On Sunday 8 September at Stade de France, the Closing Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games officially drew 11 days of competition to a close. Called Paris est une fête, the ceremony, directed by Thomas Jolly and designed by Romain Pissenem, paid tribute to the 4,400 athletes who took part. But the ceremony also highlighted the history of electronic music and of Paris as a city of celebration and culture.
Paul Armand-Delille (aka “Polocorp”) was born in Jan 1981. His recognizable style is a blend of electronic music, tropical sounds, and world music. He is passionate about drawing and music, studied television journalism before moving on to directing music videos and mixing. Together with Alexandre Grynszpan, he forms the duo Polo & Pan. In the beginning, both thirty-somethings performed separately as DJs at parties in Paris. In 2012, they met during an event at Le Baron, a famous bar and nightclub. They hit it off immediately and decided to collaborate. They started by mixing tracks together for fun. Soon, that wasn’t enough, and they began composing their own music under the name "Polo & Pan."