iZem

« We can be rest assured the producer will be climbing the ranks quickly. » XLR8R​ « Keep an eye out for iZem’s African and Latin-inspired productions. » Okayafrica « A fine slice of brass-inflected soulful electronic beats. » Nialler 9 « ‘Sadeo’ is a cracker! One of many off that album! » Mount Kimbie « Multi-coloured production, mixing jazzy horns with wet bass tones and effervescent textures. » Stamp The Wax iZem (the acronym of “in ze early morning”) is the alter ego of the French DJ and producer Jérémie Moussaid Kerouanton. He has been relentlessly looking for new horizons, in a constant search for links between cultures through music. He has been producing and mixing music under the name iZem for almost 10 years, and his efforts to travel off the beaten track have long been supported by some of the greatest tastemakers, including Gilles Peterson, XLR8R and KCRW. After working in radio in Paris at the beginning of the 2000s, and in a hurry to experience more in the world, he left France in 2005 to work as a guitarist in musical projects in Spain and then in Recife, Brazil. During his exciting South American experience, and while spending one year in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he co-founded the online radio Groovalizacion. He continued to document his musical adventures through podcasts recorded in various places of residence. After spending several years working as a DJ in Dublin, he moved to Lisbon in 2013, a cosmopolitan and sun-filled port city, with the idea of putting the finishing touches on his first album Hafa. He also began to put together a group to perform his music live. This album’s impact has grown and grown throughout the world, and its supporters include famous musicians, such as the British Bonobo, Mount Kimbie, Quantic, the Luso-Angolan Batida and the Italian Clap Clap... Lisbon-based globe-trotting French producer. Debut album "Hafa" out on Soundway Records. http://izem.me/discography