5 YEARS OF MERAKI - BDAY CELEBRATIONS INCOMING 🥳

With the one and only EELKE KLEIJN

3-HR-SET

Meraki is turning FIVE this year and we have got massive B-DAY celebrations lined up for you!

Our very first melodic house artist lover, the artist we first obsessed with years and years ago, before Meraki was even close to exist.

Ladies and gents, we are thrilled to announce that the one and only Eelke Kleijn will be joining us in Auckland on Friday, 25 September for the biggest celebrations in the city this year.

Powered by Insomniak Records and Island Sound, our Waiheke event partners for R-Sunday and Sundance shows, rest assured that THIS will be BY FAR the event of the year in Auckland.

And.. to make it more special, we have gone the extra mile and locked in a new waterfront venue, Mechanics Events Centre nestled in between CBD and Okahu/Mission bay. 

Visualise heritage wooden floors blended with aluminium wall features, an internal balcony looking down on the dance floor, high ceilings, surrounded by floor to ceiling glass windows, overlooking Auckland skyline, Rangitoto and a private helicopter landing pad.

On local support for the special celebrations, we have our hottest female duo, Bella B2B Vic Lo, representing South America (Brazil/Argentina), and opening for the international artist.

On closing duties, our event business partner and Insomniak Records owner/founder, nonetheless NZ’s favourite progressive techno artist, ØNDRBRK

Due to venue capacity, this event is strictly limited to 400 people.

With close to 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, Eelke Kleijn is an artist of a certain calibre.

A few years ago, in Queenstown.. Eelke Kleijn boat party tickets (100 people capacity) flew out the door and the event sold out in less than 4 minutes, so we strongly recommend to lock this sooner than later! 

Early bird tickets OUT now 📣

Eelke Kleijn

Bella B2B Vic Lo

ØNDRBRK

Elkee Kleinj BIO

The fact that Eelke Kleijn DJs in his socks and produces in a standing position tells you exactly what you need to know about him.

He never feels more at home than when he’s behind the decks, and there’s no separation between the booth, his studio or the dance floor.

This natural air he brings to all facets of his music is reflected in its organic feel and has helped his creative identity shine in a crowded scene. Four albums into a well-established yet still rapidly ascending career, Kleijn is an artist very much in his element. Success has come on his own terms, without compromise or being calculating. In the grand scheme of things, he’s an underground artist, but one who has effortlessly made the jump into the wider world when the time and opportunity felt right. His remixes for the likes of John Legend, Pendulum, RÜFÜS DU SOL and James Newton Howard & Jennifer Lawrence are testament to his ability to reach wider audiences without giving up on his core values. Recent success has also come in the form of ‘Transmission’, with both the original version and Joris Voorn’s remix fully living up to their potential across DJ sets, leading charts and radio stations. 

 With a background playing piano, guitar and bass and a healthy sideline in composing for film and TV, his productions are imbued with a deep sense of musicality and emotion, always engendering a strong sense of space, place and occasion. His work scoring Hollywood blockbusters like Batman vs Superman, Rush, Parkerand This Means War has been met with great acclaim, with plenty more on the way. 

His own imprint, DAYS like NIGHTS, is becoming an increasingly important part of what he does.

Serving as a multi-faceted platform where he enjoys total creative control, it encompasses a label, a radio show and podcast, and world-renowned events.