Breakplus started his musical journey at an early age, during the golden era of Hip Hop. His love for Hip Hop culture got him into collecting all kinds of records and eventually djing, travelling through time and space with each vinyl purchased. He then had to push the experiment further with beatmaking, buying an MPC. Around 2002, he was asked by long-time friend and master Ianeq ( Quarion ) to join the crew he was putting together: the Digital Love Squad. Alongside Keena, Ianeq and Mr. Beatnick , Breakplus rocked the crowd in various locations around Switzerland, with the Squad's final show in 2004 at the Montreux Jazz Festival , warming up for Jaylib (RIP J Dilla ), Roots Manuva and Ty . Meanwhile, Breakplus and Mr. Beatnick decided they would join forces and sample libraries to start the Thieves Of Time project. They released " Time Machine " their first single, in 2005. It was played by the likes of Gilles Peterson on his BBC1 Worldwide Show , and well supported throughout the world. Last but not least, Breakplus was selected to participate to the Red Bull Music Academy in 2005, in Seattle.
His current projects include the Thieves Of Time album, scheduled for the end of 2008, and various collaborations with artists like Moyo* , Kissey Asplund and Ben Hadwen . Finally, djing is always a pleasure for him, even more so when he takes his trusty MPC alongside the turntables, to provide the audience with extra-planetary experiences, wether it is in Prague, Amsterdam, Istanbul or London.
Main performances to date:
Switzerland:
Miles Davis Hall (2004, with Jaylib + Roots Manuva & Ty )
Fri-Son (Fribourg, 2003)
Livingroom FM (Basel, 2006)
Couleur 3 (Swiss National Radio) (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Montreux Jazz Café (2007, with Babyface and Buddha Monk)
Letage (2008)
Chat Noir (2007 - Resident/with Charles Walker and The Dynamites )
L'Usine (2008, with Dj Krush )
International:
Flexbar (Amsterdam, 2007)
Palac Akropolis + Radiowave (Prague, 2006)
Del Rey (Seattle, 2005)
Secret + Dulcinea (Istanbul, 2006)
Guanabara + The Gramaphone + The Macbeth (London, 2006, 2007, 2008)
