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noizemagazine - noiZe Magazine Issue 59 February 2009 - Index

The secret to his success lies in his
feelings and emotion in the tracks
Patrick began dancing when he was
17, in 1990; two years later, he was
part of a professional troupe and
began choreographing routines. His
introduction to Montreal’s vibrant
nightlife began a year after that,
when he hit clubs like the legendary
KOX and Groove Society. “In those
days, there was a high emphasis on
décor, dance, drag queens, intense
visuals, and house music,” he says.
“Up until then we were using pop,
hip hop and R&B in our choreog
the certain pieces of music that I
wanted because I wasn’t a DJ. So I
started shopping for music.”
From there, it was a learning curve.
other major local events. And in 2003,
he made his debut as a DJ at Church,
spearheaded by Montreal promoter
It helped to be located in Montreal,
which has become the party capital of
North America. As the world’s largest
freshwater port, the island city is a crosscrossroads of currents, from Great Britain,
Europe, Latin America and the United
States. “Each of those styles are very
specific,” he notes. “In Montreal, we
take what we like from all of them, and
that enables us to evolve and expand
our horizons.” The cosmopolitan nature
of the music scene is reflected in the
clubs, where gay and straight mix more
easily than anywhere else on the conti
nent—along with their DJs and musical
more distant shores, like Sao Paulo, Rio,
London and—his personal dream job—
Although he keeps body and soul
together moonlighting as an accoun
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