RUBBERAX Thinks It’s Witchcraft. The Dancefloor Agrees.
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RUBBERAX doesn’t really “rebrand” himself so much as lean into whatever version of him is already leaking out. Right now, that version is based in Berlin —but calling it a “career shift” feels a bit too clean for someone whose whole thing is blur, tension, and sensory overload.
It’s less “new chapter,” more “finally paying attention.”
Music has been there forever anyway — not as background influence, but as a full-on language. Something to send, feel, translate, escape into, or use when words are too boring or too blunt.
At the same time, RUBBERAX is never just one thing. There’s the visual persona, the adult industry history, the nightlife figure, the DJ, the community builder through ROTTEN — and none of these versions fully cancel each other out.
They stack.
In the club, that stack turns into something else entirely. DJing becomes less about control and more about sensation, intuition, and reading a room like it’s a living organism that keeps changing its mind.
And somewhere in all of that, there’s synesthesia — meaning sound doesn’t stay sound for long.
It becomes shape, texture, colour. Sometimes probably even something harder to explain without sounding like you’ve lost the plot (which, in a club at 4am, is fair game anyway).
What comes out of it isn’t just a set. It’s a kind of emotional choreography — part storytelling, part tension-building, part surrender.
RUBBERAX can be my fortress as much as it can be my most fragile flower
Q&A WITH RUBBERAX
Do you feel like you’re “reinventing” yourself, or finally focusing on something that was already there?
I feel like it’s more putting focus on something that was already there. Music has always been something I cherish, and now I’m channeling that into DJing.
I’ve always been myself as a multidimensional experience. RUBBERAX is visual, it’s music, spaces, words, feelings. I’m dedicating this life to express my artistic universe with all the medias I enjoy and that makes sense to me.
Since I was a kid. I used to send music to the people I love to communicate my love to them
When did music stop being an influence and start becoming 'a main' for you? And what did that journey look like up until today?
Since I was a kid. I used to send music to the people I love to communicate my love to them. I’ve learned a lot about myself through music. Funny enough, my first techno club ever was Berghain (and it was a lot of firsts happening there) a few years ago. I stayed there 27 hours the first time I went, and I finally felt like I found a place that I belong to with sounds that make me shiver. Music also saved me at times or was a tool to express my anger. I have this particularity which is synesthésia. I see music in shape, colors, taste…Anything. So it’s always been the main language.
You started in the adult industry—what was that journey like, and what makes you stay in it today?
Where should I start? The journey was quite intense. So wild and interesting. From the 19 years old boy who couldn’t afford food to becoming the face of my favourite fetish brands. Nightlife and the adult industry are really close to each other. One inspires another. I’ll always be grateful for this part of my life because I get to tell those stories in my sets.
The porn star RUBBERAX is a full on character
RUBBERAX is a big persona—does it feel like you all the time, or is it something you step into?
It depends what RUBBERAX it is. The porn star RUBBERAX is a full on character. I used to really step into another persona when I’m performing (as in - out in events as RUBBERAX - or working). The perfect hair, serious face, mysterious energy.
DJ RUBBERAX is the opposite! The most vulnerable version of myself.RUBBERAX can be my fortress as much as it can be my most fragile flower.
From the 19 years old boy who couldn’t afford food to becoming the face of my favourite fetish brands
There’s a difference between being seen and being understood. Did that industry give you one more than the other?
Well, I’ve built a strong image for myself online. The focus of my porn career was to sell fantasy, so it makes me feel seen as an object of fantasy.
DJing/Organising events makes me feel understood. I shed myself completely when I play music, it’s like when I’m writing poems. Translating my emotions and life experiences into sound and shapes.
I like to see my sets as storytelling and witchcraft
Do you think of your sets as storytelling, seduction, control… or something else entirely?
There’s something quite intimate about a good set. Do you think about closeness, tension, even sexuality when you’re building one?
I like to see my sets as storytelling and witchcraft. I’ll put a spell on you, express my emotions and charm you. I like to feel the tension getting higher, the smell of the bodies dancing and the lights shaping the room. I’ll also push you to your boundaries, if the crowd allows me too.
It all comes from the rage I’ve built through my life.
It’s up to the DJ to try to guide the crowd in a story but also to listen to them. A good story is always full of characters and unexpected paths.
It all comes from the rage I’ve built through my life
Do you feel like you’re shaping the room when you play, or responding to it?
As I've said in a previous answer. I have synesthesia. It’s all about shapes, colors, etc. I often get in a trance when I DJ and all I see is a big shape that I’m building with the energy. People’s souls merge with the room's energies and music.
You’re building spaces through ROTTEN—what were you not finding in existing nightlife that made you want to create your own? And tell us more about your party!
ROTTEN came out of a moment where I’ve been connected to Paris’ nightlife, and started to feel, through traveling and performing around Europe, that I could contribute something more to it. I found myself at (yet) another event that didn’t fully resonate with me. Paris has its strong moments. They can feel a bit rare at times though, so I wanted to create something new. Experiencing many different ways of clubbing shaped my perspective.
All of this character building doesn't come from nowhere
I decided to create ROTTEN with Gaelle Laurent. We started in 2023, and at the same time I started to DJ. We try to create a safer space (not safe space, I hate that term, especially now that people use it as marketing). Everyone looks after each other, everyone has their fun but in a respectful way. A space for all the night creatures to exist. The selection to get in ROTTEN is really tough, not because we’re pretentious, but because we need to protect our community.
The focus of my porn career was to sell fantasy, so it makes me feel seen as an object of fantasy
Do you feel more exposed now working through music, or more protected?
I never really feel protected. I’m protecting myself but I’m still seen as a fantasy by a lot of people in our community. I’ve put myself out there as such, which is fine. It can be tiring sometimes and I do have to remind people a lot about consent and respect when I organise events or DJ.
Whatever industry I’ll work in, my biggest protector will be myself. I’ve built an intense visual and sound identity, and I feel like it protects me.
And what’s something that will always win you over on a dancefloor?
People dancing freely. Pure body expression. Letting go. Also people kissing. Love all the way.On technical terms, a really good sound system and a good light technician.
What do you want people to understand about you now that they maybe didn’t before?
My sensitivity. That all of this character building doesn't come from nowhere. My music is telling those stories.
If everything goes right, what does the next version of RUBBERAX look like?
Who knows. Let me get my pendulum.
