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    • Susanne Kirchmayr (DJ Electric Indigo)
      Susanne Kirchmayr aka Electric Indigo is a DJ, composer, and musician from Vienna, Austria, who has performed in 46 countries around the globe since 1989. Her name stands for an intelligent and distinctive interpretation of techno and electronic music. In 1998, she founded the transnational network female:pressure and has been running its website and database ever since. She has received several awards, among them the Kunstpreis Musik 2020 of the Republic of Austria. Her musical work moves between immersive electroacoustic music and the dancefloors of dark clubs. Occasionally she also writes for theatre and film. In 2019, Kirchmayr composed for Klangforum Wien, and her works have been premiered at festivals such as Wien Modern, Musikprotokoll, CTM, and Heroines of Sound. In her audiovisual concerts, she combines her music with her love of colors and abstract forms. She is currently working on her third solo album. In 1998, she founded the platform female:pressure, focused on bringing gender inequalities in the music scene to light, and promote the work from FLINTA/LGBTQ+ artists. Electric Indigo has been dedicating some part of her life consolidating the network, which exists now in 96 countries and is widening its community each year.
      Susanne Kirchmayr (DJ Electric Indigo)
    • Renan Carvalho (DJ HAUSVRAU)
      Renan Carvalho, also known as HAUSVRAU, is a multifaceted artist focused on storytelling and maintaining art as a political tool. Having started their musical career through FAGDOM (Zürich, 2019-2023), they grew working in clubs across Switzerland and abroad, having been a resident DJ and performance curator at Kapitel Bollwerk/In Transformation (Bern), a booker at Palais Mascotte (Zürich) and a recurring DJ at party labels such as Kweer Ball, Explicit, tanzen6000, Mad Katz, TEA and Dolls on the Block. From the start, their work also aimed to merge multiple formats within a club night and was always focused on inviting emerging artists from marginalized communities, especially queer immigrants. They grew within the scene and eventually beyond the bubble of queer events, where thy have gained national and international success, having played for large crowds in festivals such as Gurten Festival (CH), CSD Freiburg (DE), Transtronica(DE) and Marseille Pride (FR). In their own musical production, HAUSVRAU mixes lots of references from her Brazilian roots, such as Samba and Brazilian funk, and also elements from House Music, Ballroom Beats, Latin produced club music and all sorts of references that shake a dancefloor, as can be heard in their latest release, the EP R0l3Z3R4. However, due to their career in contemporary dance, they also have a passion for ethereal, delicate and captivating ambient music. Their first EP, OAK, and other works done for compilations or radio shows brush deeper into the experimental without letting go of playful rhythms, yet presenting them in unexpected ways.
      Renan Carvalho (DJ HAUSVRAU)
    • Julia Michels (DJ, producer, CO-Founder klaus:elle)
      Juli Lee moves playfully within the spectrum of electronic music, deliberately ignoring genre boundaries. For her, one thing matters above all: music must breathe and connect people. Her musical journey began with borrowed turntables and old hip-hop records - a playful curiosity that quickly turned into a deep passion. Today, Juli performs across Europe, from small clubs to large stages, always in search of surprising moments that often arise in unexpected places. In the studio, by contrast, she enjoys the calm, experiments with sounds, lets the Theremini howl, and archives creative ideas beyond the dance floor. While her time in the studio feels more like introspection with a sole focus on her own needs, DJing for her is a dialogue, a shared experience. In addition, she co-founded the record label klaus:elle with two other musicians in 2021, studies Sociology & Musicology part-time, and, not least, advocates for more diversity in the music scene through her involvement with Helvetiarockt.
      Julia Michels (DJ, producer, CO-Founder klaus:elle)
    • Ana Rita Costa (DJ MAYAN)
      MAYAN (PT) is the artistic identity of Ana Rita Costa. She has performed across Portugal and internationally, with appearances at Lux Lisboa, Village Underground, Ministerium, MusicBox, Arthouse Faro, RUMU Club, GRETUA Aveiro, and WOW Gala, as well as Le Sucre (Lyon) and Fengaros Festival (Cyprus). She was also supported by Guy Gerber and MEUTE on major stages, including DGTL Festival(NL) and the historic Coliseu de Lisboa and Coliseu do Porto, affirming her ability to translate intimate club energy into large-scale contexts. Alongside her DJ career, MAYAN is the founder of FRESCA, a Lisbon-born platform and event series dedicated to immersive experiences, artistic freedom, and gender equality in electronic music. She is also a co-founder of Female Pressure Portugal, the local chapter of the global network advocating for inclusion and equity in electronic music since 1998. With a PhD in Sound and Technology, MAYAN is expanding her practice into 3D spatial audio and immersive club formats, positioning herself at the intersection of cutting-edge sound technology and contemporary dancefloor culture. MAYAN represents a new generation of artists: healthy, independent, forward-thinking, and focused on creating meaningful, embodied musical experiences.
      Ana Rita Costa (DJ MAYAN)
    • Sara Wual Barros
      Sara Wual is a Portuguese FLINTA artist and multiskilled industry professional with 15 years of experience, wearing many hats in the electronic music scene. Event Producer, Laber owner, Community manager and Programmer are some of her main roles. Her professional path includes several collaborations through the years with some of the most renowned venues and festivals, such as fabric london club, Boom Festival, Waking Life Festival and many more. As an industry professional working transnationally, he is a regular presence in festival panel talks and activity programs, which more recently included Moga Festival, MIL Festival and Lisbon Dance Summit. Co-founder of the legendary ELA collective with Guy from 1990, and the well-known House Mouse parties alongside Jorge Caiado, in 2023 she also co-founded the LGBTQ+ platform Female Pressure Portugal with Mayan DJ, with full support of the DJ and Producer Electric Indigo, from Vienna (1998). In 2026, she launched the sustainable independent music label TEMAS Records. In 2022, she launched her artistic career as a live performer and music producer. Thereminist, keyboard player and music composer, she throws live shows mostly within the scope of oldschool underground House Music, Breaks/Electro, Experimental Music and Bass Music, embedding influences from Ambient, Acid, Jazz and 80’s Krautrock. She doesn’t believe in apolitical dancefloors. Since she started playing live with her machines, Sara has shared the stage with established references like Kerri Chandler, Ron Trent, Keny Dope, Chez Damier, Virginia, Shy One, D’Julz, Cassy, Ian Pooley, Lea Lisa, Shanti Celeste, DJ Steaw, DJ Deep, Franck Roger, Habibi Funk and Bradley Zero, to name a few. Some her past gigs included Badaboum club (Paris), Djoon Club (Paris), GIMIC (Brussels), Moga Festival (Caparica and Morocco) and some of the most relevant festivals, clubs and event venues in Portugal.
      Sara Wual Barros
    female:pressure Portugal