Born in the early eighties in Lisbon via Goa, Marco Antão is the man behind the name Switchdance – a moniker adapted from a deceptively unwieldy skateboarding manoeuvre which requires the rider to perform tricks in a reverse stance to their preferred one. Not unlike Marco’s music which is multi- layered, intrinsic and elaborate, but with a beating club pulse strong enough to bewitch any dance floor no matter the size or the hour. Widely regarded as one of Portugal’s finest and most adventurous DJs and producers, he is renowned for his highly eclectic, profoundly hypnotic sets. Known for his diverse musical palette and boundless creativity, Switchdance ultimately seeks to challenge audiences, all the while enticing them with a combination of music that draws equally from a comfortably familiar past and a distant alien future. Any and all boundaries are promptly discarded and conventions that seem to limit many other DJs are overcome with impressive confidence and audacity. His decade-plus-long residency at the notorious Lux Frágil allowed him to share the booth with all of his favourite musicians and main influences. He has played at every significant club and festival in Portugal as well as all over Europe and was invited by the Red Bull Music Academy to play at two “Boiler Room”. Taking his love of psychedelic arpeggios, gothic melodies and dusty drum machine-driven percussive moments, he distils and restructures these elements into a unique sound elegantly displayed in his productions showcased on labels such as Lossless, Duro, Innervisions – one of the biggest labels in modern electronic music. Over the years and with every new chapter, Switchdance has quietly been working his way to prominence as one of the most intriguing and genuine talents to come out of Portugal in decades.