Pontias is a French artist with a resounding reputation in the studio for outstanding melodic rhythms. We spoke to him recently to talk about his route into dance music, and his new \u201cOutline\u201d EP on Family Piknik…<\/p>\n
Hey Pontias, how are you, what’s good and bad in your world right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n Hey guys. Thanks for having me for this little tea time. Social life and cultural life is finally back, and this is pretty good ! Tell us about your route into dance music and how you got to where you are?<\/strong><\/p>\n I started music playing piano with classical, jazz, rock and indie when a I was a little boy. In 2000\u2019s, being a little geek, technological evolution brought me slowly to electronic music. Quickly, some parties led me to dance music. Fun fact : I had a kind of revelation listening and seeing Booka Shade live around 2004-2005… I understood the infinite possibilities of electronic and dance music with their live, coming from acoustic side… That\u2019s one of the influence who led me to my first project Jules & Moss, playing a kind of familiar live act. Have you partied or DJed since lockdown ended? How was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes at family piknik festival and some parties playing back to back with my closest friends Alban\u00f8 & Mood Gorning. Was a blast ! Meeting again with people, stage, other artists… So good to be back !<\/p>\n Do you want things to be in anyway different after the pandemic? Smaller parties, more local DJs, more egalitarian entry prices and DJ fees?<\/strong><\/p>\n Not just about party or music scene, I just hope people will not forget about this period. Hoping it will help to think more wisely and act better dealing with all this social or environmental issues… What inspired or influenced the new EP on family piknik?<\/strong><\/p>\n Friendship !<\/p>\n
\nAbout bad stuff, besides all the matters the world has experienced, bad things of my life are tiny details… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
\n\u00c9pilogue of the story, Booka Shade just made a huge remix for me ! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n
\nKind of stuff I\u2019m really involved through an enterprise I\u2019ve created, working in data sciences and data visualization to help urban planning, energy transition and fighting climate change. (www.urbs.fr<\/a>)<\/p>\n