DJ Mehdi

DJ Mehdi (Mehdi Favéris-Essadi) world famous DJ and music producer has died after reportedly falling off of a roof. Mehdi was 34 Years old.So far, no details from the accident have been released.Moments ago, Chromeo tweeted:Drake also posted:Mehdi was born of Tunisian background in Hauts-de-Seine, the northwestern suburbs of Paris. He was a former disc jockey of the groups Different Teep (ex-group of Manu Key & Lil Jahson), Ideal J and former member of the collective the Mafia K'1 Fry. He was...Read Full Story

The sad news of DJ Mehdi’s death has rippled across the internet today, and sadly it looks like the reports are true.  It appears Mehdi fell off of a roof at the birthday party of Riton.  Mehdi and Riton were part of a DJ Duo Carte Blanche. Whilst no official reports have been released yet, stories have been garnished from twitter and other social media outlets. Watch this video on YouTube. Inthemix have brought together a list of artist messages for Mehdi Herve: “I can’t believe mehdi may...Read Full Story

3 December, 2010 | 2.14AM Written by: Beatportal Filed under: Music News: weekly update Get the jump on the weekend with these trampolines: these choice tracks will rocket you higher than Kanye copping a Mike Oldfield sample. (If you’ve heard his new album, you know what we’re talking about.) Big tunes come down the pipe from Bad Boy Bill, Carte Blanche and Kid Sister with Laidback Luke, Anton Pieete, Deadmau5, Layo & Bushwacka!, Riva Starr in his Starr Traxx guise, Carlo Lio, Dusty...Read Full Story

Check out this gritty electro track and its accompanying video from Riton, entitled “Dark Places.” Its comical and the images seem to have nothing to do with the song, but nonetheless it is amusing. The video seems to be shot in a retro light, back when almost everything was cloaked in sepia, with the men in mullet haircuts and old school glasses….like I said…amusing. The track is taken from his upcoming album, Ritontime due out November 1. Check out the video below and let us know what you...Read Full Story

Posted by CP on       Filed under House Tagged as Carte Blanche, DJ Mehdi, Ed Banger Records, Riton I briefly mentioned Carte Blanche last week in Ed Banger Bee Sides.  Carte Blanche was formed in early 2010, and has been touring since -- a project formed between two leading DJ’s: DJ Mehdi was a leading French underground hip hop producer, turned Electro DJ -- he didnt leave hip hop however, and has made every effort to push, blur or break down the boundaries between Hip Hop...Read Full Story