dance music + club culture

SCENARIOS
EMANUEL SATIE, MAGA,
SEAN DORON, TIM ENGELHARDT

#58
2023
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 SCENARIOS
Photos: Arianne Amores
SCENARIOS is an internationally
celebrated record label and col-
lective formed by the four indivi-
dual artists: Emanuel Satie, Maga,
Sean Doron and Tim Engelhart.
The collective creates and plays
an “unique genre of music and
offers an unparalleled event expe-
rience that characterizes their
novel approach to the world of
music and events”, according to
the members of the group. With
very successful debut showcase
events that have been spreading
across places like Tel Aviv, Los
Angeles, Lisbon and soon in Lon-
don, New York, Costa Rica, Tokyo,
Bali and many more, SCENARIOS
was established in April 2022 as
an all-encompassing artist collec-
tive, label and events brand , with
an intelligent, exquisitely crafted
productions and instantly recog-
nisable sound palette. The team
has become known by their uni-
que underground energy and
standout live performances, a
deep and melodic sound that is as
organic and ethereal as it is expe-
rimental. We caught up with them
days before the unveiling of their
new single called ‘Side By Side’, a
release that sees the four Scena-
rios artists add to the label’s flou-
rishing catalogue with yet another
seismic dancefloor weapon, pro-
duced by the founding crew mem-
bers. Read on to learn more!
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EMANUEL SATIE
Emanuel Satie, born in Frankfurt
and now based in Lisbon, is a man
on a mission. Following a stellar
breakthrough year in 2016 with a
#1 and #2 on Beatport, winning
the “Best Producer Award“ at the
Ibiza DJ Awards and several tra-
cks in the Resident Advisor most
charted tracks lists, he’s been on
the march ever since.

In 2018 his summer anthem “Don’t

Forget To Go Home“ was unques-
tionably one of the tracks of the
Ibiza season and beyond, played all
summer by the likes of Sven Väth,
Pete Tong and DJ Koze. A collabo-
ration with Pete Tong and releases
on Sven Väth’s Cocoon Recordings
and Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown
Rebels followed in the years after,

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which again received heavy DJ
support all summer long from the
likes of Sven Väth, Dixon, Âme,
Patrice Baumel, &ME and many
more. Following that Sven would
welcome him into the Cocoon
family in a more concrete way by
signing him to ‘Cocoon Artists’.
2022 was one of the busiest years
to date with Emanuel touring the
whole world and founding his own
label Scenarios together with
Maga, Tim Engelhardt and Sean
Doron. The label is growing faster
than expected, landing several
tracks in the Beatport charts and
receiving support from some ma-
jor players in the scene. On the
event side, the Scenarios showca-
ses have found great success
already in Los Angeles, Tel Aviv,
Lisbon and soon in London, New
York, Costa Rica, Tokyo, Bali and
many more.
2023 will see Emanuel releasing
remixes for A-Trak & Lee Foss,
Luciano & Michel Cleis, more mu-
sic on Scenarios, and the launch of
his own imprint Solaris. As a DJ
he’s just as impressive, with his
sets known to be journeys that
engage, entertain and push the
envelope in equal measure. Having
played some of the world’s most
respected clubs and festivals
including Amnesia, Space, Fabric,
Pacha, Watergate, D-Edge and
more is testament to that.
Follow Emanuel Satie on:
Instagram.com/emanuelsatie
Soundcloud.com/emanuel-satie
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MAGA
Maga is a music producer & DJ
born in Nice, France. Having re-
cently relocated to the magnifi-
cent city of Lisbon, where he has
opened up a brand new studio at
Som de Lisboa, Maga’s career
actually began in Cape Town,
where at first he was on the other
side of the DJ booth, as owner a
nightclub for few years.
After being so close to music on a
daily basis, Maga began to realize
how much the music touched him
and that there must be more to
this than simply an emotion. He
rapidly took several residencies
around the world, at iconic venues
including Scorpios, Blue Marlin and
El Chiringuito and during this time
he dedicated his efforts into fin-
ding his own true sounds and
developing his print works. He first
single release “Destinesia” came
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on the infamous Mexican label
Akumandra. Soon enough, Maga
was working on polishing and
designing a stronger production
which lead him to release his first
EP in the same year, “Regata” on
the French label Voyeur Music.
Following these early releases,
Maga took his first adventure to
Burning Man where his career took
a massive turn and he was placed
firmly on the map. Since then, he
hasn’t stopped travelling the globe
to seduce new crowds and spread
his love of music.
In 2020, Maga decided to give
back to the community by crea-
ting a foundation called “Children
Of The Future” which continues to
support an orphanage of 60 chil-
dren in Mexico City. He started this
fundraiser to help kids in one of
the poorest areas of Mexico City
and to give them a shouting
chance at life. From this, a non-
-profit foundation music label was
born and the very first VA Compi-
lation came out including tracks
from 47 artists from around the
world.
SCENARIOS, alongside with
Emanuel Satie, Tim Engelhardt,
and Sean Doron. Over the past
nine months, SCENARIOS has
dropped five huge label releases
and has produced successful
showcase events in Los Angeles,
Lisbon and Tel Aviv.

To this day, Maga continues to

surprise audiences around the Follow MAGA on:
world with his new projects and Instagram.com/magaofficiallll
productions. His debut album Soundcloud.com/magaofficial
“Resona” was released in early
2022, a composition of 7 tracks
that surround a jazz base with
influence and live instrumentation
from Central and Latin America.
He also released productions on
Audiofly’s label, Flying Circus, and
Anja Schneider’s Sous Music.

In April 2022, Maga launched his

very own label and artist collective,

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Born in Tel Aviv, Sean Doron is one
of the biggest names in the Israeli
electronic music scene and has
been for the last ten years. Over
those years, he has been playing
non stop, has founded the much
loved series of Monochrome
events and has released his music
productions on top record labels
around the globe including Re-
bellion / Crosstown Rebels of Da-
mian Lazarus, Flying Circus of
Audiofly, and Kerri Chanderl’s
Madtech amongst others.
Having enjoyed summer residen-
cies at Rumors Ibiza, he’s now
playing for Woomoon Ibiza, Mayan
Warrior, The Bow Buenos Aires
and top festivals such as EDC,
DGTL, Balaton Sound and more.
His tracks have been supported
heavily by the likes of Solomun,
Black Coffee, Marco Carola, Da-
mian Lazarus, Sasha, John Digwe-
ed and he has played alongside
huge artists including Dixon, Âme,
Guy Gerber, Sven Vath, Monolink,
Stephan Bodzin and Bob Moses to
name a few.
Most recently, Sean has been
integral in the launch of SCENA-
RIOS - a record label, artist collec-
tive and event series that he set
up with Maga in 2022, together
with Emanuel Satie and Tim En-
gelhardt. The tracks released over
the past year have hit all top
charts on Beatport, Spotify and
landed him on virtually every lea-
ding electronic music magazine.
Follow Sean Doron on:
Instagram.com/seandoron
Soundcloud.com/seandoron
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TIM ENGELHARDT
One of Cologne’s youngest and
brightest electronic music stars,
Tim Engelhardt didn’t gatecrash
the scene out of leftfield, but star-
ted his path to connoissseurship
fairly early on: trying to rewrite the
piano pieces he had to practice as
a kid. At the tender age of eight,
he showed an independent creati-
ve mind from the get-go–a cha-
racter trait that would prove
extremely helpful for a subsequent
career as electronic music produ-
cer. But it was only when Tim later
discovered the releases of Colog-
ne techno luminary Robert Babicz
that synthesisers and bass drums
moved into focus – a brilliant
producer, live performer and mas-
tering engineer with a keen sense
for sonic detail, Babicz became
the perfect role model for young
Tim, inspiring our hero to seek out
his own place in electronic music
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while honing a concise understan-
ding for all facets of production.
Part of a diverse new breed of
young producers that get their
cues from all sorts of genres and
listening situations, Tim still stands
apart, having released his very first
record when he was just 14 years
old. Combining profound musical
knowledge with intuitive playful-
ness, his solo pianist background
becomes rather obvious in the
great care he takes over harmo-
nies and their expansive melodic
structure. Pair that with the orga-
nic fluidity and atmospheric dex-
terity of his music and you’ve got
your self a winning recipe. Conse-
quently, Tim has grown his portfo-
lio with plenty of outings on
label such as Cityfox, Anjunadeep,
Watergate, Fryhide, Innervisions
and Diynamic, plus his 2017 debut
album “Moments Of Truth“ on
Steve Bug’s iconic Poker Flat Re-
cordings and remixes for artists
like Compuphonic, John Digweed
and Marmion’s Trance Classic
“Schoneberg”.
Underscored by a torrent of remix
and release offerings, Tim’s busy
schedule is testament to his
growing popularity among elec-
tronic music fans – with multiple
tours in the US, Australia and India
having already been checked off
his bucket list. Meanwhile, inspira-
tion for Tim’s personal brand of
melodic house and techno comes
from many sources: childhood
memories of Mike Oldfield’ s “Tu-
bular Bells “ playing in his dad’ s
car, a walk in nature, or simply
mining his synths for happy acci-
dents. Gear, however, is only a
means to an end for Tim: rather
than drooling over hardware, he
celebrates art with a distinct per-
sonality – art that carries a piece
of its creator inside; to find the
most powerful expression for the
sounds in his head. That’s his mis-
sion... which is why Tim’s music
sounds nothing like your run-of-
-the-mill, straight-to-DJ floor
chow, but subtly turns heads with
a cohesive, fully-formed musical
vision that shines in both the club
and at home.
Follow Tim Engelhardt on:
Instagram/timengelhardt_music
Soundcloud.com/timengelhardt
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Can you guys share with the brazi-
lian crowds the collective story?
SCENARIOS is a collective of four
individual artists who represent
the moment. The participating
artists include Emanuel Satie,
Maga, Sean Doron & Tim Enge-
lhart. The collective creates and
implements a unique genre of
music and offers an unparalleled
event experience that characteri-
zes our novel approach to the
world of music and events. Our
goal is to give our collective a
distinctive feel, while playing the
music on our label. Our events
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offer a different approach to
experiencing a night out. This is
clearly showcased in our lively
and detailed aesthetic; in bran-
ding and visual language, relea-
ses, event invitations and the
scenery and design of the events
themselves. Together, we are
united in our shared beliefs, dyna-
mic and outlook. We represent a
new generation of artists that
functions as a whole while still
maintaining our individuality. In
this way, we can truly grow as one.
What music best fit the label?
Our sound can be defined mainly
as house music combined with
melodic pattern & techno rhythm
, however we are staying true to
each artist’s flair in order to keep
creativity and make music that
sounds timeless and eclectic.
What are the plans for SCENA-
RIOS for 2023 and beyond?
There are many releases in the
pipeline. You are looking at around
7 new releases in 2023. There are a
lot of very exciting records that
we are fine tuning at the moment.
Some of them we are already
pushing on the dance floor to test
them out and get the people out
there to slowly recognise them.
2023 is going be the year of the
SCENARIOS showcases, with
many new events already confir-
med all over the world.
Can share some info about about
SCENARIOS touring & events?
We are having few interesting
SCENARIOS events this year in
Japan, Bali, Paris, USA and much
more that we can’t say right now.
Last: any insights and tips for the
artists trying to figure out to to
stand out?
1. Stay motivated and persistent.
Building a career in electronic
music takes time and hard work,
but don’t give up. If you’re passio-
nate and dedicated, you’ll eventu-
ally be rewarded.
2. Network. Reach out to people in
the industry and build rela-
tionships with them.
3. Build your brand. Develop a
unique visual style and brand
identity to help you stand out from
the crowd.
4. Collaborating with other elec-
tronic music artists is another
great way to stand out. By working
together, you can create some-
thing truly unique and memorable.
5. Take risks, be creative, and don’t
be afraid to stand out.
Follow SCENARIOS:
Instagram.com/scenarios_ofc
Soundcloud.com/scenariosmusic
Facebook.com/ScenariosLabe
Visit SCENARIOS website:
www.wearescenarios.com
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