Tchami

Tchami
Birth name Martin Joseph Léonard Bresso[1]
Born (1985-05-12) 12 May 1985
Paris, France[2]
Genres Future house, bass house
Occupation(s) Producer, DJ, Priest
Years active 2013–present
Labels Spinnin' Records, Ministry of Sound, Fool's Gold Records, Defected Records, Confession, OWSLA[3]
Associated acts

Martin Joseph Léonard Bresso, better known by his stage name Tchami, is a French record producer and DJ from Paris.[4] A member of the Pardon My French collective since its foundation, he is best known for his solo work. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre alongside Dutch DJs Oliver Heldens and Don Diablo.[5][6]

Musical style

Tchami most commonly produces future house music, and came into widespread recognition after releasing a remix of "Go Deep" by Janet Jackson.[4] Tchami has done several supporting tours with successful electronic music artists such as Skrillex, Diplo, and DJ Snake.

Tchami began using the stage name while in Africa, and is also attributed to a number of remixes and collaborations with DJ Snake, AlunaGeorge, Kaleem Taylor, Oliver $ and Jimi Jules, Mercer, Martin Garrix, Candyland, Jack Ü, and AC Slater. The original single "Promesses" attained a peak position of number 7 on the UK Charts.[7]

He first started using the term "future house" as a tag on his SoundCloud posts, which eventually became recognized in the electronic music industry.[5][8]

Career

2013–2014

On 5 December 2013, Tchami released his first EP "Promesses" for free under the Fool's Gold Records label. Both of the EP's tracks were re-released as singles; "Shot Caller" on 17 December 2014,[9] and "Promesses" on 4 January 2015 under Ministry of Sound, which features vocals from Kaleem Taylor. The latter peaked at number 7 on the Official Singles Chart. On 18 April 2014, Tchami released his debut single "Untrue" under the Spinnin' Records label.[10] Tchami had co-wrote DJ Snake's and Lil Jon's hit single "Turn Down for What".[11]

2015–present

He launched his own record label, called Confession.[12][13]

On 12 March 2015, he announced his debut extended play titled "After Life".[14] He uploaded his new song "After Life" featuring vocals from Stacy Barthe and is part of the After Life EP along with "Missing You", which has also been released by Tchami and AC Slater.[15][16][17][18] In October 2015, Tchami and fellow electronic producer DJ Snake were injured in a car crash.[19][20][21][22] Consequently, both artists missed a scheduled performance at Toronto's Monster Mash festival.[23] His remix of AlunaGeorge's "You Know You Like It" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2015 movie "We Are Your Friends".[24]

After an 8-month break following the After Life EP, Tchami released "SIAW" on his own record label Confession as a free download on 18 August 2016.[25] The track was an experimental bass house influenced track which sampled KRS-One's Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight).[26] He then went on to release his only single of 2016, "Prophecy", on 20 September 2016. The track was a collaboration with mysterious Parisian producer Malaa, and again featured a more experimental bass house element compared to much of Tchami's earlier work.

On 3 February 2017 Tchami released "Adieu", widely believed the 1st single of his rumoured upcoming second EP.[27] The track was once again experimental, this time calmer than much of Tchami's earlier work. Tchami also released "World To Me" featuring London singer MNEK on Spotify, however the track was quickly made private although not taken down for unknown reasons. The track was included in his second EP, "Revelations EP", with new vocals from Luke James, alongside Adieu, Taiki Nulight collaboration "Godspell" (previously known as "Godspeed"/"Fallin"),[28] "Zeal", "Adieu, pt.ll" and Kaelyn Behr collaboration "Don't Let Me Down".[29] The Revelations EP was released on August 25, 2017.

Pardon My French

Pardon My French's Logo

He is currently part of the Pardon My French team, a collective of four French DJs composed of DJ Snake, Mercer, Malaa and himself. Throughout the year 2016 and early 2017, DJ Snake is doing a world tour with Pardon My French Tour with Tchami and Mercer.

Discography

Live performances

Something Wicked

  • October 29, 2017 - Sam Houston Race Park Houston, TX[30]

December 28, 2017 - Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton, Alberta[30]

Decadance 2017

  • December 30, 2017 - Colorado Convention Center Denver, CO

No Redemption Tour (Tchami and Malaa)

  • November 10, 2017 - World Market Center Las Vegas, NV
  • November 11, 2017 - Shrine Expo Hall Los Angeles, Ca
  • November 17, 2017 - Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
  • November 18, 2017 - The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
  • November 22, 2017 - City National Civic San Jose, CA
  • November. 24th, 2017 - Rebel Toronto, Canada
  • November 25, 2017 - New City Gas Montreal, Canada
  • December 1, 2017 - Brooklyn Hangar Brooklyn, NY
  • December 2, 2017 - Echostage Washington, DC
  • December 8, 2017 - The Fillmore Miami, FL
  • December 9, 2017 - Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL[31]

CRSSD Festival

  • March 4, 2018 - Waterfront Park San Diego, CA[32]

EDC Mexico 2018

  • February 24, 2018 - Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico[30]

Ultra Music Festival

  • March 24, 2018 Live Stage Miami, FL[33]

References

  1. ↑ "Tchami Credits". mobile.ascap.com.
  2. ↑ "Tchami – AM Only". AM Only. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Future House - Timeline - Facebook".
  4. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Tchami - Biography". Billboard. Rovi. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  5. 1 2 Genosa, Wendel (8 August 2016). "ANGELZ reveals details behind his thrilling 'Saint Thug' EP [Interview]". Earmilk. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  6. ↑ "Oliver Heldens' 20 Best Future House Songs Ever". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Tchami > Artist". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  8. ↑ Ubbs (1 September 2014). "Tchami Talks Soundcloud, What 'Future House' is, Why the Clubs For Him and more!". Stoney Roads. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  9. ↑ "Shot Caller - Single de Tchami sur Apple Music".
  10. ↑ "Untrue - Single de Tchami sur Apple Music".
  11. ↑ Spence, K (2014-12-22). "Tchami Co-Wrote DJ Snake's Biggest Track of the Year". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  12. ↑ Rishti, David. "Tchami Launches Confession Record Label & Announces New EP: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  13. ↑ Tost, Miguel (2015-11-17). "Tchami Challenges Oliver Heldens For Future House Throne With Epic New Project". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  14. ↑ Medved, Matt. "Exclusive Premiere: Tchami Ponders 'After Life' on New EP, Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  15. ↑ Khal. "Premiere: Tchami Takes Us Deeper Into 'The After Life' on "Missing You"". Complex. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  16. ↑ "MIXED by Tchami – Thump". Vice.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Tablature: Introducing Tchami". The Tab. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Tchami Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  19. ↑ Medved, Matt (28 October 2015). "DJ Snake and Tchami Injured in Car Accident, Cancel Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  20. ↑ Rubinstein, Peter (2015-10-27). "BREAKING: Tchami, DJ Snake & Manager Involved In Serious Car Crash". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  21. ↑ Cameron, John (2015-10-28). "DJ Snake And Tchami Injured In Car Accident". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  22. ↑ Markham, Alice. "DJ Snake and Tchami postpone tour after car crash". Mixmag. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  23. ↑ "French producers Tchami and DJ Snake have been involved in a serious car accident". Ministry of Sound. Retrieved 7 Nov 2015.
  24. ↑ Middleton, Ryan (2015-08-05). "'We Are Your Friends' Movie Soundtrack: Kygo, Tchami, Pusha T Featured". Music Times. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  25. ↑ http://www.youredm.com/2016/08/18/tchami-releases-crazy-weird-single-siaw/
  26. ↑ http://www.whosampled.com/sample/447027/Tchami-SIAW-KRS-One-Step-Into-a-World-(Rapture%27s-Delight)/
  27. ↑ http://www.youredm.com/2017/02/03/tchami-bids-adieu-new-track/
  28. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/heldeepradio/oliver-heldens-heldeep-radio-139
  29. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/hexagon/don-diablo-hexagon-radio-episode-106
  30. 1 2 3 https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/tchami
  31. ↑ https://www.axs.com/tchami-malaa-plot-11-stop-north-american-no-redemption-tour-123387
  32. ↑ https://edmidentity.com/2018/02/23/crssd-festival-spring-2018-essentials/
  33. ↑ http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/ultra-music-festival-2018-full-lineup-and-set-times-10192826
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