PlayUK included a daily music programme run by DJs from across the UK and the Western Balkans, who played live electronic music throughout the week, day and night. Audiences had a chance to see some of the music artists live for the first time in Skopje.

FRIDAY,  2 NOVEMBER 2018

NIGHT SHIFT SHOWCASE: GAMING ZONE

19.00 Dejan Dex 
BerryQyat

MAIN STAGE

22.00 Chagall
DJ Game Over
DJ Goce Saf 

SATURDAY,  3 NOVEMBER 2018

NIGHT SHIFT SHOWCASE: GAMING ZONE

19.00 Violeta Kachakova
Sonja Ismail

MAIN STAGE

22.00 Nino Naumov
Oda Haliti
Ben Pearce

SUNDAY,  4 NOVEMBER 2018

CHILL SHIFT SHOWCASE: GAMING ZONE

14.00 Emi Ermilova
Sasho Uzun

 

Ben Pearce

BEN PEARCE

It’s been a fascinating journey for Ben Pearce so far; his prowess as a producer has led to an exhaustive list of accolades, plaudits from his peers and idols alike, and taken him around the globe on tour and made him a household name. Lying at the core of his success is a high work ethic, natural talent and a deep knowledge and appreciation of music in all its forms. Ben’s tracks resonate with a broad cross-section of dance music lovers, transmitting emotion while also keeping the dance floor bouncing. As comfortable producing for bands as he is cooking up his own solo productions, Ben is a versatile musician with eclectic tastes and a sophisticated approach to music making. After taking a few months off in late 2016, Ben has returned to the business with a fresh perspective, renewed energy and enthusiasm plus a batch of new jams centred around his ‘Ascension’ project.

BerryQyat

BerryQyat

Stefan Milevski (bass player) works in music since he was 10 years old. In 2015, he began getting seriously interested in electronic music and began performing under the name BerryQyat. His style varies from minimal to funky sounds backed up by a good groove.

Dejan Dex

Dejan Dex

Originating from a smaller city and surrounded by nature, his sets as well as his own tracks are rich with abstract sounds and short melodies. He is part of the Hauz team through which he expresses himself musically. Until now, he has published for many foreign and Macedonian record labels, that you can check on his Soundcloud and Facebook profile, and his music has come under the support of many renowned and cult artists in electronic music.

Dj Game Over

DJ Game Over

Trajche’s beginnings are to be found in the hip-hop culture. In 1997 he joined RHB crew and taped several demos which later would be broadcasted on radio stations like Kanal 103 and A1. He discovered drum and bass in 1998 and a few years later he started producing it. Two of his best tracks are released as dubplates in 2001 by the mighty DJ Aphrodite. The same year together with DJ Fluid he founded “Tech Squad“- an organization aimed to spread the drum and bass sound. In 2008 together with DJ Slavej he formed a themed night called “Novata mandza na starata skola” in which they presented different styles of music. This went on for the next four years and was named one of the most successful themed night s in Macedonia. He also worked as a manager and promoter in the clubs Castro, Kapan an and Kenzo Tange and also works as a DJ instructor in a private music school Credo. He performed over the years in the biggest clubs and events in Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary.

Goce Saf

DJ Goce SAF

Goce is backing DJ and turntablist for one of the most successful hip hop acts in the country is SAF (Sakam Afro Frizura) formed in 1993. He is a well known DJ in Macedonia.

Emi Ermilova

Emi Ermilova

The name of the DJ is Emi Ermilova. She started playing house music in 2008. She played at many bars and clubs in Skopje, among which Sektor 909, Epicentar, and currently she is resident DJ at the club Minus Eden. She is also co-owner of the Longbus music collective, where she also plays as a resident DJ. Longbus was established in April 2018 and it is actually a music initiative, that organizes parties at different locations. Emi likes to listen to house, acid and electro music and this is also what she plays during her DJ sets. Her inspiration are DJ Tom Trago, Red Axes, Ross from Friends.

Nino Naumov

Nino Naumov

In 1996 for the first time he started playing music in Skopje clubs. Since 1997 he has been part of the independent music radio Kanal 103 until 2018 as part of the PMG Collective in the implementation of the PMG Dance 20 every Wednesday from 16.00 to 20.00, but also with his own show "Seriozno zezanje" every Tuesday 16.00 - 18.00. As a member of the PMG Collective, he participates in the organization of parties and festivals hosted by musicians and DJs from Macedonia and abroad. He regularly plays music in Skopje clubs, and he had DJ sets in London, Belgrade and Novi Sad.

Together with the British musician and producer Gideon Jackson in 2003, they performed the single "Serious Fun", released as the 16th edition of the London publishing house Benefit from London, England. For the same publishing house as the 19th installment, the track "This is the. . . (feat. Nino Naumov)" on Sound of The Suburbs.

 Sonja Ismail

Sonja Ismail

Sonja Ismail is present on the Macedonian scene since 2007. Her first DJ set happened on as a joke, on April 1st, on a big masquerade. Sonja Ismail's musical sensibility is a combination of a variety of musical, but also literary, cultural and political influences. So the music it releases is never a genre determined. That's why in her DJ sets you can hear some ex-yu new wave, disco, techno, but also fierce guitars. Fluidity, dynamism and at times the interweaving of all of her identities: mother, wife, program coordinator in the Youth Cultural Center, some minority and a DJ, make her interesting for a diverse audience for more than a decade.

Violeta Kacakova

Violeta Kacakova

Driven by her obsession with music, good taste and 12 years of work in the cult Macedonian Radio Channel 103, Violeta Kachakova started her clubbing story in 2012 when she expanded her remarkable activity in the PMG Records with DJ performances throughout clubs in Skopje. Her residence CISTA SMINKA MANIFESTO, with more than 5 years of continuity, is one of the longest in the city. She has performed at the festivals Desonanz-Skopje, Skopje Pride Weekend, First to Female-Skopje, Skopje Creativa, D-Festival-Dojran, Antistaic-Sofia, AKTO-Bitola, PMG Records Festival-Skopje.