DJ Gregory, born Gregory Darsa, grew up in Paris and forged his musical education in the gushing 80’s. His first nights out at Roger Boîte Funk or Le Palace had already set a background when he first heard Mr Fingers and Todd Terry in 1988 and got converted to the energy of House. It’s during a stay in New York a few years later, when DJ Gregory could finally listen to the sets of Tony Humphries or Junior Vasquez, that he will form a love story with the city and its Soulful vibe.
Back in France DJ Gregory will have a truly compulsive activity, being resident from Paris’ finest House party TGV, setting up a radio show with DJ Deep and Alex From Tokyo as A Deep Groove and starting to work behind the production desk as Cheesy D. Things will take another turn with the release of his remix for Cheek « Venus (Party People) », for DJ Gilb’R’s newborn label Versatile. First production to be released as DJ Gregory, the track becomes a hit during the WMC of 1996 and propels him up the charts. DJ Gregory will then bring together collaborations with Julien Jabre (Soha, Fantom…), Next Evidence, Shazz amongst other key artists from the exploding French Touch and will also start Africanism with Bob Sinclar, a project dedicated to an innovative interpretation of House that is adding Carribean, African and Latin influences to the sound of the era. DJ Gregory will finally set up his own Faya Combo Records, where he would be able to unfold a slew of releases with a tribal resonance and some remarked tracks like « Tropical Soundclash » or « Elle ».
On the other side of DJ Gregory stands Point G. An alias with a rougher approach to House music. Point G gained the upper hand in DJ Gregory’s musical vision to his own surprise, a decade after these underground successes. In 2012, pressed by a passionate demand from cutting edge and established artists, he will repress some of the original tracks, start an homonym label, and hit the road with a brand new percussive Point G live set.
Above all, DJ Gregory is definitely part of a distinctive genre. Having reached the top of the charts alongside the greatest artists, worked with House legends, and conquered new audiences by performing a bold artistic u-turn with the recent return of Point G, DJ Gregory belongs to this rare kind of artists who, thanks to a huge talent, was able to develop a rich and complex discography.