DJ FLY discovers turntables and starts scratching at the age of 15, in 1998. An after-school hobby, it quickly turned into a real passion and ultimately his profession. Influenced primarily by Hip Hop, with an affinity for Rock, and Electro, DJ FLY's original sets smoothly integrate combine tracks from artists such as "Busta Rhymes" to "Chase And Status". A native of Lyon, DJ FLY starts in clubs in the Rhône-Alpes. A great success with the public, his following grew in numbers each week. His technical ease behind turntables and his communicative energy move everyone to the dancefloor! He appears in events that attract large crowds as: L’Original Festival (Lyon), Les Nuits Sonores (Lyon), NRJ Tour (Tahiti). He also performs in Asia (Shanghaï, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau), Tunisia, Spain, Portuga In cities like Paris, London, Brussels, Dubai, to name a few.

He performs solo and alongside artists such as: Method Man, Redman, Mobb Deep, Raekwon, Nas, Akon, Qbert, Grand Master Flash, Tony Touch, A-Trak, Dee Nasty, Crazy-B, Pone, Birdy Nam Nam, C2C.

Attracted by scratching since its inception with turntables, as a reference DJ Qbert or D-styles, DJ FLY launches a new challenge and makes its entry into the DJ competitions in 2004, winning 6 DMC France cups, a title of France DMC Champion, a bronze medal at the DMC World Championship in 2007 and finally the title of DMC World Champion in 2008!

In 2004, always looking for new projects, DJ FLY works with the label "Enterprise" which was awarded a double gold production on the Sinik’s first album and platinum on the second one. In 2009 he becomes a true beatmaker making his own Hip Hop and Dubstep productions.

He is one of the creator of the "Scratch Bandits Crew", a group of DJs from Lyon, using scratch as a rhythmic and harmonic way to recreate original compositions like a real group of musicians.

He is now a teacher at the most famous DJ school in France: UCPA-AMS.

BATTLE STATS:

2008

DMC WORLD CHAMPION

DMC FRANCE CHAMPION

2007

DMC FRANCE CHAMPION

3RD PLACE AT THE DMC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WINNER OF DMC FRANCE CUP (BATTLE)

WINNER OF DMC FRANCE CUP (BEAT-JUGGLING)

2006

DMC FRANCE VICE-CHAMPION

WINNER OF DMC FRANCE CUP (BATTLE)

WINNER OF DMC FRANCE CUP (BEAT-JUGGLING)

2005

WINNER OF DMC FRANCE CUP (BEAT-JUGGLING)

2004

WINNER OF DMC FRANCE CUP (TEAM WITH SCRATCH BANDITS CREW)

WINNER OF WHO'S THE KING 1 & 2

WINNER OF THE GEMINI TOUR

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