Anh Vy is one of the youngest Djs in the Saigon underground scene and one of The Observatory’s newest residents. He's recognised by the versatility and flexibility in music. He was one of the resident DJs of former Upper Saigon. As time goes by, he is making himself into an interesting and promising piece of Saigon’s underground scene as an artist and a contributor with his very own uniqueness.

A selector drawn to dubby-electro tech and bass heavy house, he also weaves between minimal and upbeat. Co-founder of club night METRØ, he has recently featured alongside Dr. Rubenstein, Prosumer and Answer Code Request and most recently Barker at Savage, one of South East Asia’s most well known clubs. He’s also played at other credible events such as Studio Adventure in Hanoi and Jai Thep Festival in Thailand.

Di Linh is a young artist from Vietnam. Since she began the musical path, she has been making her mark by the diverse and colorful music selection. She is a part of Hanoi Underground Movement (HUM) and resident DJ at Savage. Till this day, Di Linh often plays in familiar places like Savage, Kobala, Smack Dab,... through local events HUM, Snug, SBD, This is, Guinguette, Unuzual and Quest, Duality, Recess, Studio Adventure, Epizode Festival. Besides, her name also appears the same night with well-known artists such as Lauer, Red Rack’em, Local Suicide, Haruka, Omer, Curses and many more around the world in Epizode. And the highlight of her music career was her performance in HUM Showcase (Epizode) with Marco Yanes, which also mentioned in the official review from Data Transmission. Each space gives her different inspirations, Di Linh is always looking and developing herself to give the audiences a fresh feeling, while still retaining her own unique color. She knows how to lead the audiences' emotions...

Originally from Lyon, he moved to Asia a few years ago and is now based in Hanoi. Inspired by a decade spent all around Europe exploring the different clubs and parties, he has developed a real talent to play an eclectic mixture of house, techno and world music over the years. This brought him to mix regularly in several venues and different parties in Hanoi lately Savage, Birdcage, Quest Festival, HRC, Le Soleil, Kobala.... Expect to be surprised by his ability to change the rhythm of the night by throwing solid tracks on the dance floor.

Jase is the original Bass DJ of Vietnam, he had been a pioneer of Jungle and Dubstep, Glitch Hop scene since 2007 in his native land. Jase self-taught himself the art of DJing in 2001 when he bought his 1200s. House was his first genre of choice for the first year. As Jase progressed, he found House's beat was too simple so the next genre was Nu Skool Breaks due to its popularity of it at that time in Sydney. He slowly moved toward Drum and Bass, Hip-hop and Reggae after-co founded the infamous Sydney's DNB promotional crew "Foreigndub" which made numerous successful parties bringing international DJs including DJ Marky and Stamina MC, Big Bud, DJ Patife & MC Cleveland Watkiss, Kenny Ken and many more.

Saigon brewed Khoi Mai, and after traveling near and far, he relocated to his home country in 2018. Quickly becoming one of the key players in Hanoi as part of the Savage crew, he recently moved back to Saigon, where he is now the newest resident of The Observatory. Khoi presents a fun and light-hearted attitude to dance music with eclectic selections and a dreamy, percussive sound. Moving smoothly between genres, Khoi puts his personality and influences to use on any dance floor he’s put in control of, with constant grooves, surprises and delights.

One of The Observatory residents, Kin’s approach to his sets is intelligent, sensual and constantly evolving. Through his carefully chosen selections, he crafts a sonic flow that careens through the gaps between the physical and emotional. He slowly disarms and relaxes his dance floor while heightening its awareness with tracks from the more shadowy sides of house and delicate frequencies of techno. His dance floor can also be frequently surprised by licks of disco and other unexpected delicacies.

Laifex is half-Vietnamese from London and currently based in Saigon. (image credit: @danieladhami on Instagram)

It would be wrong to start talking about where Ouissam comes from – after a decade in Asia, he’s now something of a regional entity that has managed to change the dance music scene wherever he has laid down roots. His approach to a dance floor is as simple as it is intuitive and elegant: nothing that can make a room shudder with joy is barred from his selections.As the founder of Hong Kong’s Cliche Records, he was one of the first in that city to cultivate a disco-house-techno synthesis that shifted the understanding of what could be danced to there. He went on to create the magnetic Homesick and Fragrant Harbour labels, before suddenly setting his sights on Hanoi in Vietnam, where he has established the dance mecca Savage where he runs the monthly queer night Snug. And on top of all that, he found time to curate the coveted Equation festival, now entering its second year..

Bringing diversity to the decks as an avid dancer, organizer and DJ, Park Lee (Giang Bac) is a Vietnamese-mixed Korean who grew up in Ho Chi Minh City. Having spent some years away, Park was only inspired to start DJ-ing once he had relocated back to his home, where he found himself developing alongside the city’s burgeoning music scene.Park started off through playing at small house parties, and quickly grew into a regular in the local scene. This led him to begin organizing events with friends, most notably the GenderFunk party series in Saigon, a breakthrough collective and pioneer in creating safe spaces for local Queer artists and community, and their own brand of creativity, musical diversity and live performance since 2018.

TaoFu is the freshest member of Atipik crew coming from Hanoi, Vietnam. With a big love for music and dreaming of being the one brings joys to the crowds, she starts to dive into the underground music scene making a strong impression on the audience from the start. Inspired by 80s to 2000s’ groove, her style is a mixture of sensual tunes from House, Electro, Disco as well as dark and minimal - that will surely sweep you off your feet. An unpredictable sound experience for all music lovers.

Born and raised in Hanoi in 90’s, his musical education began from a really young age, and he has always enjoyed the rhythm of it. He put himself seriously into digging and playing when he met ToK at Kobala, where they work together and share the decks every weekend. That’s where he got his nickname, "the Kobala Kid", as he represents the place, not only musically but through his personality too. Since then, he has been organising his own nights inviting the rising talents of the city, and playing in some of the best clubs and parties in town.