If there is one word to describe these four young musicians it would be “passion”. First, a passion for period instruments, as members of the finest French ensembles, such as L’Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Les Talens Lyriques and Le Cercle de l’Harmonie. Second, a passion for researching beautiful, forgotten scores and playing them with great skill […]
Eclectic artists of the French scene, The Geek x Vrv exude a subtle, dynamic and punchy sound – drawing inspiration from legendary funk, jazz and soul genres of yesteryear. The Geek x Vrv have enjoyed immense growth in recent months with the near nonstop release of an impressive collection of EPs and albums, in addition […]
On one side, Hugo Lab, 26, a smart-looking guitarist brought up on classical music. On the other, Alex Enki, 25, beat-making master, more attuned to the metallic feel of machines than the organic wood of instruments. Before he even picked up his first Fender, the former never parted from his cello, which he carried to […]
The Young Professionals (TYP) first emerged from Israel’s bustling arts scene in 2010, and have been determined to shatter the conventions of music and blur the boundaries of performance ever since. Signed to Polydor Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the Tel Aviv-based band brings an innovative approach to both studio recording and live […]
Blick Bassy formed his first band in Cameroon at the age of 17. They were called The Jazz Crew and would later develop into Macase, an inventive jazz fusion group inspired by local rhythms with three singers, all singing a different Cameroonian language. It was here that Blick began to revinvigorate bassa as a language […]
Jacky Terrasson, the most widely travelled of all jazz pianists, is the “piano player of happiness”, according to Telerama magazine in France. He is an exhilarating musician, one of those who play their public straight to euphoria. Born in Berlin, of an American mother and a French father, he grew up in Paris. He started […]
Hugues Rey aka BOBMO has been making dance music for almost ten years. Hailing from Bordeaux, he started as one of the signature artists of the late Institubes label. He was originally known for his raw producing. But time has passed since the mid 2000s and during the past years, BOBMO has been obsessed by […]
Jean-Patrick Simonetti is a young, outgoing, hedonistic Corsican man. He discovered techno music at 17 when he saw Para One playing live at Calvi on the Rocks in 2006. He then acquired a strong expertise in almost every electronic sub-genre and is now able to get any kind of dancefloor crazy, just like an ambitious […]
