Massimiliano Pagliara (ITA/Berlin) w/ Kate Land

Come celebrate the other side of the rainbow with us this Saturday with a very special guest
Massimiliano Pagliara - all the way from Berlin
Support from Kate.Land (Ōtautahi)

Massimiliano Pagliara was born in Tricase (Lecce) in the deep south of Italy.
Upon moving to Milan, Massi embarked on an academic career and eventually earned his diploma in theatre, dance and choreography at the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi. While discovering the fashionable and alternative club scene of the city, his imagination was captured by experimental electronic music such as Aphex Twin, Boards Of Canada, Autechre and Mira Calix. Naturally these avant-garde sounds eventually found their way into Massi's original body of work.

After finishing school he ventured to Europes underground capital Berlin, where he continued his studies in contemporary dance, but also dived into the city's explosive techno nightlife, particularly the renowned OstGut club. Ever since then he's been spinning records across the world as well as some of the most popular underground venues in Germany – among them Tape Club, SchwuZ, Tresor, ://about blank, Robert Johnson, and of course Berghain / Panorama Bar, where he holds a residency.

Massi describes his style as an eclectic mix of house, disco, electro and techno – one may call it current-yet-classic. There's an ongoing lust for dialogue when it comes to Massimiliano Pagliara – be it through his collaborations and solo productions, during his DJ sets, with his own music label Funnuvojere Records or on a personal level. The world of dance, movement and communication is deeply rooted in Massi's life – when you know how to move yourself, you easily know how to move others.