Brighter Days × Life and Death

Name: Brighter Days × Life and Death
Start: 2026-10-24T23:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-25T07:00:00+01:00
Location: Shelter

took place · 24 Oct 2026

Shelter, Amsterdam

club party

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Description was written before the event

Brighter Days and Life and Death join forces for this party at Shelter Amsterdam, organized together with Amsterdam Dance Event and The Reboot.

The line-up features Ajuma, chewchew, Kamma, Masalo, Retromigration, Sedef Adasi and Tennis.

Line-up

chewchew
Sedef Adasi
Tennis

About: Ajuma

Utrecht DJ Eva Maasen performs as Ajuma, blending afrobeat, leftfield disco and Arabic house in sets that move seamlessly between continents and tempos. Her own club night Parotia and regular appearances at events like Brighter Days have made her a fixture on the Dutch underground circuit.

4032

Plays on SoundCloud (MAJ-mix, Oct 2023)

What's new

2026-08
Ajuma takes the stage on August 28, 2026 at Knock On Wood in Arnhem, followed by shows in Utrecht, Rotterdam and London in September and October.
2026-10
Ajuma performs on October 24, 2026 during Brighter Days x Life and Death in Shelter Amsterdam, as part of the ADE program.
2025-07
Ajuma performed at Down the Rabbit Hole 2025 (July 4-6) at De Groene Heuvels near Nijmegen.

Tour

ArnhemUtrechtRotterdamLondonAmsterdam

Tracks

MAJ - Percussive Latin & Afro House With AjumaGuest mix for MAJ, October 2023

WWFM | State Of Rhythm: Danilo Plessow (MCDE) with AjumaB2B recording with Danilo Plessow, April 2022

Ajuma @ DTRH - REX 2025Live recording of Down the Rabbit Hole, July 2025

About: chewchew

From Berlin, ChewChew takes her wide-ranging record collection through European clubs - oldschool house, 80s disco, African boogie and acid all in one night, always led by groove and feeling. Her party series 'All You Can Feel' and her ties to rotary mixer brand resør show that for her, DJing goes well beyond the dancefloor.

~6K

followers on Instagram

10+

performances listed on Resident Advisor

What's new

2026-07
HHV Mag published an extensive interview with ChewChew, accompanied by a guest mix as part of their regular series.
2026-04
ChewChew was on the line-up of Paradisco, the annual beach festival in Knokke-Heist (Belgium).
2025-09
ChewChew was welcomed as a new artist at The Pool, a London booking agency for underground djs and selectors.

Tour

AmsterdamNijmegenHamburg

Tracks

HHV Guest Mix #044Guest mix for HHV Mag, published July 2026

Hör Berlin mixLive recording for the Berlin streaming platform Hör

Kiosk Radio mixMix for the Brussels radio station Kiosk Radio

Arte Concert opnameLive recording broadcast via Arte Concert

Live recording @ Udada FestivalFestival recording available via her Linktree

About: Kamma

Amsterdam DJ and producer Kamma has built her reputation on sets that weave house, techno and disco into a single fluid journey. With Masalo she runs the Brighter Days series and listening bar Doka, and their new label Brighter Discs now carries that same philosophy into recorded releases.

2014

Year of establishment Brighter Days

30,000

Records in the collection of her parents

What's new

2026-04
Kamma & Masalo launched their own record label Brighter Discs with the debut single 'Can't Fake the Feeling'.
2026-04
DJ Mag reported that Kamma's fundraising party series Dance II Care is running at Amsterdam club Doka, with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders.
2025-10
Brighter Days returned for ADE 2025 at Shelter Amsterdam, featuring Theo Parrish and Kuniyuki among others on the line-up.

Tour

AmsterdamParisLondonBrusselsDijonCosta da Caparica

Tracks

Snow In AprilDebut single on Antal's Rainbow Disco Club compilation (Rush Hour); atmospheric and downtempo

Can't Fake the FeelingFirst release on own label Brighter Discs (2026), together with Masalo

Brighter Days (compilatie)Nine-track Rush Hour compilation from 2023, curated by Kamma & Masalo

About: Masalo

An Amsterdam native with Dutch-Japanese roots who moves fluidly between house, techno, hi-NRG and disco. Co-founder of the Brighter Days party series and creator of the live rig 'The Trinity', he has been central to Amsterdam's underground for over a decade.

2014

Brighter Days founded - active as festival series

What's new

2026-05
Kamma & Masalo launched their own record label Brighter Discs with the debut EP 'Can't Fake the Feeling', released on May 15, 2026.
2026-04
DJ Mag reported on the founding of Brighter Discs and the announcement of the EP 'Can't Fake the Feeling'.
2025-07
Kamma & Masalo were on the line-up of Dekmantel Festival 2025.

Tracks

New Dance EPDebut EP on Rush Hour (2019)

Arcade HeartbeatSolo single on Safe Trip (May 2025)

Can't Fake the FeelingDebut release on own label Brighter Discs, together with Kamma (2026)

Brighter Days (compilatie)Compilation compiled with Kamma for Rush Hour (2023)

Jama Ko (remix)First official release, remix of Bassekou Kouyate (2017)

About: Retromigration

Amsterdam-based Malik Kassim records and performs as Retromigration, weaving house, jazz and hip-hop into a sound that is distinctly his own. Releases on Wolf Music and Rhythm Section, alongside festival slots at Dekmantel and Glastonbury, have put him firmly on the international map.

110K

monthly listeners on Spotify

2.9M

streams for 'Kindness' on Spotify

1.1M

streams for 'Late Night Caller - Retromigration Remix' on Spotify

20+

releases on Discogs

What's new

2026-05
Retromigration released 'Choices EP Vol.1' on Wolf Music, his first release on the label following the 'Ausfahrt 9 EP' and a remix on the compilation 'Dream House Factory Vol.1'.
2025-12
The single 'No Way' appeared in December 2025 on Bandcamp.
2025-10
The 'Half Fried' EP appeared in October 2025 on the label Semi Delicious.

Tracks

Straight Foxin'Debut album on Wolf Music (May 2023), fourteen tracks connecting house, jazz, broken beat and footwork

KindnessMost popular track on Spotify, almost 3 million streams

Late Night Caller (Retromigration Remix)Remix with more than 1 million streams on Spotify

Be Someone (ft. Bezzix & Mauricesax)Title track of the 'Straight Foxin'' LP on Wolf Music (2023)

Choices EP Vol.1Most recent EP on Wolf Music, released in May 2026

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