Acclaimed DJ/producers KI/KI and Marlon Hoffstadt (also referred to as DJ Daddy Trance) group up for the very first time on their new single, ‘Shedding Management.’ They introduced it at Dour Pageant in Belgium final month. It’s a scorching banger that celebrates the bliss of completely abandoning oneself to the music. ‘Shedding Management’ was launched by way of Capitol Data in partnership with Goodlife Administration and MC3.
The Starting of an Period
This Sunday, August 10, KI/KI and Marlon Hoffstadt will play their first-ever B2B collectively. They’ll carry out an prolonged five-hour set for a crowd of 20,000 at Zeebrugge Seashore on the North Sea in Belgium. Furthermore, tickets for the occasion bought out inside minutes.
Marlon Hoffstadt added, “Even earlier than I knew KI/KI, I wished to make music together with her. She has all the time been an inspiration to me, and I knew it will be a slap if we acquired within the studio collectively. Seeing ‘Shedding Management’ unfold makes me so blissful. It’s the very best of each our worlds: uncooked, quick, emotional. Crowds lose it each single time.“
I keep in mind taking part in Marlon’s tunes in my units earlier than we met and me considering ‘who is that this man? His tracks simply hit otherwise.
After we met for the primary time, I pictured us making a monitor collectively the place our sounds would merge – highly effective, loopy however nonetheless emotional. Our first studio session adopted quickly after and every part fell into place. I’m extremely grateful to share such an epic journey collectively and, most significantly, SO READY TO LOSE CONTROL.KI/KI
KI/KI
From the darkish depths of acid techno to the euphoric highs of trance, KI/KI masters contrasts in her music. Rising from the queer underground and worldwide competition levels, Amsterdam sensation KI/KI emerges as some of the thrilling and influential voices in digital music. From promoting out 20,000-capacity exhibits to being named a Spotify World Equal Ambassador, she is reshaping the worldwide rave panorama. She was on the quilt of DJ Magazine throughout Amsterdam Dance Occasion. She made historical past as the primary lady to win the Dutch Edisons Pop Award. Her 5 HOURS NYC present – a part of her signature prolonged set collection – bought out in simply 30 seconds. Her BBC Radio 1 Important Combine and iconic headline b2b set with Job Jobse at Lowlands additional cement her presence on underground and mainstage circuits.
The slash in her identify – KI/KI – isn’t only a image. It’s a mission assertion, a gathering level between nostalgia and the brand new. With a debut album on the horizon and a global fanbase rising quick, KI/KI continues to increase her universe. She is all the time on the sting between extremes, all the time in movement.
Marlon Hoffstadt
In Might of 2025, Marlon Hoffstadt performed within the US for the primary time—on the mainstage at Electrical Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, for 70,000 folks. He performed proper between Tiësto and Armin Van Buuren. That very same week, he signed a cope with Capitol Data. Capitol Data launched Supersonic / Arms Up In The Sky, his first singles on an American label. Earlier than heading again to Berlin, he headlined a sold-out present at Knockdown Middle in Brooklyn, his first gig in New York Metropolis. The present was praised by EDM Identification as “some of the electrifying performances of the season.”
Final week, Marlon Hoffstadt returned to the States to carry out at HARD Summer time in Los Angeles and at Lollapalooza Chicago. That is simply the newest chapter in Marlon Hoffstadt’s world victory lap. He has been taking part in golf equipment in Berlin for the reason that age of 15. The perpetually smiling, neon-haired DJ has been on hearth since 2020. He reinvented himself as DJ Daddy Trance and began breaking all the principles of the scene that raised him. Whether or not he’s teasing new materials in his units, importing new tracks to SoundCloud unannounced, or unexpectedly dropping 5 new tracks without delay, his music all the time seems like a loving dialogue together with his hardcore followers. Praising his new EP, Mixmag stated, “[All Yours is] a journey by means of membership, Eurodance, trance, and rave.”
Don’t you simply need to go Ape$#YT? Right here is: ‘Shedding Management’:

