AKUMANDRA: Sainte Vie, Booka Shade (live), Mateo b2b Eli

Sainte Vie is an electronic artist and DJ whose work moves between live performance and club-ready structure. In New York City, he has appeared at Knockdown Center, including the AKUMANDRA bill alongside Booka Shade (live) and Mateo b2b Eli.

Booka Shade is the long-running German electronic duo of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, formed out of Frankfurt’s club and studio culture. Across ten albums and a steady run of EPs, their work moves between house framework and live-performance structure, with careful attention to arrangement.

Mateo is a hip-hop/R&B artist and DJ who appears in New York City’s club and performance circuit, including sets at Knockdown Center. His work sits between DJ craft and live-minded electronic pacing, shaped by collaborative contexts as much as solo selections.

Eli is a London-rooted electronic DJ and producer best known for work connected to the Eli & Fur project. In New York City, Eli has appeared at Knockdown Center, including the AKUMANDRA bill alongside Sainte Vie, Booka Shade (live), and Mateo in a b2b set.