Play All Music, for All People: What Open Format Really Means

Ask AMAXXY to describe his style in one line and he will give you his motto: play all music, for all people, all over the world. Behind that simple idea is a way of DJing known as open format, and it shapes every set he plays.

No limits, no labels

An open-format DJ is not tied to one genre. In a single night, AMAXXY might move from house and funk to soul, disco, R&B, hip-hop, dance, pop, afro house, afrobeats and world music. The skill is not in playing many styles, but in blending them into one journey that feels natural on the dance floor.

Reading the room

Having played for guests of more than 30 nationalities, AMAXXY has learned that no two crowds react the same way. Open format gives him the freedom to respond. A wedding with three generations on the floor, a brand launch in Cannes and a late-night beach club set each need a different route, and he adjusts track by track as the night unfolds.

Where it all started

The roots go back a long way. At ten, he started playing piano at the Music Academy. By fourteen, he was DJing in a small basement in Belgium, and his journey began with vinyl, hours spent digging through crates in local record stores. Every early DJ fee went straight back into records, promotion and equipment.

At eighteen, he moved to Cannes to earn a diploma in DJ and Music Production, while studying Event and Music Management at the same time.

From the basement to the world's stages

Today, that open-format signature has taken him to stages from Abu Dhabi, Paris and Cannes to Monaco, Saint-Tropez, Dubai, Marbella and Ibiza, from the Cannes Film Festival and Formula 1 to festivals such as Tomorrowland. He also brings it on air through his radio shows and podcasts.

For house lovers, there is a second side too: his alias Max Mélange focuses purely on house music.

Listen to his sets on the music page, read his full story on the about page, or get in touch to bring open format to your event.