Acclaimed DJ/producers KI/KI and Marlon Hoffstadt (also known as DJ Daddy Trance) team up for the very first time on their new single, ‘Losing Control.’ They announced it at Dour Festival in Belgium last month. It is a scorching banger that celebrates the bliss of totally abandoning oneself to the music. ‘Losing Control’ was released via Capitol Records in partnership with Goodlife Management and MC3.
The Beginning of an Era
This Sunday, August 10, KI/KI and Marlon Hoffstadt will play their first-ever B2B together. They will perform an extended five-hour set for a crowd of 20,000 at Zeebrugge Beach on the North Sea in Belgium. Moreover, tickets for the event sold out within minutes.
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 be a 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. Crowds lose it every single time.“
I remember playing Marlon’s tunes in my sets before we met and me thinking ‘who is this guy? His tracks just hit differently.
KI/KI
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.
KI/KI
From the dark depths of acid techno to the euphoric highs of trance, KI/KI masters contrasts in her music. Rising from the queer underground and international festival stages, Amsterdam sensation KI/KI emerges as one of the most exciting and influential voices in electronic music. From selling out 20,000-capacity shows to being named a Spotify Global Equal Ambassador, she is reshaping the global rave landscape. She was on the cover of DJ Mag during Amsterdam Dance Event. She made history as the first woman to win the Dutch Edisons Pop Award. Her 5 HOURS NYC show – part of her signature extended set series – sold out in just 30 seconds. Her BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix and iconic headline b2b set with Job Jobse at Lowlands further cement her presence on underground and mainstage circuits.
The slash in her name – KI/KI – isn’t just a symbol. It’s a mission statement, a meeting point between nostalgia and the new. With a debut album on the horizon and an international fanbase growing fast, KI/KI continues to expand her universe. She is always on the edge between extremes, always in motion.
Marlon Hoffstadt
In May of 2025, Marlon Hoffstadt played in the US for the first time—on the mainstage at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, for 70,000 people. He played right between Tiësto and Armin Van Buuren. That same week, he signed a deal with Capitol Records. Capitol Records released Supersonic / Hands Up In The Sky, his first singles on an American label. Before heading back to Berlin, he headlined a sold-out show at Knockdown Center in Brooklyn, his first gig in New York City. The show was praised by EDM Identity as “one of the most electrifying performances of the season.”
Last week, Marlon Hoffstadt returned to the States to perform at HARD Summer in Los Angeles and at Lollapalooza Chicago. This is just the latest chapter in Marlon Hoffstadt’s global victory lap. He has been playing clubs in Berlin since the age of 15. The perpetually smiling, neon-haired DJ has been on fire since 2020. He reinvented himself as DJ Daddy Trance and started breaking all the rules of the scene that raised him. Whether he’s teasing new material in his sets, uploading new tracks to SoundCloud unannounced, or unexpectedly dropping five new tracks at once, his music always feels like a loving dialogue with his hardcore fans. Praising his new EP, Mixmag said, “[All Yours is] a journey through club, Eurodance, trance, and rave.”
Don’t you just want to go Ape$#YT? Here is: ‘Losing Control’: