Mehdi Benjelloun known by his stage name Petit Biscuit, is a French DJ and music producer. "The 20-year-old French producer has been taking the world by storm with his signature sound, forged through combining acoustic elements, innovative electronic production, and his trademark vocal manipulations. The eclecticism of this combination is reflective of his background in the polar spheres of electronica and classical music" KCRW. He has been touring the world including a performance at Coachella in 2018.
Early life
Benjelloun was born to a Moroccan father and a French mother. It is in his room, in secret without talking about it around him, that he composes his first songs. Benjelloun learned to play instruments such as piano, cello, bass and guitar but preferred electro house sounds as he was able to produce "unlimited combinations of music". He wrote his first songs in secret in his room. His early musical interests and inspirations included electronica and classical music. Benjelloun was a regular high school student who balanced school work by day and music by night. The name "Petit Biscuit" is said to come from his love of French pastries his grandmother would make. Giving him the smallest of each batch, his grandmother and his girlfriend at the time would pat him on the head and say, “I love you my little biscuit. He loved biscuits when he was young.” In July 2017, he graduated from high school, with a Baccalauréat Scientifiquemention très bien . From September 2017, he started studying at Paris-Dauphine University and left the university to focus more on music in March 2018.
Career
He released his early works on SoundCloud until he got noticed by distributor Electro Posé under which he published the single "Sunset Lover" on 15 June 2015 as the lead single from his eponymous EP.. It got over 62 million views and more than 400 millions streams. "You", "Palms", "Night Trouble", "Midnight Sky" and "Memories" were released as promotional singles on 15 June 2015. He released the single "Oceans" on 22 July 2015. He released his debut eponymous EP, Petit Biscuit on 13 May 2016. Sunset Lover became an international breakthrough hit amassing over 350 million streams. Petit Biscuit's debut album Presence was released in December 2017 and was described by Earmilk as a "Powerful, momentous album". It was Triple J Album of the week in Australia upon release and features artists Lido, Bipolar Sunshine, Cautious Clay and includes hits Waterfall and Sunset Lover. He performed at the Victoires de la Musique, Paris – the French equivalent of the Brit Awards – and was nominated for his album, Presence. To stay independent, he creates his own label, "Petit Biscuit Music". On 15 April 2018, he played Coachella Festivalfor the first time. He also tours in the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Mexico and Canada At the beginning of 2019 Petit Biscuit released Wide Awake which is described by Billboard magazine as "glitchy bass instrumental" and We Were Young featuring JP Cooper as a "young love daydream".
Petit Biscuit produces electronic music with a clean, melodic and atmospheric sound. He describes his music as a call to travel, to deep human reflection, natural, and sensual things.
