From club closings to big festival stages, all the way to the second OKNO by Alexmonhart in Holešovice. Slovak DJ and promoter Martina Piatková, performing as SJ yellow, has in recent years become one of the most prominent figures of Prague’s electronic scene—both behind the decks and as the driving force behind her own events.

How does the mindset differ when playing in an intimate club versus on a huge festival stage? How does she cope with the pressure of expectations and her own DJ crisis? What impact does the current club crisis have—and why might it also be an opportunity for the local scene? And what differences does she see between Prague and Bratislava?