Biography
Ouri is an electronic producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist. Her training in piano, harp and cello are what primarily influence her shape-shifting relationships with melody and bass. Hailing from South America by way of France, Ouri currently studies and produces electronic music in Montreal.
Ouri is an electronic producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist. Her training in piano, harp and cello are what primarily influence her shape-shifting relationships with melody and bass. Her 2015 release Maze is a provocative experience of vivid, entrancing dance music. Aggressive, refreshing and playful, her sound is bold and self-assured. Hailing from South America by way of France, Ouri currently studies and produces electronic music in Montreal. Her releases feature collaborations with CRi, Odile M, Mind Bath, Munya and Forever.
Her first album Superficial was released on May 26th, 2017 via Make It Rain Records. Superficial is a kind of laboratory where Ouri mixes her absolute with chaos. Her obsession with strong sensations, femininity and this same absolute makes up the heart of the project. She has produced melodies that are aggressive, meaty, and catchier than her first EP. The young DJ was influenced by dense soundscapes from ambient jungle music, recorded in the Guyana tropical forests, which she listened to during her childhood.
In collaboration with singer-songwriter Mind Bath, she surprised-drop an EP on November 10th, 2017 as well as a music video for their song Wild Mother. It includes three songs that perfectly blend together, creating a « pyramid » of electronic textures, layered synths and transcendent vocals. Ouri’s music is bold and self-assured while Mind Bath’s vocals are mesmerizing, guiding us through their unique universe. The artists, in their togetherness, produced an EP that is flush with sweetness and creative energy.
Ouri performed at many musical events such as MUTEK, Pop Montreal, Piknic Electronik, Red Bull Music Academy Bass Camp Montreal, Boiler Room and more.
Releases
Press
Overall, Superficial is a solid release, one that should strengthen Ouri's reputation as one to watch in Montreal's club scene. Exclaim!
[...] Ouri [est] une productrice et DJ montréalaise qui n’a jamais eu peur d'explorer avec précision les facettes abstraites d’une musique électronique en constante mutation. VICE
Overall, Superficial is a solid release, one that should strengthen Ouri's reputation as one to watch in Montreal's club scene. Exclaim!
[...] Ouri [est] une productrice et DJ montréalaise qui n’a jamais eu peur d'explorer avec précision les facettes abstraites d’une musique électronique en constante mutation. VICE
An exercise in intimate dancefloor rhythms, [Superficial] features bass driven production from Ouri enveloped in emotive vocals from Mind Bath. Red Bull Music Academy
[...] la productrice Ouri creuse le sillon du future garage, ce genre essentiellement britannique qui croise ambiances vaporeuses, synthés caverneux et rythmiques ingénieuses, tantôt dansantes, tantôt décalées. VOIR
Parisian born, Montreal based producer Ouri is grabbing the attention of electronic music fans across the globe with her unique ambient and melancholic music. Native Instruments
La musicienne affiche un admirable sens du contre-temps et des motifs rythmiques qui excitent l’intellect autant que les mollets. Le Devoir
[Ouri]'s [...] 'Superficial' is not only captivating, but perfectly assembled in a way that it represents everything we long for in a musical artist that is pushing boundaries and welding genres together. IX DAILY
