<p>Dear Friends of TrueColours,</p>

<p>With beating hearts and full of anticipation, we warmly invite you to celebrate the &quot;Showcase kiki function&quot; with us at the Melt Festival on July 13, 2024! As part of one of the largest festivals in East Germany, we want to experience an unforgettable time with YOU that will enchant your senses.</p>

<p>What to Expect?</p>

<p>Categories and Participants:<br />
Ten selected talents will showcase the diversity of Ballroom in five unique categories. Each performance will be a mosaic of colors, movements, and emotions, showcasing &amp; exemplifying &nbsp;the rich history of Ballroom.</p>

<p>Competition and Jury:<br />
An experienced jury will evaluate the participants after a preliminary selection (10&#39;s). The best will then compete in battles to determine the winner of each category. Who will seize the crown of the night?</p>

<p>Moderation and Explanation:<br />
Our charismatic MC will guide you through the evening, introducing and explaining each category. This way, you can experience and understand the subtleties and magic of Ballroom even more deeply.</p>

<p>Theme:<br />
COME AS YOU ARE, and let&#39;s Melt together</p>

<p>TrueColours stands for queerness, loudness, vibrancy, and uniqueness. Our showcase at the Melt Festival is not just a celebration of queer history &amp; queer artistry but also a powerful statement: we will not be subdued and we stand up for our rights. We are here to laugh, cry, feel, and above all, to BE.</p>

<p>Let&#39;s show together that diversity and authenticity can conquer the stage. Come by, celebrate with us, and let&#39;s melt together!</p>

TRUECOLOURS

<p>A Song For You, a Berlin-based vocal ensemble project, blends neo-soul, RnB, and hip-hop influences. Founded by Noah Slee and Dhanesh Jayaselan, it celebrates Berlin&#39;s soulful music scene, showcasing BiPOC and underrepresented voices. Their dynamic performances, including appearances at XJAZZ! and MELT 2023, seamlessly integrate music, dance, storytelling, and visual elements. Get ready, this will be special.</p>

A SONG FOR YOU

Not Your Man

Home

Beautiful

Sunlight Shining

Nan's House

Soul

Limoux

Every Moment

Postcards from Home, Part 1

A Song for You

<p>Acid Pauli is Martin Gretschmann&rsquo;s club-oriented live set. It has morphed over the years into an advanced DJ performance, incorporating not only techno and house but a wide variety of music across genres beyond dance music. As a versatile musician, Martin is equally comfortable performing at Techno Clubs in New York or Ibiza as he is producing radio plays and writing film music.</p>

ACID PAULI

Jorge - Satori Remix

Ahmed

Good Morning

The End

New Morning

Katip Arzuhalim - Remix

Who Loves The Sun feat. Jo.Ke - Acid Pauli Let It Be Naked Remix Edit

Haunted House

How Strange - Acoustic version

Who Loves The Sun - Acid Pauli Let It Be Naked Remix

<p>Acidheaven emerged in 2020, blending diverse influences into unpredictable DJ sets. From classic house to acid, tribal and percussive techno, her style spans a spectrum of genres. With appearances at renowned venues like S&oacute;nar and Rex Club, she&#39;s a rising name in the Berlin and Spanish scenes. Co-founder of MAREO, she crafts boundless dance floors and champions emerging electronic DJs.</p>

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ACIDHEAVEN

<p>A persistent rhythm underpins Ahadadream&rsquo;s movements. With unflagging energy and passion, the London-based artist manages various facets of his creative self, predominately as a DJ and producer, but also A&amp;R, label-head, event director, and now as one of the leading tastemakers in the UK club scene.&nbsp;I think the challenge has always been to describe my music succinctly,&rdquo; Elley explains. &ldquo;I borrow elements of sounds from across the globe. I want to create music that can&rsquo;t be contained inside a box. Although I try to include my Pakistani heritage where possible, it&rsquo;s never about pigeonholing myself in that.&rdquo; His recent BBC Radio 1 Essential mix, Mixmag Lab and NTS residency are good jumping off points for those looking to unfurl his varied, but distinctly unified sound.</p>

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AHADADREAM

Piano Skank

Hydration

TAKA

Woah

Angelina - Ahadadream Remix

TAKA - Taiki Nulight Remix

TAKA - PEEKABOO Remix

TAKA - Caribou Remix

Read My Mind

Abandon the Rule - Ahadadream Remix

<p>Danzinger 99 and Amandus 99, the Austrian duo behind NEUNUNDNEUNZIG, rose from underground obscurity to become one of 2022&#39;s fastest emerging indie acts. Their debut album, &quot;99 in dein Herz,&quot; blends autotune with coldwave and trance, creating a modern yet nostalgic sound. With a DIY approach, they craft cinematic characters that challenge traditional boundaries, captivating audiences with their chaotic energy. Their immersive live shows and self-organized club tours have garnered widespread acclaim, showcasing their unique blend of pop that gently tugs at the heartstrings.</p>

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AMANDUS 99 & DANZINGER 99

99 in Flammen

Frost

Messerstiche

Wirf mich doch in das Feuer

Antwerpen

Ferrari

Weine unter Sternen

Engelstränen

Du verletzt mich

<p>Two friends meet in Schwarzwald, near Karlsruhe&mdash;one a galaxy explorer, the other a composer. They create joy, arranging and deconstructing their art. Beneath them, smooth subterranean rock, altered by immense pressures, holds no clear origin or future. &Acirc;me, formed by Frank Wiedemann and Kristian Beyer, is defined by their symbiotic relationship and ongoing creativity. Frank, the composer and engine behind the live act, and Kristian, the DJ, merge their talents into melodies and rhythms. Their label, Innervisions, embodies their combined expression, leading to diverse ventures like Lost in A Moment parties and the Berlin-based Muting the Noise. Their continuous exploration in music ensures each performance is a culmination of their experiences and experiments.</p>

ÂME [LIVE]

<p>Amuleto Manuela is a Colombian DJ and sound artist based in Berlin. She brings together music from various African diasporas with a carefully curated vinyl selection of silky Afro-Latin Funk, Soul, and Disco, along with phat Cumbias, dusty Boleros, and other genres such as Currulao, Samba, and Guguanc&oacute;. On the dance floor, you can sense that each song is chosen from the heart and played with love, transitioning in unexpected ways which will likely get you dancing.</p>

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AMULETO MANUELA

<p>The art of blending, mixing, compiling and making music into something you&rsquo;ve never heard before whilst looking for new ways to approach house music. That&rsquo;s what ANOTR stands for.<br />
Characterised by their hypnotic, energetic and slick beats with influences from disco, soul, funk, jazz and everything in between, their music is a blend between the old and the new, whilst finding the sweet spot between what is made for clubs and what is made for live performances.&nbsp;The Amsterdam-based pair believe that the way to move forward is to follow what is right for you as an artist, instead of following what is right in public opinion. Expect the unexpected.</p>

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ANOTR

Relax My Eyes

Vertigo

Your Mind

Burnin' - Art Edit

Summer In The Studio

Canvas

How You Feel (Ft. Leven Kali)

24 (Turn It Up) (Radio Edit)

24 (Turn It Up) (+6)

SET IT ON FIRE

<p>Aroma Pitch, a Berlin-based electronic music trio, blends classical drumming and jazz piano influences into their sophisticated rhythms and multi-layered chords. Their mix of pulsating techno, synthesized disco, raw house, and international grooves offers a continual mood of surprise and discovery. They&#39;ve released five EPs on their own label APR and, since 2021, on Munich-based label Public Possession, including their debut album &#39;Interlife&#39;. As resident DJs and co-curators of the event series Cologne Sessions since 2011, they bring together music lovers at JAKI to experience new rhythms and sounds presented by renowned international artists and local heroes from NRW. Additionally, they express their passion for free improvised electronic music nights at Club OHM several times a year under the name &quot;Equations Collective&quot;.</p>

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AROMA PITCH

Somewhere Close By

Oxi Rain - Club Mix

Lotus Bass

Millennium Surfer

Balearic Shift

Staub Groove

Cosmo Dub

Transit

Oxi Rain

Voyager Dub - Original Version

<p>When Polly Mackey &ndash; AKA Art School Girlfriend &ndash; released her first album <em>Is It Light Where You Are</em> in 2021, what was a shimmering debut felt to her more like a sublime denouement.&nbsp;<em>Soft Landing</em>, her new album,&nbsp;is the culmination of Art School Girlfriend&rsquo;s contemporary artistic testament. It represents a tonal shift and tenure in a much more contented and philosophical state of being. The title presented itself to her through the frequency illusion: a turn of phrase thrown up in overheard conversation, and mentioned on the news. The sonic palette combines Polly&rsquo;s more leftfield, lo-fi electronic influences (that you&rsquo;ll hear resplendent on her ambient Foundation FM radio show) with the music that first inspired her, like Pixies, early Caribou, and Warpaint: artists with electrifying energy that elegantly oscillate from electronic to instrument.&nbsp;</p>

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ART SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND

Ready (feat. Art School Girlfriend)

Bending Back

A Place To Lie

Is It Light Where You Are

I Would Die 4 U

Diving

Close To The Clouds

Waves

Blue Sky

The Deep

<p>Baalti, a producer/DJ duo, crafts underground dance music with South Asian influences. Their percussion-heavy sound seamlessly merges UK club music with their Indian roots. Their EP &#39;Better Together&#39; earned critical acclaim from Mixmag, DJ Mag, and Beatport. With Mixmag recognizing them as &#39;Breakthrough DJs of 2023&#39;, naming their track &#39;Spilling&#39; one of the best ones of the same year, their tracks feature prominently in global DJ sets and receive support from industry tastemakers like Nikki Nair and Jamz Supernova. Their infectiously energetic DJ sets have garnered attention at clubs and festivals worldwide, supporting renowned artists like Overmono, Peach, Bonobo or Sofia Kourtesis.</p>

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BAALTI

Buttons

Ustad

Staying In Touch

Spilling

Nans

Wedding Season - Villager Remix

Spilling - SUCHI Remix

Kolkata '78

Buttons - Farsight Remix

Third Umpire

<p>Bar Italia, is a London-based band.&nbsp;The band has released two albums, <em>Tracey Denim</em> was released in May 2023, with second album <em>The Twits</em> released in November 2023.<br />
The band is quite stingy with background information, and rather puts the focus on their music: a cool mixture of post-punk, art rock and trip-hop, wrapped up in a lo-fi sound.</p>

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BAR ITALIA

my little tony

skylinny

Jelsy

Nurse!

punkt

changer

rage quit

Missus Morality

The only conscious being in the universe

Clark

<p>Bashkka, whose name stems from the Turkish word for &#39;different&#39;, brings a unique energy to her self-expression. From her bold sets that infuse sensuality with activism to her commitment to SWANA and queer representation, she reimagines electronic music&#39;s counter-cultural potential. Inspired by New York&#39;s ballroom scene, her sets, from Munich&#39;s BLITZ CLUB to Berghain&#39;s Panorama Bar, radiate an intoxicating energy. Her debut EP &quot;Maktub&quot; showcases her fearless attitude and underrated technical prowess.</p>

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BASHKKA

Aziza

DeFol

DeFol - Nene H Remix

Act Bad - Roza Terenzi Remix

Magic (Is In Tempo) - BASHKKA'S Basic Instinct Mix

C-Quence Of Calamities - Sedef Adasi Remix

Act Bad

C-quence Of Calamities

Dance Like We Are Lovers - BASHKKA'S Unholy Hour Remix

DeFol - Hyperaktivist Remix

<p>Bitter Babe is a multidisciplinary artist and DJ who hails from Bogot&aacute;, Colombia. Her cutting-edge selection blends Latin-inspired percussive rhythms ranging from dembow, raptor house, tribal, guaracha, reggaeton, and brazilian funk, with bass-heavy, low-end groove club music. Now based in Miami, Bitter Babe has been a key player and part of the new school of artists shaken up the city and putting it on the international sight, alongside artists like INVT, Coffintext, and friend + collaborator Nick Le&oacute;n with whom has co-produce 2 EP&rsquo;s, Fuego Clandestino on Tratratrax and Delirio on Club Romantico, as well as participate on Air Texture&rsquo;s compilation curated by Anthony Naples and Dj Python.</p>

<p>Nick Le&oacute;n&rsquo;s dystopian club music samples the sounds of Florida&rsquo;s diverse ecosystem, but his style has varied fearlessly along the way. Finding his way into the rap world at a young age, he collaborated with some of the biggest underground rappers in South Florida. He also gravitated early towards the Latin sounds coming out of Puerto Rico and Colombia, and as a self-taught producer and DJ in Miami, he felt compelled to shift his focus to his own work. After pivoting towards textural elements and buried melodies, Nick released a handful of projects, one of them being his Aguacero EP under Mexico&rsquo;s celebrated NAAFI imprint.&nbsp;</p>

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BITTER BABE [B2B] NICK LEÓN

Tranki

Delirio

Nadie lo puede parar

Como me Miras

Gøce

SMS_229-305

Delirio (DJ Python Remix)

Tu Castigo

Ya Betta - Bitter Babe Remix

Organic

<p>From 90&#39;s starlet to mainstream icon: She basically doesn&#39;t need an introduction, if you grew up in Germany around the 90s and 00s, there was no way around Jasmin Wagner aka Bl&uuml;mchen. With her euphoric eurotrance, she was at the top of a new and innovative wave of artists. Now, she&#39;s back with new music, old hits and new collaborations!</p>

BLÜMCHEN

Boomerang

Nur Geträumt

Herzalarm

Herz an Herz

Herz an Herz - HBz Remix

Bassface

Heut Ist Mein Tag

Ravergirl

Liebe auf den ersten Beat

<p>Simon Green aka Bonobo is one of the biggest names in dance music. His career includes 3 Grammy nominations and playing to 2 million people for the tour supporting his 2017 album <em>Migration</em>, which&nbsp;also reached #1 on Billboard&rsquo;s Dance album chart and hit Top Ten positions in several countries. He is also a favorite mainstage performer at the world&rsquo;s greatest music festivals and has worked with Erykah Badu, &Oacute;lafur Arnalds and Jon Hopkins, and remixed artists including Michael Kiwanuka, Gorillaz, George Fitzgerald and London Grammar. His current album <em>Fragments</em> is the most emotionally intense record that Bonobo has ever had to make. It&rsquo;s no surprise that it&rsquo;s also his masterpiece. Born first out of fragments of ideas and experimentation, the album ultimately was fused together in a burst of creativity fueled by both collaboration and Green&rsquo;s escape into the wild. At MELT 2024, he will play one of his DJ-Sets, which are just as&nbsp;multifaceted and emotional as his albums and live-shows.</p>

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BONOBO [DJ-SET]

Break Apart

Kerala

Cirrus

Kong

Rosewood

Shadows

Days To Come

Stay The Same - Radio Edit

Terrapin

Expander

<p>Bovskey, an emerging DJ and producer, blends diverse musical influences to create dynamic soundscapes. His music, characterized by melodic, playful, and electrifying atmospheres, takes listeners on a captivating journey. With roots in various genres and cultures, including Dance, Electro, Trap, and Rap, Bovskey fearlessly pushes boundaries and infuses experimental elements into his tracks. His ability to surprise and captivate audiences with unexpected sounds sets him apart. Through his energetic and immersive sets, Bovskey crafts a unique atmosphere, reflecting his personal emotions and experiences in each track.</p>

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BOVSKEY

Oh Mein Gott - Bovskey Version

Fall In My Arms

Herzberg (feat. SHARI)

HAZE Remix

office chair

Know You

you and me

TUTTO PASSA

Play It Right

<p>Bovskey is an up-and-coming producer and DJ who brings a breath of fresh air to the electronic music scene. He is characterized by his unique ability to create soundscapes that seem like snapshots and are constantly changing. His music is characterized by a melodic, playful and electrifying atmosphere that takes the listener on a musical journey.</p>

<p>A young and talented producer is making his name in the techno scene - Southstar, whose real name is Leon Kirschnek, is the face of Berlin&rsquo;s new techno wave. In contrast to typical Gen Z sounds which are mostly characterized by commercial trends, the 22 year old made it his mission to create his own sound and thus be a representative of a subculture that values uniqueness. Southstar&rsquo;s unique sense of the old and new sets him apart from the rest. Sounds from all over the world, different languages and genres are inspiration sources to him. As long as it moves him Southstar is able to produce greatness. This is precisely the reason why he has the ability to fuse the most popular songs into songs that work globally. At MELT 2024, southstar will present his new event series UNPLAYED with a takeover at our beloved Autoscooter!</p>

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BOVSKEY [B2B] SOUTHSTAR

Miss You

Miss You - Sped Up Version

We Are The People - southstar Remix

Typa Girl

Wild Ones (Club Mix)

Cover Up My Face

Don't Stop

i like the way you kiss me - southstar remix

Left On Read

Baianá

<p>Byron Yeates, DJ and head of Radiant Records, co-founder of La Noche, brings his signature sound to Berlin&#39;s iconic venues like Panorama Bar, Tresor, and Shelter Amsterdam. His sets blend playful theatrics with queer electronic dance music, seamlessly transitioning between progressive trance, throwback house, and downtempo. Yeates&#39; label, Radiant Love, releases trance-oriented EPs featuring rich textures and clever melodies, showcased in annual compilations supporting Berlin charities.</p>

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BYRON YEATES

BYRON YEATES [DOWNTEMPO SET]

Sweat Ur Prayers

Cauldron Of Chaos

Gush - Byron Yeates Remix

Dreaming Is Essential

Hyper Hyper

Liquid Sky

Trip To Eclipse

Time Machine

Q NO - Byron’s Ritmo Mix

Hyper Hyper - Kyle Starkey Remix

<p>Chase &amp; Status, British electronic music pioneers, boast a legacy spanning over a decade. Fusing diverse genres like drum&rsquo;n&rsquo;bass, dubstep, and hip hop, their dynamic sound captivates global audiences. Their sixth album, &quot;What Came Before,&quot; exemplifies their evolution, blending emotive arrangements and raw energy. With sold-out shows and chart-topping albums, they&#39;re at the forefront of contemporary crossovers, leaving an indelible mark on British club culture.</p>

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CHASE & STATUS [DJ-SET]

Blind Faith