Acclaimed French DJ / producer Fakear is pleased to announce a brand new release with the arrival of ‘Healing’, out this summer through Nowadays Records and will be accompanied by a series of European tour dates throughout the summer and beyond. 

No stranger to the scene, Fakear continues his musical evolution with a fine concoction of emotive, quirky, globally tuned electronic music designed for massive crossover appeal. He says “Healing, it speaks for itself. This track feels like therapy, an encouragement to dance and let go. I have never worked as much as for this album and this tour. And it feels amazing to be enjoying the fruits of this labour.”

A good craftsman spends his time honing his craft. He refines his technique, year after year. An artist, on the other hand, has to get emotionally involved – and that can sometimes get dizzying. It takes a lot of courage to show your inner thoughts and your flaws. Especially with the previous feeling of exhilaration of a fast rise to musical fame with a sold-out concert at the Olympia in Paris even before having released his first album (later becoming a gold record) and tours all over the world in front of thousands of people, like the Red Rocks festival in the USA.

Fakear needed to reinvent himself. To return to the essence of his project, with spontaneity and above all, honesty. Ten years after his first steps in the industry, Fakear now returns to his roots, without looking to the past with nostalgia or contempt; but rather by contemplating his past self with kindness.

And this new wave got expressed in one word : Talisman, his last album that came out in February 2023. With the tracks Moonlight Moves, Altar, Voyager and Odyssea (featuring the environmental activist Camille Etienne). Alongside a sold out French and European tour, a show at Le Trianon in Paris also sold out, and soon one in salle Pleyel (in February 2024).

“It was a complete rebirth. I had lost this crazy energy I once had doing all this.”

But such a comeback doesn’t just completely stop after only one album – even though it was particularly noteworthy to the media and the audience. And neither does the inspiration for Fakear.

“There is something magical happening when we get so confident. We allow ourselves to have fun, we think less, we feel the love from the audience. And the most beautiful thing is I believe this totally impacts the creation process.”

This is how the new songs were born. Like the following of this rebirth and this new inspiration for Théo. Like an extension of Talisman: a new dimension, a parallel universe.

“As I was gradually reconnecting with the outside world, I was realising how essential to me it was, and how much I had missed it. My new songs are full of this feeling. I love making music so that it can be shared, lived, vibed and danced to. Talisman was me returning to my roots. The new songs are a window to the future.”

Live:

21/06/2023 – Fête de la musique – Berlin (Allemagne)

24/06/2023 – SOS Méditerrannée – Marseille

02/07/2023 – MTELUS – Montréal (Canada)

06/07/2023 – Musilac – Aix Les Bains

07/07/2023 – Décibules – Neuve L’Eglise

13/07/2023 – Green Festival – Avignon

28/07/2023 – Festival de la Paille – Metabief

10/08/2023 – Numerik Games Festival – Yverdon Les Bains (Suisse)

12/08/2023 – Ecume Festival – St Pierre-De-Quiberon

25/08/2023 – Numerik Games Festival – Yverdon Les Bains (Suisse)

02/09/2023 – Rêves à Son – La Pommeaye

08/09/2023 – Palm Fest – La Palmyre

16/09/2023 – Big Mama Fest, La Felicita – Paris

28/09/2023 – L’autre Canal – Nancy

29/09/2023 – Noumatrouff – Mulhouse

30/09/2023 – La Belle Electrique – Grenoble

06/10/2023 – L’Oasis – Le Mans

07/10/2023 – Le Fil – Saint Etienne

12/10/2023 – Omega – Toulon

13/10/2023 – 6Mic – Aix En Provence

14/10/2023 – Emb – Sannois

15/10/2023 – File 7 – Magny Le Hongre

20/10/2023 – West Rock – Cognac

21/10/2023 – Quai M – Roche Sur Yon

27/10/2023 – La Carène – Brest

02/02/2024 – Salle Pleyel – Paris

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A moody deep house cut, ‘PJ’ weaves sparse vocal samples, downbeat piano chords and high-pitched flute sounds around its driving bassline – harnessing a minimalistic yet highly danceable vibe.

Two Eastern European (Slovakian & Polish) Producer / DJs who grew up in Chicago together, BELMONT BOYS have blossoming careers under their solo monikers Plumpy and Très Mortimer.

BELMONT BOYS commented: “This track started with the piano loop which was composed on an Ableton Push. We made it after Très opened for the Chainsmokers last summer and absolutely had to hit the studio after. PJ stands for Private Jet. We always see big DJs flying private to shows and posting photos like they’ve been producing in the air. The dreamy piano and driving bass make this a dance worthy addition to any house playlist, or USB if you’re a DJ.”

The first track the BELMONT BOYS released together (as Plumpy and Très Mortimer) was ‘BAMBU’, which Diplo premiered at Burning Man, was released via Mad Decent, and has received 500k+ plays across streaming platforms. The boys prefer to keep things light and fun and bring the party wherever they go. They’re both influenced by Eastern European sounds, as well as those they heard growing up in the birthplace of house, Chicago.

As a solo artist, Plumpy has remixed for X Ambassadors, Grayson Chance, TyDi, Riff Raff, and The Arkells, as well as released on a number of labels including Young Money, Interscope, Armada, Trap Nation, and more. Now based in Los Angeles, he’s a regular DJ at events such as Space Yacht.

Straddling between dance music pr and hip hop, Très Mortimer has opened for The Chainsmokers, Audien, Nitti Gritti, Lil Yachty, YBN Cordae and more. He’s played at a number of well known venues throughout the states including LA’s Exchange, Chicago’s Concord Music Hall, and Seattle’s Nuemos.

‘PJ’ marks the next chapter of what promises to be a fruitful collaboration between two close friends and artists.