Worakls

French electronic musician (born 1988)

DJ
record producer
musician

LabelsHungry Music, Sonate^[1]Websiteworakls.fr

Musical artist

Worakls, real name Kevin Rodrigues (born 28 September 1988), is a French DJ, electronic musician, and composer.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He is known for his organic and orchestral instrumentation,^[6] blending deep house, techno, and progressive house music in live shows.^[7]

Early & personal life

Worakls comes from a musical family and started learning the piano at age three. After studying at a conservatory, he dedicated his time to electronic music and composition, and at age 18, began to create electronic music.^[8] He has found success with his remixes as well as his solo material and has shared that his influences are "mostly classical music, film music, and techno".^[9]

Worakls has a daughter, who inspired him to create the single "54".^[10]^[11]

Career

In November 2014, he founded the label Hungry Music with his friends N'to and Joachim Pastor.

A 2015 review in Billboard magazine referred to Worakls as a "rising French DJ" and described his tracks as "serious techno with a light touch", "full of focused, nervous energy."^[12]

As of 2019, Worakls has released one studio album, several EPs, and numerous singles.

Discography

Studio albums

Orchestra (2019)^[13]
Sur Le Front Des Animaux Menacés (2020)^[14]

EPs

Unity (2008)
All Night Long (2009)
Shazam (2009)
Deeply Infected (2009)
When the Birds Go in the Wrong Way (2010)
Folie (2010)
Rapafromage (2012 - with Nicolas Cuer)
Good Night My Love (2013)
Et la pluie tomba (2013)
Question réponse (2015)

Compilation albums

Hungry 5 (The Best of 5 Years) (2018 - compilation of Hungry Music artists)

Singles

"Future" (2010)
"Tension" (2010)
"Mirage" (2011)
"Siehst Du Nicht (feat. Coni)" (2012)
"Utopia/Porto" (2014 - with N'to)
"Salzburg" (2014)
"Flocon de neige" (2014)
"Toi/Cerisier blanc" (2015)
"Adagio for Square" (2015)
"Mellotron" (2016)
"Nocturne" (2017)
"Sanctis" (2017)
"Pipeline" (2022)
"54" (2022)^[3]
"Sparkle" (2022)
"Verbier" (2023)

References

^ Cartel, Groove (18 December 2020). "Worakls & Rusanda Panfili join forces on new single 'Storm'". The Groove Cartel. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Parable presents: Worakls Band & Guests at Electric Brixton, London".
^ ^a ^b Astronaut, Dancing (2 September 2022). "French orchestral techno producer Worakls teases studio album with new single '54'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ Cartel, Groove (9 April 2019). "Cercle invites Worakls Orchestra at Château La Coste". The Groove Cartel. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ Bhanawat, Akshay (2 September 2022). "Worakls Readies Studio Album and Releases New Single "54"". T.H.E - Music Essentials. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Worakls Enlists Rodriguez Jr. & Booka Shade for House Remixes of Tracks from 'Orchestra' Album". This Song Is Sick. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Worakls Discusses the Many Sides of his Art and Performance!". EDM Identity. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Let's Talk About: Worakls". The Groove Cartel. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Let's Talk About: Worakls". The Groove Cartel. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ Astronaut, Dancing (2 September 2022). "French orchestral techno producer Worakls teases studio album with new single '54'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Worakls Drops New Single Ahead of Fall Orchestra Tour". EDM Identity. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ Megan Buerger (2 February 2015): Rising French DJ Worakls Offers a Deep Dive Into Melodic Techno, Billboard
^ Twitter (13 March 2019): Worakls Twitter Account
^ Amazon (31 July 2020): Amazon Music