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Birth name | Kevin Rodrigues |
Born | Paris, France | 28 September 1988
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Website | worakls |
Kevin Rodrigues (born 28 September 1988), known by his stage name Worakls, is a French DJ, electronic musician, and composer. [2] [3] [4] [5] He is known for his organic and orchestral instrumentation, [6] blending deep house, techno, and progressive house music in live shows. [7]
Worakls comes from a musical family and started learning the piano at age three. After studying at a conservatory, he dedicated his time to electronic music and composition. At the age of 18, he began to create electronic music. [8] He has found success with his remixes as well as his solo material and has shared that his influences are "mostly classical music, film music, and techno". [9]
Worakls has a daughter, who inspired him to create the single "54". [10] [11]
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In November 2014, he founded the label Hungry Music with his friends N'to and Joachim Pastor. A 2015 review in Billboard magazine referred to Worakls as a "rising French DJ" and described his tracks as "serious techno with a light touch", "full of focused, nervous energy." [12]
Between 2020 and 2022, he released music on his own imprint, Sonate Records. [13] In September 2023, Worakls signed to Decca Records, owned by Universal Music Group. [14]
As of 2025, Worakls has released two studio albums, several EPs, one compilation, and numerous singles, some of which were produced with his 20-piece "Worakls Orchestra". [15] His upcoming album, From One Blink to Another, is set to come out on 10 October 2025 on Polydor. [16] [17] The first single, a collaboration with Carl Cox titled "No Boundaries", came out in July 2025. [18]