I started getting involved with music at the age of 13, playing the saxophone in a string of jazz-funk outfits. Four years later I bought a DJ set, becoming an avid collector of hip hop, jazz, soul and funk records. From 1995 onwards I was heavily into house music and drum&bass, spinning in the Geneva club and bar circuit.
Thats also when I started producing beats for Geneva hip hop combos with the help of my trusty MPC. My first abstract hip hop track, "Visions", was included on 1999's Hosomaki Mix showcase CD. A year later I wrote "La Mandarine", a jazzy broken beat number for DJ Goo's Synchrovision Records and started hosting a live mix show on Basic Radio .
After setting up my own studio in 2001, I found a musical partner in Rosario. As a result we started producing as Square Meal, releasing on the ARM record label. At that time, I also joined the multitalented DJ/producer collective A Few Among Others , uniting five music heads from various parts of Switzerland. During that period, I delivered DJ sets at clubs like Cargo in London, Batofar in Paris, Transmusicales in Rennes, Paleo and Montreux festivals in Switzerland.
In 2002, I produced a Detroit techno tribute, "The Light" for Mental Groove 's first compilation. The track was licensed elsewhere then remixed by Moonstarr in 2004, with two new cuts from myself. That year I also released a housey broken beat 12" for A Few Among Others. "Reset / Snowflakes Hesitate" gained heavy radio and deckplay from European connoisseurs such as Alex Attias and Rainer Trüby (Compost), Michael Rütten (Soulpatrol), Lars Behrenroth (Global House Connection), Dirk Rumpff (OFFtrack), Les Gammas and the Garage Traxx crew.
In 2004 Rosario and I were joined by Japan's renowned DJ-producer Kent, recording a full album of dancefloor-pounding and home-listening material as Enterplay . "Water & Dust" received support from open-minded DJs such as Laurent Garnier, Benji B and Chloé.
Having delivered new tunes to AFAO and Mental Groove, I spent most of 2005 promoting the Enterplay album and collaborating with people as diverse as Jonas (top Swiss MC), Grand Pianoramax (Obliqsound) and Snax (Captain Comatose). My work with the latter came out on Get Physical in April 2006.
During the spring of this year, we set up a tour with Enterplay and played to audiences in Switzerland, Belgium, England and Japan. Inspired by the incredible experiences that happened during the tour, I came up with a new project that would allow me to explore the deeper side of House & Techno: Quarion .
I relocated to Berlin in may 2007 and spent most of the summer touring as part of "Jonas & Le Taxi Brousse Orchestra" while working on remixes and new material for my Quarion alias. I have a few projects lined up for 2009, including my debut album for Drumpoet Community ...
In the end, If I had to descibe my style, I would say it's Jazz with a Hip-Hop attitude and a techno edge...or vice versa
Peace
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