balanka is a brazilian dj and producer, and he works the tight, groove-led end of tech house where the drums do the arguing.

the beatport catalogue is short and very fast. it opens on 19 july 2024 with the Wanna Dance ep on DRT records, and Psychedelic People reached CUFF six weeks later on 30 august 2024. from there the pace never dropped.

2025 is where it turned. Real Smooth went to shout label on 20 june 2025 and became the most played thing he has made. the Bad B ep followed on repopulate mars on 29 august 2025, and he opened a long relationship with collecting dots, the label run by OMRI, with Shut Up on 12 september 2025, Ya Ya Debushi on 26 december 2025 and Command Your Soul on 29 may 2026.

the co-signs came with it. Talkin' Too Much, made with ribguga, was one of two cuts on the Brasil ep that DIRTYBIRD put out on 7 november 2025. Jenny, credited to Deeper Purpose, MERYLL and balanka, landed on IN 2 DEEP on 6 march 2026, and Birkin Bags went to club sweat on 8 may 2026.

the hot creations debut arrived on 26 june 2026. the F To This Beat ep carries the title track and BodyLang, both cut for function rather than fireworks.

So I think the best way to honor the artists who came before us is to play and create music that pushes new ideas, new sonics, and new directions, because that is what has always kept electronic music evolving.

balanka to magnetic magazine, 8 july 2026

no upcoming dates are published anywhere. his bandsintown profile is verified and says plainly that there are no upcoming shows, the last one on it being avenida fashion in maringá on 18 july 2026, and his spotify artist page carries no tour block at all.