MUSIC STYLE:
Techno/Electro . HardHouse & Hardcore 90's (EarlyRave).
Break-Beat/Electro Boogie & House Classics.
From Paris , ex graffiti artist , chilhood with soul, funk & disco music.
He discovers Hip Hop culture in 1984 in movies as: "Wild Style, Style Wars & Colors"
and the artists:
"GrandMasterFlash, Herbie Hancock, The rock Steady Crew, Kurtis Blow, Africa Bambaataa"
& the Books such: "Spray can arts" & "Subway art".
(from Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant),with the Kingz of Graffiti as:
"Dondi, Lee & Pink, Futura 2000, Seen, Bando,Mode'2",etc...
"Talking about New York Graffiti art".
"Time came to love street art".
In 1987,he starts the Graffiti and looks after more and more music and mix with djs:
"Dee Nasty & Crazy B"( Hip-Hop leader in France) playing on "radio Nova".
"Time he bought his first vynil LPs.
On year after, he discovers the new beat & the acid house music with tracks as:
"Thème from the S-Express" from Mark Moore a.k.a (S-Express),
"Jack to the sound of the underground" from Peter Slaghuis a.k.a (HitHouse),
"Good Life & Big Fun" from Kevin Saunderson a.k.a (Inner City,Reese).
"Falling in love with HIP HOP music".
In 1991, he discovers the first clubs playing electronic music in Paris
(Le Cirque, le Central, le Palace & le Privilège),
just after the closing of *BOY.
*(first club playing new beat music in Paris).
He buys some vinyls EPs and decide to start in this move.
In 1992 Da Carrot "La Carotte" starts his career in the capital underground raves,he's playing hard techno which is not yet Hardcore.
Labels as:R&S,Dance Extasy,Rotterdam rec,Kickin,or XL recordings.
"Belongs to electronic hardcore French stage pionners".
In 1993, it's hardcore explosion.
He goes ahead playing deutch and german hardcore :(GABBER).
He becomes one of the leaders in this style of music in France.
Very quickly he gets an audience and decides to take them in Holland, organizing trips with "take no system" and "4A"for the events : HELLRAISER,THUNDERDOME,MYSTERYLAND.
In 1994, he starts his first production.
He creates, the Crew and the hardcore label:
G.T.I. (Gangstar. Toons. Industry)
With "Kingsmoke, Kirin & Atomic Compressor..."
They decide together to create a new style ,mixing all their influences:
(Hip Hop, Break-Beat, Metal & Dance music),
with samples movies and French voices in the Hardcore version / Gabber, all mixed between 180 and 250 BPM.
They create their first vinyl LP "GTI 001" (this is the first electronic French hardcore album in France).
"It was so successful in the underground hardcore world".
In 95, La Carotte more and more present on most important raves in Paris and in France.
He keeps going with producing with GTI and participate to:
the production RPG 7 Rec) GTI divison with : "Liza N' Eliaz" (R.i.P):" 90's Hardcore Queen".
In 97, because his technic and energy on stage, he becomes the leader of Gabba music in France.
He works with Premium production (event & concept producer) in Paris, and starts to export himself in Holland and Belgium
in festivals & Club as: "Shadowland" or "The Cherry Moon".
Then he joins the team "ID&T" in Holland (Thunderdome concept & Mysteryland) and represents them in France.
In 98, he creates "The Blood brothers" band with Kirin and the killers clowns (GTI members)
Together they create and produce together label:
*I. F.S "The incredible Funny & Sly" Rec (style:Gabber newstyle)
*Listed 4 stars in "Thundermag" from(NL).
In 99, he joins:Break Beat entertainement (under Sony label ) whitch takes Thunderdome management in France,
participates to events and French tour with:
"Buzz Fuzz, The Prophet , X ess, Promo,3 Step Ahead(R.I.P)" from (NL).
Then gradually slows down BPM and goes to Hard house music, Chicago techno and break beat.
Then he creates"DAZZLING CREW"association,with "Dj Tof :Psy4X" (Dj & friend from his generation)
They organize some parties in Paris and outside with a more or less hard sound , more eclectic, mixing: break beat,hardhouse,techno,and old-skool.
In 2000, The Carrot come back to his first influences Hip Hop & Soul music.
He creates some tracks "break beat"and make differents RMX for : MKO recordings (under label of HomeCore) with Kirin.
Then, he goes to Strasbourg (East France) and goes to techno stage.
In the East & North France,he plays in several famous clubs & Party as:
L'anfer@(Dijon),L'Usine@(Metz),le Terminal Export@(Nancy),La Laiterie@(Stasbourg),le Yalta@(Surebourg),le Grillen-Kraken@(Colmar) etc...
In 2001, he plays Techno & still Hardcore on festivals as :
"GOLIATH (CH), MYSTERYLAND (NL), Labels of the Universe (CH),etc..."
Gets in touch with Wagram Music with whom he launches some tracks.
Then he decides to launch again Thunderdome market in France (after 1 year and a half away),
he creates "100% Gabber" with Wagram music (12000 CDs sold + TV commercial);
Results were correct but Wagram doesn..t want to launch a number 2 CD.
In 2002, he stop really the Hardcore and stay in the Techno ;"Because more groove".
He leaves Strasbourg for Paris again.
In 2003, he joins the parisian crew Audiovenum creates by:"La Pieuvre & San"(friend from his generation)
specialised in Drum & Bass and breaks;
They organize together some underground party in Paris:@La Flèche d'or,La Grange à musique,le Glazart,etc...
mixing up: hip hop, Break-Beat , Techno & Drum & Bass style.
In 2004 ,goes away from stage to produce again, signs some tracks: hardstyle & hardcore for EMI and WAGRAM and goes to more techno & break beat compositions.
In 2005/2006, he plays again in Paris & elsewhere in club or Party as:
the Parkhaus (De),the Batofar (Paris), the Tryptique (Paris),Techno Parade (Paris) or the famous Party: "PLAY" in Paris...
"Technically and culturally strong, he's one of the best french Dj of his generation".
Named : the French "Dark Raver "(NL) middle of the 90's in Paris, or "Bioman" in the East of France in 2000.
"Perfect mixs with Fat skill,colored,energic and full of life".
He's a real technician and showman, Always ready to light the fire.
Now still working , he play a groovy music Happy or strong "but always Dance Floor".
mixing up : ( Eclectic Techno , Hard Beat, & Early Rave).
He prepare his come back and work for his label: "CARROT rec "& others projects...----Available in 2008----
-Mix CD : The Golden Years of Hardcore 1993 to 2000
-1992-2007 "15 years of Passion": (Tour & CD) "in project". ,
-Maxi EP : Techno, Breakbeat & HardBeat...
-Carrot records.
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