{"id":848,"date":"2025-05-12T19:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T19:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/francis-mercier-chinois-ibiza-residency-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T19:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T19:43:48","slug":"francis-mercier-chinois-ibiza-residency-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/francis-mercier-chinois-ibiza-residency-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance In Multiple Languages at Francis Mercier&#8217;s Cross-Cultural Chinois Ibiza Residency, &#8220;Sol\u00e8y&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In the perpetually evolving ecosystem of Ibiza nightlife, certain moments signal a shift in the island&#8217;s cultural aesthetic. <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/francis-mercier\">Francis Mercier<\/a>&#8216;s newly announced eight-week residency at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chinois.com\/events\/\">Chinois<\/a>\u00a0is precisely one of those moments.<\/p>\n<p>The Haitian DJ and producer\u00a0is poised to plant his flag at Chinois with &#8220;Sol\u00e8y,&#8221; a unique DJ residency that treats global rhythms not as exotic accessories, but as essential ingredients.\u00a0His choice of Chinois, nestled within the Ibiza Gran Hotel and rapidly establishing itself as &#8220;the club of Ibiza,&#8221; speaks volumes about his ambitions.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/.image\/c_fit%2Ch_800%2Cw_1200\/MTkyNDg4NjY5MjE3NTYzOTYx\/club-chinois-2022-2.jpg\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\"><figcaption>Chinois Ibiza.<\/p>\n<p>c&amp;sol;o Press<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Sol\u00e8y,&#8221; Haitian Creole for &#8220;sun,&#8221; serves as both the residency&#8217;s name and its philosophical framework. Its radiant sound will pump from midnight to dawn, allowing you to dance literally until the sun comes up.<\/p>\n<p>Mercier, who cut his teeth as a guest DJ at the venue last season, has committed to transforming Friday nights from June 13th through August 1st into a cross-cultural sonic expedition. His particular brand of musical cosmopolitanism carefully curates an experience where Afro-house beats intersect with Levantine melodics and Caribbean rhythms.<\/p>\n<p>Mercier will also preset performances by Giol\u00ec &amp; Assia, Nitefreak and Wakyin, who were named to <em>EDM.com<\/em>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/features\/class-of-2021-revealed\">Class of 2021<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/news\/class-of-2024-revealed\">2024<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/features\/class-of-2025-revealed\">2025<\/a>, respectively. Other notable artists include Something Else, the underground alias of Brazilian dance music superstar Alok;\u00a0Major League DJz,\u00a0the deeply influential Amapiano duo; and\u00a0Sparrow &amp; Barbossa, the Swiss-Uruguayan duo surging through the ranks of Afro-house.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the 2025 schedule for Mercier&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Sol\u00e8y&#8221;\u00a0residency at Chinois below. Tickets are available now via the club&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/chinois.com\/events\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/.image\/c_fit%2Ch_800%2Cw_1200\/MjE0ODUyNzI3NDA1MDI5MTU2\/soley-dates-and-lineups-banner.jpg\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\"><figcaption>\n<p>c&amp;sol;o Press<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Follow Chinois Ibiza:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/chinoisibiza\">instagram.com\/chinoisibiza<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/clubchinoisibiza\">facebook.com\/clubchinoisibiza<\/a><br \/><strong>TikTok: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tiktok.com\/@chinoisibiza\">tiktok.com\/@chinoisibiza<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the perpetually evolving ecosystem of Ibiza nightlife, certain moments signal a shift in the island&#8217;s cultural aesthetic. 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