Ignacio Videla

A string instrument, in a room built for machines.

Live viola over a DJ set — clubs, festivals, rooftops and after-parties.

I play over what is already on the decks.

Not a show dropped on top of your night. I listen to the set, find the key, and build lines over the track that is playing. Nobody stops dancing. They just start feeling something real underneath the track — an instrument played live, in the same room, a few metres away.

I come from the conservatory, not from a crossover act. That is the point: the training is real, and so is the room.

Different rooms, different sets

Hard techno — at the booth, with the floor right there
Techno — a dark room and one spotlight

More sets on Instagram.


For the technician

One line, and I am in.

I bring my own pickup and wireless system, so I am not tied to a stand and can move between the booth and the floor.

What I bring

Acoustic viola  ·  My own pickup  ·  Wireless transmitter  ·  Spare cable

What I need

One free line input  ·  The set list or genre in advance  ·  Ten minutes of soundcheck

The set

Over one DJ, or across several  ·  Planned together beforehand  ·  Techno, house, afro, melodic

The genre is not the point. Making something happen in the room is.

Live with a saxophonist over a house set — wireless, out on the floor

Recent dates

Where the viola has been.

27.06.26 Oye Bar Mendoza with Martín Moureu and Santino
06.06.26 Wabi Mendoza the largest club in the city, with Martín Moureu and Santino
17.05.26 Oye Bar Mendoza with Martín Moureu and Santino
16.05.26 El Ático Mendoza the largest techno club in the city, with Francisco Dierna

What I am playing this week is on Instagram.

Ignacio Videla playing viola at the DJ booth under green neon with a crowd around him Ignacio Videla playing on a rooftop at dusk beside a DJ setup, city skyline behind

If you are programming a night

It is not a support slot

Nothing is taken away from your DJ. I come in over the set and leave when it makes sense, so the night keeps its shape.

Something to photograph

An acoustic instrument in a dark room reads instantly on camera. It gives your night an image that is not another booth shot.

I travel

Based in the Netherlands and I play anywhere in Europe. One viola, one case, no backline — if it takes a flight, it takes a flight.


Tell me the date and the room.

nachovidela99@gmail.com
WhatsApp +31 6 4109 6392
Instagram @nachitovidela

Based in the Netherlands. I travel.