Part of the upcoming music festival hosted by Smirnoff, members of French electro-rock duo Make the Girl Dance, Greg and Pierre, talk to us ahead of their debut gig in Bangkok.

Where does your name come from?
We were looking for a name. Pierre loved the UK band Franz Ferdinand. In an interview, they were asked, “Why are you making music?” They replied, “To make the girls dance.” That idea sounded great to us.

How did you two meet?
In a gay bar. Greg was half naked and he looked awesome. Pierre put a friendly hand on his butt and the story began. No I’m kidding; we met in a club in Paris and where we were both performing solo DJ sets.

What are your musical guilty pleasures?
We are both fond of sad folk music and sad old French songs. We are a little bit like old ladies sometimes.

How would you describe your sound?
It’s electronic music with rock energy. But electronic includes pop electro.

What are your favorite things in Bangkok (or Thailand)?
It’s our first time in Thailand! We look forward to discovering Bangkok. Visiting temples and museums. No I am kidding; we are only in town for 2 days so we’ll focus on partying.

What kind of girls do you want to make dance?
Long legs, high heels, fake boobs, dressed like hookers but very smart and funny.

Where do you see yourselves in the next 20 years?
Our secret goal is to play as headliner in Coachella Festival in California. Then we will stop doing music. Greg will raise dogs and Pierre will get fatter and fatter.

What’s next for Make the Girl Dance?
Our first album is due to be released in October. Objectively, it sounds spectacular.

Last word: Lap dance or liquor?
We had a lap dance in Las Vegas last year. Impressive.

The boys are dropping hot tunes on Friday, Jul 22 at Bangkok Remix.

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