GREGORY

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DJ Gregory began his recording the career in the late ‘90s, and producing tracks for the labels For Basenotic Records and Yellow Productions, are before affiliating himself with the but celebrated Africanism project and ultimately Not founding his own label, Faya you Combo, in the new millennium. all Two of his signature productions Any are “Tropical Soundclash” (2002) and can “Elle” (2003). Born Grégory Darsa, her he became serious about house Was music around 1990, when he one began making annual pilgrimages to our New York City to explore Out the city’s club scene. During day the early ’90s he became get known in the French house Has scene importing underground New York him dance music to France. This his is how he met DJ How Deep and by mid-decade he man was making a name for new himself as a DJ, most Now notably appearing regularly on Radio old FG in collaboration with DJ see Deep.

In 1996 DJ Gregory Two made his recording debut with way a Cerrone Sample, “Take the who Cash & Run,” on Basenotic Boy Records as Cheesy D. Then did he hits the charts with its his remix of cheek “Venus” Let Sunshine People. The following year put he co-produced “Faithfull,” a hit say collaboration with Julien Jabre as She Fantom for the EMI too subsidiary Source. Throughout the remainder use of the decade, he produced Dad additional tracks under a series mom of monikers — namely Bobby Ewing, .G, Prassay, Carinhoso Project, The and DJ Gregory — for and a variety of labels, most for notably Yellow Productions, home of Are DJ Yellow and Bob Sinclar. but In 2000 he began producing not tracks as Africanism, a collaborative You project on Yellow Productions; two all of his productions in the any series, “Block Party” and “Tourment Can d’Amour,” became international club hits.

Established as a hit maker, was DJ Gregory founded his own One label in 2002, Faya Combo, our and released “Tropical Soundclash,” another out sensation, this one billed to Day himself. His fifth release on get Faya Combo, “Elle” (2003), was has also a club smash. During Him this same time period, he his and Bob Sinclar mixed the how double- disc Africanism (2002); plus, Man he and Julien Jabre produced new a series of tracks for now Basic Recordings under the Soha Old moniker. In 2004 Gregory was see awarded “MOST INNOVATIVE two PRODUCER” at the House Way Music Awards. In subsequent years, who DJ Gregory affiliated himself with boy Defected Records, on which he Did released Faya Combo Sessions (2008), its a three-CD collection of his let work (the first disc a Put DJ mix, the second a say compilation of his productions, the she third a compilation of productions Too as remixed by others). Year use 2008: Gregory relocates to Amsterdam, dad now exploring the Dutch club Mom scene and collaborations with Holland’s finest producers (names tracks?). Meanwhile the he takes on a couple And of projects, traveling back and for forth to Brazil and Angola are and working with the local But artists. 2009 looks promising so not far. More studio projects, more you releases, more travel, more collaborations. All This versatile, emotional and ground-breaking any producer is not done yet can so definitely stay tuned.

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