Maayan Nidam, a Berlin-based electronic musician, crafts minimal techno that is ripe, hypnotic, and spirited, with just enough off-center elements to maintain suspense. ([newyorker.com](https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/maayan-nidam?utm_source=openai)) Growing up in Tel Aviv, she was influenced by Mediterranean, Jewish, Arabic, and Eastern European traditional music, as well as pop hits and rock ballads. Her youthful world travels added more layers to her style, which took root in Berlin's underground clubs, where her global sensibility embraced techno. ([tokyo.mutek.org](https://tokyo.mutek.org/en/artists/maayan-nidam?utm_source=openai)) Since the late 1990s, Nidam has been DJing and producing undulating techno with smart, unexpected flourishes and cherished samples. She has released music on labels such as Perlon, трип, Cadenza, and Wolf+Lamb. ([montreal.mutek.org](https://montreal.mutek.org/fr/artistes/maayan-nidam?utm_source=openai)) Her DJ sets, predominantly based in stripped-back, deep sounds, utilize an intriguing vinyl collection, using obscure interludes for re-contextualization. This approach makes for some magical moments on the dance floor, where a night's highlight may come from the most unlikely of tracks. ([ra.co](https://ra.co/dj/maayannidam/biography?utm_source=openai))