Jonty Skrufff

Berlin-based Brit Jonty Skrufff is a multi-skilled DJ/ producer, music blogger, radio presenter and resident DJ at Berlin’s uber-underground, alternative after-hours warehouse club Sisyphos. Starting DJing in London in 2004, he’s since played in 30 countries and held residencies at clubs including London’s Fabric (DTPM), Pacha Ibiza and today Sisyphos where he spins four hour sets every three or four weeks combining cutting-edge house, tough tech-house and dark techno. As a producer, he’s remixed Kidnap Kid (Black Butter Records), Yariv Bernstein (Punch Music), Arthur Baker (aka Rockers Revenge) and Dusty Kid, as well as co-produced with former Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules. His first ever remix, a brutal techno version of Motor’s Death Rave, came out on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records and T Raumschmiere’s Shitkatapult Records in 2009 and won a Qwartz Award (equivalent to a French Grammy). He also co-produces (with Fidelity Kastrow) the weekly radio show Germany Calling broadcast on Pioneer DJ Radio, Underground FG (France), Kiss FM (Ukraine) as well as across an international network of 58 FM stations. As a journalist, he helped pioneer dance music journalism in the UK, joining ground breaking British magazine Muzik in 1995, founding EMI’s first global dance music portal Dancesite.com in 1996 and setting up own agency Skrufff Media in 2001. Supported by key opinion formers and tastemakers including the likes of the Pet Shop Boys, New Order (Peter Hook) and Laurent Garnier, he remains one of club culture’s most influential commentators, acclaimed as an ‘Industry guru’ (Resident Advisor) and “Dance music mogul’ (DJ Magazine) in 2012. He also nowadays represents Pioneer in Berlin (handling club and DJ relations). is a conference curator for Amsterdam Dance Event and regularly speaks on panels at international conferences worldwide.