KATJA RUGE DJ

Her sets combine Italo, New Wave, Cosmic Sounds, 80s, Dark Disco and Electro.  Due to her knowledge in music and sense for people & crowds she has the ability to play in a club context but also on other occasions. She played at Golden Pudel Club, Else Berlin, Südpol, U&G, various events, gallery openings and private parties.

Last year Katja started a DJ & Live set series at the Planetarium Hamburg called “Electric Lights - Women in Electronic Music”. Her first guests were Helena Hauff and DJ MELL G. The night will have also have it`s premiere in February at Zeiss - Großlpanetarium Berlin with a live performance by JakoJako.

in 2024 she started “Days at Kolorado” a day party on Saturdays from 16-22:00 in collaboration with the design agency Karl Anders. It's held in the stunning location Kolorado in Altona with a rooftop and will continue with new dates ithis summer.

Katja has been running her party series "Kann Denn Liebe Synthie Sein?" for many years in Hamburg. Known for her unique curation the artist list on her parties included Essaie Pas, Cosmetics, The Hacker,  Josh Cheon (Dark Entries), Wolfram, Italo Brutalo, Curses, Neil Landstrumm, Kittin, The Emperor Machine, Perel, Local Suicide and many more.

CAN LOVE BE SYNTH

Katja Ruge & Frank Husemann. The two got together to enjoy the machines and sounds in the studio, and before they knew it, they were doing remixes for artists such as Erasure, Cerrone, Ruede Hagelstein, Polly Scattergood or Cada Un. They released on Bordello A Parigi, Ombra INT., TAU, A CLEAN CUT and Figure Music.

They're mad about vintage analogue synthesizers, and these machines really define their sound. They produce in the legendary Synthesizer Studio Hamburg. This is the synth collector's paradise owned by Frank & Sunny, hidden behind the grey walls of the Bunker and the Club Uebel & Gefährlich.

DJ GIGS

2025
12.03.24 Electric Lights Planetarium Hamburg guest Joyce Muniz
18.02.24 Electric Lights Zeiss Grossplanetarium Berlin guest JakoJako
22.02.25 RA Panel Hamburg
22.02.25 Demodisco DJ Set Hamburg
2024
21.12.24 Locke Hamburg 16-18 Uhr
13.12.24 Private Party
27./28.11.24 Flughafen Frankfurt
6.11.24 Electric Lights Planetarium Hamburg with Lena Willikens
19.0.24 Lovemasters Kinky Party Prinzenbar
10./11.10.24 Airport Frankfurt
28.9.24 Days at Kolorado mit Ludwig Mausberg
7.09.24 House-Frau at Kolorado with Boris Dlugosch
31.8.24 Days at Kolorado with Hufnagel & DJ Dreams & david bay & bubamara
20.08.24 Stadtpark Openair DJ set supporting Peaches & Roisin Murphy
29.07.24 Zissou Sicnal Radio Session 
13.7.24 Days at Kolorado with Bizzarro Universe & BOBBIE*
28.06.24 Luna Club Kiel
20.06.24 Karl Anders Summer Party
7.06.24 Cafe Schöne Aussichten with Digitalism & david bay
28.05.24 Torture the Artist Interview & Radioshow on Sicnal 
3.05.24 Südpol
20.04.24 Beach Motel Heiligenhafen with Welcome to Rimini
22.3.24 Lit Pop Leipzig zur Buchmesse
13.03.24 Electric Lights Planetarium Hamburg with DJ MELL G
2023
7./8.12, 14./15.12. 23 Airport Frankfurt
3.11.23 Nachtasysl HH with Dina Summer
11.10.23 Electric Lights Planetarium Hamburg with Helena Hauff
22.09.23 Luna Club Kiel with Johannes Albert
23.09.23 Lovemasters Hafenklang
28.-30.07.23 Hej Hans Festival
21.-23.07 Airport Frankfurt
20.05.23 Golden Pudel Club with Kittin
30.04.23 Riaa Bar Bday Bash
2.03.23 Popup Berlin, EMOP Herspective Photographers Vernissage
2022
16.12.22 U&G HH Studio Lovemasters & Verflixt w/ Len Faki
12.12.-16.12.22 Flughafen Frankfurt
29.11.22 Torture The Artist Show at Sicnal Radio
12.10.22 Can Love Be Synth presents Curses live U&G
8.10.22 Riaa Hörbar
10.9.22 Theater Nacht im Nachtasyl
6.8.22 Vogelball
11.-13.7.22 Hej Hans Festival
9.6.22 Exhibition Preview WILD AT HEART in Hamburg
29.3.22 Torture The Artist Radio Show sic:nal Radio
20.01.22 Mutant Radio Georgia

CAN LOVE BE SYNTH SELECTED RELEASES

Air Texture Compilation (summer)

2023

Cada Un- The Hardest Part (Can Love Be Synth "Jane Birkin La Photo" Remix)

Marzipan - Can Love Be Synth (Open Space 2/Figure Music)

BUNKER - Can Love Be Synth (A Clean Cut)

No point in tripping (Remix) - Erasure (Mute Records)

In the Moment - Can Love Be Synth Remix - Polly Scattergood

Lemoncake - Can Love Be Synth (OMBRA INTL 016)

Peanuts - Can Love Be Synth (Palo Santo Compilation / TAU)

Megapulser - Can Love Be Synth (Bordello A Parigi)