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

Whyd + SXSW = Endless Awesome New Music

Next week in Austin, Texas, the world’s bands, tech companies, start ups, brands, and music lovers will gather for what has become probably THE music and tech event of the year - SouthbySouthwest - and we will be there! 

Whyd was one of 10 French start ups selected by UBI France to represent France and present our ideas to the larger world. It is an honor and we are proud to be alongside other cool French start ups like our good buddies Evergig! So if you’re at SxSW and you’d like to meet up, let us know! 

But the real magnitude of SxSW is the sheer quantity and very high quality emerging artists. There will be nearly 2,000 groups and performers over the next two weeks. Impossible to take in, but don’t worry, we have your back. 

We put together the COMPLETE, and completely unofficial SxSW playlist, featuring every musician, group, and performer, for your listening and discovery pleasure. Trust us, it’s loaded with your next favorite bands. Share widely and enjoy! 

Wednesday Evening: Jolicloud’s Ecosystem Party

On Wednesday evening here in Paris Whyd will be presenting at Jolicloud’s Ecosystem Party. For those of you that don’t know, Jolicloud is a virtualization software where you can access and manage all of your content. Jolicloud will be making some big announcements, and you can probably imagine what that might be…

If you’re available, we highly recommend that you come and see some of the presentations. It’s free and we’ll be there! 

Link to the event to reserve a ticket

Never stop jamming! 

Party Photos from Last Night @ Le Dandy

Headaches abound, stomachs upset from half-chewed late night kebabs, and only two of us are in the office (it’s almost noon) which are three signs of an EXCELLENT night partying together last night. Thanks to DYLTS for all of their help, to Leze Majestic, WEKEED, and Cheaper Shepherd for jamming all night, and to everyone who came out to say hi. 

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Stickers from DYLTS

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Leze Majestic

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Adrien Lemaire & Friends - Founder DYLTS

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Dr. Joly

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A great partnership: Whyd x DYLTS

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Manu & Gilles

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Vimare & Company

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Loick Muller + Bottle of Vodka = Peace and Love

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Voilà

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Jie

Hipster limit reached: Instagramming a polaroid 

Looking for a way into Tony’s mind

Playing a game where if you laugh first you get slapped, it ended in a tie.

See you tonight!

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Final call for everyone in Paris, tonight Whyd and DYLTS are taking over Bathroom Afterwork at Le Dandy (metro Pigalle). To recap: 

#AperoMusicTech starting at 19hr30, followed by the WEKEED concert part kicking off around 21hr30. If you’re with Whyd, tell them at the door to get in for free after 21hr00. Awesome stickers up for grabs for DYLTS’s 2nd birthday! 

Official event link

We’re looking forward to seeing you there, and don’t worry if you’re not in Paris, we’ll soon be coming to your city too! 

Never stop jamming!

Party Time: Thursday, February 13th, all your questions answered

Oh yeah, after what has been two exciting months, which saw the Whyd community grow by 60% in January alone, we’re busting out the dancing shoes to celebrate at the latest version of #AperoMusicTech. Just as we’ve upped our game with Whyd, so will we up the game with our next party on Thursday, February 13th. 

What’s going on? 

Those of you Whyd faithful know about trendy music blog Do You Like That Song? which was just featured yesterday as the Music Blog of the Week in The Guardian! They are celebrating their 2nd birthday which officially happened this week, but throwing a party at “Bathroom” a unique event series at Le Dandy with us and some other cool partners, combining forces with #AMT for an excellent evening of jamming.

Thanks to their connections in the music space, DYLTS has brought in WEKEED, one of Paris’s hottest electro duos blending beats and sensuality, which promises to be an excellent show, just listen to this track: 

Where are we partying?

Moving up the venue scale for 2014, we’re hosting the party at Le Dandy, one of Paris’s most visually stylish “appartements de nuit.” Come before 21h00 for free admission, or, if you show up a little later, just say that you are with Whyd or DYLTS and you should be fine! 

Should I take my Friday off of work?

No, don’t waste a vacation day, just ask to work from home, that’s what we’ll be doing!

Can I bring friends?

Yes, all of them.

Here is the official event link

See you there!