Swick & King Doudou
As a solo producer, Swick is an architect of high-voltage dance music that feels at once intensely local and entirely borderless. He has quickly gained a reputation worldwide for his tight drums, energetic synths and genre-defying output. As well as working locally with Tkay and Gold Fang, his recent international credits include M.I.A., with joints on Mata and her recent gospel-driven bass project M.I.7. as well as Diplo on ‘Keep It Gully’ / ‘Dat A Freak’ (the latter which became the basis for Jennifer Lopez’s USA certified platinum record single ‘Booty’), Big Zuu, Kamakaze and Duppy. Across more than a decade at the vanguard of global club music, he continues to effortlessly blend dancehall, grime, and hyperpop into his bold club-ready sound.
French DJ and producer King Doudou (aka Hugo Douster) takes listeners from one continent to another, looking for the common tie between Latino-American Dembow, Ivorian Coupé Décalé, Jersey Club, and Baile Funk. Having played sets around the world from Sonar to Boiler Room, he’s worked with the likes of Bad Gyal, J Balvin (of which he was awarded a Latin Grammy in 2020), Skrillex, and more, tying the link between the mainstream and the underground, Europe and America, the old school and the avant-garde.