Garçon’s DJ sets are all about the slow burn. He teases music gradually and deliberately, layering hypnotic grooves atop one another and subtly modulating the mood of the night, with this delayed gratification leading to a far greater payoff. Although he pulls from across the electronic music spectrum, Garçon’s interests are primarily in techno, with a particular fondness for rhythmically adventurous sounds from the outer edges of the genre. Garçon was born and raised in Basel, Switzerland, where he’s still based today. He’s been an important figure in the city’s techno scene for some time. He started DJing in Basel when he was just 14 years old, then quickly started throwing parties, first at the since-shuttered clubbing institution Hinterhof, and later at Elysia. Amenthia Recordings, the label that he co- runs with Agonis, has been a vital showcase for talent from within his creative community and beyond. Unlike many of his producer peers, Garçon is strictly a DJ. But he approaches his work with a true artist’s discipline. From the moment he started going to nightclubs, he would watch DJs up close and observe their technique, and would learn his records inside out to develop his unique precision mixing style. Still, for all this sense of control, Garçon is also very adaptable, as happy playing to 200 people in Basel’s Lady Bar as he is to big crowds in Berghain or at festivals like The Labyrinth in Japan, Organik in Taiwan, Waking Life in Portugal, or Parallel in Barcelona.