DJ DEEP

In Episode 3 of SPIRIT Conversations, Mike Risk sits down with DJ Deep (Cyril), one of France’s most respected and enduring figures in house and techno. Across four parts, Cyril looks back on his formative years in Paris, meeting Laurent Garnier, discovering Detroit and New York club culture, launching the legendary LEGENDS nights at Rex Club and building Deeply Rooted. The conversation also explores his approach to DJing and production, the artists and records that shaped him, and his thoughts on where club culture is heading today. At its heart, this is a conversation about musical heritage, curiosity and the responsibility of keeping the spirit of house music alive for the next generation.

PART 1

How do you become one of France’s most respected DJs when your first residency arrives before you even know how to properly mix two records?

PART 2

How do you honour house music history without turning it into a museum? In Part 2 of SPIRIT Conversations, DJ Deep joins Mike Risk to discuss the return of his iconic LEGENDS nights at Rex Club in Paris and why their future needs to connect pioneering artists with a new generation.

PART 3

In part 3 DJ Deep’s (Cyril) journey into music production started with one particularly bold comment to St Germain’s Ludovic Navarre: “It’s a nice track, but I would have done the hi-hats differently.” There was just one small problem. Cyril had never touched a drum machine in his life.

PART 4

Is club culture becoming a church for music or a church for money? In the final part of SPIRIT Conversations with DJ Deep (Cyril) and Mike Risk explore some of the biggest questions facing house music and club culture today.