BELLA CUTS

Bella Cuts Biography

BELLA CUTS (previously known as Cut Loose) started out as a bass-obsessed nightclub photographer in Aotearoa. Inspired by the world-class DJs she snapped each week, she stepped behind the decks and went on to perform up and down the country, from DIY Queer and activist events, to Wellington nightclub institution Sandwiches, to legendary indie music festival Camp a Low Hum.

After a rigorous training in turntablism with DMC champions Raw and Alphabethead, she packed her record bag and headed North.

Now based in Berlin, she has been making people move for over a decade — from the streets to the club, to festival crowds of thousands. Her music lives in fierce femme big beats and booty bass. She hosted the queer-feminist music show Expatriarch Radio for three years, and in 2023 launched her own label, Common Groove, along with the new podcast The Solidarity Index.

From Aotearoa to Berlin

1. AotearoaBehind the cameraBass-obsessed nightclub photographer, snapping the DJs she admired, in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
2. Early careerCut LoosePerforming up and down the country under the name Cut Loose, from DIY Queer and activist events to Wellington institution Sandwiches and Camp a Low Hum.
3. TrainingTurntablism Rigorous training in turntablism with DMC champions Raw and Alphabethead.
4. Late 2012BerlinPacked her record bag, headed North, and has been based in Berlin since the end of 2012.
5. European DIY tour9 countries A DIY European tour from Bristol to Barcelona, Copenhagen to the Czech Republic, with venues including Chesters, Südblock, Schwuz and SO36 in Berlin.
6. 3 yearsExpatriarch RadioHosted the queer-feminist music show Expatriarch Radio for three years.
7. 2023Common GrooveLaunched her own label, Common Groove, with the EP "Until Everybody Is Free", plus a new podcast, The Solidarity Index.

Festivals, club nights and friends of the dancefloor

Festivals

Played festivals including Milkshake, Yo! Sissy and Rdeče Zore.

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Club nights

Room 4 Resistance, Berries and BOO HOO, plus a birthday party for Peaches. Opened for Perera Elsewhere.

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In the press

Vaginal Davis: “Bella Cuts makes you dance on the ruins of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy.”

Listen

“Bella Cuts makes you dance on the ruins of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy.”

Vaginal Davis

Music, shows and booking

Her EP “Until Everybody Is Free” came out on Common Groove, and the label keeps supporting independent dance music. For bookings, fan mail or track submissions, or to request a full Bio and EPK, get in touch.