Marlon Hoffstadt and Niko Rubio Share Water

By Dani Reyes, November 10, 2026

What's out

Berlin-based producer and DJ Marlon Hoffstadt and Los Angeles singer-songwriter Niko Rubio released "Water" on November 6, 2026. The music video is public on Hoffstadt's YouTube channel. Apple Music lists the single the same day.

Marlon Hoffstadt and Niko Rubio, "Water" (Music Video)

Marlon Hoffstadt and Niko Rubio, "Water"

Hoffstadt said: "I've been playing 'Water' in my sets for over a year now, so I'm super excited it's finally out! I wrote it in Los Angeles last September with some incredibly talented people, Niko Rubio, BURNS, Pablo Bowman and CASTLE, and it all came together so naturally in the room. It's not a typical dance track and probably not what people expect from me, but it feels timeless, and I genuinely believe it's one of the best songs I've ever made!"

Rubio said: "It was so amazing to work on this song. I had the best time in the studio. It came out so naturally, and working with Marlon, Pablo, BURNS, and CASTLE was such a dream come true. It feels like the perfect extension of my album late night swim for my techno late late night baddies."

Context

The pair also recorded "On My Mind," which appears on Hoffstadt's album Das Ist Daddy and is listed on Apple Music. Rubio's debut album is late night swim. The announcement notes a Latin GRAMMY nomination for her writing on The Warning's "Ego." Hoffstadt's recent public work includes the "Caught Up" collaboration with David Guetta and a remix of Petite Meller's "High Forever" from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.

Dates

Hoffstadt dates named in the announcement:

• November 7: Mexico City, MX, Ultra
• November 8: Orlando, FL, EDC Orlando
• December 4: Tokyo, JP, ZEROTOKYO
• December 18: Hamburg, DE, Edelfettwerk (sold out)
• December 20: Paris, FR, Cité Du Cinéma

Rubio Golden State headline dates named in the same announcement:

• December 4: San Francisco, CA, Rickshaw Stop
• December 5: Felton, CA, Felton Music Hall
• December 7: Ventura, CA, Ventura Music Hall
• December 8: West Hollywood, CA, Roxy Theatre
• December 10: Santa Ana, CA, Constellation Room
• December 11: San Diego, CA, House of Blues Voodoo Room

My read

Hoffstadt has been playing "Water" in his sets for over a year and says it is not a typical dance track. That lands for me because "Water" is their second collab after "On My Mind," which shows they keep working in the same lane rather than treating this as a one-off. For more recent electro on KAZI, see SCAM's "Pleasure", Hologram Teen's Pyramid Disko remix set and GiGi FM's Ventus in Anima.