About Rødhåd
Rødhåd, the stage name of Mike Bierbach, is a Berlin-based techno DJ and producer who grew up in East Berlin before establishing himself as one of the city's defining club figures. In 2009 he launched his own club night called Dystopian at Arena Club, which grew into the label and event brand that now anchors his career, and from 2010 he became a regular fixture behind the decks at Berghain, one of techno's most closely watched venues. Mixmag's coverage of his appearance at Amsterdam Dance Event described Rødhåd bringing what it called a thunderous Dystopian vision to the festival, tying his DJ sets to a shared aesthetic drawing on dystopian science fiction imagery embraced by the wider Dystopian crew. Circle Of Live's profile traces his path from a relatively unnoted but well-loved presence on the Berlin scene to an established international touring force, built through sustained club residencies rather than a single breakout hit. Rødhåd's DJ sets are typically built around dark, industrial-leaning techno, and his Dystopian imprint has functioned as both a label and a touring brand extending his club identity to events beyond Berlin, cementing his role as a long-serving figure in the city's techno ecosystem.