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“House is a feeling.” In the world of DJ, producer, and visual artist Kléo, aka Clélia Zida, the genre is a guiding light. French-born, Amsterdam-based, her electronic love affair started two decades ago. Today, Kléo’s sets span all forms of House. Shaped by a diligent approach to vinyl’s technicality, she leads every dance floor from her heart; emotion, energy, and togetherness are its foundations. Armed with a broad sonic palette of warm grooves and infectious rhythms, Kléo moves through a dynamic blend of organic and electronic sounds. In her seamless all-vinyl mixes, you’ll hear the mood effortlessly shifting, across uplifting keys and emotionally charged vocal House injecting a strong dose of Jersey Sound. The raw energy of banging jacking acid grooves with mind bending 303 acid lines onto the soulful machine-driven rhythms of The motor City weaving it all together with the genre’s signature deeper chords and hypnotic basslines.

Growing up in the suburbs of Paris during the late ’90s, Clé vividly remembers the first time she heard Nuyorican Soul’s song, “I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun”. In that moment, a spark ignited inside her teenage self, one that still burns brightly. A passionate and meticulous crate digger for 15 years, Kléo’s joyful obsession with analog culture remains unchanged from her early days – discovering everything from Chicago house and NYC garage to obscure boogie and disco oddities, she has always kept both ears on modern productions too. Forever weaving a story with records, Kléo carefully selects each track from what is now a vast vinyl collection. Sensitive and fierce, she is an intuitive force behind the decks. Though her roots are amongst intimate dance floors, Kléo is no stranger to big stages either. No matter the size or space, connectivity with the crowd is key.

Kléo has graced clubs like De School, OHM, berlinClub, 20/44, Peti Kupe, and had regular appearances at festivals such as Dekmantel, Selectors, ADE, Lost Village, DGTL, and LOVEFEST. Beyond the dance floor, Kléo believes in the fundamental role club culture plays in our society: to advocate for acceptance, love, and diversity, offering a safe space for all to be free to be yourself. As the great Larry Heard asks, “can you feel it?” When Kléo is at the decks, the answer is always a resounding yes.