TDJ
TDJ
From melancholy to bittersweet euphoria, TDJ's hazy, acid-tinged universe is an incongruous amalgam of her early emo guitar ballads, under the alter ego RYAN Playground, and her first kicks arranged on a pirated version of Fruity Loops.
TDJ is the embodiment of the first loves of Geneviève Ryan-Martel, a young suburbanite now living in Montreal, for techno, trance, and Eurodance, especially the classics by Tiestö, Gamemaster, Signum, and ATB, but also her well-worn CDs by Blink-182, From First To Last, and Taking Back Sunday. Surrounding herself with collaborators such as X-Coast, Panteros666, Paul Seul, and Krampf, TDJ takes great pleasure in making dance floors sweat and smearing them with neon, but always with a touch of mascara, Bandcamp, and Spotify, to the delight of her joyful audience.
Since its debut in 2019, TDJ has conquered the old continent by joining the legendary Casual Gabberz with the track “Can't Stop Ravin.” This was followed by ‘Nana’ in 2020, then “All I Want For Christmas Is An Acoustic Guitar” in 2021. Gabber and trance, with finesse, on the “Meilleurs Voeux” compilations from this iconic label and collective.
His first trance EP “TDJ001”, which includes a video clip for the track “Quest for Glory” directed by Martin C. Pariseau, was released in September 2020. Then it was the turn of the explosive eurodance “TDJ002” to cement his universe: a sweet memory of a partially forgotten party. A particularly catchy and touching nostalgia sets in when watching the video for the track “Lalala (Want Somebody)”, directed by Kevin Elamrani-Lince and released in July 2021.
Following on from her two EPs, and surrounded by artists dear to her heart, she produced her first conceptual compilation, “SPF INFINI”; the soundtrack to a 38-minute music video of a new genre by the incomparable director Laurence ‘Baz’ Morais, released in September 2021. Seemingly unstoppable, with all eyes (and ears) on her, a tangible and permeable excitement revolves around Geneviève.
TDJ123, released in June 2022, heralds the culmination of a TDJ in all its resplendent bitterness; a level of maturity and comfort in remembering the past while acknowledging the vulnerability of facing the future. Balancing the personal with exuberant lightness, TDJ123 is hyper-saturated with songs that will be the soundtrack to every summer party and every breakup.
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