Like many artists, K. Raj originally discovered the magic of electronic music in Berlin’s dance floors. As his techno consumption skyrocketed, so did his love for funk and disco–eventually meeting in the middle to define his signature sound, preferred genre, and true musical love, house.

Like many artist monikers, “K. Raj” was born many years ago in the midst of a humor-laden bender, originally imagined as “Ketamine Rajesh” but later shortened as to not cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face. Heavily inspired by the early days of Emirates-based label Boogie Box, K. Raj spent years picking up myriad sounds around the world, stretching from Abu Dhabi, Berlin, New York, and Beirut, before finally landing in Vienna.

Recently, he has been living between Berlin and Vienna, expanding his main funk and house-oriented sounds to include more break, ethereal, and trance components.