Culture & Event Producer | Sound Artist
B.A. – Bachelor of Arts
Academy of Art and Design (HGK) FHNW, Basel
(September 2022 – July 2025)
Pedagogical Maturity
ECG Ella-Maillart & Henry Dunant, Geneva
ESENGO (er/he/il), is a cultural producer, event producer, sound artist, and DJ based between Geneva and Basel, Switzerland. His practice operates at the intersection of artistic creation, social engagement, and education, using sound as a tool for collective expression and transmission.
As a cultural producer and event producer, ESENGO develops cultural and educational projects with strong public outreach, grounded in community exchange and long-term collaboration. His work focuses on creating accessible spaces for dialogue, care, and critical reflection, particularly within queer, Black, and diasporic contexts.
As a sound artist and DJ, ESENGO draws from his African heritage and from Black and queer diasporic histories. Through sound, performance, and collaborative formats, he weaves sonic and historical narratives across club spaces, performance contexts, and audiovisual works. In his work, sound becomes a way to transmit stories, memory, and experience through the body and through listening.
A key work within his artistic practice is the sound design for the short film NVLH by Thaís Iroko and Felipe Dutra, screened at the Cinemateca do Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (MAM).
His work spans venues and platforms such as Motel Campo (Geneva), La Créole (Paris), OXI (Berlin), ballroom events across Europe, and the Montreux Jazz Festival.
In 2023, he released Arma – Sequencing (ESENGO Edit), followed by releases on TIG WERK and collaborations with artists including Fels.
A member of Angels in Disguise, ESENGO released his debut EP A KII in June 2024. His work has been recognized by Cakes da Killa and Nídia.
The Cartoon Network Kiki Ball, Kaserne Basel, Basel
Editions 2025–2026
Production and coordination of ballroom events in Basel, including concept development, fundraising, and organization of workshops and after-parties. Collaboration with institutions such as Kaserne Basel, Humbug, Red Bull, Catapult, and Basel Jitterbugs. Coordination of local and international artists.
Blackbox Association, Experi Theater, Zurich & Geneva
2022–2025
Event production and project coordination, with a focus on Geneva. Managed fundraising, artist communication, social media, and logistics across multiple cities. Also contributed to the Basel edition.
OMG FRANCK : DJ Sets & Dance Performances
19.06.2025
Co-production with Danielle Bürgin (Radio X & OMG Franck) and coordination of an evening program featuring DJ sets and ballroom performances during Art Basel.
Sound is central to ESENGO’s practice, used for storytelling, memory, and embodied experience across film, performance, and collaborative projects.
Exploring artistic and cultural practices through radio, ESENGO highlights local artists and community projects across Switzerland.
SOUNDLAB
BA Prozessgestaltung, HyperWerk FHNW (2025)
A practical and research-based exploration of the role of sound in community practices, focusing on club culture, education, and methodologies that support collaborative sound creation.
The bachelor project aims to gather and develop tools for sound-related practices, including workshops, interviews, a designed card game, sound mapping, and archival work of both institutional and self-produced methodologies.
By creating accessible methods and tools for interaction with sound, the project investigates how sound practices can be structured and shared across communities, and how these practices can influence collective cultural engagement.
Featured in Red Bull’s Swiss Selecta series, presenting a curation on songs from Esengo and insights into his musical influences and DJ practice.This article has been written by François Graz
The Montreux Jazz Festival artist profile presents Esengo’s artistic identity and highlights his DJ practice, musical influences, and festival performance history.
Radio X covers the Cartoon Network Kiki Ball at Kaserne Basel and includes an interview with Esengo on the significance of ballroom culture in Switzerland.This article has been written by Danielle Bürgin
Profile for Esengo performing as part of the CCS On Tour event at Nouveau Printemps 2025, highlighting his DJ set alongside international performers and contextualizing his artistic practice.
The Letype feature includes Esengo as a key figure in the Geneva emerging music scene, noting his work in DJing, radio, production, and collective activities.This article has been written by Maxence Pourpoint.
Photo credit: VISÁL KIM