Echio Academy x Nightclubbing
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Together with Jennifer Cardini’s Nightclubbing , we’re proud to announce the 3rd Echio Academy compilation is out today!
A few months ago we partnered with Nightclubbing to organize the first Queer+FLINTA focused Echio Academy.
Through this program, young musicians, bedroom producers, and hobbyists were able to send their music to a list of artists through Echio to get feedback and ultimately win a chance to be featured on this compilation!
You can stream the compilation everywhere and get the files from our Bandcamp!
And of course the 300+ artists on Echio are always ready to help you grow musically whenever you need some guidance!
Nominee : AWood
Track : Tripping In The Morning
Selected by : Jennifer Loveless
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Instagram : @awood55
Biography: Behind AWood's distinct energy is a deep love for electronic music. They have played at festivals such as Basscoast, Shambhala, and Re-Union, and have shared lineups with renowned techno artists at clubs and warehouses from Vancouver to Toronto. In between releases and gigs, AWood remains committed to paying it forward via volunteer teaching their @curve.yvr Learning Curve workshops. They are inspired by all the moments they have shared on the dance floor throughout their life.
DAW : Ableton
Plugins : uHe Diva, D16 group reverb and delay
Nominee : Fadersmith
Track : Telling Time
Selected by : Elkka
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Instagram : @fadersmith
Biography: Fadersmith lives in New York. He grew up playing the cello and later on fell in love with dance music. His music is supposed to be melodic house but often ends up being something else.
DAW : Logic
Plugins : U-he and Baby Audio soft synths; plugins from Soundtoys, U-he, Baby Audio, Native Instruments, and Airwindows
Nominee : Cosmic Cherry
Track : Lovebomb
Selected by : Paula Tape
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Instagram : @cosm1ccherry
Biography: Originally from Frankfurt and now rooted in Berlin’s club scene, Cosmic Cherry’s musical identity was shaped by her hometown’s influential house and techno culture. As a resident DJ at Tokonoma Club in Frankfurt and a member of the Berlin collectives Small Great Things and Cosmic Circuit, she remains closely connected to the club scenes of both cities. Drawing from the soulful currents of 90s and early-2000s house, she reinterprets these influences through a contemporary, dancefloor-focused lens. With a deep love for record digging, her eclectic sets unfold as long-form musical narratives built on groove, percussion, and emotional depth. Moving fluidly between deep, progressive, and tribal house, balearic moments, playful disco elements, and driving tech house energy, she balances warmth and grit, nostalgia and forward momentum.
DAW : Ableton
Plugins : For Synths Korg M1, for EQ Pro Q, for effects: Soundtoys Microshift, TAL-Chorus, Gatekeeper, Valhalla for Reverb.
Nominee : Herberta
Track : Scream and Run
Selected by : Jen Cardini
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Instagram : @herberta_
Biography: Herberta is a DJ and producer originally from the north of England now living in London. Her sound is rooted in melodic, ambient and glitchy techno. Weaving emotional textures with rhythmic clarity.
Her Waves EP was released via Canadian label Kookoo Records - afterdark. She recently performed the opening set for Anjunadeep Explorations’ debut night at 93 Feet East in April last year and was recently shortlisted for Teeside Artist of the year.
DAW : Ableton
Plugins : Ana 2 software synthesizer virtual analog and wave table. Arcade; Exhale; Pigments; Moog synth
Nominee : Lucine
Track : Mood Swings
Selected by : rRoxymore
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Instagram : @lucine_.__
Biography: Lucine navigates the fringes of club music with bass weight and restless rhythms.
Having appeared at spots like The Cause and Body Movements Festival, and across parties in London and Lisbon, she’s built a reputation for shaping dancefloors with instinct and curiosity rather than genre rules.
Now part of the Sisu community and celebrating her first release on Erbium Records, Lucine continues to carve out her own lane—one built on texture, tension, and rhythm-driven unpredictability
DAW : Ableton
Nominee : Marc Homer
Track : Sketch Artist
Selected by : 131bpm
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Instagram : @themarchomer
Biography: Marc Homer is a Berlin-based DJ, producer, and founder of the indie record label Half & 1/2. He has played clubs, festivals, and events across North America, Mexico, and Europe. In Berlin, he created the BIPOC-forward party series TOUCH at Maaya and is a regular contributor to HÖR. He has also performed multiple times at RSO, Sisyphos, ÆDEN, KitKat, OST & more, and has shared lineups with artists including 999999999, Blasha & Allatt, The Lady Machine, Akua, Anthony Parasole, Sacha Robotti and Panteros666. Marc’s sound is rooted in his queer, multicultural upbringing and early exposure to Motown, funk, disco, calypso, and 80s and 90s dance music. His sets and productions move fluidly between driving 4x4 techno, club, broken beats, and bass, pairing physical grooves with glitch-forward sound design and wide stereo movement.
DAW : Ableton
Plugins: Kick, Pigments, Infiltrator, Tantra and Portal/Movement by Output. For mixing, Neutron, Neoverb, Ozone and ShaperBox help me dial in the dynamics and ensure everything sits well in the mix. All of the Brainworx tools help me coax a little extra attitude out of any tracks that need it too.