

QOW

Omar El Sadek as known as Qow is an audiovisual and inter-disciplinary artist specialising in electronic sound production and animated visuals. He’s currently based in Prague, where he studies Fine Arts & Experimental Media. Omar’s work and sound pieces focus mainly on experimenting with the fragile nature of his surroundings including himself. On the visual side, he takes a similar direction investing in the poetic beauty of imperfections, both visually and conceptually. This principle is mostly visible in his works with artists such as ZULI, MSYLMA, Drew McDowall and Know V.A. Visual work has been exhibited at European audiovisual festivals such as Unsound Festival in Krakow, and Lunchmeat Festival in Prague. Other works & commissioned soundtracks were for directors like: Tahoun, Selim, different commercial clients and independent short films like (House Of The Flying Architect), which was awarded the Best Overall Contribution medal at the 2018 London Biennale.
𓆈 at Glory Affairs,
transmission host at Ma3azef radio,
doing his thing at QQQ,
collector of ♡ shapes
"Sharp edges, clicks and spikes – interdisciplinary artist OMAR EL SADEK aka QOW balances on the cliff between exploration and protection." (PW-Magazine)
"Dawafer is a cohesive album, distinctive for its flowing sounds, shifting dynamics and general immersive mood." (Ma3azef)
“A balance of exploration and protection, Dawafer (Arabic for fingernails) is a personal album that’s as exhausting as any given Wednesday in my Cairo. All tracks on this album were constructed by the constant interruptions of the curious inspective nails, the sharp protective nails, and the stressed out self-bitten nails. The album’s artwork is a self-portrait set in the evening of that same Wednesday.”
Released March 17, 2021
Produced by Omar El Sadek

2023
11_11 ZULI & Omar El Sadek present λ . Le Guess Who? . Utrecht
o4_11 Glory Affairs x Alternativa Festival. Letohradská 10. Prague
26_o8 Glory Affairs x Moody Moon Noize Festival. Chomutov
29_o7 Glory Affairs x Kwia. Berlin
22_o7 Glory Affairs x KSK. Planeta Za. Prague
o7_o7 Glory Affairs x Stalin Metronome. Prague
26_o4 Fae Bestia Alegorie release party. Bike Jesus
22_o4 SCENE س pres. Abdullah Miniawy, Qow, Ábris Gryllus, Thea Soti. Trafohouse. Budapest
16_o4 LTE - VA - Little Too Emotional {LTE04} compilation release. Luft Café. Prague
25_o3 with Nadah El Shazly & Elvin Brandhi: Pollution Opera. Banlieues Bleues. Paris
o4_o2 Glory Bazar Affairs. Planeta Za. Prague
2022
10_12 Glory Affairs. Ankali. Prague
21_11 NEONE: It's Machine Jam with DJ Bingo, Evil Medvěd, Loops of Decay, Oliver Torr. Hala 17. Prague
12_11 Glory Affairs. Bike_Jesus. Prague
o7_11 NTS radio. ZULI invites Ghul Mashghul
o5_11 Mutant Radio x Ankali stream. Planeta Za
2o_1o Glory Affairs : SKIDZ. Grid
11_o8 Cafe Oto. London
o5~o7_o8 Bukolika is a dancing plague. Glory Affairs lake station. Přelouč
21_o7 live w/ Mor Wen. Petrohradská. Prague
15_o7 Deviant. b2b Mor Wen. Planeta Za. Prague
o3_o7 ASFÃR by C1 Collective. Remise Berlin
21_o5 Glory Affairs: Sub*merged. Ankali. Prague
o7_o5 gin&PLATOnic. + Lutto Lente. PLATO Ostrava
28~o5 HEARTNOIZE Tančírna + ZULI, Mor Wen, New Magic Media. Mariánské Lázně
13_o5 Æntity.One.Default. Vitamin 61500. Brno
15_o4 Toldi Club. Budapest
27_o3 + Space Afrika, Racine. Meetfactory. Prague
o5_o3 Glory Affairs studio opening. Planeta Za
18_o2 Ankali Reopening. Prague
28_o1 Diera do Sveta. Liptovský Mikuláš
2021
11_12 LAS #8. Farby Anniversary. Poznań19_11 FIK Festival. FIKOF Program. Řehole presents. Ústí nad Labem
11_o8 Illegal Files. Bardo Club. Cairo
28_o7 GENOT #4 presents. AV with Abadir. Divadlo Archa. Prague
15_o6 Petrohradská. Prague
23_o5 Transmission For Palestine. Radio Laude stream
26_o4 Cashmere Radio
2020
11_12 GenotPresents_PurrPurra2.020. Divadlo Archa. Prague
1o~12.1o Unsound Solidarity. Noce Klubowe W Hotelu Forum. Krakow
o3_1o Lunchmeat Festival. Prague. AV with Know V.A.
11_o9 w/Keya. Kampus Hybernská. Prague
o3~o5_o7 Nyege Nyege Festival. The Egyptian Leather Pavilion. MSYLMA feat Ismail & Omar El Sadek
3o_o8 Punctum meets Genot Centre. Radio Punctum
2019
31_12 Glory Affairs: Spirit ◞(。•̀ᴗ-)~ 2020 ・ 。 • ✧
o6_12 Gin&Platonic: Platonic #02. OtvOr v Docku. Ostrava
14_12 PurrPurra2.019 // Vánoční besídka Genot Centre
21_10 AV for Proces : Drew McDowall presents "The Third Helix". Hól.
o5_o5 Performance Crossings Festival. Holešovická Šachta