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GHISLAIN POIRIER

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Recently signed to Ninja Tune, Montreal’s Ghislain Poirier is obsessed with big, dirty beats, an affliction that causes him create some of the most out of control ragga style riddims, and deconstructed abstract hip-hop to date.

In the past Poirier has collaborated with MC’s and DJ’s from across the globe, working with NYC’s resident Large cats Beans (Warp) and dj/rupture (Tigerbeat6), as well as Parisian heavy weights TTC (Big Dada) and London’s Lotek Hi-Fi (Big Dada) amongst others.

Poirier has become renowned globally for his bass slammin remixes that continue to further solidify his title as “king of the bounce”. He has remixed tracks for UK grime/hip hop sensation Lady Sovereign (Def Jam), The Editors, Champion, Bassnectar, Pierre Lapointe all to much critical acclaim and garnering him attention from publications such as pitchforkmedia.com , The Wire and XLR8R Magazine.

In 2005 Poirier released the album ‘Breakupdown’ on Chocolate Industries, the record was well received by the public and press alike, and as a result he was offered the opportunity to perform during a North American tour with the loudest midget in the game herself, Lady Sovereign.

Since then, Poirier decided to throw down his own successful monthly DJ night in Montreal for 2 years (2005-2007), BOUNCE LE GROS . An evening that features what Poirier describes as “Bass and no attitude, Gros sound, Gros Beat, Gros Move, Bounce le Gros”. A master in the art of making people move, Poirier’s night of genre Mashing provides enough bass to fill the place, attracting a mixed crowd that appreciate his dirty style, tasty beats and eclectic flare. Spinning music that flows effortlessly from global hip hop, soca, grime, dubstep, Booty bass, crunk and much more is this DJ’s signature stamp, a sold out party month after month with top class guest DJs like : dj/rupture, The Bug, Kode 9, Matt Shadetek, Kid Kameleon, DJ C, TTC, Catchdubs, Caps & Jones, Certified Bananas and more.

Poirier decided to release his next body of work on his own imprint, and as a result started the label “Rebondir Records” on which he released his “Rebondir EP” earlier in 2006.

This legend in the making is touring the world extensively playing the underground club circuit. Keep your ears open, your feet in check and be prepared to Bounce!