Jaekin

After training as a classical pianist, Jean-Baptiste felt the need to break free and he migrated toward metal music, learning to play instruments like the electric guitar, percussion, and drums. That led to his discovery of afro-beat and more generally speaking jazz-funk, and his first outings to the club scene, where his fate was sealed. Electronica and more specifically minimalist music got under his skin and won’t let go. He used business school training to secure an apprenticeship with the underground Paris-based label Versatile. There he rubbed elbows with some of his peers, like the label’s founder, Gilbert Cohen, I:Cube, DJ Gregory, and more...As he entered the world of DJing, he began in residency in one of the leading clubs on the Paris scene, the Folies Pigalle, which naturally led