S3A
S3A (Sampling As An Art) aims is to produce music sifted from multiple influences.
This house project, based on the idea that electronic music is a blend of different cultures and music, started 15 years ago when Max began jamming on analog machines and samplers with different projects from techno (FriendShip Connection) to house (S3A).
It is through this project that he expresses, among other things, his taste for soul and House music. Such as his beloved artists MCDE, Floating Points... he uses the process of sampling as a basis to color his music with sounds of all his inspirations, he always add his own touch and groove to get his own vision of electronic music: dynamic, warm, emotional and dirty.
Although he discovered electronic music in 92 through UK hardcore with DJ as Tanith or Producer, his culture is based on a solid knowledge of house music, soul, funk, hip hop, making him one of the most promising house artists of the French scene since 2009.
He first came to Paris with Zadig to realize his childhood dream: building a studio and later collaboration, Frendship Connection (All is just a matter of time has actually been playlisted by Marcel Dettmann).
His residency at Concrete helped him to confirm his DJ position since the last 4 years adding as well releases on Lazare Hoche Records, Hold Youth, Concrete Music, Local Talk, Phonogramme and Faces. With these releases, his remix for Laurent Garnier on Music Large and his booking request from the French legend to play with him for his residency at Rex club and Concrete, gave him legitimacy and visibility in all over Europe.
In 2014 he decided to make his own label Sampling As An Art Records and focus on finding new-blooded artists and release his very personal music. A perfect definition between underground quality emotional house music and dancefloor efficiency!
In 2015, he released a collaborative EP on Uncanny Valley Label with Max Graef and Cuthead (whom released S3A RECORDS 03 the same year), made his first live representations and currently continue to spread his vision of music.
Nick V
Né à Manchester NICKV fait partie de la House culture de la première heure. DJ Parisien depuis 1994, d'abord au légendaire club Le Queen, il enchaîne de mythiques résidences dans la capitale : Guys & Dolls, Otra Otra, Ballroom et aujourd'hui Mona pour un pubilc mélangé et ouvert d'esprit. Principalement House les sets de Nick peuvent également incorporer de multiples genres tels que Disco, Techno, Funk, ou Jazz Dance. Son style, deep et puissant, se bâtit sur une large culture musicale et un sens dynamique du mix sur disques vinyls, son support de prédilection. Passionné de danse, Nick intègre la dimension positive qu'elle apporte lors de ses résidences sous la forme de cours ou de balls Vogue. Nick est également manager Parisien pour le site de streaming de pointe 22tracks, pour lequel il est curateur des playlists Deep House et Global Sounds. Il est également consultant en acoustique architecturale et enseigne le Tai Chi et Viet Vo Dao.
