Dj mathieu schreyer biography

Mathieu Schreyer (aka Mr French) was born in France and moved around the world with his parents, living in North Africa, the Middle East and in Asia before settling down in Los Angeles.

"I came to visit my sister in 1995 and I never left.

I had been collecting records for about five years at that point and I started casually spinning in restaurants and at parties for friends."

Next thing you know, I'm spinning corporate events for Nike and Vanity Fair and a bunch of celebrity parties." 

A shot at a modeling career helped him get his visa and pay the bills, but music was the reason Mathieu made LA his permanent home.

His first KCRW connection was through Garth Trinidad. For five years, the two DJ's shared a residency at Zanzibar in Santa Monica on Sunday nights called "One Way," and when a slot opened up on KCRW, Mathieu submitted a demo, focusing on international and eclectic music and sharing the soundtrack to his life.

"What I play depends on my mood, w