DJ French Thomas & Ami 8 are French DJs who bring the New York rooftop and Ibiza sunset house vibes to Toronto. Always carrying a narrative arc, their mixes take the listener on a house music journey - jazzy, deep, soulful, sunsoaked and atmospheric, drawing inspiration from classic New York and Chicago sounds, Brazilian rhythms and Balearic sunsets. The DJ duo - whose past geography includes Paris, Bordeaux, Prague, Madrid, Buenos Aires and Abidjan - bring their deep, soulful, atmospheric, Balearic back to back mixes to Chotto Matte and W Hotel on Fridays and Saturdays, while also sharing the Detroit/NYC/Chicago classic house sound at their Junction Underground monthly residency. Drawing inspiration from: Franck Roger, Atjazz, Next Evidence, Kerri Chandler, Mark Di Meo, Fred Everything, DJ Spen, Louie Vega, Manoo, Rocco Rodamaal, Ron Trent, David Morales, Kevin Yost, T.Markakis, B&S Concept, Delano Smith, Rick Wade and Satoshi Fumi; nights at Cielo in New York, Djoon in Paris, Lazy Dog parties in London and Akasha nights in Ibiza; and labels such as NRK, Nervous Records, King Street Sounds, Buzzin' Fly, Oh! Records Stockholm, Unknown Season, i! Records, Salted Music and Personal Belongings.

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