ABADIR & Nicolò Cervello

ABADIR is a music producer, sound designer, DJ and music critic born in Cairo, Egypt and based in Berlin, Germany. His work varies between a large spectrum of styles, combining cinematic, club and ambient music. His concepts deal with themes inspired by fiction, memory and cultural artefacts. He has participated in various festivals in Europe like CTM, Roskilde Rewire, Primavera Sound, Unsound, Nuits Sonores, Lost Music, Lunchmeat, Insomnia.

ABADIR is part of SVBKVLT roster, and he previously released his music on Genot Centre, Hush Hush, Yerevan Tapes, Kaer’Uiks among several remixes, and singles on many other labels. His artistic practice extends to academia, music criticism and critical theory.

He holds a master’s degree in digital media from the University of Arts Bremen and he’s the editor of the electronic music section at Ma3azef. ABADIR most recent project ‘Kitbashing’ is a new audiovisual collaboration alongside media artist Nicolò Cervello that ruminates on social media’s ruinous imprint on modern life and the ever-presence of data-extracting algorithms, while also offering tenuous escape routes for the afflicted.

Nicoló Cervello is a visual artist and designer, working in the field of motion graphics and interaction design. His practice is focused on 3D graphics, used to investigate the tension between realism and replica.