Over two decades ago, DOGU founded his own record label Switchstance Recordings, creating a platform for forward-thinking music that bridges organic instrumentation and modern production aesthetics.

 

Music by ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS has been featured across a broad spectrum of international media, film and brand productions including Netflix, CSI Miami, NBA 2K12, Damages (FX), Red Bull, Eurosport, Davidoff, O’Neill, Element Skateboards, Etnies, Zoo York, TTR World Snowboard Tour, Method TV and Absinthe Films.

 

The global reach of their music has turned DOGU into a musical traveller, performing in cities including New York, Budapest, Kampala, San Francisco, Manchester, Bogotá, Montreal, Cannes, Kigali, Zurich, Vienna, Thessaloniki, Warsaw, Playa Del Carmen, Nairobi, Milan, Paris, Barcelona, Miami, Brussels, Sarajevo, Washington DC and Dar Es Salaam.

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DOGU hosts two monthly radio shows on Cologne’s independent station 674FM: Switchstance Radio and Switchstance Reggae Radio. Both programs are broadcast locally as well as through a network of international partner radio stations, strengthening his connection to diverse audiences worldwide.

 

Over the years, he has interviewed influential artists including Damian Marley, Antibalas, Capleton, Orchestra Baobab, Tanya Stephens, Black Sherif, Morgan Heritage, Protoje, Wura Samba, Third World, Tippy I, Pressure Busspipe, Black Uhuru, Mortimer, Macka B, Arrested Development, Meta & The Cornerstones, Jah Lil, Lion Story, Marcus Gad, Romain Virgo, T.O.K. and many more.

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Website:   www.dogumusic.com