The lights flickered and flashed upon rotation. They would be the driving force behind the city all night long as people came and went throughout the evening. They were the focal point for all else, the flashes that would keep the world moving, non stop.

As the sunlight rose, they would retreat back, folding inward unto themselves.

Those people who walked beneath the sun knew nothing of the world the lights kept safe after dark.

For that was a different time, a different place. One in which only the wanderers and dancers could be found.

Jakob M​ä​der is set to release a new EP via Hamburg label Zissou Records. Five tracks of club ready house music with elegant soundscapes and precision.

ZISSOU012 - Good Times EP

PREMIERE: Jakob M​ä​der - Non-Stop [Zissou Records]

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9.1.26 Detroit Bar / Stuttgart
24.1.26 Kulturzentrum Merlin / Stuttgart
6.2.26 new music 🤫
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Heard at Paloma Bar, HÖR, Silbergold, Golden Pudel, Sisyphos, Bulbul, Birgit, Klunkerkranich, Gleis 44, Broncos Bar, breidenbach, Kunstkantine, Wasser mit Geschmack Festival, Dresden Bar, Romantica, Fridas Pier, Climax Institutes, Studio Amore, White Noise, Kowalski, contain’t and many more places. 

Jakob Mäder is a Stuttgart based DJ and producer who also performs live. His musical interest spans across different genres: ambient, disco, house, acid, and sometimes even techno inspired music.

Together with his crew Midnight Service he organises events with artists such as Johannes Albert, Philipp Schultheis or Panthera Krause, just to name a few. 

Ranging from reduced ambient to classic house inspired deep house or experimental breakbeat productions, his output as a producer reflects his eclectic taste as a DJ. Besides crafting his very own tracks, cheerful disco tracks result from his artistic work every now and then. 

He started his own label Constant Change in 2021.

Record label & nomad dance studio 
based in Hamburg. 
david bay & Dj Dreams.




for bookings, remixes and demos pls send email to zissourecords@gmail.com

& catch us playing here soon:
14.02.25 - Zissou Night Live @ Pudel w/ Marie Lung, bubamara
07.09.24 - Zissou Night Live @ Pudel w/ Jakob Mäder, Franziska Frizzante
26.04.24 - Zissou Night Live @ Nachtasyl w/ DJ Skip, DJ Audacity, Popo Blanco
16.02.24 - Zissou Night Live @ Pudel w/ GGG, Hufnagel, Marco Mascarpone
03.02.24 - Toy Tonics @ Übel & Gefährlich
27.01.24 - Disco 500 @ Nachtasyl
24.11.23 - Zissou Night Live w/ Bibi Seck @ Pudel
23.09.23 - Zissou Showcase Reeperbahnfestival @ Prinzenbar
14.07.23 - Zissou Night Live w/ Sofia Kourtesis @ Pudel
03.05.23 - Dj Dreams @ Sic.nal Radio
28.04.23 - Zissou Record Release Party w/ Saltywax & Chew Chew @ Nachtasyl 
21.04.23 - Kid Simius live, Natalie Robinson @ AEVE, Berlin
24.03.23 - Toy Tonics, München
18.03.23 - @ PAL Room II with Marie Lung & Shimmy Robin
03.02.23 - Zissou Night Live @ Paloma w/ Shimmy Robin, Speckman & Kaseta
15.12.22 - david bay, Dj Dreams @ Sic.nal Radio 
28.10.22 - Nachtasyl Pool Release Party
21.10.22 - PAL Room II Closing
4.6.22 - PAL Room II David Bay & DJ Dreams aal night long
7.5.22 - PAL Room II w/ Eden Burns, Gome Live, Dj Dreams
14.4.22 - Zissou Record Release Party w/ Speckman, GGG @ Nachtasyl

UK based music publicist at The Prizm Network. 

Projects have included Cassy's label Kwench Records with Fred P, Chris Carrier, Ian Pooley, Ron Trent; Ellen Allien's BPitch Control and UFO Inc; Jasper James' label Mitchell Street Records; Steve Bug's imprint Sublease Music; D'Julz's Bass Culture; Juliet Fox; Fabio Florido with his label RUNA; and Cocoon Ibiza. 

Current clients include Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan's label Ouie, UK duo Wayward, Berlin house label HOME AGAIN and Sävy Records from Scotland-based Finnish producer IDA.

PREMIERE: Jakob M​ä​der - Non-Stop [Zissou Records]

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PREMIERE: Jakob Mäder - Non-Stop [Zissou Records]