DJ Mehdi News and Photos

If you like Daft Punk, you'll love these 10 classic French house tracks

Thu, May 09 2013 7:02am - Source: Beatportal

Whether you call it French house, filtered house, or French touch, the sound that Daft Punk helped make popular has an awesome legacy of producers and DJs who all take a unique approach to crafting that signature Gallic sound.

ED BANGER: PERFECT TEN

Thu, May 02 2013 2:52pm - Source: Mixmag

This year, French label Ed Banger celebrates its 1oth birthday.

Ed Banger's 10 best videos [NSFW]

Wed, February 27 2013 8:04am - Source: Beatportal

It's hard to believe it's already been 10 years since Paris' Ed Banger label was born.

It's Finally Here

Tue, February 26 2013 2:30am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Kavinsky has cut a famously mythic figure in the world of French electronic music, folding himself into his alter-ego, a Ferrari Testarossa-driving zombie from a bygone decade.

Tribute: DJ Mehdi

Thu, September 13 2012 9:56am - Source: ClashMusic.com

It's been exactly one year since the news of DJ Mehdi's death broke.

DJ MEHDI: A TRIBUTE

Thu, September 13 2012 8:16am - Source: Mixmag

Exactly a year ago today, DJ Mehdi (born Mehdi Faveris- Essadi) died after falling through a glass floor in his Paris apartment during a party.

Killer Comp: Plant Music: Love Me

Tue, April 24 2012 5:05pm - Source: Beatportal

Birthed in the early 2000s at the dawn of the "blog house" era, NYC's Plant Music might not have ever experienced the cult of personality bestowed upon Ed Banger or DFA , but this ever-reliable imprint run by Dominique Keegan (of electro-rockers The Glass ) and Stretch Armstrong has built up a substantial catalog of releases that is as impressive as their media-favored peers in retrospect.

Win FREE Tickets To Zombie Nation Live In JHB!

Thu, April 19 2012 7:55am - Source: electrotrash.co.za

All you have to do is send an email stating the name of the city where Zombie Nation is based, as well as your name to freeshit@electrotrash.co.za! One entry per person, winners chosen at random will be notified via email.

Brodinski Launches New Label

Fri, November 11 2011 3:44pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Brodinski has revealed details of the first release on his new record label Bromance.

Joakim Writes of Plato, Dictators and Outsiders on 'Nothing Gold'

Thu, November 10 2011 8:34pm - Source: Spinner

Joakim Bouaziz is one of those quietly influential, jealousy-inspiring multi-talents whose ambition, punk aesthetic and deft mastery at all he undertakes have secured him a revered position in the dance music community -- and virtual anonymity elsewhere, despite having released three genre-spanning, critically acclaimed artist albums and a slew of high profile remixes.

October review : Audio Video Disco

Sat, October 29 2011 11:14am - Source: ilictronix

It's that time of the month again, time to review (some of) the albums that came out !

Chromeo remember DJ Mehdi (read their story), add 2nd Terminal 5 show (updated dates)

Wed, September 21 2011 6:51pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

I first met Mehdi over 11 years ago, in the summer of 2000.

Electric Zoo 2011 - Recap / Photo Gallery

Wed, September 14 2011 3:01am - Source: Prefix Magazine

Electric Zoo has easily become one of the best (dare I say the best, in a number of categories at least) festival we've got going.

DJ Mehdi Dead at 34

Tue, September 13 2011 3:04pm - Source: The BoomBox

French hip-hop and electro-house fans are in shock after news that famed French-Tunisian DJ Mehdi, born Mehdi Favéris-Essadi, has passed at age 34.

Ed Banger - 'Let The Children Techno'

Tue, January 18 2011 2:09pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Ed Banger are preparing the release of their all star new compilation 'Let The Children Techno'.

The Cure To Headline Bestival

Wed, December 01 2010 12:12pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

We've been itching to tell you this, so we're deliriously happy that the time has finally come to unveil the very first wave of acts for Bestival 2011 and by crikey are we excited.

Carte Blanche: Interview

Thu, November 04 2010 12:23pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

France's DJ Mehdi and England's Riton (a.k.a. Henry Smithson).

The Weekly Roundup: October 29, 2010

Fri, October 29 2010 1:36pm - Source: Beatportal

Skrillex, an artist all but new to Beatport—he has just one other release in the store—snagged eight of the top ten chart positions in our Top 10 with his Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP, released this week on mau5trap .

Electric Zoo 2010 Recap / Photo Gallery

Mon, September 13 2010 11:14am - Source: Prefix Magazine

Last year's inaugural Electric Zoo, a two-day electronic-focused music festival held in New York City's Randall's Island Park on Sept. 4 and 5, certainly impressed attendees, but this year's follow-up wowed an even more massive group.

Heard at Exit Festival

Tue, July 27 2010 10:53am - Source: Beatportal

Now in its tenth year, the Exit Festival, located in a historic fort perched above the river Danube, brings a wealth of music and culture to the little town of Novi Sad, Serbia.