German electronic artist AVAION has built a reputation for blending raw vulnerability with club-ready energy. After millions of streams, viral IDs, and sold-out shows across Europe, he’s now stepping into a new chapter with his debut UK headline performance at London’s XOYO on 5th of September. Alongside this, his new single SLOWLY with RANI continues his exploration of intimacy and dance-floor power. To hear more about his journey from bedroom producer to global artist, we caught up with AVAION for an interview.
Your debut UK headline show at XOYO is around the corner. What does performing in London for the first time mean to you?
This is a huge step for me personally and also as an artist. London is a hub for music culture and it’s my first time even playing in the UK. I was overthinking it a lot, but now that the show is approaching, I just have to go out there, do what I love, connect with the crowd and bring the best energy I can.
You’re known for your 360-degree live sets. How do you prepare for such an immersive performance, and what can fans expect at XOYO?
To play inside the crowd with the people around me is much more intimate and people appreciate it a lot. You can feel the energy of the people much better and control it. This is my favourite way of playing shows and all my shows will look like this. I want people to understand that they are not only attending a concert, that they are the concert.
Your new single SLOWLY with RANI dropped just before the show. How did this collaboration come about, and what makes the track special to you?
Production-wise I like that I used RANI’s voice for almost every part of the song. What I mean by that is for example I used a cut sample of her voice to make the drop synth out of it, but in a way that you probably wouldn’t notice on first listen, or even at all, and thin it was another effect or loop. Also, every atom pad and organic layer is something I made out of her voice. So the whole structure and soundscape of SLOWLY feels super intimate and unique to this track.
From Pieces to Wacuka, your music blends vulnerability with high-energy grooves. How do you balance intimacy and dance-floor power in your sound?
I found my style in melancholic but also uplifting rhythms and I love that people can write their own story with my music depending what mood they’re in on that day.
You’ve had personal support from artists like Calvin Harris and Keinemusik’s &ME. How has this recognition shaped your artistic journey?
This is absolutely amazing to have such legends as supporters. I’m trying to get inspiration from as many different musical genres as possible and it’s always reaffirming, and slightly crazy, when I hear that my music has reached artists who I’ve admired and looked up, and that they actually like it! Forever grateful.
Your YOU ARE SEEN tour across Europe sold out earlier this year. How does connecting live with fans influence the way you create new music?
It has a huge impact, and a lot of my upcoming songs have been written with live crowds at these shows in mind. Living in the moment, no phones, love, real emotions, letting go, feeling yourself, feel the people around you, being part of something
You’ve gone from bedroom producer to global artist with millions of streams. What moments stand out as the biggest turning points in that journey?
Personally, just the whole process of finding my unique sound and seeing it resonate with others, which really came from the release of ‘Pieces.’ From here I signed with my label and eventually quit my job at the time.
With collaborations ranging from Marshmello and Ellie Goulding to Sofiya Nzau, how do you choose your creative partners, and what’s next for AVAION?
Some of the collabs were pretty random like Marshmello – I didn’t have that one the cards for 2025! He wrote me on Instagram and was like “hey, let’s make a song.” So we did! We connected via WhatsApp and started sending ideas back and forth and found something to work on and he later sent on the demo to Ellie Goulding to put her vocals to. Sometimes, it’s super random like that, other times, I’m aware of an artist and we connect through our teams or on socials. I’m always open to who I collaborate with, working with a vary artists from different genres keeps me thinking outside the box as a producer.