The Play Off Recap: The Block Underground Wins [PHOTOS]

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Sunday afternoon, during the calm after the storm of the fête de la musique, as children played, the sun shone brightly onto the Tuilleries Gardens and the running waters of the Seine. 

On the péniche Concorde Atlantique, music lovers gathered. Heads were still pounding, rosé was poured, the perfect chocolate cake was served, and the healing sounds of music began. It was the Play Off 2014. 

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SUNDAY: THE PLAY OFF Official Participants

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The big week is finally here! The mobile app will be out any day now, and to commemorate this special occasion, we’ve got an excellent party lined up for you on Sunday to recover from the fête de la musique. 

As we mentioned before, we are bringing back the Play Off to call attention to the awesome amounts of curation that are happening on Whyd and the web. We’ve assembled a dream team of participants to go head to head to see who will emerge the winner. 

The participants are: 

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Play Off + Mobile Launch Party: 22 June

Exciting times here at Whyd, we’re almost to the release of the mobile app (for iOS) and when would be a better time to launch it than in the week leading up to the Fête de la Musique?? 

To commemorate this special occasion, we are bringing back a concept that we tried two years ago and that worked really, really well. The Play Off: Tracklister Head to Head.

8 participating teams from each of the musical corners of Paris will select tracks. You decide who moves to the next round, who gets eliminated, and ultimately, who will win the crown of champion music lover, in this innovative music event.

Because so often, the musical selection of DJs at events goes under-appreciated, where DJs play sets and the audience moves a little bit. We want to bring the focus to the music itself, and the amazing curation that is happening around it, courtesy of the music lovers here in Paris.  

The Play Off 2014 will begin at 15hr Sunday, June 22, on the Péniche Concorde Atlantique. Click here for the official event page and stay tuned as we announce and profile the participants! 

The Tribes Festival & Playlist Contest: Solidarity for Music Lovers

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It’s almost that time of year again, when everyone who does anything with music is putting the final preparations on their parties, concerts, and festivals happening in Paris for the Fête de la Musique on June 21st. For electronic music lovers, one of the top destinations for emerging music is The Tribes Festival: two days of music bliss on an island in the Seine 10 minutes from the Eiffel Tower. 

But, alas, the forces that be have thrown a wrench in their gears, grinding the festival to a halt. In this case, the forces that be are the residents of the small island where the festival was to take place. They are opposed to the use of their space for music festivals, and they’ve already succeeded in blocking other similar events. The Tribes Festival may still take place, but with short timing and limited options, there is a risk that it wont be able to see the light of day. 

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Invitez tes potes: Whyd Paris Launch - 24 Avril

This blog post we will break with tradition in order to put out some important information to all the French speakers in Paris: 

La semaine prochaine on va fêter le lancement de la nouvelle page Whyd Paris, un radio proposé par les music lovers parisiens qui partagent toujours des bons sons. 

Ça represent aussi une nouvelle manière de la presentation des contenus chez Whyd, pour toucher un audience plus large. 

Donc on compte sur vous de inviter tes amis à la fête la semaine prochaine, et aussi de les proposer à rejoindre la communauté parisien si c’est intéressante pour eux. 

Il faut que tous les gens de Paris sachent que Whyd Paris existe, et c’est pour ça qu’on invite tout le monde à notre fête le 24. 

À très bientôt, et never stop jamming! 

Whyd Paris: Coming Soon (OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY APRIL 24th)

Paris has long been one of the world’s cultural centers. From the Pagans who flogged witches on the marshy banks of the Seine to the philosophers and impressionists of the Left Bank to the music collectives of 2014, Paris has never followed. 

It is appropriate, then, that Paris, our sweet home, leads the Whyd community with our innovative approach of promoting our community to mainstream audiences. Whyd’s Parisien selectors are sharing some of the best music, no matter where it is coming from in the world. 

So, on April 24th, we will celebrate the launch of the Official Whyd Paris page, a place uniquely suited to give you the pulse of the music scene here, putting forward our trendiest music lovers and giving everyone a window of access into this whirlwind of sounds rotating around the Eiffel Tower. 

If you’re here in Paris, you’re invited to the official Launch Party at Le Dandy, organized in collaboration with our buddies at Bathroom, Thursday, April 24th. Tony will be cooking all day to bring you some delicious bites to eat, and of course, we have much to toast, so bring your drinking hats, and never stop jamming! 

Win 3 Places to Saturday Night’s Mawimbi Jam @ Machine de Moulin Rouge

If your feet are already itching to do some dancing this weekend, you’re probably looking forward to Mawimbi’s Jam at The Machine de Moulin Rouge on Saturday night. As far as events go, this one is getting big, and Whyd is proud to provide a helping hand. 

If you’re planning on going, break out your dancing shoes and get on social media and share this post with the hashtag #mawimbi for your chance to win 3 places on the guest list and, since the event is free, you skip the line to head inside to get your afro rhythm on directly! 

Click here for the official event link

See you there! 

DIALOGUE #2: Mawimbi & Whyd at The Machine de Moulin Rouge

Next Saturday night (March 22) will be a rocking cabaret of afro-infused beats at the landmark establishment that is almost as famous as Paris itself. The Collective Mawimbi have been invited to create the line up for the Central area, and they are bringing two acts down for the UK for our aural pleasure, both featuring unique rhythms and percussions, filling some sort of pleasure zone that you didn’t know you had. It’s classic Mawimbi, and it’s why this party is going to be unlike anything you’ve heard before. 

The Busy Twist: https://soundcloud.com/thebusytwist

Drumtalk: https://soundcloud.com/drumtalk