SASKIA

SASKIA, SOUTH AFRICAN / AUSTRALIAN PROGRESSIVE & BUSH-TECHNO PRODUCER, DJ, AND LIVE ARTIST, IS MAKING WAVES IN THE UNDERGROUND SCENE. IN 2021, SHE IMPRESSED INDUSTRY HEAVYWEIGHTS DNOX & BECKERS WITH HER 'RECEPTION' REMIX, EARNING A TOP SPOT ON THEIR LABEL SPROUT (DE). AFTER MAKING HER MARK IN MELBOURNE, SHE FOLLOWED HER PASSION TO NEW ZEALAND'S SOUTH ISLAND FOR CREATIVE INSPIRATION, GEARING UP TO RELEASE AN EP AND SINGLES ACROSS MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL LABELS.

‘THERE IS SO MUCH TO LOVE ABOUT THE VARIETY OF GENRES IN THE UNDERGROUND SCENE, I DON’T BELIEVE ANYONE NEEDS TO BE CONFINED TO ONE SPECIFIC GENRE. WHY CAN’T YOU BE MORE THAN ONE THING?’

“IT'S A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO GUIDE PEOPLE TO THAT MOMENT WHERE THE REST OF THE WORLD JUST FADES AWAY AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE EXACTLY WHERE YOU’RE MEANT TO BE. I’M EXCITED TO CONNECT & CREATE A SPACE FOR THAT EXPERIENCE WITH THE DANCE COMMUNITY HERE IN NZ.”

DEEP HYPNOTIC BASSLINES, EMOTIONAL RIFFS & MOMENTS OF SPONTANEOUS AND RAW VULNERABILITY. THROUGH THE VIBRATIONS AND CONNECTIONS OF THE DANCE FLOOR, EXPECT TO MOVE & EXPRESS ENERGY THAT FEEDS INTO THE MUSIC, WHICH WILL MEET YOU RIGHT BACK ON THE DANCEFLOOR FOR A SHOWDOWN. SASKIA DESCRIBES THE ELECTRONIC / UNDERGROUND SCENE AS: ‘ADDICTIVE, A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN CONNECT TO, PURELY THROUGH A BASSLINE, A BEAT & A SMILE.’