Pardon My French is a collective of four French DJs composed of

DJ Snake William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is an Algerian French music producer and DJ, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called " Turn D ...

Tchami 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 a ...

, Mercer and

Malaa Malaa is a French electronic music DJ and producer, who is signed to Tchami's label Confession. He broke onto the electronic music scene through his single "Notorious", which was the second release on Confession. His identity is unknown as he appe ...

created in 2015. The goal of this collective is to promote electronic music in the world, but also to bring together French artists to share their passion for music.

Members

DJ Snake

DJ Snake released his 1st album on August 5, 2016 and went platinum in less than a month. He headlined the

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in February 2016, then the Zenith on November 25, 2016, and the

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on February 24, 2018. He says:

Tchami

Tchami released his single '' After Life '', from his first EP of the same name, on December 22, 2015. At the end of the year, he founded the label Confession. Tchami stood out by creating many remixes and original productions that put him in the DJ Mag Top 100, in 62nd place in 2015. He returned in the DJ Mag Top 100 in 2017, at 95th Place. He returned to France for a concert at the Olympia on 1 December 2016, with Malaa, who makes his first part of his set. He says:

Mercer

Mercer has released several titles on the Dutch label

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, and collaborated with DJ Snake on the track' 'Lunatic' '. In 2018, he released Satisfy featuring

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. He says:

Malaa

Malaa is the mysterious, hooded character of Pardon My French. The Parisian DJ and producer is regarded as part of the new wave of house music. Malaa has released remixes on songs by DJ Snake and Tchami.

Merchandise

In 2016, the members of this collective decided to create their brand of clothing. Pardon My French products are marketed on the official online store. The brand has punctually ephemeral shops, during an event of one or more artists, lasting a day or two days, worldwide. In Paris, DJ Snake opens the first boutique, located on the Quai de la Mégisserie, on the weekend of July 22 and 23, 2017. A second boutique, opened on February 23, 2018 at the Léon Beaubourg space, to present the new collection spring-summer 2018. On February 24, the

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brand joins forces with this brand for a limited collection.

Pardon My French Tour

In 2016,

announces that he will have a tour of the

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Pardon My French Tour tour, with

, Mercer and Malaa, at six locations. He added two more dates on December 28 and 29. In 2017, DJ Snake announces three "limited edition" dates for Pardon My French in

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with Tchami, Mercer and Malaa, including two in July and one in August. He also announces five other dates in

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, whose members organize their own evening. He adds

Martin Solveig Martin Laurent Picandet (; born 22 September 1976), better known by his stage name Martin Solveig (), is a French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called ''C'est La Vie'' on radio stations worldwide, incl ...

, Aazar and Dombresky in this collective, the time of an evening, to promote French music. In 2019, DJ Snake announces a date of Pardon My French at

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Dates

; 2016 * 8 April, at

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* 9 April, at

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* 15 April, at

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* 22 April, at

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* 23 April, at

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* 30 April, at

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* 28 December, at

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* 29 December, at

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; 2017 * 5 July, at

* 12 July, at Ibiza * 31 July, at

(

) * 7 August, at Cap d'Agde (

and Mercer) * 14 August, at Cap d'Agde (

) * 21 August, at Cap d'Agde (

) * 28 August, at Cap d'Agde (Aazar and Dombresky) * 30 August, at Ibiza ; 2019 * 26 April, at

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Red Rocks Amphitheatre (also colloquially as simply Red Rocks) is an open-air amphitheatre built into a rock structure in the Western United States, western United States, near Morrison, Colorado, west of Denver. There is a large, tilted, flyi ...

References

{{reflist Collectives French DJs