One of our closest French counterparts, Nicolas Bartko, aka Keikari was born and raised in the quiet seaside town of ‘La Rochelle’ in western France.
He moved to a near by town called Angoulême, where his first real introduction to music came from an unlikely source. Starting out listening to Rock music and playing his guitar he later began listening to Jazz at local bars, but it wasn’t until he ventured over to Bordeaux that he first discovered electronic music.
Influenced by many talented producers and experiences at venues such as the iconic IBOAT club, Keikari moved to Paris to begin a course in sound engineering and experienced more of Paris’s nightlife which helped him to develop his understanding of Techno music and to begin developing his productions.