Annina Frey, born in Zurich, is a Swiss techno producer, musician, DJ, host, mother and owner of the record label ASCENDING. Frequently booked and seen at the most unique shows, festivals and events in Europe, Annina is a well seen prominence in the music and show scene. Her versatility as a music producer and artist has already caught the attention of sample manufacturer Zenhiser as well as the legendary Street Parade, which is part of Unesco’s Cultural Heritage. As a result, Annina Frey has produced two of the most selling “must-have techno sample packs” and mixed the last physically produced Street Parade Warm Up Compilation.

EDX is one of Switzerland’s most internationally recognised figures in electronic music. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, the Grammy-nominated DJ, producer and founder of Sirup Music has built a global audience through his productions, remixes and labels. With billions of streams, his internationally syndicated NoXcuses radio show, and performances at leading clubs and festivals around the world, EDX has established himself as one of Switzerland’s most successful electronic music exports.

Jamira Estrada is a Swiss-Mexican DJ, producer and sound artist based in Zurich. Her work combines experimental sound design with club music, drawing on bass music, techno, breakbeats and Latin influences. With her debut album HUM, she expanded her practice beyond the dancefloor into drone, noise and electroacoustic territories. At the same time, she remains active in both independent club culture and internationally visible platforms – from her involvement with Zurich’s Mikro collective to performances for Boiler Room. Moving between underground communities and broader audiences, she is also committed to fostering more open and inclusive club spaces.

P.Bell is a DJ, promoter and passionate advocate for club culture. Active in electronic music since the early 1990s, he has been bringing people to the dancefloor with his diverse and carefully curated sets for decades. He is the founder of Beatpirates, a party collective, network and platform dedicated to electronic music beyond the mainstream. In addition, he has been actively involved in club culture for many years and is part of the organizing team behind the Lethargy Festival.

Bjørn Schaeffner is a cultural journalist, curator, lecturer and one of the leading chroniclers of Swiss club culture. Since the 1990s, he has written about electronic music and nightlife for both Swiss and international media. As the initiator of ClubCultureCH, he works to document and communicate the history and present of Switzerland’s club scene. He also served as co-curator of the TECHNO exhibition at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich and explores the cultural, social and political dimensions of club culture through his work. (landesmuseum.ch⁠)

doesn't like labels. Growing up in downtown Zurich—back then a melting pot of young intellectuals and the early Street Parade, an open heroin scene, and the feminist strike movement—she absorbed two things from the moment she was born: politics and music. While her mother demonstrated on the streets for Swiss women’s rights and her brother learned the art of playing the dulcimer at the jazz conservatory, Rosanna found her niche in the electronic music and club culture of her hometown—as a DJ, media professional, and activist. “Rave is my utopia,” she says. “Nowhere else do people meet on such equal footing as at 6 a.m. on the dance floor.” Rosanna works tirelessly to ensure that electronic music remains a boundless space for connection: As a booker at Zurich’s Club Klaus, through her commitment to greater diversity in nightlife (such as the series “Call me DJ!” about women in techno for ARD), and especially through her DJ sets, which successfully defy any pigeonholing. “I don’t like rigid genre boundaries,” she says, “I play Alice-in-Wonderland-Bubble-Funk-Techno!”