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THEOS ASIAN TOUR
Young at Art
https://linktr.ee/theos.music
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From an early age, Theos was immersed in the world of music. At home, both his parents were musicians and his older brother a singer. With the full support of this swinging family, he started in 2019 a career of DJ, producer and musician, and moved to London to study sound engineering and devote himself fully to his art, inspired by a multitude of musical genres that have rocked him throughout his childhood to arrive to House music.
Theos used to listen to Michael Jackson a lot when he was 8/9 years old, and he grew up with this funky vibe, then matured with Jazz and Hip-Hop, untilthe point he was dragged into electronic music, House in particular...
“I discovered House music when I got to high school and simply started partying. I was first attracted to Techno and its more primitive aspect, then over time I turned to House and its subtlety. I also think that these aesthetics were familiar to me thanks to my musical upbringing filled with Jazz, Funk and HipHop, genres that have greatly influenced this music.”
Among his influences, he mentions British DJ Josh Butler, “pretty much the artist who convinced me to get into DJing and production!” but refers, of course, to Kerri Chandler, the legendary New York DJ and musician who pioneered hybrid DJ + keyboard sets. Theos recently found himself on stage jamming with him: “I took my courage in both hands and went to talk to him backstage at a festival in Amsterdam. After a few minutes of chatting, he kindly asked me to come on stage with him for a track or two. It was with tears in my eyes that I went right afterwards...
It’s a dream come true for me, at just 21 years of age. It’s an event that will remain engraved in my memory, and it’s particularly motivating for me to keep on working.”
ATTACK, DELAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASES...
As studio work is concerned,Theos is considered by its peers as one of the French producers to keep an eye on. Sure!, at just 19 THEOS had already signed his first 7-track release, We Miss The Crowd, to the prestigious UK label Shall Not Fade, in June 2021.
This famous London label, founded by Kieran Williams in 2015, has already signed artists such as Felipe Gordon, Tour-Maubourg, Cinthie,Vitess or Black Loops, a guarantee of its influence on the international House scene that no longer needs to be proven. “Generally speaking, I’m pleasantly surprised by the place of music for the English, which I consider more sacralized than in France, for example,” Theos concedes.
Six months later, after a resounding success, it was Turn Up Marty EP’s turn with 4 new tracks. Hardly a surprise from a guy born with a home studio at hand... “Since I was very young, I’ve always played with music software. When I was 12, I was superimposing loops on my father’s computer on GarageBand,” Theos recalls. “I produced my first track at 15, an assembly of loops and pretty basic drums in MIDI. I never published it, of course (laughs)”
With a rhythm as high as his average BPM on stage, original compositions, collaborations and remixes have mushroomed on several other European labels such as Happiness Therapy (Fr), Airtime (NL) or Pont Neuf Records (Fr), often supported and playlisted by seasoned artists such as Techno pillar Kolter or House legend Kerri Chandler.
For Theos, one project then followed another, including an EP in collaboration with French trio Oden & Fatzo (who will be in Bangkok for the first time at Kolour for Halloween) an EP in collaboration with his brother and singer El Rod, NMW (with a remix by Oden & Fatzo) and even an album in the making by his duo with Noa Milee: Astels
Astels
Astels is an electronic Funk, Jazz and R&B duo. Drawing on their childhood influences from the vibrant music scene of the 80s and 90s, the two protagonists revitalize and reimagine those sounds while giving them a modern touch. Their debut single Drive To You was released on June 16, 2023, composed in collaboration with jazz pianist Renaud Palisseaux.
https://linktr.ee/astels
Blue Notes In The Mix
Behind the booth,THEOS mixes turntables and machines to create rich, hybrid sets. “I mix my favorite compositions into a DJ set, and add my own live touch by improvising on the keyboard,” he explains. “It allows me to express my inspiration on the spot and makes my performances unique.”
Rex club, Badaboum, Djoon, Machine du Moulin rouge, Cabaret Sauvage, Sacré, Theos has already be booked in the most revered clubs at home in Paris, as well as festivals like Insula Festival or Braises Sonores, alongside House heroes like Franck Roger...
His growing notoriety quickly led him to play over Europe his Hybrid set and his improvisation lines have surprised and uplifted crowds at famous music venues like Village Underground in London and Lisbon, Mondo Disko in Madrid, Atlantic in Barcelona or Audio Club in Geneva, to name just a few.
So where does he go from here? As he has already achieved so much before even turning 22, we may wonder what Theos can now dream about... “I’d love to play in Ibiza”, he modestly elaborates, “at the Defected Festivals or at UK festivals like Parklife or Hide&Seek... But for now I am super excited about this first Asian tour, it’s a real honor for me to be doing what I do best on another continent. It’s like opening a whole new chapter and I feel a bit like a child, with this image in my head of a palm tree on a paradise island.”
That’s gonna happen on October 18 in Koh Tao, where Theos will play at famous Secret Party alongside Le Godfather.
Asia Is Calling
Now is indeed time for him to conquer other continents with his musical and dynamic House music, starting with a tour in Asia produced by Latitudes Media & Events, who managed 2022 Back 2 The Groove festival #3, with the support of Sawasdee France, cultural entity of the French Embassy in Thailand.
Theos will make his first-ever Asian appearance on October 14 at Paradise Lost rooftop, in Bangkok, supported by 2 of the most respected artists on the Big Mango scene: Koish, who will handle the mood around sunset with a 5h mix (!) and Thai DJ Skinny Mark, a pillar of Tao’s electronic scene, who will open the ball for him.
Event tickets : https://megatix.com.au/events/theos-paradise-lost
CHEVRY AGENCY WE ARE FAMILY
Considered by many as the new benchmark in the House & Minimal genre, Chevry Agency is an artist home, production, booking and management agency based in Paris that has proven its exponential growth over the years. Through a roster of top-quality artists that Theos has joined in April 2021 (Vitess, Baccus, Deborah Aime La Bagarre, DJ Steaw, Occibel, Herr Krank, Emma B...), Chevry produces and represents a rich and varied artistic catalog, from Minimal to Breakbeat and from House to Techno. Heterogeneity is their watchword.
To confirm this extension, Arnaud Clerel and his team have delivered a superb program in 2023 and in addition to the Parisian dates that have made Chevry’s reputation, they have also expanded across France and Europe. For those in the Paris region, you can find the team throughout the year at Kilomètre25, Rex Club, Trabendo and La Belleviloise and with appearances at festivals such as Elektric Park and Madame Loyal.
The agency accompanies its artists (strategy, communication, co-production) during their development in France and Europe and ensures the production of their tours worldwide. During the Covid crisis, the agency reinvented itself to create an exceptional and unique online meeting with its supporters: “The Chevry Show” by proposing music production coaching sessions, talk shows
on various themes related to electronic music, blind tests and Live Music show from Chevry Agency artists. Now looking to the future, the agency will keep on enabling the development of its artists and make the crowds dance across the globe.
