Inside the Studio with Play House: Redefining the Independent House Catalog
Walking into a production space in 2026, you expect to see the standard array of MIDI controllers and blinking rack gear. But for the Paris-based producer known as Play House, the “studio” is less about the hardware and more about a staggering data set: a discography that has quietly surpassed 80 recordings since 2022.
In an industry currently obsessed with the “viral 15 seconds,” Play House has taken the opposite route, focusing on high-volume output and tactical label placement. While many knew him through his 2025 Afro-House remix of Bob Sinclar’s “Take It Easy on Me,” it was the chart performance of “Carnaval Song” that signaled a shift in his market reach. The track didn’t just sit on the charts; it climbed to #9 on the Beatport Latin House Top 100, proving that his independent imprint, Play House Sound, could hold its own against major-distributed competitors like Eclectic Records or Bendo Club Records.
“The goal wasn’t just to release music, but to build a library,” the producer notes regarding his early 2024 run. That run saw him experimenting with everything from hard-house structures (on the Sexy Look EP with DJ Soya) to deep, textural arrangements.
As he prepares for a Spring 2026 surprise album titled “MUSIC”, the focus has shifted toward custom sound design. Moving away from the stock sample-pack culture of the early 2020s, Play House has transitioned to a workflow centered on Ableton Live and Serum 2, but with a twist: the integration of live piano and guitar session work. This hybrid approach suggests that the next phase of the Play House catalog will be less about the “EDM” label and more about a bespoke, electronic-instrumental fusion.
For an artist who began with Electro Phoenix just four years ago, the evolution from a prolific “uploader” to a charted “label head” is a case study in how to navigate the independent landscape without a major label machine.
