Independent music magazineUnabhängiges MusikmagazinBerlin & Everywhere

Artists.
People.
Stories thatGeschichten,
move us.die bewegen.

FREUDE is an independent music magazine based in Berlin. Not a fanzine throwback. Just space for something that feels fresh, personal and actually fun: a place where artists get to talk instead of just doing promo.FREUDE ist ein unabhängiges Musikmagazin aus Berlin. Kein Fanzine-Revival. Einfach Platz für etwas, das sich frisch, persönlich und wirklich nach Spaß anfühlt: ein Ort, an dem Artists reden dürfen, statt nur Promo zu machen.

Mietze Conte beim Interview mit Freude Asks
Mietze ConteBerlin
Nº 001
Artist / ElectronicArtist / ElektronikFreude Asks
The Interview Session

Freude Asks

Ten questions, one artist, no promo script. Newest episode first.Zehn Fragen, ein Artist, kein Promo-Skript. Neueste Folge zuerst.

Nº 002

Fat Dog

Freude Asks
Nº 002
FromAus
London
Sound
Electro-punk, rave, 80s synthsElektro-Punk, Rave, 80er-Synths
Live
Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
06.11.2026

Six-piece band from southeast London, formed in 2020. Debut album “WOOF.” on Domino in 2024, the new one “Cancel Me (I’m Tired)” out 2 October 2026. This year they supported Foo Fighters at European stadiums and sold out Brixton O2 Academy. We met them in Berlin before the show at Festsaal Kreuzberg.Sechsköpfige Band aus dem Südosten Londons, gegründet 2020. Debütalbum „WOOF.“ 2024 bei Domino, das neue „Cancel Me (I’m Tired)“ seit 2. Oktober 2026 draußen. Dieses Jahr Support für die Foo Fighters in europäischen Stadien und eine ausverkaufte Brixton O2 Academy. Wir haben sie vor der Show im Festsaal Kreuzberg getroffen.

Freude Asks

Worst thing that’s happened on stage that you’d absolutely do again?

All 10 questionsAlle 10 Fragen
  1. Someone at the bar says “Fat Dog? Never heard of them.” One sentence. Go.
  2. “WOOF.” to “Cancel Me (I’m Tired)” — that’s a big shift. What happened between those two records?
  3. “Go Fuck Urself” sounds like a pool party anthem. How did that happen with Oli Bayston?
  4. 200-cap rooms to Foo Fighters stadiums — does the chaos scale, or does a small sweaty room just hit different?
  5. Worst thing that’s happened on stage that you’d absolutely do again?
  6. Six people, one band — what’s the one thing you’ll never agree on?
  7. You started as an electro-punk rave band and now there’s Balearic synths in the mix. Midlife crisis or evolution?
  8. Wildest live band in the UK — is that a compliment or a warning?
  9. Next time we meet — two, three years from now — where do you hope Fat Dog is?
  10. Last one — what does FREUDE mean to you?
Watch the full interviewGanzes Interview ansehenNow on YouTubeJetzt auf YouTube
Nº 001

Mietze Conte

Freude Asks
Nº 001
FromAus
AustriaÖsterreich
Sound
Experimental euro-dance-popExperimenteller Euro-Dance-Pop
Live
Hole44, Berlin
05.11.2026

From the debut EP “Nervous” to “Mietzee” and the ambient record “ee oo”, Mietze Conte built a fanbase across three continents, mostly through the internet. Shows in Tokyo and Seoul, sold-out tours in Australia. We met before the Berlin show at Hole44.Von der Debüt-EP „Nervous“ über „Mietzee“ bis zum Ambient-Album „ee oo“: Mietze Conte hat sich eine Fanbase auf drei Kontinenten aufgebaut, vor allem übers Internet. Shows in Tokio und Seoul, ausverkaufte Touren in Australien. Wir haben uns vor der Berlin-Show im Hole44 getroffen.

Freude Asks

If Mietze Conte had a dating profile, what would the bio say?

All 10 questionsAlle 10 Fragen
  1. Elevator pitch — you’ve got ten seconds and someone in a Berlin bar who’s never heard of you. Who is Mietze Conte?
  2. You played Tokyo and Seoul before most European cities even knew you existed. Was that a deliberate escape route, or did the algorithm just like Asia more?
  3. “Mietzee” is a party and “ee oo” is the comedown — same year, same brain. How do you decide which version of yourself gets the studio that day?
  4. What did Mietze Conte allow you to do that filous didn’t?
  5. 17 songs, one week old — which track on (L)ove (I)s (F)or (E)veryone surprised even you?
  6. If Mietze Conte had a dating profile, what would the bio say and what song plays when someone swipes right?
  7. If Mietze Conte were a character in a film, what genre would it be — and would you trust that character?
  8. You’ve built a fanbase across three continents mostly through the internet. What’s the weirdest place someone has told you they discovered your music?
  9. Next time we meet — two, three years from now — where do you hope Mietze Conte is?
  10. Last one — what does FREUDE mean to you?
Watch the full interviewGanzes Interview ansehenOn YouTubeAuf YouTube

Digs & Places

Our next two formats. We’re picking the first cities, record stores and venues right now. Know one we have to see? Tell us.Unsere nächsten beiden Formate. Gerade suchen wir die ersten Städte, Plattenläden und Locations aus. Du kennst einen Ort, den wir sehen müssen? Sag Bescheid.

Freude
Digs

Nº 001
Coming soonBald

10 record stores, 10 people, 10 records per city.10 Plattenläden, 10 Menschen, 10 Platten pro Stadt.

  • 01Record store
  • 02Owner’s pick
  • 03…
FreudeBerlin & Everywhere

Freude
Places

Nº 001
Coming soonBald

Independent music venues, one city at a time. The rooms and the people who keep them running.Unabhängige Musik-Locations, eine Stadt nach der anderen. Die Räume und die Leute, die sie am Laufen halten.

  • 01Venue
  • 02Space detail
  • 03…
FreudeBerlin & Everywhere

freude.bar ↗Let’s buy a bar in BerlinWir kaufen eine Bar in Berlin

Berlin has enough concepts. It needs places. We found one.Berlin hat genug Konzepte. Es braucht Orte. Wir haben einen gefunden.

FREUDE is a bar, a venue and a room for events in Berlin. A permanent place for drinks, music, people and whatever grows out of them. Bought instead of rented, so it can think in years rather than seasons.FREUDE ist eine Bar, eine Venue und ein Raum für Events in Berlin. Ein dauerhafter Ort für Drinks, Musik, Menschen und alles, was daraus wächst. Gekauft statt gemietet, damit er in Jahren denken kann statt in Saisons.

No membershipNo dress codeNo guest list
01

Good drinks.Gute Drinks.

02

Good music.Gute Musik.

03

Something simple to eat.Was Einfaches zu essen.

04

People you know and people you don’t.Leute, die du kennst, und Leute, die du nicht kennst.

Come in for one. Stay for five.Komm auf einen. Bleib für fünf.

€50K

We’re inUnser Eigenanteil

€200K

The goalDas Ziel

We’re putting €50,000 of our own money into FREUDE. Every euro raised through the community means less debt, more independence and more time for FREUDE to grow naturally.Wir stecken 50.000 € eigenes Geld in FREUDE. Jeder Euro aus der Community bedeutet weniger Schulden, mehr Unabhängigkeit und mehr Zeit, damit FREUDE in Ruhe wachsen kann.

Be there before it exists.Sei dabei, bevor es sie gibt.

Not as shareholders. As the people who made it possible.Nicht als Anteilseigner. Als die Leute, die es möglich gemacht haben.

  1. 01First drinksDie ersten Drinks
  2. 02Founder cardsFounder Cards
  3. 03Opening nightsOpening Nights
  4. 04Your name permanently inside FREUDEDein Name für immer in der FREUDE
  5. 05A seat at the barEin Platz an der Bar
  6. 06A night of your ownEine Nacht nur für dich

Talk to us.Schreib uns.

E-Mail

hello@freudebar.com

Artists, labels, press, bookings.Artists, Labels, Presse, Booking.

Instagram

@freude.berlin

Every format runs here first.Alle Formate laufen hier zuerst.

Die Bar

freude.bar

The crowdfunding for our bar in Berlin.Das Crowdfunding für unsere Bar in Berlin.

YouTube

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Full interviews.Die ganzen Interviews.