Dj Gregory

One of France’s premier house DJs and producers, [wimpLink artistId=”3533729″]DJ Gregory[/wimpLink] began his recording career in the late ’90s, producing tracks for the labels Basenotic Records and Yellow Productions, before affiliating himself with the celebrated [wimpLink artistId=”3568998″]Africanism[/wimpLink] project and ultimately founding his own label, Faya Combo, in the new millennium. Two of his signature productions are “Tropical Soundclash” (2002) and “Elle” (2003). Born [wimpLink artistId=”3533729″]Grégory Darsa[/wimpLink], he became serious about house music around 1990, when he began making annual pilgrimages to New York City to explore the city’s club scene. During the early ’90s he worked as a record distributor, importing international dance music to France. By mid-decade he was making a name for himself as a DJ, most notably appearing regularly on Radio FG in collaboration with [wimpLink artistId=”4073430″]DJ Deep[/wimpLink].
In 1996 [wimpLink artistId=”3533729″]DJ Gregory[/wimpLink] made his recording debut, “Take the Cash on Run,” on Basenotic Records as Cheesy D. The following year he co-produced “Faithfull,” a hit collaboration with [wimpLink artistId=”3533972″]Julien Jabre[/wimpLink] as [wimpLink artistId=”9590148″]Fantom[/wimpLink] for the EMI subsidiary Source. Throughout the remainder of the decade, he produced additional tracks under a series of monikers — namely [wimpLink artistId=”3533729″]Bobby Ewing[/wimpLink], [wimpLink artistId=”3533729″].G[/wimpLink], Prassay, Carinhoso Project, and [wimpLink artistId=”3533729″]DJ Gregory[/wimpLink] — for a variety of labels, most notably Yellow Productions, home of [wimpLink artistId=”3547456″]DJ Yellow[/wimpLink] and [wimpLink artistId=”16056″]Bob Sinclar[/wimpLink]. In 2000 he began producing tracks as [wimpLink artistId=”3568998″]Africanism[/wimpLink], a collaborative project on Yellow Productions; two of his productions in the series, “Block Party” and “Tourment d’Amour,” became international club hits.
Established as a hitmaker, [wimpLink artistId=”3533729″]DJ Gregory[/wimpLink] founded his own label in 2002, Faya Combo, and released “Tropical Soundclash,” another sensation, this one billed to himself. His fifth release on Faya Combo, “Elle” (2003), was also a club smash. During this same time period, he and [wimpLink artistId=”16056″]Bob Sinclar[/wimpLink] mixed the double-disc Africanism (2002); plus, he and [wimpLink artistId=”3533972″]Julien Jabre[/wimpLink] produced a series of tracks for Basic Recordings under the [wimpLink artistId=”62203″]Soha[/wimpLink] moniker. In subsequent years, [wimpLink artistId=”3533729″]DJ Gregory[/wimpLink] affiliated himself with Defected Records, on which he released Faya Combo Sessions (2008), a three-CD collection of his work (the first disc a DJ mix, the second a compilation of his productions, the third a compilation of productions as remixed by others). ~ Jason Birchmeier