K.atou

At her most comfortable in the hazy glow of the morning, K.atou is the kind of DJ that prefers a time in the party where the edges are worn out and a more meaningful relationship can be struck up with the crowd. The Greek selector of course has the means to ignite any time of the night, but there is after all a certain magic that comes over a party’s later hours, when the crowd is ready to fully experience the sounds being presented to them.

It’s the same way K.atou felt as a child, worshipping at the altar of the family stereo and passionately taping her favorite jams (Josh Wink and Grandmaster Flash amongst them), immersing herself in record collecting at the age of 17 and starting a radio show during her studies in Corfu in her late teens. From these seeds a lifelong dedication to DJing emerged, deepening her education through time spent in London and Berlin. Around this time, she began to forge connections with key conduits in the European house and techno scene, releasing early productions on Einmaliens alongside Nutown Project and on Lick My Deck in collaboration with Mikael Stavöstrand.

By 2009 K.atou was ready to move back to Athens and immerse herself in the scene in her home city. As well as occasional events of her own, she established residencies at the notorious Six D.O.G.S., as well a series of parties along with Roussos under the name “No Expectations,” regular appearances at the queer mobile parties “Qreclaim,” and later on as resident DJ at PTX Athens with her second moniker “Janet Davis.” In 2023, Janet Davis participated with her demonstration at Traxx’s Kodenation Unlimited Nation live stream, “a gathering of the heaviest headz” in Ron Morelli’s words. Meanwhile, her international DJing schedule blossomed as well, taking in key performances across Europe, South America, numerous times at The Block in Tel Aviv and the U.S.. Among the many highlights were DEMF after parties, regular appearances at Club Der Visionaere, Circo Loco, Meadows in the Mountains Festival in Bulgaria in 2022 and 2023, and three times at the mighty queer Block 9 at Glastonbury Festival – and many more besides. Lastly, she was voted as Best DJ for 2022 by the audience of Athens Voice platform.

Meanwhile, she holds two residencies on internet radio stations: On Fade radio as K.atou with her monthly show “K.atou’s Monthly Catch,” and at Stegi Radio as Janet Davis with her monthly show “Tuesday’s Child is Full of Grace.”

With her mind squarely focused on carving this dedicated path through DJing, K.atou maintains her position at the forefront of the electronic music scene both in Greece and elsewhere. The ingredients of her particular sound can be attributed to the classic realms of ’90s house and techno from Detroit, Chicago, and Frankfurt, with a penchant for the trippy, dubbed-out, and sublime. Both warm and distinctive in her approach, it’s not hard to understand how K.atou’s craft has taken her so far already. The intrigue lies in wondering where it will take her next.