DJ S.KIV出生于巴黎,在巴黎长大,2013年6月移居中国后,他决定改变自己的职业生活。在巴黎从事DJ行业多年后,他开始了与UNICO BY MAURO COLAGRECO的合作,并成为他们的常驻DJ。每周在UNICO演出四晚,他总是试图给人们带来不同的音乐风格和声音。在上海,他每周二与现场乐队一起演奏拉丁音乐,每周六与现场鼓手一起演奏EPIC ELECTROPICAL PARTY:融合了AFRO HOUSE、LATIN HOUSE和SOULFUL HOUSE的音乐。
从小到大,DJ S.KIV一直对音乐充满热情。他的朋友是一位HIP HOP艺术家/歌手,他的朋友激励他用键盘创造自己的节奏,为他的歌曲增添一些特别的东西。MATHIEU KASSOVITZ的电影《LA HAINE》让S.KIV得到了他的第一台转盘,这让他有机会在节奏中加入SCRATCH,发展他的个人风格。虽然DJ S.KIV在巴黎出生长大,但他的身体里流淌着MARTINIQUE(加勒比)的血液,这给他的音乐带来了一种 “JE NE SAIS QUOI”。”好的音乐是没有限制的,没有期限的,没有种族或性别的,它是一种活力,是可以在全世界感受到和听到的能量。”
多年来,他成为了一名专业的DJ,并在不同的国家积累了大量的旅行和演出经验。在越南、泰国、美国、摩洛哥、突尼斯、塞内加尔、香港等地,他证明了自己的DJ技巧和能力,在演奏各种音乐的同时,也能了解观众,提供最好的音乐。
2015年5月,由于他的奉献和努力工作,他被毛罗-科拉格雷科晋升为UNICO的音乐经理。他负责常驻音乐人,并管理国际DJ的预订,如:FKJ(法国KJ)。FKJ (法国KIWI JUICE), GILLES PETERSON (ACID JAZZ RECORDS BROWNSWOOD RECORDINGS), LOUIE VEGA (MASTERS AT WORK, VEGA RECORDS), QUESTLOVE (THE ROOTS), OSUNLADE (YORUBA RECORDS), BODHI STAVA, BARBARA TUCKER, SHUYA OKINO (KYOTO JAZZ JAZZ MASSIVE), DJ FRANCK ROGER, DJ MAESTRO, LES TWINS, BRAHIM ZAIBAT等等。
BORN AND RAISED IN PARIS, DJ S.KIV DECIDED TO MAKE A CHANGE IN HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE WHEN HE MOVED TO CHINA IN JUNE 2013. AFTER MANY YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY IN PARIS, HE STARTED HIS COLLABORATION WITH UNICO BY MAURO COLAGRECO AND BECAME THEIR RESIDENT DJ. PLAYING FOUR NIGHTS PER WEEK IN UNICO, HE ALWAYS TRIES TO BRING UP TO PEOPLE DIFFERENT MUSIC STYLES AND SOUNDS. HE IS WELL-KNOWN IN SHANGHAI FOR PLAYING LATIN MUSIC EVERY TUESDAY ALONGSIDE A LIVE BAND, AND EVERY SATURDAY WITH LIVE DRUMMERS FOR THE EPIC ELECTROPICAL PARTY: A BLEND OF AFRO HOUSE, LATIN HOUSE, AND SOULFUL HOUSE.
EVER SINCE HE WAS LITTLE, DJ S.KIV WAS ALWAYS PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSIC. HIS FRIEND WHO WAS A HIP HOP ARTIST/SINGER INSPIRED HIM TO CREATE HIS OWN BEATS USING KEYBOARD TO ADD SOMETHING SPECIAL TO HIS SONGS. THE MOVIE LA HAINE BY MATHIEU KASSOVITZ INFLUENCED S.KIV TO GET HIS FIRST TURNTABLE WHICH GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD SCRATCH TO THE BEATS AND DEVELOP HIS PERSONAL STYLE. ALTHOUGH DJ S.KIV WAS BORN AND RAISED IN PARIS, MARTINIQUE (CARIBBEAN) BLOOD IS RUNNING IN HIS BODY, WHICH BRINGS A CERTAIN ‘JE NE SAIS QUOI’ TO HIS MUSIC. “GOOD MUSIC HAS NO LIMITS, NO EXPIRATION DATE, NO RACE OR GENDER, IT’S A VIBRATION, ENERGY THAT CAN BE FELT AND HEARD WORLDWIDE.”
OVER THE YEARS HE BECAME A PROFESSIONAL DJ AND GAINED A LOT OF EXPERIENCE TRAVELING AND PLAYING IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. VIETNAM, THAILAND, U.S.A., MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SENEGAL, HONG KONG ARE SOME OF THE PLACES WHERE HE HAS PROVEN HIS DJ SKILLS AND ABILITY TO READ THE CROWD DELIVERING THE BEST OF HIM WHILE PLAYING ALL KINDS OF MUSIC.
IN MAY 2015, THANKS TO HIS DEDICATION AND HARD WORK, HE GOT PROMOTED TO MUSIC MANAGER OF UNICO BY MAURO COLAGRECO. HE IS IN CHARGE OF THE RESIDENT MUSICIANS AND MANAGES THE BOOKINGS OF INTERNATIONAL DJS SUCH AS FKJ (FRENCH KIWI JUICE), GILLES PETERSON (ACID JAZZ RECORDS BROWNSWOOD RECORDINGS), LOUIE VEGA (MASTERS AT WORK, VEGA RECORDS), QUESTLOVE (THE ROOTS), OSUNLADE (YORUBA RECORDS), BODHI STAVA, BARBARA TUCKER, SHUYA OKINO (KYOTO JAZZ JAZZ MASSIVE), DJ FRANCK ROGER, DJ MAESTRO, LES TWINS, BRAHIM ZAIBAT AND MANY MORE…..