Berlin-based producer Giulia Fournier-Mercadante, aka GiGi FM, practised ballet at the highest level, studying in New York during her teenage years before relocating to London after her dance career was unfortunately cut short. Introduced to DJing by housemates, it wasn’t long before GiGi FM became a fixture on South London’s close-knit dance music scene, initially a fixture at revered Make Me DJ collective parties prior to residencies at Berghain, Boiler Room and NTS Radio.
In tandem with her successful foray into DJing, GiGi FM began using Ableton, debuting in late 2021 with the ethereal-sounding Kiwi Synthesis Diary 21k EP. Further releases, including her latest Movimiento, have shifted further into the realm of techno, using sound, colour and movement to create pulsating inter-dimensional club music. While GiGi FM continues to evolve, her longstanding fascination for adopting various body motion technologies to make music by movement increasingly permeates her approach to production.
Tell us about your journey from dance to music? “I started dancing and playing the piano at a very young age.
When I was seven or eight, I learned ballet at the conservatoire and thought, woah, these girls have great tutus, I really want one [laughs]. So I started pursuing dancing more professionally and ended up at the Paris Opera School, which was very prestigious. When I was 11 years old, I started thinking that although I loved dancing to the music what if I could make music by dancing? Then I thought, hmm, maybe I’m watching too much Star Trek!”
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