台北站 UDS 4th ANNIVERSARY feat. FKJ LIVE! & CHLOE MARTINI IN TAIPEI

一個有趣的創作化名，來自法國巴黎的French Kiwi Juice (簡稱FKJ) 在出道短短二年時間其創作的數首單曲就累積了全球超過數十萬點擊的收聽人次，獲得歐洲樂壇與Club的極大關注與喜愛。以Funk/Soul/Nu Disco/Nu Jazz/Soul等多樣音樂元素重新架構，編織出獨特性感律動與動人美妙旋律，FKJ首張EP "The Twins"於2012年發行，當月即登上法國舞曲榜單當月Top Ten，2013年簽入旗下包含Darius、Cherokee、Karma Kid、Kartell、Xtrafunk等多位Nu Disco/French House創作單位的巴黎新興廠牌"Roche Musique"並推出個人第二張EP "Time For A Change"。獲得全球Nu Disco樂界與樂迷們的一致好評與傳媒推薦，集俏皮、性感、典雅、激昂等情感多元面向更讓Roche Musique和FKJ受到Vice雜誌與XLR8R等權威媒體賦予繼Ed Banger、Breakbot、Dimitri from Paris之後，法國最讓人期待的French House音樂家和廠牌之一。

2013年底，FKJ開始與Roche Musique夥伴們共同啓動個人首次歐洲巡迴Live與DJ演出，包括Social Club、I BOAT、Wanderlust等眾多傳奇夜店都是他曾經演出過的地點。以吉他、鍵盤樂器、取樣Sampler搭配電腦與硬體合成器和效果器的即興演出，是少數能夠以一人樂隊之姿呈現出高質感現場演出實力更讓它輕易擄獲眾多死忠樂迷。

英國Bass樂界創作金童二人組Bondax也在2013年底力邀製作其大熱單曲Giving it All的混音Remix重任，收錄在Bondax的個人單曲EP中，受到英倫樂壇巨大迴響，相當親切的FKJ也在他個人Soundcloud上不定期釋出許多獨家混音Remix供樂迷下載收聽。邁入2014~15年，FKJ與最近相當火熱的ZHU、Karma Kid、Darius、Selah Sue、Dabeull、Lianne la havas、June Marieezy、Tom Bailey、Alina Baraz與Galimatias

等人都有歌曲合作，2014年7月，FKJ於Roche Musique正式推出個人第三張EP大碟"Take Off"獲得全球樂迷一致推崇愛戴。爾後，他更開啟了首次的全球巡迴演出。一年超過200場的巡演行程更讓他累積了廣大的樂迷深度，2015年底在法國傳奇場館La Cigale推出的LIve場次門票造成搶購熱潮迅速完售。2015年11月他釋出了即將收錄在首張個人專輯之中，由自身填詞並演唱的首波單曲"Never Give U Up"。並同時預告了FKJ的首張專輯大碟將於2016年夏季由Roche Musique正式公開發行。

An accomplished artist and rising star of the Parisian electronic scene, FKJ, also known as French Kiwi Juice, is one of the flag bearers of the New French House musical genre. A native of Tours, but now based in Paris, FKJ is a leading talent and one of the most emblematic artists of the Roche Musique team that he joined in 2012 via his long-time friend Jean Janin, a.k.a. Cézaire, artist and founder of the successful Parisian record label.

Trained as a sound engineer for the cinema, while at the same time being a self-taught musician, French Kiwi Juice started with a first EP, ‘The Twins’, released by Roche Musique at the end of 2012. Then followed the single ‘Lying Together’, acclaimed by the blogosphere, and a second EP ‘Time For A Change’ (Roche Musique, July 2013), which was unanimously praised by music critics (Ofive, Trax Mag, The Sound You Need, Earmilk, Indie Shuffle…). Thanks to millions of plays and views on different media, songs such as ‘So Much To Me’ or ‘Instant Need’ have already become classics of the French house genre.

With incredibly groovy loops, classy hip-hop rhythms, gloriously funky basslines and richly colorful synth sounds, FKJ’s music stands up to comparison with the masters of the genre. Now established as one of the major artists of the French musical scene, French Kiwi Juice’s stage reputation has soared thanks to his inspiring and original DJ Sets, but above all thanks to the driving rhythms and and dazzling improvisation that characterise his Live Sets. Apart from the quality of his musical selection when DJing, FKJ, known as Vincent Fenton to his friends, is also an eternal source of pure creativity. This young man, just 25 years old, is a multi-instrumentalist who is permanently in search of the perfect chord.

FKJ enjoys an international audience. His eagerly awaited latest EP ‘Take Off’ (Roche Musique) made the artist one of the revelations of the year."

◈ABOUT CHLOE MARTINI (SOULECTION / PL)
http://soundcloud.com/chloe-martini
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Chloe對於電子音樂的創作啟發來自於阪本龍一的電影配樂作品，之後陸續在個人的Soundcloud上交出了多首膾炙人口的再製混音Remix作品，取材多位R&B與靈魂樂/爵 士美聲藝人如Alicia Keys、Destinys Child、Sia、Brownstone、Lana Del Rey等經典人氣作品並重新賦予更具前衛潮流律動感的Future R&B、Jersey Club、Disco、Funk n Soul、Beatz、Footwork、Bass等舞動節奏元素，獲得超過百萬的收聽率，曲風多變卻始終確保有個人獨特韻味的Chloe martini的曲風更受到Bonobo, Jamiroquai 和 James Blake等人的音樂深刻影響，而在BBC 1Xtra電台專題單元之中更獲得龐大好評和迴響，聲勢持續擴散。2014年Chloe Martini積極參與包括Way Out West Festival、Heineken Open’er Festival等多場大型音樂節演出，更與Brodka、Onra、Danny Brown等藝人於Red Bull Music Academy Weekender共演佳評如潮。包括Ta-Ku、Kaytranada、Sango、Stwo、FKJ 、Pomo、Karma Kid、Bondax等一線藝人都曾在演出之中播放過她的音樂作品。

Chloe Martini (born Anna Żmijewska) is a 21-years old Polish electronic music producer based in Warsaw. Her interest in music had its beginnings during her teenage years, when she made her first steps in creating music by composing instrumental film scores, inspired by Ruyichi Sakamoto. Soon after she had started showing interest in electronic music which she is currently recording and often collaborating with other underground artists. Her main inspirations are Bonobo, Jamiroquai and James Blake. Having just played at the biggest polish festival Heineken Open’er Festival this summer and recent spins on BBC 1Xtra the future is looking bright for mesmeric Chloe Martini.