One of the best things to do when summer hits Paris is to chill on the banks of the Seine. Combine that with some classic underground hip hop and you’ve got a great time on your hands. That bodes well for APÉROBOAT, a hip hop event organized by The Backpackerz to celebrate the new version of their webzine.
The party has sweet DJs spinning the best hip hop all night long, some vinyl traders to help you beef up your personal collection, and projections of rap and hip hop documentaries to round out the cultural aspect. All of this is taking place at one of our favorite places in Paris, Batofar, and the entry is free! Here’s the link to the event.
The dudes at The Backpackerz made this playlist to give you a taste of the vibe. See you there!
For our music lovers in Lille, you might remember when we interviewed Bâton Blanc on the occasion of their first techno party. For a smaller town like Lille, with a limited nightlife, a techno party was a big moment of celebration. Now, after planning and a lot of work, the team at Bâton Blanc has a new venue and partner in 3/3. A new party has been announced, this one happening on Thursday, April 30th at the Tchouka Club. You can find the details here.
As the headliner for this event, they are bringing in an up-and-coming Ukrainian producer. His name is SE62, and we had the pleasure of interviewing him:
Hello SE62! Can you introduce yourself? Where are you from originally?
Hi there, my name is Yura, I am 27 years old. I have been living all my life in Kiev, Ukraine.
How long have you been making music? How did you get started?
My music background started at 10-12 years old. My grandfather was a musician, he showed me a lot of folk instruments. I started producing my first music at university when i was a student. Somebody dropped me Ableton CD.
What’s the character of SE62 now? Who would like to listen to your music?
At the moment I’m listening to house music and a lot of instrumental hip hop from the golden era (early 90’s). Love that gritty stuff. And jazz & soul records. I am trying to make more clubby music. I am happy to see when people dancing and have fun!
What kind of things do you have planned for 2015 and beyond?
Travels, my first album, wedding, hope Magister Study and a lot of work with the music and design.
Looking forward to visit Lille. Henri (Inner Sense) made awesome gift for me. It’s a book about French cities, such a cool book ! I am so exited to come!
Whyd’s Chief BBQ Officer had a chance to dust off the tools, scrap the rust off of the grill in the little backyard of our incubator, and under a blazing sunshine, kick off year with our first BBQ of 2015.
After the usual challenge of lighting the grills, we got the charcoal smoking and enjoyed Tony’s signature burgers.
Sadly, it was most likely the last BBQ at our incubator, before our lease is up at the end of May. The BBQ had become synonymous with Whyd, and it was in this very location that we first launched our music community exactly three years ago, with Gilles, Jie, Adrien, and Loick.
For those of us with us from the very beginning, you remember how crazy things got.
We’ve come a long way since then - as evidenced by the new team members in this photo: Laurent, Jeremy, and Damien’s arm. Luckily, they are fans of BBQ too. And whether we are in Paris, San Francisco, or China, we are all in complete agreement that the next chapter of Whyd will contain at least a BBQ or two.
In the meantime, bon appetit, and never stop jamming!
It’s finally Friday, and that’s a good thing for most of us who have schlepped through the week like zombies with no appetite for human flesh. Tonight there is a party and awesome concert organized by our buddies at La Machine du Moulin Rouge for all of you Parisians looking to get your groove on. We will also be announcing the finalists for the Jamendo Playlist Contest this afternoon.
One track that sums up this autumnal feeling is “Flashlight,” Bonobo’s latest electronic storytelling that combines his unique beats, sounds, and energy into a sort of vortex of music and ambiental sound. It’s a good track for your Sunday afternoon, and it’s been topping the charts all week on Whyd thanks to the ever-sharing trendsetter Aline. Enjoy your weekend!
Hello! Can you introduce yourselves? What is Baton Blanc and when was it created?
Baton Blanc is first and foremost a group of friends from the north of France, passionate about electronic music of all genres. We also have the habit of going to see artists in cities like Brussels, Gand, Paris, and London (when the budget allows).
It’s really from this spirit that we created the association in January 2014. In Lille there is really only one club with consistently great music, so we wanted to organize electronic music events and propose a new offer, deconstructing the current structures to create a new dynamic in the region of Lille.
It’s getting closer to October 17th, and even though the temperatures are falling and the rain has come out, we are still hot, and for the partiers in Paris there will be no better place to be than CHUICHO (literally: I’m hot and ready to go) at La Machine du Moulin Rouge. Our buddies at Buzz Bourguignon put together a stellar line up of KIDNAP KID, KANT, Le Bron and Rusty Hook for the night, and here’s a playlist to get you in the mood for next Friday night!! See you all there!
Hello! Can you introduce yourselves? Who are the people on the Lyon CityCrunch team?
Hi! First of all, many thanks for giving us the opportunity to introduce ourselves! Lyon CityCrunch is a group of 10 dynamic and hedonistic bloggers who love their hometown and have shared its best features for quite a while - 8 years to be precise. Everyday at 5 PM, a brand new idea is published on our website: restaurants, bars, gigs, exhibitions, shops, etc. Although we are all genuine music lovers, we are specialized in trendy burger restaurants and cocktail bars!
If you were wondering when we were going to be having our next big party, you’ll be happy to know that we will be upping our game. Organized by our buddies at Buzz Bourguignon, Whyd is proud to be a partner at the 4th CHUI CHO (I’m hot) concert and party the 17th of October at the famous Machine de Moulin Rouge.
Hello! Can you introduce yourselves? What is The Golden Years of Hip Hop?
The Golden Years of Hip Hop are theme parties reuniting more that 20,000 music fans over 8 years in the coolest venues in the French capitol: Bataclan, Divan du Monde, etc.
Bonjour! Can you give us quick history of La Machine du Moulin Rogue? You don’t do cabaret, do you?
La Machine du Moulin Rouge is the old Locomotive, a mythic club from the 80’s and 90’s. In 2010, the Moulin Rouge bought the location, particularly exceptional for Paris with 3 levels, and wanted to relaunch it, giving it a dignified artistic direction on par with the biggest European venues, yet still keeping with the rebellious spirit of the neighborhood: Pigalle.