Julien Chaptal has seen a massive international breakthrough. Adding a little French flavour to the Dutch sound that’s currently storming the world’s dancefloors, he has become a key member of Amsterdam’s New School techno generation.
Over the last years, Chaptal has caught the eye of many around the globe. Born and raised in Paris, Chaptal moved to Amsterdam around the turn of the century. From the moment Chaptal first arrived in Holland’s capital, he worked very hard at becoming a professional producer. Mixing bands and dj’s at night as an audio engineer, he used his days to further perfect his own musical style and technique.
These days Chaptal is known as one of Holland’s most agile techno performers — solo as well as together with like minded musicians. This is evident when playing with Kabale und Liebe, Quazar, Boris Werner, David Labeij and Lauhaus under the Amsterdam 661 moniker. But Chaptal’s definite breakthrough was established with his critically acclaimed debut album “Tokens” (2008), a collection of dancefloor-oriented grooves that took the techno scene by storm. And with more releases planned to hit the international club systems in 2010 — expect to see and hear more from world citizen, Julien Chaptal.
