Herve Pagez

Paris-based producer Herve Pagez makes highly energetic, complex EDM tracks informed by styles such as moombahton, trap, and baile funk, with a major pop sensibility. After steadily releasing tracks throughout the 2010s, he received widespread attention in 2019 when he collaborated with Diplo and Charli XCX on the single "Spicy." As a teenager living in Guadeloupe, Pagez began making EDM tracks in his bedroom. Laidback Luke heard some of his demo tracks in 2012, and Pagez was signed to Mixmash. Several Pagez tracks were released through Mixmash's Ones to Watch imprint, including 2014's "Yo Ready" and 2015's "This Way" (with Juyen Sebulba). Additionally, "Git Up" (with Kandy) was released by Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire in 2015. Pagez performed at Tomorrowland in 2016 and continued releasing singles such as "Bangit" (2017) and "Fineapple" (2018). In 2019, he teamed up with Diplo and Charli XCX for the single "Spicy," a rework of the Spice Girls' 1996 breakthrough hit "Wannabe." Accompanied by a colorful, futuristic video, the Mad Decent-issued single reached number 18 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, additionally charting high in Sweden and New Zealand. ~ Paul Simpson