DJ Mehdi: Made in France • Victoires de la Musique

Live TV Performance Production

Tribute show concept & direction: Thibaut de Longeville
Musical director: A-Trak
Live DJs: A-Trak & Pedro Winter
Orchestra conductor: Stéphane Gaubert
Orchestral arrangements for "Pocket Piano" and "I <3 U So": Thomas Roussel
Orchestral arrangements for "Tonton du Bled": Issam Krimi
"Tonton du Bled" back-up vocalists: Mickaëlle Leslie, Yaceen
"Tonton du Bled" derbouka percussion: Hamani Ait Idir

Choreographer: Nicolas Huchard
Dancers: Brieuc LG, Ashley Beckett, Abu Nian, Siris Yudat, Chris Fargeot, Marlone Alvarez, Lilian Damango, Youssef Yahyaoui, Brice Jean-Marie

Stage screen content
Lead motion designer: Matteo Cavarra
Editing: Jules Renault
Motion designer: Théo Lap
Art direction: Alexander Wise

Tribute show production: The Talent Boutique, Flore Biet, Pierre Blanc
TV show direction: Stéphane Jarny for France Télévisions
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Celebrating a musical legacy through performance, design, and television

For the 2024 Victoires de la Musique, we conceived and produced a live performance paying tribute to the late DJ Mehdi — an artist whose influence continues to shape French rap and electronic music. The six-minute medley brought together Rim-K (113), Dave One (Chromeo), and -M-, accompanied by DJs Pedro Winter and A-Trak, under the direction of Thibaut de Longeville, who also directed the documentary series DJ Mehdi: Made in France, which was awarded “Best Audiovisual Creation” at the ceremony.

Designing the stage experience

We created an animated visual sequence that extended the storytelling of the documentary into a live setting. The 18x4-metre LED jumbotron backdrop projected archival elements, motion graphics, and typography inspired by Mehdi’s visual universe. The visuals were designed to move in sync with the performance, blending rhythm, memory, and movement. This required close coordination between the stage direction, lighting, and broadcast teams — ensuring the visual narrative resonated both in the arena and on live television.