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, a Danish-Filipino DJ and music producer, stands as a vibrant and fresh force in contemporary house circles. Residing in Paris, she offers a unique blend of House and Techno music in her productions and DJ sets. Her unique sound, deeply rooted in the groove-infused House of Chicago from the '90s, has garnered her recognition and acclaim in the global electronic music scene.

 musical journey truly began in 2020 with the release of her first EP, 

on Kaluki. The EP quickly gained traction, hitting #1 on the Beatport Minimal Deep Tech chart. This success marked the beginning of her fast-paced career, highlighting her indisputable music taste. Moor's music has since found a home on top labels like Hot Creations, Tamango, and DJ Pierre's Afro Acid, signifying her expanding influence.

The Climax

Moor's passion for music goes beyond her own productions. In collaboration with French artist Sirus Hood, she launched 

, a series of limited edits, which were quickly embraced by The Martinez Brothers, 

 has topped Bandcamp's House/Deep House/Minimal chart, reflecting her successful musical collaborations.

 co-founded Mood Child, a forward-thinking project with Sirus Hood. This initiative has sparked interest with its community-focused record label, events, and clothing brand, offering unique experiences through original music on vinyl and digital platforms, parties, and even NFTs. Mood Child has been creating buzz, with successful appearances at notable events such as the Wild Corner of Hi Ibiza, Elrow Andorra, and Elrow Town at Fabrik Madrid.

Manda Moor @ Hi Ibiza, The Martinez Brothers by Manda Moor

 has received validation from house music titans like 

. Her performances, filled with contagious energy and drive, have captivated crowds at top-tier global events, from Amnesia Ibiza to The Warehouse Project. Her performances have been broadcasted on elite platforms like 

, Beatport, and DJ Mag, exposing her music to a broader audience.

Denmark

Manda Moor

France

Sirus Hood

Italy

Yaya

United States

Gabriel Torres

Angie Ocampo

Mood Child

Superior Ingredients Roof

Mood Child by Manda Moor & Sirus Hood

Danny Tenaglia

United Kingdom

Secondcity

Melé

Türkiye

Bora Uzer

Eskuche

Daniel Orpi

Yousef

Cuartero

HVNLEE

elrow

Avant Gardner

elrow New York: Dance With The Serpent

Paco Osuna

De La Swing

Peru

Nicolas Caprile

Ushuaïa Ibiza

elrow Outdoors | Delusionville

BLOND:ISH

Cloonee

Dombresky

Netherlands

Prunk

Germany

Tini Gessler

Bastian Bux

Natalia Roth

Ms. Mada

Factory Town Miami

elrow Miami Delusionville

Switzerland

Andrea Oliva

Guatemala

Gordo

Nic Fanciulli

Ale De Tuglie

ANTS Week 16

ANTS

ANOTR

Benin

AMÉMÉ

Jamie Jones

Ben Sterling

Apollonia

Sweden

Ida Engberg

Joseph Capriati

Space Miami

Paradise Miami Space Basel

Greece

Detlef

Fleur Shore

Chile

Francisco Allendes

Iglesias

Kerri Chandler

Local Singles

Luna Mar

Luuk Van Dijk

Marco Faraone

Croatia

Matroda

Mau P

Nala

Paul Woolford

Seb Zito

The Brooklyn Mirage

elrow NYC: Summer Festival 2023

The Martinez Brothers

Richy Ahmed

Chris Stussy

tINI

Cole Knight

Paradise

Carl Craig

Dennis Cruz

Iran

Dubfire

East End Dubs

Romania

Mahony

Nigeria

Nicole Moudaber

wAFF

Brazil

Surreal Park

BPM Brazil

Claptone

Fatboy Slim

San Pacho

elrow Basel Week: Dance With The Serpent

ANTS Week 17

Manu Gonzalez

Hï Ibiza

Martinez Brothers

Claudio Ricci

Yulia Niko

Club Chinois

Mystik Opening at Club Chinois

Ida Engberg Presents MYSTIK

ANTS Week 19

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Darius Syrossian

Ilario Alicante

Dan Ghenacia

Shonky

Traumer

Rich NxT

Calvin Clarke

Ferreck Dawn

Franky Wah

HoneyLuv

Martin Ikin

Technasia

Roger Sanchez

OCHO Episode 5

Hot Since 82

Alan Fitzpatrick

Archie Hamilton

Oden & Fatzo

Tamango Records

Tamango Records Showcase: Yaya + Manda Moor & Luuk Van Dijk

Mason Maynard

Lee Foss

Alisha

Wheats

Malikk

Curaçao

Shermanology

Eats Everything

elrow Bowsque Encantado

Mason Collective

Arielle Free

Matthias Tanzmann

ELROW New Year's Day - Ibiza

Derrick Carter

Sweely

Henry Brooks

Somewhen

Hungary

Reelow

Crystal Waters

Melissa XYZ

Axwell

Denis Sulta

Manda Moor's infectious determination seeps into her bouncy yet sophisticated tracks. 

 audiences will most likely be familiar with the 

 artist, making it hard to believe she only played her first major gigs in 2019. 

Her relentless drive has since landed her international gigs in some of the most acclaimed house and techno spaces, particularly in Ibiza and the UK. Her tracks have been released on acclaimed labels like Tamango Records. Her debut EP 

hit number one on Beatport’s minimal tech chart.

What U Want EP

While detailing her career, the artist repeatedly emphasizes her gratitude and wonder. Yet, despite her sincere humility, it's evident success was no accident. 

A self-proclaimed party girl, Moor's love for dance music began amidst the crowds and culminated when she became a protegée of sorts of one house music's founding fathers, the late 

Crossing the decks wasn't a smooth transition. I cannot help but feel sympathy as the artist reveals her struggles with anxiety. Nonetheless, her smiles while performing exude a confidence mirrored by her simultaneously warm and serious house and techno. Perhaps this melange is a reflection of her Danish-Filipino heritage. Her theory is that warmer countries inspire bouncy rhythms while colder countries inspire technicity. These coexist hypnotically in "

," from Kaluki Musik's 16th Birthday EP. However, she explains, her musical influences derive mostly from her Filipino mother's side.

"I definitely got the music bug from my mother. She was a singer. Singing and music in general is a huge part of Filipino culture. She would play music whatever she was doing. There was always music in the house. Filipinos are kind of like the latinos of Asia, because the Philippines were colonised by the Spanish, then they were colonised by the Americans: that's what also brought disco and the love of singing."

Moor details the strong tribal and percussive roots of Filipino music sounds that she naturally feels drawn to in her own production.

In terms of conscious influences, Manda Moor's career constantly nods to the early 

"2019 was also the year when I started to really get into producing. That was the year I went to Chicago and met with the Chicago house legends, like Paul Johnson - rest in peace - , Dj Deeon, Dj Sneak, K'Alexi, 

… I'm so blessed to have them in my life, and to know them personally. I consider them as family, they really, really inspire me to this day. They inspired the whole music industry! They are the founding fathers, the pillars of house music today. So, yeah when I went to Chicago it lit a fire in me to produce. That's how I started, basically. Obviously today if you want to be a successful dj and artist in the electronic world, you need to make your own music."

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We touch briefly on the tragic death of Paul Johnson, and it's clear the artist has been deeply affected by the loss. Yet, his legacy lives on through Moor's career, particularly through her long-term residency on France's first national electronic music radio station, FG.

"I was speaking with FG about how I met the Chicago house legends. That kind of revived within them the need to reconnect with the origins. So, they really encouraged me to play more of that type of music even though it's not real mainstream for a big radio station. It's just all about the reconnection with the origins which was the initial foundation of FG." 

MOOD EDITS (LIMITED RELEASES) by Manda Moor

The pandemic brought about more opportunities to reconnect with origins. Together with fellow France-based artist Sirus Hood, Moor founded 

. The concept was a limited series of edits, released only on Bandcamp. Every month a new volume of three or four edits was released, and the previous volume deleted.

"The idea was to give value back to music, whilst reminiscing the good times with tracks that we remixed. It was disco, hip hop, R&B tracks. We really felt that there was an oversaturation of music, partly due to streaming."

Manda Moor's infectious determination seeps into her bouncy yet sophisticated tracks. European audiences will most likely be familiar with the Paris-based artist, making it hard to believe she only played her first major gigs in 2019. 

Her relentless drive has since landed her international gigs in some of the most acclaimed house and techno spaces, particularly in Ibiza and the UK. Her tracks have been released on acclaimed labels like Tamango Records. Her debut EP What U Want on Kaluki Musik hit number one on Beatport’s minimal tech chart.

While detailing her career, the artist repeatedly emphasizes her gratitude and wonder. Yet, despite her sincere humility, it's evident success was no accident. 

A self-proclaimed party girl, Moor's love for dance music began amidst the crowds and culminated when she became a protegée of sorts of one house music's founding fathers, the late Paul Johnson. 

Crossing the decks wasn't a smooth transition. I cannot help but feel sympathy as the artist reveals her struggles with anxiety. Nonetheless, her smiles while performing exude a confidence mirrored by her simultaneously warm and serious house and techno. Perhaps this melange is a reflection of her Danish-Filipino heritage. Her theory is that warmer countries inspire bouncy rhythms while colder countries inspire technicity. These coexist hypnotically in "Catfish," from Kaluki Musik's 16th Birthday EP. However, she explains, her musical influences derive mostly from her Filipino mother's side.

"I definitely got the music bug from my mother. She was a singer. Singing and music in general is a huge part of Filipino culture. She would play music whatever she was doing. There was always music in the house. Filipinos are kind of like the latinos of Asia, because the Philippines were colonised by the Spanish, then they were colonised by the Americans: that's what also brought disco and the love of singing."

Moor details the strong tribal and percussive roots of Filipino music sounds that she naturally feels drawn to in her own production.

In terms of conscious influences, Manda Moor's career constantly nods to the early Chicago house legends.

Manda Moor w/ Paul Johnson

"2019 was also the year when I started to really get into producing. That was the year I went to Chicago and met with the Chicago house legends, like Paul Johnson - rest in peace - , Dj Deeon, Dj Sneak, K'Alexi, Dj Pierre… I'm so blessed to have them in my life, and to know them personally. I consider them as family, they really, really inspire me to this day. They inspired the whole music industry! They are the founding fathers, the pillars of house music today. So, yeah when I went to Chicago it lit a fire in me to produce. That's how I started, basically. Obviously today if you want to be a successful dj and artist in the electronic world, you need to make your own music."

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We touch briefly on the tragic death of Paul Johnson, and it's clear the artist has been deeply affected by the loss. Yet, his legacy lives on through Moor's career, particularly through her long-term residency on France's first national electronic music radio station, FG.

"I was speaking with FG about how I met the Chicago house legends. That kind of revived within them the need to reconnect with the origins. So, they really encouraged me to play more of that type of music even though it's not real mainstream for a big radio station. It's just all about the reconnection with the origins which was the initial foundation of FG." 

The pandemic brought about more opportunities to reconnect with origins. Together with fellow France-based artist Sirus Hood, Moor founded Mood Edits. The concept was a limited series of edits, released only on Bandcamp. Every month a new volume of three or four edits was released, and the previous volume deleted.

"The idea was to give value back to music, whilst reminiscing the good times with tracks that we remixed. It was disco, hip hop, R&B tracks. We really felt that there was an oversaturation of music, partly due to streaming."

The edits received widespread support from acclaimed electronic artists like Pete Tong who played “Slow Touch” and introduced the series on BBC Radio 1. 

Moor joyfully recounts the gratitude she felt when major artists, like The Martinez Brothers, played Mood Edits at events in the summer of 2020. 

She attributes a major growth point in her career to videos of these edits circulating social media. Yet, after 12 volumes, the duo halted Mood Edits in fear of being subcategorized as purely "edit DJs" - though Moor passionately explains that that house music itself commenced with edits of disco tracks. 

Just as one door closes for the driven artist, another opens. In 2022, the artist hopes to announce her very own label. The label will similarly focus on giving value back to music but aims to differentiate itself by implementing blockchain technology. 

Moor's closing statement regarding 2022 aptly embodies her humbling attitude.

"Very excited for this year. Hopefully it's going to be so much better than the past two. In any case, I'm super grateful whatever happens."

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