Maxime IKO

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Biografía

  • Maxime Iko is a parisian and self made DJ and producer. Born in 1982, he was at first a passionate clubber, fascinated by music, hanging out in Paris clubs like Rex Club or Le Pulp. Passion for music soon became voracious and took over the rest.
    Maxime Iko is a parisian and self made DJ and producer. Born in 1982, he was at first a passionate clubber, fascinated by music, hanging out in Paris clubs like Rex Club or Le Pulp. Passion for music soon became voracious and took over the rest. In 2008 he started mixing at the famous Paris club „Les Bains Douches“ with Dj Wild. Then producing in 2011 when he joined Steve Lawler’s label Viva Music with his first release „Voiture Pullman“. His music is influenced by his interest in cinematography, in gothic and gay culture. Pitched down vocals, atmospheric Synths, slapping claps & funked up basslines. Whatʼs most important to him in music is groove,energy & sensuality. Maxime Iko initiated in 2011 the gay party „Cockorico“ at Rex Club, Paris with Stefan Beutter mixing techno and sexy people. In 2014, they created „Le Bal Con“ mixing all kinds of crowds dancing like crazy to the sound of electronic music and enjoying outrageous art performances happening on stage or through the audience. Maxime played with DJs like Ellen Allien, Miss Kittin, Vitalic, Oliver Huntemann, Gui Borrato, Marc Houle, Efdemin, John Talabot, Todd Terje, Marc Houle, Heartthrob, Troy Pierce… In 2012 Maxime started a new experience designing the sound dressing of Steffi Christiane’s fashion show in Paris. In 2015 he started a collaboration with french producer Markus Gibb (Lumber Noire) creating 3 EPs under the name IKO&GIBB on the label Tici Taci. He’s now joining Bpitch in 2018 with his EP "concilium" played and supported by Laurent Garnier, Ben Klock, Amelie Lens, Marcel Dettmann, Sacha, John Digweed, Pan-Pot, Tiga and more
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    Discografía seleccionada

    2011  Voiture Pullman EP  // Viva Music limited 2011   Beau Rivage EP // La Vie en Rose (Off Catalog) 2012  Bozzwell - Ambition   (maxime Iko remix) // Clouded Vision 2012  The Countach - Rubber (maxime iko remix) // Join our Club 2012  Wrong place (original mix) // Clouded Vision 2013  M.O.T.H.E.R EP // Days of Being Wild 2013  Lady Beltham (original mix) // Astrolab recordings 2013  Loki Starfish - Broken Moth (maxime iko remix)  // Gigantic ego  2014  M.O.T.H.E.R Remixes ( by Gabriel Ferreira, Carreno is LB & Catalepsia) // Days of Being Wild 2014  Markus Gibb - Vault (maxime iko rework) // FRUCHT 2015 MR BC - Slinky (maxime iko remix) // NEIN records 2015 IKOandGIBB - tracy EP // TiciTaci 2015 IKOandGIBB - Praying Mantis EP / TiciTaci 2015 IKOandGIBB - Paradiscoball EP / TiciTaci 2016 Kike Am Radar - Touch (maxime iko remix) // Emerald and Doreen 2018 Concilium EP // BPitch Control 2019 Jules Weles - Black note (maxime iko remix) // A-Traction
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