How did I come up with the idea of exploring DJing?
I had probably always been attracted to, or rather had a knack for, technical matters because of my initial studies, namely a university degree in electrical engineering and industrial IT, specialising in automation and systems. Those two years of study gave me a comprehensive understanding of electronic and digital systems from the 1990s onwards.
Then, after studying business and taking a sabbatical year to travel, followed by a few unsuccessful salaried jobs, I became an entrepreneur for nearly 30 years in the fields of training and consulting. I started out in management, leadership, efficiency and professionalism, then incorporated the dimension of sustainable development and CSR, finally evolving towards permaculture. These three stages correspond to the three names of my company, namely More Balls Than Most, Ecologik Business and Semis Sauvages.
The ecological discourse has become quite inaudible since 2020: this has reduced my activities, and for a few years I made up for this loss of income with various jobs: gardening, woodcutting, construction work.
In July 2024, following the death of my father, family disagreements arose. I also experienced a sudden break-up a few months later. Emotionally scarred, I undertook personal work with the aim of maintaining my mental health and rediscovering my joy. In July 2025, the idea of becoming a DJ took hold.
I had been collecting music for a very long time. Having chosen not to have a television at home, I spent entire evenings searching for music, listening to it and sorting it. I even mixed it with two iPods and a small iRigs mixer.
So I already had a nice music collection. I had a good general knowledge of computers. I invested in a Pioneer DDJ FLX4 controller, and I had already used Mixxx a little bit as part of my research on open source software. So I went back to this software, which has a mapping for this controller.
I forgot to mention the good hi-fi system I've had for 25 years, consisting of homemade speakers and an NAD amplifier + preamplifier. I might write a specific article about that. In any case, it sounds great!
A few years ago, I designed and built a small solar-powered sound system that I use in remote areas of my property. Two good bases for playing indoors and outdoors