Ginkgoa, the France-based swing-infused electronic music duo, have found that firecracker-hot spot where dance crazes of the last century collide. Vocalist and powerhouse frontwoman Nicolle Rochelle can channel everyone from the Blossom Dearie to Missy E with her quicksilver voice. Prolific producer Antoine Chatenet crafts beats and drops, altered swing samples and catchy hooks, that get crowds from all walks of life up and moving.

On their latest EP One Time and their US Summer tour, Ginkgoa dives deeper into trap, Future Bass, and electronic club sounds (think Justice, Caravan Palace, or SebastiAn), taking their signature “Swing Futur” further into party-launching territory. Honed on the road, Ginkgoa’s tracks bang and sway, capturing the intensity and pleasures of the group’s high-energy live shows.

“I grew up listening to house music, dancehall, hip hop, and pop, as well as soul music, French music, and jazz from all different eras. I’ve especially focused on the voices of Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday,” explains Nicolle. “I very much enjoy the new sound of Ginkgoa, because it’s a real mix between all the sounds I like : swing, house music and electro so it’s so cool for me.”

“We both listen to a lot of future house, hip hop, and Nicolle has been into trap for a few years,” adds Antoine. “We’re influenced by all this music we love, and you can hear it in what we’re doing, and in the way Nicolle uses her voice like when she raps on tracks like ‘Boy Bounce.’” Whatever the influences, the songs are road tested and ready to heat up the dancefloor.

Ginkgoa “has concocted a perky, lighthearted, electronics-tinged, mostly English-speaking version of Hot Club cabaret, full of eye-rolling flirtation.” Jon Pareles, The New York Times

Ginkgoa will be touring the US this July, 2018

Ginkgoa test drives their tracks live. One recent example: on a dull day on a seemingly endless tour in China, Nicolle and Antoine were at the end of their ropes. “I suggested we make a track,” recalls A. Chatenet. They set up an impromptu studio on the hotel desk and lit up the little room with what became “Don’t Give a Damn.” The next show, they took it on stage and the crowd was dancing like crazy.

The track went into regular live rotation. “When we played that track at the Montreux Jazz Festival, about fifty people jumped up on stage and started dancing with Nicolle,” laughs Antoine. “The security guards were freaking out.”

“It’s funny how you can create something for a long time in the studio but then realize very quickly what works and what doesn't work during a show,” muses Nicolle. “We make adjustments based our concerts and what we feel the audience may want more of, then the creative juices start flowing.”

That creative spark brought the duo together several years ago, when Nicolle emigrated to France from her hometown of New York to sing and act. She stumbled across a few tracks by a young producer (A.Chatenet) online, only to run into him that evening at a Paris club. The two musicians clicked and started making music together.

“We started to make acoustic swing music when we first met. I was really excited to mix this with the electronic sound,” recounts Chatenet, who was guided by Rochelle’s love for swing dance and music. “It wound up being like Caravan Palace or Parov Stelar but with a more modern color and style.”

Yet over hundreds of tour dates scattered across the globe, the two found ways to speak to their other, more club-oriented loves. Antoine laid down grooves inspired by some of the powerful popular electronic music, ideas and tricks he’d picked up from sharing the studio with other French producers. “This time around, I use old swing samples and rhythms [‘Got to Gimme’] but with lots of trap and housy Ed Banger-style influence,” says A. Chatenet. “I work in the studio in Paris with all the French electro producers. Lots of them are from labels like Ed Banger, so that sound is in the air,” that glittering electronic ebb and flow that floats over a post-disco thump.

On tour and off, Rochelle dug some of the new tracks and they inspired her. She’d hear what Antoine had laid down and starting throwing down lyrics, sung and rapped, that fit the music’s feel. “Our main goal is to make people move and entertain the public with our music while also hoping they feel some of the emotions and inspiration behind it all,” Rochelle reflects. “My vocal training included classical music for a lyrical soprano and Broadway tunes. I sing quite a bit of jazz, blues, boogie woogie, and pop, too, which means I have a range of styles to choose from when it comes to using my voice. For Ginkgoa's latest, I tried to use my voice in a way that felt most organic with our neo-swing-electro style, hoping the vibe will be felt no matter what language the audience speaks.”

The duo never loses sight of this key goal: bringing the party. “We inspire each other, and I think that energy reaches the crowd when everything comes together,” Antoine says.

Ginkgoa, the France-based swing-infused electronic music duo, have found that firecracker-hot spot where dance crazes of the last century collide. Vocalist and powerhouse frontwoman Nicolle Rochelle can channel everyone from the Blossom Dearie to Missy E with her quicksilver voice. Prolific producer Antoine Chatenet crafts beats and drops, altered swing samples and catchy hooks, that get crowds from all walks of life up and moving.

On their latest EP One Time and their US Summer tour, Ginkgoa dives deeper into trap, Future Bass, and electronic club sounds (think Justice, Caravan Palace, or SebastiAn), taking their signature “Swing Futur” further into party-launching territory. Honed on the road, Ginkgoa’s tracks bang and sway, capturing the intensity and pleasures of the group’s high-energy live shows.

“I grew up listening to house music, dancehall, hip hop, and pop, as well as soul music, French music, and jazz from all different eras. I’ve especially focused on the voices of Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday,” explains Nicolle. “I very much enjoy the new sound of Ginkgoa, because it’s a real mix between all the sounds I like : swing, house music and electro so it’s so cool for me.”

“We both listen to a lot of future house, hip hop, and Nicolle has been into trap for a few years,” adds Antoine. “We’re influenced by all this music we love, and you can hear it in what we’re doing, and in the way Nicolle uses her voice like when she raps on tracks like ‘Boy Bounce.’” Whatever the influences, the songs are road tested and ready to heat up the dancefloor.

Ginkgoa “has concocted a perky, lighthearted, electronics-tinged, mostly English-speaking version of Hot Club cabaret, full of eye-rolling flirtation.” Jon Pareles, The New York Times

Ginkgoa will be touring the US this July, 2018

Ginkgoa test drives their tracks live. One recent example: on a dull day on a seemingly endless tour in China, Nicolle and Antoine were at the end of their ropes. “I suggested we make a track,” recalls A. Chatenet. They set up an impromptu studio on the hotel desk and lit up the little room with what became “Don’t Give a Damn.” The next show, they took it on stage and the crowd was dancing like crazy.

The track went into regular live rotation. “When we played that track at the Montreux Jazz Festival, about fifty people jumped up on stage and started dancing with Nicolle,” laughs Antoine. “The security guards were freaking out.”

“It’s funny how you can create something for a long time in the studio but then realize very quickly what works and what doesn't work during a show,” muses Nicolle. “We make adjustments based our concerts and what we feel the audience may want more of, then the creative juices start flowing.”

That creative spark brought the duo together several years ago, when Nicolle emigrated to France from her hometown of New York to sing and act. She stumbled across a few tracks by a young producer (A.Chatenet) online, only to run into him that evening at a Paris club. The two musicians clicked and started making music together.

“We started to make acoustic swing music when we first met. I was really excited to mix this with the electronic sound,” recounts Chatenet, who was guided by Rochelle’s love for swing dance and music. “It wound up being like Caravan Palace or Parov Stelar but with a more modern color and style.”

Yet over hundreds of tour dates scattered across the globe, the two found ways to speak to their other, more club-oriented loves. Antoine laid down grooves inspired by some of the powerful popular electronic music, ideas and tricks he’d picked up from sharing the studio with other French producers. “This time around, I use old swing samples and rhythms [‘Got to Gimme’] but with lots of trap and housy Ed Banger-style influence,” says A. Chatenet. “I work in the studio in Paris with all the French electro producers. Lots of them are from labels like Ed Banger, so that sound is in the air,” that glittering electronic ebb and flow that floats over a post-disco thump.

On tour and off, Rochelle dug some of the new tracks and they inspired her. She’d hear what Antoine had laid down and starting throwing down lyrics, sung and rapped, that fit the music’s feel. “Our main goal is to make people move and entertain the public with our music while also hoping they feel some of the emotions and inspiration behind it all,” Rochelle reflects. “My vocal training included classical music for a lyrical soprano and Broadway tunes. I sing quite a bit of jazz, blues, boogie woogie, and pop, too, which means I have a range of styles to choose from when it comes to using my voice. For Ginkgoa's latest, I tried to use my voice in a way that felt most organic with our neo-swing-electro style, hoping the vibe will be felt no matter what language the audience speaks.”

The duo never loses sight of this key goal: bringing the party. “We inspire each other, and I think that energy reaches the crowd when everything comes together,” Antoine says.

Ginkgoa, the France-based swing-infused electronic music duo, have found that firecracker-hot spot where dance crazes of the last century collide. Vocalist and powerhouse frontwoman Nicolle Rochelle can channel everyone from the Blossom Dearie to Missy E with her quicksilver voice. Prolific producer Antoine Chatenet crafts beats and drops, altered swing samples and catchy hooks, that get crowds from all walks of life up and moving.

On their latest EP One Time and their US Summer tour, Ginkgoa dives deeper into trap, Future Bass, and electronic club sounds (think Justice, Caravan Palace, or SebastiAn), taking their signature “Swing Futur” further into party-launching territory. Honed on the road, Ginkgoa’s tracks bang and sway, capturing the intensity and pleasures of the group’s high-energy live shows.

“I grew up listening to house music, dancehall, hip hop, and pop, as well as soul music, French music, and jazz from all different eras. I’ve especially focused on the voices of Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday,” explains Nicolle. “I very much enjoy the new sound of Ginkgoa, because it’s a real mix between all the sounds I like : swing, house music and electro so it’s so cool for me.”

“We both listen to a lot of future house, hip hop, and Nicolle has been into trap for a few years,” adds Antoine. “We’re influenced by all this music we love, and you can hear it in what we’re doing, and in the way Nicolle uses her voice like when she raps on tracks like ‘Boy Bounce.’” Whatever the influences, the songs are road tested and ready to heat up the dancefloor.

Ginkgoa “has concocted a perky, lighthearted, electronics-tinged, mostly English-speaking version of Hot Club cabaret, full of eye-rolling flirtation.” Jon Pareles, The New York Times

Ginkgoa will be touring the US this July, 2018

Ginkgoa test drives their tracks live. One recent example: on a dull day on a seemingly endless tour in China, Nicolle and Antoine were at the end of their ropes. “I suggested we make a track,” recalls A. Chatenet. They set up an impromptu studio on the hotel desk and lit up the little room with what became “Don’t Give a Damn.” The next show, they took it on stage and the crowd was dancing like crazy.

The track went into regular live rotation. “When we played that track at the Montreux Jazz Festival, about fifty people jumped up on stage and started dancing with Nicolle,” laughs Antoine. “The security guards were freaking out.”

“It’s funny how you can create something for a long time in the studio but then realize very quickly what works and what doesn't work during a show,” muses Nicolle. “We make adjustments based our concerts and what we feel the audience may want more of, then the creative juices start flowing.”

That creative spark brought the duo together several years ago, when Nicolle emigrated to France from her hometown of New York to sing and act. She stumbled across a few tracks by a young producer (A.Chatenet) online, only to run into him that evening at a Paris club. The two musicians clicked and started making music together.

“We started to make acoustic swing music when we first met. I was really excited to mix this with the electronic sound,” recounts Chatenet, who was guided by Rochelle’s love for swing dance and music. “It wound up being like Caravan Palace or Parov Stelar but with a more modern color and style.”

Yet over hundreds of tour dates scattered across the globe, the two found ways to speak to their other, more club-oriented loves. Antoine laid down grooves inspired by some of the powerful popular electronic music, ideas and tricks he’d picked up from sharing the studio with other French producers. “This time around, I use old swing samples and rhythms [‘Got to Gimme’] but with lots of trap and housy Ed Banger-style influence,” says A. Chatenet. “I work in the studio in Paris with all the French electro producers. Lots of them are from labels like Ed Banger, so that sound is in the air,” that glittering electronic ebb and flow that floats over a post-disco thump.

On tour and off, Rochelle dug some of the new tracks and they inspired her. She’d hear what Antoine had laid down and starting throwing down lyrics, sung and rapped, that fit the music’s feel. “Our main goal is to make people move and entertain the public with our music while also hoping they feel some of the emotions and inspiration behind it all,” Rochelle reflects. “My vocal training included classical music for a lyrical soprano and Broadway tunes. I sing quite a bit of jazz, blues, boogie woogie, and pop, too, which means I have a range of styles to choose from when it comes to using my voice. For Ginkgoa's latest, I tried to use my voice in a way that felt most organic with our neo-swing-electro style, hoping the vibe will be felt no matter what language the audience speaks.”

The duo never loses sight of this key goal: bringing the party. “We inspire each other, and I think that energy reaches the crowd when everything comes together,” Antoine says.

Ginkgoa, the France-based swing-infused electronic music duo, have found that firecracker-hot spot where dance crazes of the last century collide. Vocalist and powerhouse frontwoman Nicolle Rochelle can channel everyone from the Blossom Dearie to Missy E with her quicksilver voice. Prolific producer Antoine Chatenet crafts beats and drops, altered swing samples and catchy hooks, that get crowds from all walks of life up and moving.

On their latest EP One Time and their US Summer tour, Ginkgoa dives deeper into trap, Future Bass, and electronic club sounds (think Justice, Caravan Palace, or SebastiAn), taking their signature “Swing Futur” further into party-launching territory. Honed on the road, Ginkgoa’s tracks bang and sway, capturing the intensity and pleasures of the group’s high-energy live shows.

“I grew up listening to house music, dancehall, hip hop, and pop, as well as soul music, French music, and jazz from all different eras. I’ve especially focused on the voices of Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday,” explains Nicolle. “I very much enjoy the new sound of Ginkgoa, because it’s a real mix between all the sounds I like : swing, house music and electro so it’s so cool for me.”

“We both listen to a lot of future house, hip hop, and Nicolle has been into trap for a few years,” adds Antoine. “We’re influenced by all this music we love, and you can hear it in what we’re doing, and in the way Nicolle uses her voice like when she raps on tracks like ‘Boy Bounce.’” Whatever the influences, the songs are road tested and ready to heat up the dancefloor.

Ginkgoa “has concocted a perky, lighthearted, electronics-tinged, mostly English-speaking version of Hot Club cabaret, full of eye-rolling flirtation.” Jon Pareles, The New York Times

Ginkgoa will be touring the US this July, 2018

Ginkgoa test drives their tracks live. One recent example: on a dull day on a seemingly endless tour in China, Nicolle and Antoine were at the end of their ropes. “I suggested we make a track,” recalls A. Chatenet. They set up an impromptu studio on the hotel desk and lit up the little room with what became “Don’t Give a Damn.” The next show, they took it on stage and the crowd was dancing like crazy.

The track went into regular live rotation. “When we played that track at the Montreux Jazz Festival, about fifty people jumped up on stage and started dancing with Nicolle,” laughs Antoine. “The security guards were freaking out.”

“It’s funny how you can create something for a long time in the studio but then realize very quickly what works and what doesn't work during a show,” muses Nicolle. “We make adjustments based our concerts and what we feel the audience may want more of, then the creative juices start flowing.”

That creative spark brought the duo together several years ago, when Nicolle emigrated to France from her hometown of New York to sing and act. She stumbled across a few tracks by a young producer (A.Chatenet) online, only to run into him that evening at a Paris club. The two musicians clicked and started making music together.

“We started to make acoustic swing music when we first met. I was really excited to mix this with the electronic sound,” recounts Chatenet, who was guided by Rochelle’s love for swing dance and music. “It wound up being like Caravan Palace or Parov Stelar but with a more modern color and style.”

Yet over hundreds of tour dates scattered across the globe, the two found ways to speak to their other, more club-oriented loves. Antoine laid down grooves inspired by some of the powerful popular electronic music, ideas and tricks he’d picked up from sharing the studio with other French producers. “This time around, I use old swing samples and rhythms [‘Got to Gimme’] but with lots of trap and housy Ed Banger-style influence,” says A. Chatenet. “I work in the studio in Paris with all the French electro producers. Lots of them are from labels like Ed Banger, so that sound is in the air,” that glittering electronic ebb and flow that floats over a post-disco thump.

On tour and off, Rochelle dug some of the new tracks and they inspired her. She’d hear what Antoine had laid down and starting throwing down lyrics, sung and rapped, that fit the music’s feel. “Our main goal is to make people move and entertain the public with our music while also hoping they feel some of the emotions and inspiration behind it all,” Rochelle reflects. “My vocal training included classical music for a lyrical soprano and Broadway tunes. I sing quite a bit of jazz, blues, boogie woogie, and pop, too, which means I have a range of styles to choose from when it comes to using my voice. For Ginkgoa's latest, I tried to use my voice in a way that felt most organic with our neo-swing-electro style, hoping the vibe will be felt no matter what language the audience speaks.”

The duo never loses sight of this key goal: bringing the party. “We inspire each other, and I think that energy reaches the crowd when everything comes together,” Antoine says.

Ginkgoa, the France-based swing-infused electronic music duo, have found that firecracker-hot spot where dance crazes of the last century collide. Vocalist and powerhouse frontwoman Nicolle Rochelle can channel everyone from the Blossom Dearie to Missy E with her quicksilver voice. Prolific producer Antoine Chatenet crafts beats and drops, altered swing samples and catchy hooks, that get crowds from all walks of life up and moving.

On their latest EP One Time and their US Summer tour, Ginkgoa dives deeper into trap, Future Bass, and electronic club sounds (think Justice, Caravan Palace, or SebastiAn), taking their signature “Swing Futur” further into party-launching territory. Honed on the road, Ginkgoa’s tracks bang and sway, capturing the intensity and pleasures of the group’s high-energy live shows.

“I grew up listening to house music, dancehall, hip hop, and pop, as well as soul music, French music, and jazz from all different eras. I’ve especially focused on the voices of Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday,” explains Nicolle. “I very much enjoy the new sound of Ginkgoa, because it’s a real mix between all the sounds I like : swing, house music and electro so it’s so cool for me.”

“We both listen to a lot of future house, hip hop, and Nicolle has been into trap for a few years,” adds Antoine. “We’re influenced by all this music we love, and you can hear it in what we’re doing, and in the way Nicolle uses her voice like when she raps on tracks like ‘Boy Bounce.’” Whatever the influences, the songs are road tested and ready to heat up the dancefloor.

Ginkgoa “has concocted a perky, lighthearted, electronics-tinged, mostly English-speaking version of Hot Club cabaret, full of eye-rolling flirtation.” Jon Pareles, The New York Times

Ginkgoa will be touring the US this July, 2018

Ginkgoa test drives their tracks live. One recent example: on a dull day on a seemingly endless tour in China, Nicolle and Antoine were at the end of their ropes. “I suggested we make a track,” recalls A. Chatenet. They set up an impromptu studio on the hotel desk and lit up the little room with what became “Don’t Give a Damn.” The next show, they took it on stage and the crowd was dancing like crazy.

The track went into regular live rotation. “When we played that track at the Montreux Jazz Festival, about fifty people jumped up on stage and started dancing with Nicolle,” laughs Antoine. “The security guards were freaking out.”

“It’s funny how you can create something for a long time in the studio but then realize very quickly what works and what doesn't work during a show,” muses Nicolle. “We make adjustments based our concerts and what we feel the audience may want more of, then the creative juices start flowing.”

That creative spark brought the duo together several years ago, when Nicolle emigrated to France from her hometown of New York to sing and act. She stumbled across a few tracks by a young producer (A.Chatenet) online, only to run into him that evening at a Paris club. The two musicians clicked and started making music together.

“We started to make acoustic swing music when we first met. I was really excited to mix this with the electronic sound,” recounts Chatenet, who was guided by Rochelle’s love for swing dance and music. “It wound up being like Caravan Palace or Parov Stelar but with a more modern color and style.”

Yet over hundreds of tour dates scattered across the globe, the two found ways to speak to their other, more club-oriented loves. Antoine laid down grooves inspired by some of the powerful popular electronic music, ideas and tricks he’d picked up from sharing the studio with other French producers. “This time around, I use old swing samples and rhythms [‘Got to Gimme’] but with lots of trap and housy Ed Banger-style influence,” says A. Chatenet. “I work in the studio in Paris with all the French electro producers. Lots of them are from labels like Ed Banger, so that sound is in the air,” that glittering electronic ebb and flow that floats over a post-disco thump.

On tour and off, Rochelle dug some of the new tracks and they inspired her. She’d hear what Antoine had laid down and starting throwing down lyrics, sung and rapped, that fit the music’s feel. “Our main goal is to make people move and entertain the public with our music while also hoping they feel some of the emotions and inspiration behind it all,” Rochelle reflects. “My vocal training included classical music for a lyrical soprano and Broadway tunes. I sing quite a bit of jazz, blues, boogie woogie, and pop, too, which means I have a range of styles to choose from when it comes to using my voice. For Ginkgoa's latest, I tried to use my voice in a way that felt most organic with our neo-swing-electro style, hoping the vibe will be felt no matter what language the audience speaks.”

The duo never loses sight of this key goal: bringing the party. “We inspire each other, and I think that energy reaches the crowd when everything comes together,” Antoine says.

Ginkgoa, the France-based swing-infused electronic music duo, have found that firecracker-hot spot where dance crazes of the last century collide. Vocalist and powerhouse frontwoman Nicolle Rochelle can channel everyone from the Blossom Dearie to Missy E with her quicksilver voice. Prolific producer Antoine Chatenet crafts beats and drops, altered swing samples and catchy hooks, that get crowds from all walks of life up and moving.

On their latest EP One Time and their US Summer tour, Ginkgoa dives deeper into trap, Future Bass, and electronic club sounds (think Justice, Caravan Palace, or SebastiAn), taking their signature “Swing Futur” further into party-launching territory. Honed on the road, Ginkgoa’s tracks bang and sway, capturing the intensity and pleasures of the group’s high-energy live shows.

“I grew up listening to house music, dancehall, hip hop, and pop, as well as soul music, French music, and jazz from all different eras. I’ve especially focused on the voices of Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday,” explains Nicolle. “I very much enjoy the new sound of Ginkgoa, because it’s a real mix between all the sounds I like : swing, house music and electro so it’s so cool for me.”

“We both listen to a lot of future house, hip hop, and Nicolle has been into trap for a few years,” adds Antoine. “We’re influenced by all this music we love, and you can hear it in what we’re doing, and in the way Nicolle uses her voice like when she raps on tracks like ‘Boy Bounce.’” Whatever the influences, the songs are road tested and ready to heat up the dancefloor.

Ginkgoa “has concocted a perky, lighthearted, electronics-tinged, mostly English-speaking version of Hot Club cabaret, full of eye-rolling flirtation.” Jon Pareles, The New York Times

Ginkgoa will be touring the US this July, 2018

Ginkgoa test drives their tracks live. One recent example: on a dull day on a seemingly endless tour in China, Nicolle and Antoine were at the end of their ropes. “I suggested we make a track,” recalls A. Chatenet. They set up an impromptu studio on the hotel desk and lit up the little room with what became “Don’t Give a Damn.” The next show, they took it on stage and the crowd was dancing like crazy.

The track went into regular live rotation. “When we played that track at the Montreux Jazz Festival, about fifty people jumped up on stage and started dancing with Nicolle,” laughs Antoine. “The security guards were freaking out.”

“It’s funny how you can create something for a long time in the studio but then realize very quickly what works and what doesn't work during a show,” muses Nicolle. “We make adjustments based our concerts and what we feel the audience may want more of, then the creative juices start flowing.”

That creative spark brought the duo together several years ago, when Nicolle emigrated to France from her hometown of New York to sing and act. She stumbled across a few tracks by a young producer (A.Chatenet) online, only to run into him that evening at a Paris club. The two musicians clicked and started making music together.

“We started to make acoustic swing music when we first met. I was really excited to mix this with the electronic sound,” recounts Chatenet, who was guided by Rochelle’s love for swing dance and music. “It wound up being like Caravan Palace or Parov Stelar but with a more modern color and style.”

Yet over hundreds of tour dates scattered across the globe, the two found ways to speak to their other, more club-oriented loves. Antoine laid down grooves inspired by some of the powerful popular electronic music, ideas and tricks he’d picked up from sharing the studio with other French producers. “This time around, I use old swing samples and rhythms [‘Got to Gimme’] but with lots of trap and housy Ed Banger-style influence,” says A. Chatenet. “I work in the studio in Paris with all the French electro producers. Lots of them are from labels like Ed Banger, so that sound is in the air,” that glittering electronic ebb and flow that floats over a post-disco thump.

On tour and off, Rochelle dug some of the new tracks and they inspired her. She’d hear what Antoine had laid down and starting throwing down lyrics, sung and rapped, that fit the music’s feel. “Our main goal is to make people move and entertain the public with our music while also hoping they feel some of the emotions and inspiration behind it all,” Rochelle reflects. “My vocal training included classical music for a lyrical soprano and Broadway tunes. I sing quite a bit of jazz, blues, boogie woogie, and pop, too, which means I have a range of styles to choose from when it comes to using my voice. For Ginkgoa's latest, I tried to use my voice in a way that felt most organic with our neo-swing-electro style, hoping the vibe will be felt no matter what language the audience speaks.”

The duo never loses sight of this key goal: bringing the party. “We inspire each other, and I think that energy reaches the crowd when everything comes together,” Antoine says.