12 French House and Techno Artists You Should Know

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United States

Superior Ingredients

The Roof at Superior Ingredients

France

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Shiba San

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Gettoblaster

bass house

french tech house

house

tech house

detroit house

 returns to New York for an intimate gathering on the roof of Superior Ingredients. Ever since he released his iconic rubbery bassline-fueled 2014 hit "Okay," he's continued to slay the house music game with wonky tech house bangers like "Let's Go Dancing" and "All I Need" that dominate the Beatport charts and leave dancefloors in awe around the globe.

OKAY

He'll be fresh off his appearance at Green Velvet's La La Land show in Los Angeles, and stopping in to get the weekend started as the sun sets over New York. The Parisian-born, Miami-based producer's sets are always a marvel. With almost three decades of experience behind the decks, he's a singular force who unleashes track after track of dancefloor gold. 

His Basement Leak imprint is one of the foremost tech house labels and a fertile proving ground for homegrown talent. Releases from 

, Tim Baresko, Luke Andy, and Will Clark are heavily supported by the industry's biggest names. Shiba will be bringing some of his label mates to set the party off, so don't sleep on your chance to catch the labels' one and only showcase in New York this year. 

Basement Leak New York With Shiba San and Guests

United Kingdom

Omar+

Hank

Cole Terrazas

Gio Lucca

Sahil Morchi

Jules

Debut

Gray Area's new venture, "Debut," aims to bridge the international house music community by bringing established and emerging artists to cities they've never performed in. This initiative seeks to expand artists' fan bases and provide fans with fresh, exhilarating musical experiences. Having played a role in introducing major artists and brands like elrow and Awakenings to new audiences in the past, Gray Area believes in the magic of first-time experiences. By promoting artists in new venues and cities, they hope to cultivate a thriving, unified house music ecosystem. Debut is not merely a marketing strategy but embodies Gray Area's commitment to fostering collaboration, unity, and musical discovery.

Debut: Omar+ First New York Performance

detroit techno

minimal techno

outsider house

techno

Carl Craig

Dennis Free

Luke Hess

Moodymann

Detroit Love, Brooklyn Edition by Day

HILLS

latin house

tribal house

Crusy

Brazil

indie dance

WELKER

Slaycey

Takes Two

HILLS with Crusy & Welker

Denmark

danish electronic

danish techno

deep euro house

melodic techno

Kölsch

Slovenia

Brina Knauss

DUNE

Nuran

Kölsch with Brina Knauss

moombahton

Ape Drums

afro house

AWEN

Tiffy Vera

Firungi

ASMOT

Ape Drums with Awen [Hybrid]

Nigeria

afrobeats

afropop

nigerian pop

SPINALL

AQUTIE

Love Bonez

Sydni Luv

Donis

SPINALL with AQUTIE

deep disco house

fidget house

Justin Martin

lo-fi house

Laurence Guy

Ruthie Bandit

Player Dave

Jasa

BLUE

BLUE: Justin Martin, Laurence Guy, Player Dave

Sweden

Son of Son

melodic house

Henri Bergmann

KAÏ

Fireware

Debut: Son of Son First New York Performance

Jackie Hollander

Debut: Jackie Hollander First New York Headline Performance

Switzerland

Deer Jade

Deer Jade Presents I AM YOU

Joezi

MISH

Joezi with Darmon & Yung Omz

Mont Rouge

Mont Rouge & Guests

organic house

Maga

Sean Doron

Germany

german tech house

minimal tech house

Emanuel Satie

Scenarios

Scenarios New York

Netherlands

deep groove house

Ferreck Dawn

Ferreck Dawn & Guests

dutch tech house

Prunk

M-High

Chesster

Prunk with M-High & Chesster

DJ Holographic

Van Der Laan

Skin

The Room at Superior Ingredients

Detroit Love, Brooklyn Edition by Night

Layla Benitez

David Lindmer

rshand

Warhov

Gray Area is pioneering the "Doubleheader" event series, drawing inspiration from back-to-back baseball games to showcase artists with similar styles but unique fan bases. By having one artist follow another and culminating in a collaborative back-to-back (B2B) set, Doubleheader aims to create a powerful platform for musical discovery and cross-pollination. Embracing the "B2B" spirit, the initiative seeks to introduce audiences to new sounds while strengthening the dance music ecosystem.

Basement Leak New York With Shiba San and Guests

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