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Find out what's next for the creative industries at Sónar 2024. 

Full programme for Sónar+D 2024 announced

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Laurent Garnier, Kittin b2b David Vunk, Sevdaliza, Danny Tenaglia, Paul Kalkbrenner, Adriatique, Richie Hawtin, VTSS, & many more

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Adam Beyer, Sevdaliza, Ryoji Ikeda, Ellen Allien b2b Nene H, Marcel Dettmann (live), and more…

Sónar Istanbul 2024

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French perfection 

Air play ‘Moon Safari’

Belgium’s second most famous export after frites shows no sign of slowing down on her march to techno world domination. Building on the rich legacy of Belgian rave heritage, and beloved by audiences across the globe, Charlotte de Witte’s festival and club sets, as well as her stewardship of the KNTXT label, have created a new standard for dancefloor melting, hard-edged, trancey techno. She comes to Sónar 2024 to present her new concept show, intriguingly titled ‘Overdrive’.

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Next level trance and techno

Charlotte de Witte presents 'Overdrive'

Since bursting onto the scene with a ubiquitous Janet Jackson remix, the universally acclaimed 99% LP, and a triumphant Sónar by Night performance in 2017, the Montreal raised producer Kaytranada has emerged as a modern master of the woozy, sample based funk pioneered by J-Dilla and Madlib. Despite the Grammy wins (2 and counting) and production credits for a who’s who of pop royalty, Kaytranada continues to keep an ear to the underground, with his most recent joint LP with rapper Aminé as Kayatraminé coming over as the perfect blend of beats and rhymes. He comes to Sónar 2024 fresh off supporting The Weeknd on his global tour, and with a brand new album almost ready for release.

Beats, rhymes and life

Kaytranada

Oft-imitated, never equalled: the Berlin techno icon returns to Sónar

Paul Kalkbrenner

A singular voice and an undeniable talent, Jessie Ware brings the glamour of Studio 54, and the energy of 80’s ibiza to Sónar this year, for, inexplicably, her first time at the festival. Over the last decade, Ware has grown in profile, from a much loved vocalist on the UKG and bass music scene to a multi-award nominated pop star, opening for Harry Styles and namechecked by none other than Barack Obama, as one of his favourite songwriters. Her new LP That! Feels Good! is a maximalist disco epic, whose influences span time and space - from the 70’s funk of Salsoul records or Arthur Baker productions, the unapologetic 80’s joy of Wham or Grace Jones, through to contemporary icons Kylie and Roisin Murphy - both of whom guest on the album. Armed with an album of dancefloor-destroying bangers and a back catalogue stacked with certified hits, her long overdue performance at Sónar is set to be one for the history books.

Be-ware of the groove

Jessie Ware

A 30 year old rapper might feel caught between the genre’s past and future, but not Vince Staples. The Californian artist (he was born and raised in Ramona Park, a neighbourhood in Long Beach which lends its name to his <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M5f2vF4PVw&amp;list=PLB78WuWJ2OCHApavT3X7C8sPXeVLePCgo&amp;pp=iAQB">latest album</a>) is equal parts innovator and genre custodian; a dextrous lyricist who’s unafraid to push the musical envelope. With the help of producers like Kenny Beats and Mustard, he’s updated the blueprint of West Coast rap for the 21st century. Possessed of a remarkable emotional honesty, he tackles themes that range from personal strife and romance to past trauma and societal ills with effortless eloquence. On stage he’s a charismatic and magnetic presence: it’s a pleasure to have one of hip hop’s truly great live performers back at Sónar in 2024.

West Coast rap’s finest 

Vince Staples

Since the first edition in 1994, Laurent Garnier’s evergreen blend of house and techno - featuring both the classics he helped break and the ones he’s about to break - has soundtracked three decades of Sónar. 31 years on, he’s still a force both inside and outside of the booth. Whether co-running his new label Cod3 QR with Scan-X, co-authoring a book or even writing a film soundtrack, the Frenchman remains one of electronic music’s most tireless and humble advocates. Oh, and he’s still one of the world’s best DJs too.

Welcome back, maestro

Laurent Garnier

Throughout his career as a DJ and producer, Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has shown himself fascinated by the emotional potential of even the most seemingly out there and abstract sounds. An active digger and sonic explorer, his b2b sessions with Dan Snaith (Caribou) and Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) at Plastic People are the stuff of London club legend, while his recent LP with the late, great Pharoah Sanders and the London Contemporary Orchestra, placed him on numerous end of year lists. For this live set at Sónar by Night, he’ll be once again pushing at the outer limits of club music, building on the modular synth work outs of recent single <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/birth4000">Birth 4000</a>.

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Geometrically perfect club music

Floating Points

Riotous, raw and sleazy dance music from two veteran artists

Kittin b2b David Vunk

Folamour is arguably the most influential French electronic artist around today. In recent years, Bruno Boumendil’s multiple releases have been a breath of fresh air for (French) house and disco; and with ‘Manifesto’, his sixth studio album released in mid-2023, he might have just reached the peak of his still young career. Echoing his on-stage appearances, it finds him immersing himself in a joyful dance music: the energy of house and the euphoria of disco mixed with influences from funk who has reached the peak of his still young and promising career with the release of ‘Manifesto’ his sixth studio album, in mid-2023. In it, just like in all his stage appearances, Folamour immerses himself in the vast spectrum of joyful dance music: the energy of house and the euphoria of disco blended with funk and indie influences, African rhythms and melodies. 14 tracks that offer a taste of what you’ll hear next June at Sónar 2024, when he presents his brand new A/V show.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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The shining star of French house and disco 

Folamour A/V

He’s back, and this time with something entirely new…

Richie Hawtin

What do you get if you cross Héctor Oaks, a stalwart of the European techno underground, and Partiboi69, the Australian rave maestro (with a mean line in New Balance sneakers)? The answer is 2 solid hours of laser focused machine funk and hi-nrg techno, endlessly ratcheting bpms and pyrotechnics both technical and (possibly) literal. Not much of a punchline, granted, but a good time, guaranteed.&nbsp;

Anything but a joke

Héctor Oaks b2b Partiboi69

15 years after they formed Adriatique, Adrian Shala and Adrian Schweizer have risen to become global superstars of melodic techno. From headlining events like Diynamic (Solomun) and Afterlife (Tale Of Us, who also released Adriatique's only album to date in 2018), the Swiss duo ave gone on to create their own label, and have ,made their way to the top of the global clubbing scene. Their debut at Sónar was long overdue.&nbsp;

Epic, stadium-sized melodic techno by the Swiss duo

Adriatique

AI &amp; Music powered by S+T+ARTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<meta charset="utf-8">British producer Lee Gamble wrote his latest album&nbsp;Models&nbsp;using AI-generated synthetic voices that sing in an almost wordless language. To bring it to life, he’s collaborating with Spanish choreographer/action artist Candela Capitán, for a special performance featuring lighting design by Jacqueline Sobiszewski, and co-produced by Sónar and Krakow’s Unsound festival.&nbsp;Models&nbsp;uses the idea of learning, mimicry and the sharing of physical signals and information to inform the narrative and overall movement, and Candela's choreography explores the dynamics of embodiment, mimicry and mechanisation. Measuring the IRL experience against that mediated via technology, the performers will stream their close ups throughout the piece via instagram live.&nbsp;&nbsp;Lee Gamble - concept &amp; art direction, music &amp; sound design&nbsp;Candela Capitán - performance direction &amp; choreography, stagingJacqueline Sobiszewski - light designperformed by:&nbsp;Julia Romero SorianoMariona Moranta CapllonchVirginia Martin Mateos&nbsp;A co-production by Sónar and Unsound

Synthetic voices and abstract choreography 

Lee Gamble presents ‘Models’ with Candela Capitán

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Two of dance music’s most unpredictable and dependable DJs go back-to-back

Jennifer Cardini b2b HAAi

Ben Böhmer’s music sounds like it could move mountains and part seas. The German producer’s brand of melodic electronica drips with emotion; his breakthrough album ‘Being Again’ was written when he found himself separated from his fiancé due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three years on, and he’s one of the fastest rising producers in the world, freshly signed to Ninja Tune. He comes to Sónar 2024 at the height of his powers with a powerful, vulnerable live set that moves from swooning instrumentals to richly detailed club music.

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Powerful, moving electronica 

Ben Böhmer live

2022 marks DJ Flight's 25th year as a DJ, marking a quarter century of a storied career. One of the founders of drum'n'bass, she recently produced and directed the BBC documentary Turn It Up: A Short History of Drum &amp; Bass. &nbsp;A longterm advocate for equality in music, she's the co-founder of EQ50, a collective of women working for fairer representation in dance music. Her influence on music and drum'n'bass marks her out as a legend: at Sónar by Night she'll appear with another female d&amp;b legend, her longtime collaborator MC Chickaboo.

Drum’n’bass royalty grace Sónar by Night

DJ Flight & MC Chickaboo

Slow motion reggaeton from the laid back vocalist

Soto Asa

A trailblazing performer with a unique vision comes to Sónar by Day

Sevdaliza

It feels strange to describe The Martinez Brothers as house music legends. It seems like only yesterday when the brothers from The Bronx were upstart DJs of 16 and 18, too young to even get into the clubs they were being booked to play. Raised on a diet of salsa, latin jazz, soul, and disco by their father (they were musicians before they were DJs), they’re now legitimately one of the biggest names in house music. Residents since 2011 at Ibiza’s DC10, co-owners of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soundcloud.com/tuskegeerecords">Tuskegee records</a> with Seth Troxler, collaborations with Louie Vega, Nile Rodgers, and Tokischa … the list goes on. In 2024, they return to Sónar for the first time since 2016: their blend of latin-tinted New York house and bumping tech house is sure to go down a treat.

House music’s youngest legends come to Sónar 

The Martinez Brothers

The Alicante-born guitarist is reimagining flamenco for the 21st century

Yerai Cortés presents 'Guitarra Coral' 

Hard dance’s most uncompromising and creative star comes to Sónar

VTSS 

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Sónar+D

A showcase for the innovations that are shaping the future of the creative industries, Sónar+D  is a platform for collaboration, experimentation, and the exploration of the latest trends in digital culture. With a constantly evolving program of performances, talks workshops, exhibitions and installations, designed with and for emerging artists, companies, start ups or seasoned professionals, Sónar+D is where innovation meets culture.

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tickets

Access to Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night on 13th, 14th and 15th of June 2024.

SonarPass

Access to all activities at Sónar+D, plus all Sónar By Day and/or Sónar By Night shows. 13, 14 and 15 of June 2024.

SonarPass+D

Access to Sónar by Day at Fira Montjuïc and Sónar by Night at Fira Gran Via L'Hospitalet.

Access to public activities at Sónar+D, plus all Sónar by Day shows. 13, 14 and/or 15 of June 2024.

Sónar by Day

Access to Sónar by Night at Fira Gran Via L'Hospitalet on 14 and/or 15 June 2024.

Sónar by Night

VIP access to Sónar by Day at Fira Montjuïc

Day VIP

Tickets

What’s next for the creative industries: the final Sónar+D progamme is here

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