Maudite Machine press kit 2027
Indie dance and dark disco with a psychedelic edge · DJ and hybrid live · Montpellier, south of France
Maudite Machine is a DJ and producer based in Montpellier, in the south of France, after fifteen years in the Montréal underground. He plays indie dance and dark disco with a psychedelic edge: rolling basslines, dark synths and long tension that builds over the set, as a DJ on CDJs or as a hybrid live with synths and grooveboxes.
He has played Techno Parade Paris, Okami Festival in France and Groove and Bass in Québec, and Montréal rooms from the SAT to Piknic Électronik, on bills with Popof, Christian Smith, Perc, Nick Curly, Damon Jee, John 00 Fleming, D-Nox and Perfect Stranger.
He runs VRSTL Records, an independent label with 21 EPs and 2 albums from artists in Québec, Brazil, Argentina and Europe. His own releases include Limbos (2025) and Voodoo (2026).
Facts
- Artist: Maudite Machine (Michael “Mika” Sanchez)
- Genre: Indie Dance, Dark Disco
- Formats: DJ set (CDJ) · Hybrid live (synths and grooveboxes)
- Base: Montpellier, France
- Roots: Montréal, Canada
- Languages: French · English · Spanish
- Passports: Canada · France (EU)
- Students taught: 70+
- Label: VRSTL Records, founder and A&R
- Collective: 8day, Montréal
- Latest album: Limbos, VRSTL Records, Oct. 2025
- Latest single: Voodoo, VRSTL Records, Feb. 2026
- Featured mix: Mixtape 39, Groove & Bass 2026 (1 h 29)
Shared bills
Carl Craig, Popof, Christian Smith, Perc, Agoria, Nick Curly, Damon Jee, John 00 Fleming, Reinier Zonneveld, Akufen, D-Nox, Perfect Stranger, Riva Starr, Alle Farben, FM Radio Gods, Tom Baker, Kassian, Mateo Murphy.
Contact
- Booking · international: Diane · vrstlrecords@gmail.com
- Booking · Canada and USA: Mika · mauditemachine@gmail.com · +1 514 653 1423
- Label: VRSTL Records · vrstlrecords@gmail.com · vrstlrecords.com