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In music, one hit record is lucky. Two? That’s talent. And the talent everyone is talking about at the moment is fresh
faced Frenchman Shonky. But with over 50,000 tracks in the Beatport database, how does a modern electronic music artist
distinguish himself ? For Parisian techno and house producer, DJ and remixer, Shonky the answer is simple. He took his
profound passion for making music and created a signature sound, delivered a few solid EPs, topped the charts, landed a
nice place with a ―few‖ big labels, moved to Berlin, & spun in the hottest euro Tech clubs and . . . Voila !
Indeed His natural aptitude for producing was immediately evident with releases like Let Me Ask U, his remix of Mlle
Caro & Franck Garcia’s Far Away.. Back in 2007 every underground club was echoing to the sounds of Olympia – a slab of
panoramic techno that seemed to have been custom-engineered at the bottom of the sea; Or dancing to his massive remix
of Danton Eeprom’s All I Can Say, and he was piling up serious air miles with his increasingly hectic DJ schedule. In 2008,
Shonky took another bold leap forward by releasing his first full-length album Time Zero. More than a haphazard assortment
of tracks, Time Zero is blended together with a common theme: getting your groove on at a party and the art of celebrating
life.
Incredibly, music was a second-choice career for the 26-year-old. ―I studied mathematics and statistics for five
years. I was supposed to get a job in a bank,‖ he grins. But as a dedicated clubber since his teens the lure of electronic
music and culture proved too strong. Shonky bought a pair of decks though he admits he had no idea what to do with them
at first. He picked up many of his tips at Dan Ghenacia’s infamous Batofar after-parties, where he struck up a friendship with
Dan, Dyed, and the rest of the Freak n’ Chic crew.
Immersing himself in the rave scene in Paris, Shonky’s musical roots were then found at the ―Batofar club‖. More so,
it was the deep house, soul and funk infused sounds hailing from the mid-90s West Coast house scene (namely San
Francisco and San Diego) and the historical Chicago house movement that left an everlasting impression on his future.
Inspired by pioneering deep house figures such as Gemini and Kerri Chandler, Shonky has dubbed his own innovative style
of mixing, writing and producing.
Shonky’s was to be one of the hottest young stars of 2008 and simply a star in 2009 with still big releases, on Freak
n’Chic and Contexterrior his home labels. Shonky’s hit tracks ―Carnage‖ & ―Coco Feel and Love Shonk,‖ unmistakably portray
this development and expansion within his production, marking a musical crossroads in his passage towards a new sound –
one that revealed sonically groovier house dimensions infused with stronger vocal representation. At this time, Critics and
fans alike celebrated the new direction with admiration and enthusiasm. The result was a lighter feeling, less minimal with
the same hypnotic overtones.. ―He’s a natural talent,‖ raves Ghenacia. ―I know when he does something it’s going to be
perfect.‖ And 2010 shows no sign of slowing down, as Shonky delivered the summer Bomb Cluborama (FNC051) and Les
shonkettes, contexterrior’s autumnal anthem.
We may never know what Shonky’s moniker means, but we certainly know the sound.. and Among those clamoring
for his services, are clubs like.. DC10, Space, Zoo project in Ibiza; Goa, Madrid, Mac arena Beach Bbarcelona; Techno
parade, Rex Club, Paris; mulletover and Fabric London, Bar27 Amsterdam, Berliner clubs Panoramabar, Der visionnaer &
Watergate, Pollerwiesen Düsseldorf, Harry Klein München; Arma 17 Moscow; Kazantip Festival; Australian Ambar; La huaka
Peru; Playa Del Carmen’s festival in Mexico & Hollywood’s famous Avalon Club to name but a few !

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