Marina Trench
For French producer and DJ Marina Trench, it will also be the first appearence in Thailand for The Groove festival, where she will headline 2 events, in Koh Tao & Bangkok!
🇫🇷 We are happy to welcome one of the deep house underground’s most intriguing and unmissable musical talents.
Her vibey ‘Trench Touch’ residency at Rex Club Paris, where she invites artists from far across the international scene, as well as her productions on go-to labels including Wolf Music Recordings, Deeply Rooted and Dam Swindle’s Heist Recordings, have definitively put her cultured, elegant and mature sound firmly on the radars.
La mamie's
La Mamie’s is a collective of DJs from Paris, founded in 2007. They have wielded significant influence in shaping Paris’ vibrant music scene, making noteworthy contributions to venues like Le Mellotron, Macki Music Festival, and La Ferme du Bonheur. Their performances span numerous gigs across Paris, including notable venues like La Machine du Moulin Rouge, as well as appearances across Europe and at festivals in Asia such as Wonderfruit in Thailand and co-organizing Shi Fu Miz in Hong Kong. Specializing in various forms of house music, they also embrace genres like reggae, jazz, and drum&bass. Constantly seeking to create the perfect atmosphere, the collective is dedicated to finding spaces where the festive spirit thrives.
Alan.d
DJ and promoter, Alan.D (Paco Tyson, Goûtez Électroniques…) is above all an insatiable music explorer.
Programmer at Rond Point Café in Nantes, France, Alan.D holds a residency: “Rythm” wich has gradually become a hallmark of the House music scene. Behind the decks, he offers a journey into the very essence of House & Techno, influenced by jazz, disco, funk, and the club culture of the early 90s.
Feed The Lizard - Australia
Embarking on his musical odyssey, Feedthelizard represents Benny McGrigor’s latest sonic venture inspired by his tropical island sojourns in Thailand. Originally hailing from Australia but now a resident of Koh Tao, Benny’s island experiences infuse his sets with a unique energy. With a repertoire spanning House, Disco, Funk, Deeptech, and more, Benny’s sets are crafted to elevate any occasion, from sun-soaked beach gatherings to underground club vibes. Beyond the DJ booth, he orchestrates weekly beach parties, runs a DJ school, and oversees The Studio Koh Tao, an underground music hub. Feedthelizard embodies Benny’s passion for music and the vibrant energy of Thailand’s paradise, promising unforgettable sonic journeys infused with deep grooves and euphoric rhythms.
Skinny Mark - Thailand
Resident DJ from Retox Sessions and spinning warm up set for many World Ranking DJs in most of the famous Music Festivals such as 808 Festival, Together Festival, Road To Ultra Thailand or Waterzonic, Skinny Mark moved to Koh Tao in 2017 to build an underground music scene. While being resident DJ for clubs and bars around the island, he took part in the creation of Tao Festival and Back 2 The Groove, and played at each edition. Now resident DJ at Tom Yum Kung in Kaosan road as well as for the So What?! parties at Studio des Stagiaires with Jazzie C, he is already a pillar of The Groove festival. With his wide musical culture, Mark develops a unique style with an always reinvented blend of House, Progressive, Techno, Electro & Indie Dance.
Jazzie C aka Le Godfather - France
Celebrating 45 years behind the decks, Jazzie C has played underground music for many crowds, alongside some of the most revered artists like DJ Deep, Claude Monnet, DJ Freddy, Akufen, Utah Jazz, THEOS, Franck Roger or Camion Bazar…
Settled in Bangkok, Jazzie C is the Chief Editor of cultural magazine Latitudes, playin’ regularly his groovy, jazzy and trippy sound in true music dens like 12×12 or Never Normal. In 2022, he was the Manager and Musical Director of Back 2 The Groove festival in Koh Tao and in 2023 he organized the first Asian tour of THEOS and The Groove party with Camion Bazar, then ended his productive year with a praised House set at Wonderfruit festival.
MIZUYO - Japan
Born in Yokohama, Mizuyo grew up with world music and fell in love with black music culture before starting djing in 2000. Her DJ style is cross-genre, mixing from hip hop to house, electro to techno or even reggae to latin, just taking on quality music regardless of classification. Mizuyo has attracted people worldwide with her flexibility, creativity and dynamism and she spins regularly in Bangkok’s most respected DJ booths, such as 12×12, Emperor’s Secret or Bangkok Island. Following her praised set at B2TG3 in 2022, Mizuyo is well-known in Tao where she headlined at Secret Party and rocked Leo Beach Music Festival a couple of mouth ago. Mizuyo will bring her most energetic tracks as a reflection of her colourful personality.
JACOB BOGART - US
Jacob Bogart is a human rights lawyer by day and a DJ by night. Hailing from the United States of America, he was introduced to house and disco in New York City while attending law school. After moving to Bangkok, Jacob started playing at bars, clubs and parties all around the city, where he rubbed shoulders a few times with Jazzie C like in Tropical City or 12×12, as well as various festivals like Fly To The Moon or Back 2 The Groove. His blend of uplifting house and disco always brings smiles to the dancefloor!
Luke July - UK
Introducing Luke July, a musical maven whose journey spans from London’s vibrant streets to the tranquil shores of Ko Pha-ngan, Thailand. As a founding member of Closer, a vinyl-only collective nestled in London’s East End, Luke’s musical roots run deep. Before his move to Thailand, Luke graced stages across the UK, from Sankeys to Notting Hill Carnival, blending genres from Soul and Funk to Disco and House.With over two decades behind the decks, Luke’s journey began in London’s 90s pirate radio scene, evolving to major festival stages and underground parties.
Since moving to Asia, Luke is making his mark in Thailand, holding down several DJ residencies with Groovy Tunes, Sundays, Get Loose!, Re:Fix Festival and hosting a monthly show on UMT Radio. His focus on House music and diverse record collection spanning decades showcases his dedication to pushing musical boundaries mixing genders and eras, between Soul and Funk to Disco and House.
Nicolas Brunet - France
Jazz pianist, DJ and producer living in Thailand, Nicolas has played in a wide range of styles and circumstances, from the trio of Jazz after Dark at Summer Salts, Koh Phangan to festivals such as Wonderfruit, Kolour or Fly To The Moon and many famous clubs & venues around South-East Asia like Guy’s bar, 12×12 or Bangkok Island, where he organized the praised Gem diggers cruises.
His eclectic sets full of groove and musicality energize crowds. Styles range from progressive house, tech house, melodic techno, indie dance – adding tasteful touches of melody and hypnotic patterns on his keyboard live.
The Groove festival will give him the opportunity to showcase his 2 sides, as a groovy DJ at Bluerama and as a talented keyboard player for a jam on Sai Thong beach with fellow islander Feed the Lizard.
NK Chan - Japan
Pillar of Big Mango’s scene since 2012, NK Chan is well known for his mesmerizing mixes full of influences in a wide range of styles. Originally from the center of Japan’s House Music culture Sapporo, where he started his DJ journey in early 1994 already putting up parties, this always surprising DJ has been praised for the quality of his selection, his flawless technique and his sense of the moment.
NK Chan is at ease in any circumstances, on big stages like in Wonderfruit, Fly to the Moon or Back to the Groove festivals, as much as in more intimate venues where he is a regular such as Studio Lam, Yoshi bar or 12×12. Besides, he gained a true respect of his peers from the Giant Swing parties and broadcasts.
Sacred Beat - Russia
Resident of the Moscow label Mudra Music with his musical project Bionic Buddha, Maxim Karataev aka Sacred Beat experiments with deep ethnic chillout midtempo sound, as well as danceable broken bass lines.
Sacred Beat regularly performs both at club venues and at many festivals in Russia, the Indian state of Goa and in Koh Phangan, where he is a regular at many of the most reknown underground parties. His sets contain a harmonious symbiosis of ethno-moods, psychedelic chillout, techno and other forms of life, electronic and organic melodies.
Djmisscaro - France
djmisscaro started to play soul, funk and other illicit grooves in the 80’s, at famous Parisian club Bus Palladium where she was a resident. Then came House music and rave parties and she ended up playing Trance vinyls in crazy afters deep within the City of Light’s underground. From Paris, she moved to Koh Pha Ngan in 2003 and then to Phuket, where she became legendary for pioneering Full Moon and Black Moon parties on the island, at famous Big Bo’s Reggae Bar in Naiharn. Since then, she created two magazines: Le Paris Phuket and Latitudes, while keeping on producing mixes and appearing in carefully selected line-ups like for Back 2 The Groove 3. Able to handle any circumstances behind the decks, she loves nothing more than shake the dancefloor with the right blend of true House music!
LIly - Netherlands
After years of touring in China, frantic residencies in Kuala Lumpur including Grand Prix week-ends, tons of festivals at home in Holland and intense clubbing, Lily found a much chiller pace in Koh Tao, even with some Bed Supperclub takeovers in Bangkok.
Now at the helm of Fizz Beach club on Sairee beach, she has adopted the island rhythm, sharing the decks with guests from all over the world for groovy sunset sessions that sometimes extend into the night. On the occasion of DJ Gwen’s tour in Thailand with The Groove on the Move, there was an immediate match through the Deep House vibes and the team immediately invited Lily to join the festival’s line-up.
She will bring the punchy & cool Fizz attitude to Sai Thong with her exquisite selection of highly musical House tracks.
Miso - Italy
MISO music sets your mood straight from start to end with Sexy Deep Grooves, Dance, Disco, House, Afro Beats, and Minimal-Tech sounds that allow him to express his true feelings, and will keep the dance floor moving.
MISO’s musical journey started early with underground Italian hip-hop and rap music, as he’s always had an ear for finding and listening to unknown artists. Afterwords his ears got spoiled by the excellent House scene that populated Italy during his 20s including Coccoluto, Dirocco, Massimino Lippoli, Alex Neri, Joe T Vanelli, and Ralf. These artists shaped his music taste on a daily basis when the famous ”Riviera Romagnola” was the best European party spot and International DJs were craving to show-off in the best Italian clubs during the summer, before Ibiza stole the scene.
In 2010 MISO was resident at Delicious, an exclusive series of after-parties that took place in Milano before he moved to Bangkok.
Part of Sundays Collective, over the past few years MISO has been making appearances on the party scene in Koh Phangan. He’s played venues including Sundays, Samsara, Alpha Bar, Bluerama, and Kudo Beach (Phuket). You can often find him playing at the island’s best after-parties (if you are invited!).
SATI - France
Sati was spotted few years ago in afterparties by Jazzie C, who was amazed by the quality and relevancy of her music selections. Under his influence, she learned the mixing craft and from a dancefloor addict and music lover she became a DJ. Taking her first steps in the booth alongside seasoned locals in venues like Café des Stagiaires or at Fly to the Moon festival when she was still living in Thailand, she quickly saw herself on high demand in her new home Barcelona.
Bringing in a strong support to the project from the very beginning, she will do the trip back specially for us and grace The Groove festival with her unique blend of Housy, Disco-ish, afro-infused and, of course, evergroovy gems.