Perel’s path has led her from her native Saxony straight into the center of Berlin’s vibrant club scene, where she has steadily made a name for herself as an eclectic DJ and cunning producer.
Annegret Fiedler ventured into the realm of songwriting at the age of eight, composing her first songs on her grandmother’s piano while listening to Eurythmics and 2 Unlimited cassettes in her spare time. Moving to the East German city of Halle to study she was heavily influenced by the multifaceted alternative music scene there, and the parties people threw in post-Wall Berlin abandoned buildings. Fiedler went on to develop her craft as a formally trained singer and co-producer in several bands, covering a broad palette of styles ranging from punk rock to electro pop and honing her performance skills.
In 2010, she moved to Berlin, where she was part of a live, club-oriented project until 2012. Two years later, Perel was born, and under that name she’s since released records on Montreal’s Griffintown and Leipzig’s O*RS. These days, she can be found playing DJ sets at internationally acclaimed venues like Berghain / Panorama Bar, De School, ://about blank, and Wilden Renate, while also forging connections with Paris’ Rex Club and Oslo’s Jæger.
Perel’s mixes also caught the attention of Tim Sweeney, who invited her to contribute a mix to round off 2016 for his Beats In Space radio show. This mix including her productions caught the attention of DFA Records and Die Dimension is the first single of her debut 12” with the label.
Though she started out DJing in 2008 with synth wave and 80s records, her current DJ style is an improvised but impeccably executed amalgamation of various genres. Perel’s extensive sets are informed by a lush and harmonically rich sound that can be heard in her own productions as well, as she seamlessly blends upbeat disco and house with blistering techno, dollar-bin gems with the music of her friends.