Electronic Music: Scenes, Genres and Transitions (part 2)

Chloé worked for nearly four years as a project coordinator at Technopol, the French electronic music network. She is now the project manager of Courts Circuits, an initiative experimenting with slow touring across European electronic music scenes.

Chloé also works as an independent project manager and curator for various events in the fields of music and performing arts.

Launched by Technopol in collaboration with DJs for Climate Action France, Music Declares Emergency France, and the Collectif des Festivals, the COURTS CIRCUITS initiative proposes a new, more environmentally sustainable touring model. Its goal is to rethink the mobility of artists and audiences, which can account for up to 80% of the carbon emissions of an electronic music event.

This new project focuses on so-called “short circuit” tours: shared travel routes between multiple venues, prioritizing low-carbon transportation, and programming local artists to reduce long-distance travel. Three pilot tours will be launched across Europe starting in winter 2025, with an initial lineup featuring, among others, French DJ and producer Vel.

Eve Decampo is artistic coordinator for music at atelier210, an interdisciplinary performance and creation venue based in Brussels. She is also co-founder of the DJ collective Poxcat, which has been organising events supporting and accompanying FINTA artists since 2017. She is also keyboardist and producer in the instrumental electronic music duo Capelo.

In her solo project Elfo Van de Velde, or DJ under the stage name DJ Hyppocampo, she is never far from the stage. She is also the new host of Karaofée, a travelling karaoke event hosted by fairies.

Ruben Pariente is a music producer, DJ, event organizer, manager, and designer, and above all the founder of the collective and label Friendsome Records. A multidisciplinary artist, he embraces a cross-disciplinary approach to both sound and visual creation.

Born and based in Paris, he quickly began his musical career in the French capital before moving to London to study industrial design at the prestigious Central Saint Martins School, where he graduated in 2009. Passionate about electronic music, he has dedicated over fifteen years to DJing, music production, and artistic direction.

Following early experiences with the Cliché parties and the group Studio Montaigne, he founded Friendsome Records, a true incubator for emerging talents on the French electronic scene such as Belaria and Tatie Dee.

Committed to responsible music practices, Ruben is also the president of the French branch of DJs For Climate Action, an international organization promoting sustainable and conscious practices within the music industry.

Today, he teaches sound at Prépart, where he shares his experience in creation, mixing, and production with the next generation.

Rudy Guilhem-Ducléon supports festivals and cultural projects in their ecological transition as a sustainability advisor and circularity manager. 

An expert in decarbonization issues, he works at the European level on projects related to mobility, food systems, and resource management. He also chairs an association dedicated to resource-sharing in Brittany and runs a micro pop music festival in the southwest of France. 

In addition, he teaches ecological transition in the cultural sector at Sciences Po Rennes and at the University of South Brittany (UBS) in Lorient.