Para fans de Electrónica, Indie y Alternativa, Funk y Soul, R&B, y Pop.
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With an avid interest in R&B, at the age of 16 Aubin-Dionne developed an interest in production as he acquired the use of MPC’s and Ableton as he advanced his skills. Soon Aubin-Dionne would take his show on the road and began DJ’ing at parties and progressing into having a club residency in Montreal as he specialised in remixing R&B and Rap. Starting to make a name for himself, Aubin-Dionne began performing under the moniker Hovatron. During the 90’s there was a prominent dance culture in Montreal, enticed by the electronic artist Tiga who inspired a generation. At the age of 17/18 whilst immersed in this exciting dance culture, Hovatron began experimenting with house music as he incorporated it into his music. In 2010 he released his first single “Let’s Get Wet/Gold Star Radiation” under the moniker and the following year released the EP “Gyspy Trader”.
Later that year, Aubin-Dionne took on the name Jacques Greene as he steered away from the R&B scene and embraced the house world. In the early stages of his career, social media networks such as Myspace played a big part in getting his music out there. Intrigued by the house trends emerging from the UK, Greene adapted his sound releasing the pivotal EP’s “Another Girl” (2010) and “On Your Side” (2012) as he catapulted into the spotlight.
In 2011 Greene started a record label with his friend and manager Joseph Coghill called VASE inspired by their combined love for new music and used it as an outlet to get the music out there including his own.
In a small amount of time, Greene has come out obscurity to become a widely recognised star having worked alongside Azaelia Banks and Jimmy Edgar, supported The XX and played venues across Europe such as: Fabric, Plastic People and Panoramabar and festivals: MUTEK, Sonar and Bloc Weekender.
Jacques Greene is unlike many DJ’s, aside from being shrouded by mystery, his live performances stand out from the rest. Leaving his laptop at home and instead using an assortment of synthesisers, keyboards and drum machines and combining it with intoxicating visual displays, Greene engages with audiences on every level.
Montreal producer Jacques Greene’s The Look EP was instrumental in developing my taste in melodic techno, opening the door to so, so many artists and subgenres of electronic music. Back then, Greene was a mysterious ‘bedroom producer’ who would pop up every now and again at dingy London clubs or in the early hours at grimy festivals. It was during this time that I first saw him DJ, performing at BLOC Weekend in Minehead, where he did a set heavily geared around The Look EP…to my delight. The title track, in particular, fleshed out minimal techno with sultry, almost RnB melody; a sound that had him initially pegged in the witch-house genre, at least by some. Since then, Greene has broadened his palette, muting the bass and venturing into rhythmical house and slowed garage tones. When I next saw him at Corsica Studios in London, he was much less brooding and much more up-tempo.
More recently, he has started performing with live instrumentation and collaborators, including ethereal singer How To Dress Well – I was lucky to see them perform their track ‘On Your Side’ together at Field Day 2013. Greene has also been touring an AV live show, which included an extremely well-received London performance in a Hackney Church. Was gutted not to be able to make it.