Live
12 January
Common Room
Hastings, New Zealand

TOAD Live
w/Robert Scott
6 January
Dog With Two Tails
Dunedin, New Zealand

2022

TOAD Live
w/ Flo Wilson
15 December
Audio Foundation
Auckland, New Zealand

Noise Live Set
Madame Claude
5 December
Berlin, Germany

TOAD Live
30 November
Loophole
Berlin, Germany

TOAD Live
w/ nana.ios
3 November 20:30
Pony Bar
Hamburg, Germany 

TOAD Solo Live Set
w/ Aotūroa
3 September 20:00
Pyramid Club
Wellington, New Zealand

TOAD Solo Live Set
8 July 2022 19:30
Kiryuusha (https://www.kiryusha.com/)
Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, Japan

25 June 13:30
Solo Live Set
Beppu, Japan

Adrian Bang x Marcello Busato x Takumi Motokawa
30 March 20:00
loophole, Berlin

Solo w/ Dokia
18 March
Gelegenheiten, Berlin

Solo
Pandora Experimenta: Ayane Kondo x Catfish x Takumi Motokawa
11 March 19:00
Pandora Gallery, Berlin

Solo w/ Waterflower
4 March 20:30
Gelegenheiten, Berlin



2021

Solo - Perspectives
24 Oct 15:00 
Unifying Gate Festival
Spreefeld, Berlin

Jaguar no me
19 Nov
Loophole, Berin

Jaguar no me
18 Nov
Munich

Jaguar no me
30 Oct
Valentin Stüberl, Berlin

Solo - Perspectives
24 Oct 15:00 
Unifying Gate Festival
Spreefeld, Berlin

MIIN (w/ Samin Son)
14 Oct
Loophole, Berlin

MIIN (w/Samin Son)
16 Sep // 20:30
Pandora, Berlin

21 Aug // 20:30
Donau 115, Berlin
w/ Matilda Abraham

21 July // 20:30
Donau 115, Berlin

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ECOUTES AU VERT (EAV) Geneva/Berlin
Spreading heartwarming music since 2006 💕
Culture, Concerts, Record Collectors, DJs

@ecoutesauvert champions music discovery in lovely outdoor settings or indoor underground spaces + through its Socials (IG, YT, FB, SC & Mixcloud). A lot of care goes into the curation feat. wonderful upcoming or now established local & international artists & unsung heroes. 🔥

EAV is home to the
MUSIC FOR INDOORS Mix Series
May 2025 / 5 Years / 35 Artists / 35 Mixes 🎂✨

Run with love by @Cobeia

Enjoy EAV MIXES & PLAYLISTS 😊
Much work goes in here + We pay a Yearly Subscription for all Mixes to be up, otherwise SoundCloud hides them… Thx for Supporting our cultural project. ❤️ Donate via the box above 👆
(Send as Friends & Family).

Videos of EAV Concerts & Parties: 
www.youtube.com/c/Ecoutesauvert

Collabs/Curating/Organizing Music Events:
ecoutesauvert@gmail.com

EVENTS/INFO
Telegram https://t.me/EAVmusic
www.instagram.com/ecoutesauvert
www.facebook.com/ecoutesauvert

LATEST EVENTS

🚨 Sa 29-03-25 / From 5PM
Music for Indoors/EAV @ 90mil - Berlin ❤️‍🔥✨
2 Rooms / 6 Selectors / 4 Concerts  

Afternoon to night / listening to a dance event feat. wonderful artists representing the Music for Indoors mix series & EAV galaxy + special guest Live duo @bandit-voyage from Geneva! 💥

We bring the listening mix series to life within an EAV music event! 🔥 

SELECTORS / Running Order

COBEIA @cobeia
CAPTAIN OF NONE @captain-of-none
NAGA @naga_music
SANJA COZMA @sanjacozma
MENQUI @menqui
RESPONSIBLE DAVE @dangerdangerdave 
 LIVE  ÁGATA www.la-gata.bandcamp.com
MARLAIS @marlais
MARGAUX GAZUR @margauxgazur
BANDIT VOYAGE (Geneva) @bandit-voyage 

Sa 29-03-25 at 90mil___ 
Ace Community Space in Berlin ✨

🚨 EAV Tanz @Sameheads Berlin 7-02-25 22:30
@norsicaa (@soundway-records - London) 
@renavolvo (@automaticamore_berlin - Berlin)
@cobeia (@ecoutesauvert / Geneva/Berlin)

🚨 EAV & 8MM Live! 15-02-24 8pm
8MM Bar - 177 B Schönhauser Allee - Berlin
@bandit-voyage (@cheptel-records - Geneva) Live! www.banditvoyage.bandcamp.com
@cobeia (Ecoutes au vert / Music for Indoors)

🚨 EAV TANZ! 05-08-23 / @Sameheads Berlin
@aniphoebe (HK) - @axelhaxel (Peru) - @cobeia

🚨 EAV TANZ! 24-03-23 / Ziegra11 / Neukölln
@bandit-voyage (@cheptel-records - Geneva) Live! www.banditvoyage.bandcamp.com
* SAEKO KILLY (@Bureau-b) Live! @killy44
* DANGEROUS DAVE (@CallshopRadio) @dangerdangerdave
* EXOTIKA (Ceremony) @joan-bernat
* @cobeia (Ecoutes au vert / Music for Indoors)

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EAV has organized since 2006 countless events in plenty of wonderful outdoor & indoor venues in Geneva & Berlin, and curated shows in other cities and for/with other venues and Festivals. 

EAV supports talented artists of various genres: Outernational, African, Jazz-Funk, Electronic, Cosmic, Disco, Italo, Wave, Indie rock, Weird Pop, Folk, Electro-Acoustic, Ambient, Experimental...  

SHORTLIST OF ARTISTS PLAYING EAV:  

LIVE: @Legowelt-official, @shackletonofficial, @BlackMeteoricStar, @theEmperorMachine, @massimilianopagliara, OVAL, Mapstation, @LuckyDragons, Jan Jelinek & Masayoshi Fujita, @Svengalisghost, Lichens (Robert Lowe), @JuliaHolter, @LucreciaDalt, Rhys Chatham, @MeridianBrothers, @Hyperculte, Massicot, @JohnMoods, @CV-Vision, @bandit-voyage, @world_wild_web, @marlais, @killy44...
 
AFRICAN & OUTERNATIONAL BANDS: Les Filles d'illighadad, @DeryaYildirimofficial & Grup Simsek, @MdouMoctar, Hailu Mergia, BKO Quintet, Nahawa Doumbia, ROB, Orchestra of Spheres, The Pyramids, Sahra Halgan, Fendika, Les Pythons de la Fournaise, OTPMD, @Cyril-Cyril-Music, L'Eclair, Onom Agemo & @AhmedAgKaedy, Konono Nº1...

DJs: I-F, @PrinsThomas, @Helena-hauff, @Analog-Africa, Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), @Solarsf, ATA, @AwesomeTapesFromAfrica, @BeautifulSwimmers, @KodeNine, @Appleblim, @HodgeBristol, @Rahaan, @AndrePahl, Daniel Wang, @Franz-Scala, @mark-grusane, @aniphoebe, @axelhaxel, @cobeia, @norsicaa, @renavolvo...

Info & Archives: 
www.facebook.com/ecoutesauvert
www.ecoutesauvert.ch/fr/database_artistes
 
Contact: ecoutesauvert@gmail.com

Amsterdam based DJs, events company and record label. - support@dekmantel.com for all your webshop and label enquiries.

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