Aroop Roy

Aroop Roy is a producer, musician, and label head, who joins the dots between electronic music and borderless organic sounds. From house, garage, and techno to jazz, disco, and global rhythms, he has enjoyed universal acclaim as a producer and DJ.

Aroop’s eclectic productions have become a mainstay for DJs across scenes and generations, with Gilles Peterson calling him ‘a brilliant producer, who never fails’. In recent years, he has been high in demand as a remixer, working for both underground and major labels.

Like his productions, his sets are full of personality and style and have earned him a reputation as a uniquely gifted DJ. In 2022, his warmup for Mr. Scruff at We Out Here Festival impressed the legendary UK selector so much, that he invited him to stay on the decks to close the festival back-to-back, describing Aroop as a ‘ridiculously skilled selector, musically able to move in any direction with ease’.

In 2023, Aroop is enjoying huge momentum, causing wild scenes at places like Fabric, Printworks, Defected Croatia, Hi Ibiza, and Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide and We Out Here festivals.

An eclectic digger and tastemaker, he has recorded guest mixes for the likes of Gilles Peterson, Freerange Records, CO-OP, Jazz FM, and BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles Funk & Soul show.

Aroop’s label Vive La Musique has focused on quality over quantity, with reissues and reworks of rare eclectic sounds from around the world—from Caribbean zouk and Congolese Rumba to French jazz-fusion and South soul. The entire catalogue has been celebrated by tastemakers across the scene, with the latest offering “In the Fast Lane” receiving rave reviews for uncovering the historical connections between French virtuoso Jean-Luc Ponty and the Detroit techno movement.