Nono Gigsta (BE/DE)
«I dance, it’s what I do» – In Nono Gigstas’s DJ sets, an eclectic musical spectrum fuses: from lethargic to frenetic tempo shifts, fragments of sound from bygone decades collide with hyperactive newness, playful collages meet darker tones. Their mixes are laboratories where eclecticism is deftly navigated—always with razor-sharp intuition for transitions and a cheeky wink at traditional genre boundaries.
As a resident of the queer femme and non-binary-forward collective Room 4 Resistance and host of the “Fictions” parties, Nono has been electrifying Berlin’s nightlife for years with sweat-inducing, bass-heavy b2b marathons, often grabbing the microphone themselves. Their reputation as a sonic sympoietist, oscillating between subcultural opacity and ecstasy, now extends beyond Berlin’s city limits—from CTM to Dekmantel Selectors, from Freerotation to Panorama Bar. Alongside their musical work, Nono writes music and cultural criticism and is a contributor to Europe’s vibrant zine culture.
Their travel tempo is paced to public transport and train schedules. For ethical reasons, Nono doesn’t fly and instead embraces “slow gigging.” Together with the Stay Grounded network, they advocate for global mobility justice, which in the Western context also means consistently reducing the postmodern pace of life.
Nono does not publish images of their face and maintains a rather distant relationship with social media.
Tania Fuchs (DE/AT)
Vienna-based composer, DJ and performer Tania Fuchs, also known as Abu Gabi, is a progressive force between electroacoustic noise and radical bass vibrance — itching in the wounds of a so-called ‘Avantgarde’ as well as pop and club cultural stigmata. Their raw and distinct live shows fuse personal and sociopolitical lyrics with fragile to ruthless vocal textures, drone and fragmented dance electronics radiating cathartic empowerment. A similar energy marks their DJ sets: uncompromising, witty and captivating, they aim for collective intensity and the ultimate death of genre.
Tania Fuchs studied music production and sound design at the University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg, composition and performance at Istanbul Bilgi University and time-based media arts at the University of Arts in Linz. Rooted in both anarcho-pop and academic music education, they are active as a solo artist, one half of the harsh club duo CRVNG (fka DVRST) and part of the transmedial literature collective Salon Limusin. As a composer they work across theatre, performance and film, write and offer workshops on sound-related practices and theories.
As a (co-)curator and booker they are driven by the intense and the allegedly incompatible, as well as mainly queer feminist positions, with curatorial engagements. Tania operates in a wide ecosystem of sound, culture, and community.
Snediggen Snurssla (CZ/AT)
Snediggen Snurssla transcends genre constraints with sets that surge between tribalistic rhythms, hypnotic techno, and psychedelic ambient. His sound is an uncompromising adventure: robust, organic, and rooted in the earth, yet soaring into the ether with club-ready atmospheres. The idiosyncratic collector Snurssla unearths rare cassettes from eccentric collections, weaving artifacts of current creation into inviting sonic textures. As co-founder of Brno’s AVA collektive and instigator of experimental ventures like Moving Spaces, Snurssla crafts immersive soundscapes in unconventional settings—propelling audiences into weightlessness. More than a DJ, Snurssla is a catalyst, a perception explorer, pushing the limits of music, body, and consciousness also on a spiritual level with deep listening and sound meditation workshops.
Ivory Parker (AT)
Ivory Parkers’s sound is defined by an electrifying fusion of house, hip hop, reggae, and drum and bass that pulls audiences straight onto the dance floor. Pulsing beats, dynamic grooves, and a keen instinct for energetic sonic experiences create a euphoric atmosphere, sparking curiosity for an immersive journey of rhythm. Innovative electronic textures meet urban flavours, becoming an irresistible energy fused with surprise.
The Vienna-based artist is a multiple-time beatbox champion, DJ, host, and promoter with experience on major stages and at international festivals. As founder of the European Beatbox Championship, Ivory blends house, hip hop, reggae, and drum and bass in his sets, captivating crowds with his genre-defying approach.
Hyko Santos (AT)
Hyko Santos, aka Mr. Synthos, is a sonic engineer, a dub architect who welds along genre boundaries from hip-hop to classical, jungle, and world musics to create his unique cosmos. He invites children, teens, and those young at heart to join an open SYNTH WORKSHOP for discovery and experimentation with synthesizers—a playful laboratory for sound and first beats—in the early afternoon on 30. August at Kongreßbad.
Active as a DJ for nearly a decade, Hyko is known as the host of DUBGARDEN at Loop Vienna—a lively underground space where live acts, soundsystems, community, music, and subculture thrive. He, in particular, practices music as a living form, both digital and analogue.
In cooperation with Silent Disco Wien and AwA* Kollektiv für Awareness-Arbeit.
Funded by the Austrian Ministry of Living, Art, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKKMS), the City Council MA7 Kultur der Stadt Wien and the District Ottakring. With the kind support of Head of District Stefanie Lamp and the City Pools of Vienna MA 44 Stadt Wien Bäder.
