The Mekanism

The Mekanism aka Damien Roussel continues adding to the rich history of fine House Music emerging from Paris. As a DJ for over ten years, he brings a fresh approach with a skillful and experienced touch, wooing crowds worldwide with this energy and passion behind the decks. A true DJ through and through, he plays only vinyl out, in fact such is his passion for vinyl, Rinse France have given him his own monthly vinyl only show on the station, starting in late 2014.

Championing a tech house sound with a Chicago feel, The Mekanism’s inventive Dj sets are now moving dance floors from South Africa to Sao Paolo and heading into 2015 he will find himself crisscrossing just about every continent on the globe.

Then, back home in Europe, there is The Mekanism, the resident DJ. Never is there more a testament to a DJ’s consistency than a sort after club at the core. When he returned from summer 2014, he had a major Ibiza residency under his belt with his regular slot at Ushuaia’s underground house and techno party, Antz. Back in his hometown of Paris, having previously been resident at the Social Club, where he featured on Boiler Room, he’s moved on to a regular slot at one of Paris’s most sought after venues, Showcase.

When Damien turns his hand to production, he prefers quality over quantity, limiting his digital releases to tastemaking labels such as Barcelona’s Los Suruba, Berlin’s Exploited and London’s Needwant, where he cut his teeth with his first EP ‘Can’t Believe’ and an equally impressive follow up remix of Mario Basanov’s We Are Child of Love on the same label. Staying true to his love of more underground sounds Damien has a string of vinyl only outputs on labels such as Dikso and his own vinyl only inprint, WORX.

2015 is set to be one of the biggest years yet for The Mekanism, with new original productions, worldwide tours and a brand new label, one thing for sure is The Mekanism is one of House music’s brightest shining lights.