In the first Episode - Fade In - collective ( ) s-p-a-c-e meets selection and door warden Asia-James and bartender and multimedia artist Mascha. Asia-James has been a long-standing figure in club culture since the age of 16 and has been booked regularly ever since as a door personality at queer raves in Berlin. Mascha has been working as a bartender for years, especially at the former club Griessmühe. After the club closed it showed Mascha the importance of queer spaces and clubs in Berlin.

The two guests tell us when and how their first contact with club culture was. Host neo asks them why Berlin's club culture is so different from other cities. What has changed for them personally and in their club work since the pandemic? Are bookings getting now more diverse, but the representation of queer and BIPoC artists more capitalized? And is there something they would change about Berlin's club culture? Mascha and Asia-James discuss these questions and explain what the advantages and challenges are of working in nightlife and why queer club culture means more to them than work and leisure experiences. 

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Podcast produced by ( ) s-p-a-c-e.

Hosted by neo seefried

Research and editing by neo seefried and xan egger

Track 'The Hustle' courtesy of Nene H

Audio edit by Gilles Yann Smrkovsky

Design by xan egger