Amsterdam · 01 Aug 2026
Mario Arend at Hunkering
Generator Hostel Amsterdam · 19:00-20:30
Melodic & Emotional House Music
Amsterdam-based DJ & Producer
Music that puts you in another world.
...to feel yourself again.
I want people to leave the dance floor feeling more like themselves than before. More open, more connected, more alive.
01 AugHunkering, Amsterdam · 19:00-20:30
Amsterdammelodic & emotional house
ALMASwith DJ Orbys on ZAMA Music
Current moment
Hunkering at Generator Amsterdam.
On 1 August I play a 90-minute set from 19:00 to 20:30. Not just quick tracks, but a real flow: melodic & emotional house music built as a story for the dance floor.
Featured release
MOYO: the heart behind the track.
MOYO means heart. For me, it became my breakup song: sadness, desperation, love, hope and the trust that I would find myself again.
I connected that feeling with Zulu vocals, because for me it is one of the most beautiful languages in the world. The track later reached South African radio, including East Coast Radio, where it was first featured on Valentine’s Day with an interview from me.
HeartBreakup songSelf-love
MOYO
Not a track to impress people. A track to catch a feeling.
Latest music
Releases with a story behind them.
Not just tracks on a profile. Each release is one part of the same world: feeling, movement, melody and a dancefloor that still feels human.
Emotional HouseFamilyLove
BOUBA
A song for my two daughters: warm, dreamy and euphoric emotional house about love and connection.
Emotional HouseHeartbreakZulu vocals
MOYO
My breakup song: heart, heartbreak, hope and self-love turned into melodic & emotional house music.
MelodicZAMA Music
ALMAS
DJ Orbys & Mario Arend: warm emotional house music with a human, intimate feel.
MelodicUplifting
Spread The Peace
Sunset energy, warm feeling and a simple message that connects on the dancefloor.
Afro HouseGrace
AMARA
A warm emotional Afro house track about grace, pride, rhythm and letting go.
Video
Show the feeling, not only the logo.
For DJs, live video is proof: booth energy, pacing, venue feel and the emotional world around the music.
Journal
Personal stories behind the music.
Featured · Amsterdam
Mario Arend plays Hunkering at Generator Amsterdam on 1 August
A personal note about my 19:00-20:30 set, melodic & emotional house, and the story I want to tell on the dance floor.
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Sound
What emotional house music means to me
Why my sound is about melody, story, connection and feeling something real on the dance floor.
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BOUBA: a song for my two daughters
Love, pride and the connection between my two daughters turned into a warm emotional house track.
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MOYO: the heart behind the track
My most personal breakup song: heartbreak, Zulu vocals, South African radio and hope.
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AMARA: grace, rhythm and letting go
A warm emotional Afro house track inspired by Keinemusik, Amsterdam and the feeling of giving yourself completely to the rhythm.
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