KI/KI and Marlon Hoffstadt debut ‘Losing Control’ and set a five hour Zeebrugge Beach B2B
KI/KI and Marlon Hoffstadt launch ‘Losing Control’ via Capitol and MC3, first collab, Zeebrugge B2B set, tickets sold out fast.
Here is the digest. KI/KI teams with Marlon Hoffstadt, also known as DJ Daddy Trance, for the first time on ‘Losing Control’. The single was announced at Belgium’s Dour Festival last month and is out now on Capitol Records in partnership with MC3. Written and produced by both artists, the track celebrates giving in to the music completely, a direct nod to the moments that define their sets.
Marlon Hoffstadt added, “Even before I knew KI/KI, I wanted to make music with her. She has always been an inspiration to me and I knew it would slap if we got in the studio together. Seeing ‘Losing Control’ unfold makes me so happy. It’s the best of both our worlds: raw, fast, emotional. And crowds just lose it every single time.
“I remember playing Marlon’s tunes in my sets before we met and me thinking ‘who is this guy?’” recalls KI/KI. “His tracks just hit differently. After we met for the first time, I pictured us making a track together where our sounds would merge – powerful, crazy but still emotional. Our first studio session followed soon after and everything fell into place. I’m incredibly thankful to share such an epic journey together and, most importantly, SO READY TO LOSE CONTROL.”
The live plan is locked. This Sunday, August 10, they play their first ever B2B, an extended five hour set at Zeebrugge Beach on Belgium’s North Sea, for 20,000 people. Tickets were gone within minutes. See below for artist itineraries.
The announcement also highlights KI/KI’s current wave. She moves from acid techno’s darkness to trance’s high points, from the queer underground to international festival stages. Selling out 20,000 capacity shows, serving as a Spotify Global Equal Ambassador, landing the DJ Mag cover during Amsterdam Dance Event, and becoming the first woman to win the Dutch Edisons Pop Award mark key milestones. ‘5 HOURS NYC’ sold out in 30 seconds, while her BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix and a headline b2b with Job Jobse at Lowlands show range across underground and mainstage lanes.
