With the exponential rise of the Future Scope events, the name Shipe popped out as the main association. Anđelko Šipušić is a program manager of the capital’s famous Boogaloo Club, which hosted various artists for almost 40 years, and has actively been a resident DJ (aka his well-known alias Shipe) of Future Scope, a clubbing and festival series that rapidly expanded...

This weekend marks the 10th edition of Thru The Bushes festival on the Kutak za Mutak beach (Jablanova), one of the most magical hidden beach spots on the island of Krk. Even though the team announced this might be the last year of the festival, a few days ago they announced that the festival will continue next summer, but with a change of location.Kutak za Mutak beach / Photo:...

If we’re talking about Croatia’s up-and-comers on the electronic music scene, Elena Mikac is definitely among the young DJs who made a significant impact. Less than five years since she started DJing, she has won numerous awards and has been recognized in the industry. Last year she received an Ambasador NXT award as the best new DJ on the scene voted by the audience,...

The first time I heard ANI. was several years ago in Masters club Zagreb where she regularly organised events with her Deep’n’Delicious collective with Bronski & Herya. As she perfectly described, her sound is edgy and provocative, but also floaty and sensual in her unique and always cheerful vibe.We had a chat with her before her next appearance on Sonus festival...

In case you’ve been to Zagreb in the past two years, you’ve probably heard of Peti Kupe, a current hotspot for everyone interested in music and arts. Even though it may not seem like it when you enter the venue now, Peti Kupe has formerly had an entirely different purpose. A former warehouse by Croatian Railways was not in use for years, so the City of Zagreb decided to...

Doxia is a Croatian DJ who has been on the scene for a decade, but rarely as a headliner of clubbing events. She has become an advocate for raising awareness about inclusivity at parties and promoting female artists on DJ scene. Her DJ workshops for women and LGBTIQ community became an essential part of Zbeletron, an organisation supporting women, lesbians, bisexual and transgender...

This Monday the exhibition Perceptions came to Croatia’s capital. Forum Gallery in central Zagreb became a home for art pieces by ten female artists from Zagreb and Labin: Monika Milas, Glorija Blazinšek, Alba Miočev, Marina Rajšić, Hana Hanak, Sanda Črnelić, Meri Files, Anja Juričić, Iris Poljan and Eni Blašković.Curators Stephanie Peršić and Marta Radman with artists /...

The lockdown has been a challenging time for club and venue owners, but when it comes to the DJ collectives it was a flourishing period. One of the collectives formed during the pandemic was Staple, a union of three individuals, Karlo Bošnjak, Ivan Petrović and Edi Kanurić, who celebrated minimal sound.During 2020 and 2021, ro-minimal, deep and minimal tech became popular on the...

DJ and electronic music producer Tom Bug is surely one of the most popular names on the Croatian house music scene. He has been spinning records in clubs all over Europe for over 20 years, but his local popularity started to grow when he formed his club night Dobar House, that soon became a renowned record label. In 2020 Elena Mikac, an aspiring new DJ, became an essential member...

Autonomous Cultural Center Medika has been a hub of creatives for years. Several artists founded the union Attack in 1997 to provide space for organizations on the independent cultural scene. After a decade of search for the venue, they illegally moved into the abandoned medicaments factory Medika, which, a year later, became their official workplace according to the permission of...