Tchami
Sign in to saveMartin Joseph Léonard Bresso (; born 12 May 1985), better known by his stage name Tchami (), is a French record producer and DJ from Paris. A founding member of the Pardon My French collective, he is best known for his solo work and regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre – a term he coined – alongside Dutch DJs Oliver Heldens and Don Diablo.
Person
- Born
- 1985-05-12
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- Listeners
- 364,789
- Total plays
- 4,688,784
Tags
Houseelectronicdeep housefrenchfuture house
Tchami is one of the world's most popular DJs, and alongside his friends and partners DJ Snake, Malaa and Mercer, he's helping to push dance music forward via the future house movement, a collection of artists seeking to honor the history of dance music by continually finding innovative ways to add new sounds and textures while staying true to the core tenets of the house aesthetic. Born Martin Bresso in Paris, France, Tchami was a regular fixture at the record store Samad <a href="https://www.
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Tchami
- Musical artist.image
- Tchami Performing at Rebel, Toronto.png
- Musical artist.caption
- Tchami performing at Rebel in Toronto, 2018
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Martin Joseph Léonard Bresso
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Cahors, Occitanie, France
- Musical artist.genre
- House, future house, future bass, trap, deep house, UK garage
- Musical artist.occupation
- Producer, DJ
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2013–present
- Musical artist.label
- Spinnin' Records, Ministry of Sound, Fool's Gold Records, Defected Records, Confession, Owsla
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Key dates
- Born
- 12 May 1985
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Occupation
- music executive
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Genre
- deep house
- Record label
- OWSLA
- Image
- Tchami Performing at Rebel, Toronto.png
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Musical style
- Career
- 2013–2014
- 2015–present
- Pardon My French
- Confession
- Discography
- Live performances
- Something Wicked
- Decadance 2017
- No Redemption Tour (Tchami and Malaa)
- CRSSD Festival
- EDC Mexico 2018
- Tchami x Malaa
- Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
- Ultra Music Festival
- The Calling
- ''[[DJ Mag]]'' Top 100 DJs
- References
Martin Joseph Léonard Bresso (; born 12 May 1985), better known by his stage name Tchami (), is a French record producer and DJ from Paris. A founding member of the Pardon My French collective, he is best known for his solo work and regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre – a term he coined – alongside Dutch DJs Oliver Heldens and Don Diablo.
When asked about the origins of his name Tchami, he explained, "I used to travel a lot across Europe and Africa these past five years. Tchami is a name that has been given to me in Africa which is an honour. Fortunately it sounded catchy to me, so I kept it."