Solomun hits the cover of Vogue Adria

Solomun has landed the cover of Vogue Adria, opening up about his roots, his rituals, and the age of phone-recording.

Solomun rarely grants interviews, but his latest cover feature for Vogue Adria has broken that silence with striking candor. The editorial pairs sleek imagery with unguarded reflection on what has shaped his identity, sound, and near-spiritual view on music. Undoubtedly, Solomun’s interview with Tara Đukić serves as well-rounded glance into the man behind the music.

The piece opens with a meditation on dawn—zora, svitanje, rasvit—and the moment when night finally yields to day. Solomun recalls his first sunrise set at EXIT Festival in 2018 as a kind of collective awakening. He describes those early-morning hours as a “ceremonial” space, where music becomes a ritual that binds strangers into a temporary community. That idea has shaped his career: marathon sets stretching over 20 hours, and endless after-parties embodying the belief that “music should never stop.”

Born in Travnik, Solomun grew up in Hamburg with a sprawling Balkan household. Furthermore, he credits his early immersion in Yugo folk, Roma songs, and regional rock to the formation of his musical DNA. A cousin’s cassette of a live club DJ set, handed to him at 11 or 12, sparked his obsession with non-mainstream sounds like funk and disco. By 14, he was already curating and playing music for a local youth centre club.

Long before this magazine moment, Solomun reshaped clubbing in Ibiza with his Solomun +1 residency at Pacha. Launched in 2013, the concept was deceptively simple: pair him with a single guest each Sunday night, giving both artists equal weight. The idea came from the classic guest-list question—“Can you put me on the list with a plus one?”—but executed as a serious creative statement. At a time when multi-DJ lineups dominated, it was a risk. Nonetheless, it paid off. And thirteen years later, the Sunday institution still anchors the island’s season from late May into early October.

On the topic of technology, Solomun is blunt. He calls the sea of phones on dance floors a barrier to connection, referencing The Social Dilemma and Black Mirror. For him, the “black mirror” is literally the iPhone screen we all stare into. At Pacha, his team has handed out flyers for years, urging crowds to be present rather than recording every moment. He admits it’s a generational battle but insists the core issue is respect for the people around you.

This August, Solomun returns to Sarajevo to close Sarajevo Film Festival with a free open-air set on August 21. He calls performing at home emotionally overwhelming, limiting himself to one regional show a summer. “Sarajevo, I missed you,” he wrote, promising a night that turns Titova Street into one giant dance floor.

Featured Image: Vogue Adria (Angelo Lamparelli)

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Having grown up just an earshot from Ultra Miami’s venue Bayfront Park, it was next to impossible for me not to fall in love with electronic music. My love for music was evidently strong enough for me to write my college essay on festival culture and continue attending Ultra for 12 consecutive years (still counting). As an avid traveler, I’m definitely not afraid to hop on a plane for a music event. My current bucket list festivals right now are Tomorrowland in Belgium, Cercle Festival in France, Kappa Futur in Italy, and Sonus in Croatia. Though the list could go on forever, some of my favorite artists are Franky Wah, BICEP, Cassian, and Mochakk.

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