Vitaline started her journey just five years ago, yet she has already toured across Europe and even India. That last country has a special meaning to her: “I have always had a love for those romantic Bollywood movies, but I also found out that India had a massive electronic music scene, with lots of female DJs.” She is now finishing her second tour around the country, touching down in even more cities than last time.
With her music, Vitaline builds bridges between bass, techno, and breaks. Her latest EP, ‘Lost in the Swell’ is a perfect example of that. Not only does she find inspiration in all the different electronic music genres she loves, but she also grew up playing piano and saxophone. This gave her a strong foundation of music theory, and she uses this to her advantage when opening up Ableton to create a new project.
We caught up with the French artist to talk about her Indian tour, her latest EP, and what’s more to come from her.
Hi Vitaline! How are you?
All good, thanks!
You’re currently on tour in India. How is it going?
It’s been absolutely amazing so far, each show has been incredible. I really love the Indian crowd, they have such a unique energy and an incredible vibe!
Have you been there before?
Yes, last year I went there for the first time, on my own. I was so stressed, but in the end everything went well. I did three gigs in three different cities last year, in Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Goa, but it was very short. I only stayed for five days because I couldn’t do it any other way. I had gigs before and after in France, and I just had this short period to go. This time I will stay for almost three weeks, so I will have more time to discover.
What’s so special about India to you?
I don’t have family there or anything, but I’m a very curious person. I want to discover the scenes all around the world, especially in India. I’ve always been fascinated by the culture through, I know it’s super kitsch, all the romantic Bollywood movies. The country, the culture, the food… I’ve always wanted to go there, especially when I discovered that there is a massive electronic music scene.
How different is the music scene over there?
In India, it’s still a work in progress. There’s so much going on there, and there are parties everywhere! In big venues, in little bars, there’s always some party going on. They have a lot of big festivals, like DGTL Mumbai, and it’s getting better and bigger every year. In ten years, it could be like Ibiza. When I was there, I met a lot of Indian DJs, and there were a lot of female DJs. That was very cool to see. The scene is growing really fast.
You recently released your latest EP, Lost in the Swell. On this EP, you tap into a lot of different genres. Where did your inspiration come from?
It felt really natural, my DJ sets are already quite hybrid. I cannot play the same genre all the time, otherwise I get bored. I like mixing all of these different textures and genres… I love the tension of techno, the weight of bass music, the looseness of breaks. I really liked building a bridge between these different worlds, even though it’s not easy. I don’t want to fit in just one box. I grew up surrounded by many influences, so exploring contrasts feels very authentic to me, and I love showing different sides of myself. Sometimes it’s more techno, sometimes it’s more bass music. I also like UKG, so I think I will explore that in my next EP.
There are some remixes on the EP. Can you tell us more about those?
Yes, I’m so glad to have these three remixes, because these three artists all had a strong impact on me at different moments. Phasmid is a pure technician who shapes sound like no one else. He runs Taipan Trax, and that label really shaped my music taste. I used to buy a lot of those releases, so I’m really glad he said yes to doing a remix. Brodinski was one of the first artists who made me fall in love with electronic music. I remember when I was younger and seeing him at a big music festival in France. Having him do a remix, I can’t believe it, I am like, oh my God. All of my friends were like, “Brodinski, seriously?”, so that one is really special to me. And Doctor Jeep is just incredible as well. His sound design and his ability to move across genres really inspire me. As I said before, I am trying to build bridges between genres, and Doctor Jeep to me is one of the best to do it. Having these artists reinterpret my tracks feels like the perfect match to me.
When talking about the tracks on the EP, you mentioned growing up with different influences. Can you talk about what those influences were?
I started getting involved with music at five years old, but back then, it was just classical music. I played piano for 15 years and saxophone for five, so a lot of my inspiration comes from classical music. My favorite is the Romantic period. I love Chopin. Through playing saxophone, I discovered jazz music. More recently, because of my DJ career, I need to dig through a lot of music, and I love it! I also just play music that I like listening to myself, and at the moment I like listening to bass, techno, UKG, all of it. Those are the main genres I play during my DJ sets, and I needed more tracks to mix these different styles. You can dig through more multi-genre tracks, but they are quite rare at the moment. I think it’s important to break this wall between genres and to build some bridges. That’s how you create a new style and new sound. I saw the gap, and I decided to create these songs myself.
How did you get into the electronic music scene?
It was through listening to French touch. I used to go to a lot of music festivals, it’s my passion. I think I started going when I was 15 years old, and I went to a lot of different music festivals. Sometimes it was a big festival with a lot of different genres, and through this, I discovered electronic music. During COVID, I bought a small DDJ-400, and some of my friends showed me the buttons and the primary knowledge I needed to get started. After this, I started playing in small bars and parties, and I slowly built connections in the underground scene. Before becoming a DJ, I was a manager in the classical music scene. I’ve worked with many artists, musicians, and agents who organized opera concerts, and I feel that it helps me a lot with my career.
I don’t have any agency, and I am doing everything by myself. You have so many different jobs when you’re a DJ. You need to do your communication, your marketing strategy, your hair, your outfit… When you are famous, you can pay other people to do this for you, but when you’re alone, there is so much to think about. I feel that my last job helped me a lot. Even though it was classical music, it works exactly the same as electronic music. My musical background as an instrumentalist and a musician helped me find my own voice as a DJ, because I started learning music theory at age five. It helped me a lot when I was learning how to DJ, because it’s all about mixing two tracks together and understanding the structure of the tracks.
It’s been two years since you released your first EP, Certitude. How have you evolved since then?
The music sounds I want to present have changed, because Certitude was more about progressive trance stuff. And I feel that after that, I needed to tap into different sounds, more deconstructed, breaks, bass, and techno, which is what I’ve done on the Lost in the Swell EP. I’ve become more confident in my sound over the past two years. On Certitude, I was still searching for my identity, and now I trust myself more, I’m less afraid to take risks, and I have grown technically. I made Certitude only one year, or one and a half year,s into my music production journey, so everything was quite new to me still. Right now, I feel like I can express more ideas with my production, even though I still have a lot to learn.
How did you become more confident in your sound?
Practice, practice, and more practice. Connection as well, in Spain, in England, during my tours. Exchanging ideas with better and bigger producers helped me; they gave me advice, recommended me videos to check on YouTube, suggested plugins to use… It helped me to shape my sound. Ableton can be frustrating and daunting sometimes, but now I feel more confident because of the work that I have done with producer friends and all the tutorials they recommended to me.
What else is next for you?
Earlier this year, I did a collaboration with a French rapper called La Giu, and I would love to work with her again. We might be in the process of doing a little EP, exploring the bridge between rap music and electronic music, especially in Bass, DNB, that UK sound, so let’s see what happens.
Any last thoughts?
Yeah, I am really, really excited about my latest EP. Lost in the Swell represents a very personal chapter for me. It’s the result of eight months of work between the studio and the dancefloor. I wanted to create something that truly reflects who I am as an artist today. I hope you all like it!
Interview conducted in October 2025 by Annelies Rom
You can support his latest EP, Lost In Swell, here.
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