Manta —

Daniel Hollinetz, known professionally as Manta, is a Salzburg, Austria–based DJ and producer working across drum and bass, drumstep, indie dance and liquid funk, with projects that have also touched on Portuguese hip hop. He released his debut No One EP in 2015 and is credited as composer and performer on releases under the name Manta. Hollinetz studied audio design in Vienna before focusing his output on electronic production and DJing. His recorded work has appeared on labels including Fragmented Recordings, Moshbit Records, T3K Recordings and Eatbrain. On the live side he has shared line-ups with June Miller, Emperor and TC, appearing on bills alongside those artists in Austria and neighbouring markets. Manta’s production style shows the technical training from his audio‑design studies in concrete ways: tight break edits, controlled low‑end and focused use of saturation and filtering to shape bass weight. Across his releases he balances liquid funk’s melodic elements — layered pads, plucked chords and vocal fragments — with drumstep and heavier DnB rhythms that use half‑time feels or punchy snare placement. His arrangements typically place clear sub‑bass under mid‑range bass motion and atmospheric FX, and his mixes favour headroom for kick and sub to translate on club systems. As a DJ Manta programs sets that move between subgenres rather than staying in one lane. He blends liquid passages with denser rollers or drumstep cuts through careful tempo transitions and by using EQ and filter moves to keep midrange clarity when heavy bass arrives. On record, the No One EP (2015) introduced this range; subsequent releases on Fragmented, Moshbit, T3K and Eatbrain have continued to show both melodic and harder edges without changing the factual detail that those labels carry his work. Public information on Manta’s wider catalogue and specific production credits beyond the labels and the 2015 No One EP is limited. What is verifiable: Daniel Hollinetz operates as Manta from Salzburg, holds an audio‑design background from Vienna, has released on Fragmented Recordings, Moshbit Records, T3K Recordings and Eatbrain, and has performed alongside June Miller, Emperor and TC. For listeners and bookers, those releases and the listed labels are the clearest entry points to hear how his DJing and production approaches intersect.