Flow Music proudly presents Beyond Sound, a keyhole peek into the landscape and networks which provide a backdrop for Berlin’s rich clubbing scene.

The short film comes courtesy of director, Leonie Gerner, and editor, Anselm, and maps the career progressions of German DJ’s Heimlich Knüller and Madmotormiquel. Conceived just before the pandemic made its indelible impact worldwide, Beyond Sound is approached from a unique angle, capturing a time precedent to those to which we’ve grown accustomed over the past few years.

It gives a fascinating insight into the beginnings of the historical Fusion Festival and how, along with other festivals, it continues to influence the city’s club culture. According to Gerner, her main intention was to avoid ‘inflating the stories or presenting them as something other than what they are’. At the heart of the film is a commitment to capturing the most human aspects of DJ’ing: how the profession interacts with life’s inevitable setbacks and what it’s like to grow older in the industry. The product is a candid portrait of what goes on after the lights come up, and how this itself influences the music.

Beyond Sound premiered on 22 August 2022 via Resident Advisor and is now available to the public on Flow Music…