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Sheket's new thursday funky-disco night is here!
Hot names from the local and international scene will perform in our groovy pink velvet room… get ready!
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◊ Dimitri From Paris [Defected – FR)
◊ Gino Woody Bianchi [Metropolitan Recordings – IT]
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DIMITRI FROM PARIS
With a career spanning three decades, Dimitri knows exactly how to work a crowd, whether they’re familiar with his work or not. His story began in the early-80s, when he went from bedroom DJing to being a DJ on French station Radio 7. His career soon progressed and he spearheaded the first ever house show on Radio NRJ, Europe’s biggest FM radio network, 26 years ago. In the years since, Dimitri has picked up a number of accolades and presitigious assignments, including remix work for pop luminaries such as Bjork, New Order, Quincy Jones, Chic, James Brown and The Jackson 5. This in turn led to Dimitri making his own edits of tracks, informing his knowledge of how music works and boosting his production skills. His debut album, Sacrebleu, was named album of the year by Mixmag in 1996 and drew influence from a range of inspirations such as movie soundtracks, jazz, disco, samba and house.
His talents also led to musical contributions to some of France’s top fashion houses: Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier and Yves Saint-Laurent. Dimitri’s approach to style has also become part of his calling card – having been inspired by visits to the movies as a child (The Ratpack and former Bond actor Sean Connery cited as inspirations), he maintains a very ‘dapper’ sense of fashion, asserting the same ideals on the artwork and photoshoots that accompany his musical output. The aesthetics that complement his music placed on equal footing with the audio side of things, bringing consumers an immaculate finished product with every release. A staunch believer in his own style both musically and visually, Dimitri’s unerring self-belief and meticulous attention to detail have propelled him to the position he’s in today.
This professional approach to his career has landed him some outstanding working relationships, like his long-running bond with Defected Records. It was almost ten years ago when Defected boss, Simon Dunmore, asked Dimitri to put together a compilation for the label’s In The House series. From that point onwards, a healthy relationship blossomed between Dimitri and Defected. Now, eight years after the first one, Dimitri returns with ‘Back In The House’, a brand new compilation that features two great mixes by the Frenchman.
Though he’s often associated with disco, Dimitri is of course, a connoisseur of house as well. With this compilation he demonstrates his ability to create well thought out, timeless mixes both live and in the studio. The live mix comes direct from the intimate Horse & Groom in London, where Dimitri played to a small but appreciative crowd of around 300 people. He made sure the audience sounds remained in the mix, adding to the atmosphere of the live recording, “Without the audience sounds a live
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