The Blaze (DJ Set)

With a flair for creating emotive and electrifying beats which transport audiences to another time and place Balorgey using the character of Kavinsky and his backstory to convey his unique sound. This bizarre story involves Kavinsky having crashed his Testarossa in 1986 and re-emerging in zombie form in 2006 to produce his distinctive synth-pop filmesque electronic music.

Before embarking on his music career, Balorgey worked for many years as an actor and in 2005 his interest in electronic music flourished when his good friend Quentin Dupieux aka Mr Ozio handed down his old Mac to Balorgey fully loaded with electronic samples. It wasn’t long before he began work on his first single “Testarossa Overdrive” and with the help of Dupieux signed with Record Makers.

In 2006 under the pseudonym Kavinsky, he released his debut EP “Teddy Boy” subsequently followed by “1986” (2007) and “Blazer” (2008). As he began making a name for himself in the electronic world, Kavinsky went on to tour alongside the legendary French electro duo Daft Punk as well as Justice, SebastiAn and The Rapture while taking his hand to remixing The Klaxons and Sebastien Tellier.

Releasing his fourth EP “Nightcall” in 2010, the title track featuring Brazilian singer Lovefoxx catapulted Kavinsky in the spotlight with its inclusion in the “Drive” soundtrack and peaking at number ten in the French music charts. With a huge buzz surrounding him, Kavinsky went on to release his debut full length album “OutRun” in 2013 which debuted at number two in the charts. The album featured the singles “Roadgame”, “Protovision” and collaborations with SebastiAn and The Weeknd on the track “Odd Look”.

Kavinsky continues to keep audiences on the edge of their seats with his fusion of 80’s inspired synth-pop with the quintessential nuances of modern French electronic music.

Claude VonStroke moved to Detroit, Michigan at a young age. It was there that he harnessed his talents and honed his craft. He initially had a passion for hip-hop music, which would later develop into an infatuation for electronic music. He decided to move to Los Angeles, and earned his rent and bills money working as a production assistant and location scout. Fortunately this job put VonStroke in a position to work on a documentary entitled “Intellect: Techno House Progressive”. In the making of this project he landed the opportunity to interview over fifty DJs.

He would later meet with “The Martin Brothers”, and established a record label called “Dirtybird”. He was fortunate to have his wife Aundy fund the project, who gave him the ultimatum that he had to turn it into a success in one year otherwise she would cut him off financially. Fortunately, Fabric invited VonStroke to create a mix, and of course he took the opportunity in a heartbeat. With this feature on his CV, VonStroke would go on to release a slew of full-length studio albums including his debut in 2006 entitled “Beware of the Bird”, and “Bird Brain” in 2009. He released his third studio album, “Urban Animal” in 2013. He has also embarked on many international tours with headline performances at the popular T in The Park and Sub Club.