Temudo

We’ve been enjoying, playing, and dancing to Temudo’s sound for years. His sound aesthetic, attention to detail, powerful and tight low ends, and the drive that many of his tracks create are very unique and definitely push, in our opinion, the limits of contemporary techno music. For Zwart Goud’s 10th anniversary, we were invited to curate a day event for ADE, and it was the perfect occasion to invite him. Temudo delivered an intense, vibrant and trippy techno set.

Temudo 

As a music producer and DJ, Temudo is part of a new generation of artists whose work relies on the contemporary approach to Techno. His music allies the soul of the genre with a modern methodology, and has the seal of genre defining labels like Klockworks, Soma, Modularz, Mord or Warm Up. He’s one of the minds behind Hayes and runs his own Mastering Studio: Tema Mastering.

The Portuguese João Rodrigues started his alias Temudo in 2014, after a period into the Drum and Bass scene. The Drum and Bass influence can be heard not only on the detailed sound design and low end focus of his music, but also on the energetic and eclectic 3 deck sets he has to offer.

Over the last years he saw some of his music being widely played, such as “Tough To Say” or “The Beholder” from the EPs “Unnecessary” and “Not The End But a Change”, both released on Soma, or “Jack and Verge” from the collaborative EP with Nørbak “I Will Guide Thy Hand”, released on Modularz. 2021 seems to be a productive year, with the debut on Ben Klock’s Klockworks and Oscar Mulero’s Warm Up with 2 acclaimed EPs.

João describes himself as a nerd for audio processing, composing techniques and solving puzzles in the pursuit of the perfect mix. His background in Jazz, a Degree in Sound and a Master Degree in Music and Technology gave him the tools for the unorthodox experiments he takes in the studio. It is fair to say that Temudo is one of the main characters in Portuguese Techno.