Rodriguez Jr.
Rodriguez Jr. is the recording name of French producer and DJ Olivier Mateu, whose career stretches back to 1999 and spans two decades within melodic house and techno. Insomniac describes him as an award-winning producer and live performer whose broad experience across electronic genres has shaped a sound that resists easy categorization within the melodic house and techno space.
His third album, Blisss, was released via the Berlin-based label Mobilee in 2020 on both vinyl and digital formats, part of a catalogue that Beatportal notes he continues to build even while relocating his studio from Paris to Miami. In an interview with Vice, Mateu discussed his decision to step back from traditional DJ set formats in favor of live performance configurations, indicating a deliberate shift in how he presents his material on stage compared to his earlier DJ-only years. He also runs his own label, Feathers & Bones, which has issued more recent releases under his name.
Rodriguez Jr.'s combination of a long discography, a Mobilee-anchored studio career and a self-described move toward live-performance-based sets rather than conventional DJ mixing marks a distinct evolution within his still-active touring and production career in French and international electronic music circles.