Organic Fiesta Groove from Berlin – saxophone, flute, guitars and bongos meet electronic productions at 138–145 BPM.
- Friendship Four friends since we were thirteen – from Dresden to Berlin.
- Warmth Organic elements and real instruments, even at 145 BPM.
- Community A dancefloor that feels it together – not a crowd watching a stage.
- Collectivity Guest musicians, friends and new voices regularly join us on stage.
Four of our tracks have passed a million streams each, with 7.5M+ streams and 13 Spotify editorial placements so far.
Played in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Albania and Costa Rica.
Fusion Festival 2025, Sonnendeck
Live
Four musicians, one DJ booth – live instruments on almost every track. We don’t want a crowd watching a stage – we want to be part of it.
Music is what keeps us together
Montezuma are four friends from Dresden who have known each other since they were thirteen. They started making music together as teenagers, and even when life scattered them across different cities, the music kept them together – today they are based in Berlin.
They call their sound Organic Fiesta Groove: born in organic downtempo, where the band made its name with four tracks passing a million streams each, it has grown into something faster and wilder – driving, hypnotic grooves at 138–145 BPM that still carry the warmth and melody of their roots.
On stage, saxophone, flute, electric and acoustic guitars and bongos trade lines back and forth, turning every set into a journey from mystical and hypnotic to an all-out fiesta. Strongly connected to Latin American and especially Brazilian music, Montezuma have released on Bad Boombox’s label Hot Meal Records, GRÜV and Mamatoldya, and have been featured on Spotify playlists such as Fresh Finds, Orgánica and Electronic Rising.
They have played Fusion, Sisyphos, Kater Blau and festivals across Europe, and hold residencies at Mahagoni Festival, 3000Grad and Samichay Festival.
- hypnotic
- mystical
- bouncy
- forward-driving
- uplifting
- strong melodies
- wild riffs
- experimental outbursts
- instruments trading solos
- worldwide influences
- rhythmic variety
- fiesta
- Inspired by
- Bonobo, Khruangbin, Nu Genea, Bala Desejo, Crazy P, Moses Yoofee Trio – and Samba, Salsa, Cumbia, Trip Hop, Future Sounds of Jazz, Compost Records
- In the world of
- Bad Boombox, Øtta, Peterblue, JPattersson, Takuya Nakamura, Thylacine, Human Safari
- Early yearsFriends since age 13 in Dresden, first music together
- 2020First release “Bám” (today 1.5M streams)
- 2021“Caminata” and “Quetzal”: Spotify’s Fresh Finds, Orgánica, Electronic Rising
- 2022/23The turn: “Caravan” brings the 144 BPM Organic Fiesta Groove sound
- 2024“Puxa Vida!” and “El Sabor” ft. L.zwo on Bad Boombox’s Hot Meal Records
- 202525 shows“Giro al Sol” ft. rémi.frFirst shows in France and ItalyThree-hour journey set at Fusion Festival
- 202637 shows across GSA, Spain and ItalyRelease on MamatoldyaCollaboration with Aybi
The Band
- MonoElectric & acoustic guitar
- MauriceDJ, vocals & a growing collection of curious little instruments
- AdamSaxophone, flute & keysbuilds woodwind instruments by trade
- MertenProducer, bongos & percussion, DJaudio engineer by trade, the band’s sound architect
Guest musicians regularly join us on stage.
Gallery
- Jungle Night
- Canopy
- Fern
- Leaf
- Moss
- Emerald
- Sand
- Golden Hour
- Sunset
- Cobalt
- Violet
- Mustard
- Chili
Selected releases
Downtempo roots
Organic Fiesta Groove
Featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds, Orgánica, Electronic Rising, Tantra, All New Dance and Dance Brandneu – and in Anetha’s Track IDs.
Shows
Next up PACE Festival, Potsdam – 7 Nov 2026
Festival residencies
- Mahagoni Festival DE
- 3000Grad DE
- Samichay IT
Festivals
- Fusion DE
- Feel Festival DE
- Tarmac DE
- Gans Anders AT
- Paradies Garten AT
- Solar Groove FR
- Samichay IT
- Sägewerk DE
- Kiezkultur DE
- …and many more
Clubs in Germany
- Berlin
- Sisyphos, Kater Blau, Else, Ritter Butzke, About Blank, RSO, Mensch Meier
- Hamburg
- Südpol, Waagenbau, Edelfettwerk
- Dresden
- objekt klein a, Sektor Evolution
- Leipzig
- Distillery, Elipamanoke
- Hannover
- Indiego Glocksee
…and many more
Clubs abroad
- Tirana AL
- Tunnel Terrace
- Barcelona ES
- Bonavista Rooftop
- Vienna AT
- Praterstraße
- Puerto Viejo CR
- Pura Café
…and many more
Press & Support
With a lot of heart and passion, Montezuma always create a special vibe. Their latest single ‘Caravan’ is best described as ‘organic techno’ – 144 bpm meet bongos and saxophone.
The track lives from its beat, warm saxophone and a mood that instantly makes you want to go to a festival.
- Bad Boombox released “Puxa Vida!” and “El Sabor” on his label Hot Meal Records, plays our tracks in front of thousands and supported us on Studio Brussel (VRT, Belgium).
- Anetha features “El Sabor” and “Bosque Delantero” in her Spotify Track IDs.
- One-hour feature interview on ALEX Berlin (2024).
Live formats & tech
Hybrid Live Set standard
60–150 min
Runs on a standard club DJ setup plus our own compact instrument mixer. Our own tracks are prepared without their instrument parts, leaving space for saxophone, flute, guitars and bongos played live – on almost every track of the set, including selected tracks by other artists.
Extended Journey Set
3+ hours
Starting from our organic downtempo roots at 120–130 BPM and building into our hypnotic, high-energy 138–145 BPM sound. First performed at Fusion 2025.
Full Live Set in development
planned for 2027/28
A set built entirely from Montezuma originals, performed fully live.
All formats can be extended with guest musicians, such as additional percussionists or vocalists.
Travelling light
Four musicians on stage. All instruments fly as regular luggage, and the set runs on a standard club DJ setup.
Tech essentials
- 2+ Pioneer CDJ-3000 or CDJ-2000NXS2 (linked)
- Pioneer DJM or Allen & Heath Xone mixer
- XLR connection to our digital instrument mixer (X32 Rack, provided by us)
- 2 monitors left and right of the booth
- DJ table 90–110 cm high, approx. 4 m wide in total
- Soundcheck with a sound engineer
- We bring microphones, cables and our instrument mixer
TODO: aktualisierte Version des Riders
Press kit
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Download EPK PDF, 0.9 MB
EPK
Everything on two to three pages, ready to print or forward.
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Open folder OneDrive
Press photos
High-resolution press photos with credits (OneDrive folder) TODO: credits.txt bzw. Credits in den Dateinamen im OneDrive-Ordner
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Black PNGSand PNG
Logo
PNG with transparent background.
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Short TXTLong TXT
Bio
Short version for line-up announcements, long version for features.
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Download PDF
Tech rider
Setup, stage plan and requirements. TODO: aktualisierte Version des Riders
Montezuma are four friends from Dresden, now based in Berlin, merging hypnotic, high-energy grooves at 138–145 BPM with saxophone, flute, guitars and live percussion. They call it Organic Fiesta Groove: born in organic downtempo and deeply inspired by Latin American and Brazilian music, their sets travel from mystical to euphoric, with instruments trading solos over the beat. Four of their tracks have passed a million streams each.
Get in touch
- Booking
- paul@paridescollective.de
- General
- info.montezuma@gmail.com
We’d love to hear from you.