Zafael
DJ / Producer / Musician
Istanbul
Moving through disco, house, indie dance and the darker edges of electronic music — following groove rather than genre.
DJ and musician Zafer Sernikli performs as Zafael, moving between Disco, House, Indie Dance and occasionally Techno. Rather than treating genres as boundaries, his sets are built around groove, layering and rhythm — shifting between darker club music and warmer, sunlit sounds.
Host of the long-running Exisdance series on Radio 2019, and winner of the Housekeeper Podcast Contest 2019. He also plays guitar and keys — a background that shapes how he builds a set, and how he listens.
On stage, he performs alongside Tuğçe Şenoğul, whose presence adds another dimension to the live experience.
Releases
As a member of Nihil Piraye, an Istanbul-based indie rock band, Zafer contributed to all of their recordings.
Mixes
Exisdance is a long-running mix series — 59 episodes and counting — spanning indie dance, nu disco, deep tech, minimal techno, and everything in between. All episodes on SoundCloud.
Exisdance 059
2023The latest episode in the long-running Exisdance series — indie dance and nu disco.
Exisdance 045
2022Deep tech and minimal techno — one of the most-played episodes in the series.
Housekeeper Radio Show — 08.05.2020
May 2020Episode from the Housekeeper Radio Show series. Housekeeper Podcast Contest 2019 Winner.
Live Recording @ Peyote
Jan 2018Live set recorded at Peyote, Istanbul.
Shows
Upcoming
No upcoming dates announced. For booking enquiries, get in touch below.
Archive
Booking / collaborations / press
sernikli.zafer@gmail.com