DANCING IS A LANGUAGE. LOVE IS THE MESSAGE — IN ALL ITS FORMS.
Damien Boyer
01 — WHO I AM
STORY
RHYTHM IS WHERE EVERYTHING STARTS — AND WHERE EVERYTHING COMES BACK.
MUSIC HAS BEEN MY LIFE SINCE DAY ONE. I’VE BEEN A DRUMMER SINCE I WAS 11, PLAYING WITH THE SAME BAND (OF BROTHERS) SINCE 1998. YEARS OF REPETITION, ACTIVE LISTENING, LOCKING IN WITH OTHERS. RHYTHM, GROOVE & MOVEMENT BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.
MY MUSICAL INFLUENCES COME FROM MANY, MANY HORIZONS. FOR OVER 35 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN A DEDICATED DAILY TRACK DIGGER, EXPLORING THE ENTIRE MUSICAL SPECTRUM FROM AFROBEAT, REGGAE & DUB, SOUL, FUNK, METAL & FUSION.
OVER THE TWO LAST DECADES, MY HEART LIVES MAINLY IN HOUSE, TECH HOUSE & TECHNO. THAT’S WHERE I FIND THE BALANCE BETWEEN ENERGY & DEPTH, MOVEMENT & RELEASE. MOST OF WHAT I PLAY IS BUILT FOR THE DANCEFLOOR: PROGRESSIVE, DRIVING, PHYSICAL & MENTAL.
35 YEARS OF MUSIC. MY STYLE IS HOUSE, TECH HOUSE & TECHNO — BUT I CAN PLAY ANYTHING. ADAPTATION & ADAPTABILITY: THE RIGHT TRACK, AT THE RIGHT MOMENT, FOR THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME.
THE TWO KEY WORDS
ADAPTATION & ADAPTABILITY
ONE-OFF · REACTIVE
ADAPTATION
CHANGING AN ACTION TO SOLVE A SPECIFIC PROBLEM, REACTING TO WHAT IS HAPPENING. SHIFTING THE SET MID-COURSE BECAUSE THE ROOM, THE HOUR OR THE MOOD DEMAND IT — RIGHT NOW.
PERMANENT · PROACTIVE
ADAPTABILITY
AN APTITUDE, NOT A REACTION. ARRIVING READY FOR THE UNKNOWN, STAYING CALM AND FINDING THE IDEA WHEN THE ORIGINAL PLAN FALLS APART. THAT IS WHAT 35 YEARS BUILD.
ADAPTATION IS THE CONCRETE RESULT. ADAPTABILITY IS THE CAPACITY TO ADJUST TO ANY NEW SITUATION.
01 — FLOW, NOT TRICKS
I FOCUS ON FLOW & TENSION
WHEN I MIX, I FOCUS ON FLOW & TENSION, NOT TRICKS. TRYING TO RESPECT THE ROOM, THE MOMENT, THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME.
02 — ENERGY & DEPTH
GENEROUS SETS, WITH SPACE FOR SHADOW
MY SETS ARE ENERGETIC AND GENEROUS, MADE TO KEEP BODIES MOVING WHILE LEAVING SPACE FOR DEEPER SHADES WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
RHYTHM, GROOVE & MOVEMENT ARE ALWAYS THE GUIDES.
03 — MAKING SOUNDS
SLOWLY, HONESTLY
ALONGSIDE DJING, I’M STARTING TO SHAPE MY OWN SOUNDS, SLOWLY AND HONESTLY — MY DEAR BEHRINGER RD9 WITH ME, PATTERNS FINDING THEIR PLACE.
DRUMS FIRST
35+ YEARS BEHIND A KIT. THE GROOVE IS READ FROM THE INSIDE.
READ THE ROOM
THE SET IS BUILT LIVE, FOR THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME.
DANCEFLOOR
PROGRESSIVE, DRIVING, PHYSICAL & MENTAL. ALWAYS.
04 — THE CONTEXTS
WHERE I PLAY
01
CLUBS
LONG SETS, PROGRESSIVE BUILD, TECHNO LATE IN THE NIGHT.
02
BARS, PUBS & RESTAURANTS
WARM GROOVE, CONTROLLED VOLUME. YOU CAN STILL TALK.
03
OPEN AIR
BY THE WATER, WITH FAMILIES. DISCO, POP AND HITS FROM EVERY GENERATION.
04
WEDDINGS & RECEPTIONS
FROM DINNER TO THE LAST TRACK. THE FLOOR NEVER DROPS.
05
PRIVATE PARTIES
BIRTHDAYS, ROOFTOPS, APARTMENTS. FREE FORMAT.
06
CORPORATE
LAUNCHES, AFTERWORKS, END-OF-YEAR PARTIES.
RESIDENCY
LA GUINGUETTE DE PONTOISE
EVERY FRIDAY, FROM EARLY JUNE TO LATE SEPTEMBER · 8PM → 11PM
ON THE BANKS OF THE OISE, OPEN AIR, WITH FAMILIES. LITTLE TO NO ELECTRONIC MUSIC HERE: DISCO, POP AND HITS FROM EVERY GENERATION, FOR A CROWD FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. LIVING PROOF THAT THE STYLE FOLLOWS THE VENUE.
IN PINK, MY POSITIONING: HOUSE, TECH HOUSE, TECHNO. I PLAY THE REST TOO — AS LONG AS THE TRACK IS WELL CHOSEN, AT THE RIGHT MOMENT, ALWAYS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
05 — THE CURVE
THREE ENERGY LEVELS
WARM-UP34%
DEEP, SLOW, HYPNOTIC. SETTING UP THE NIGHT WITHOUT EVER FORCING IT.
BUILD64%
TECH HOUSE, PUSHING GROOVE. BODIES START MOVING.
PEAK TIME100%
TECHNO, MAXIMUM TENSION. NOBODY LOOKS AT THE CLOCK ANYMORE.
06 — LOGISTICS
IN PRACTICE
FORMATS
FROM 2 TO 5 HOURS. WARM-UP, PEAK TIME OR THE WHOLE NIGHT.
GEAR
I ADAPT TO THE VENUE’S GEAR. CDJ, XDJ OR CONTROLLER.
AREA
PARIS & ÎLE-DE-FRANCE. ELSEWHERE ON REQUEST.
GOT A DATE IN MIND?
TELL ME THE PLACE, THE TIME AND THE MOOD. I’LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.
