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Jast is a French DJ and producer from Lyon whose melodic techno is built for emotional lift, firm low-end movement and a clear connection with the dance floor. His palette also draws on driving techno, house and trance, allowing a track to feel cinematic without losing its physical pulse. The Afterlife label identified him as a recent addition after the breakthrough of Move, and later paired him with Kevin de Vries on Born Like That. That collaboration became a major calling card, while Move established the melodic, high-impact vocabulary that runs through his catalogue. Other releases and appearances in the public music catalog include The Bassline, You Feel, Axis Mundi, Give Me Light, 532 and contributions to compilations such as Quantum Echoes Pt. I and Siamese Soundsystem II. Jast’s work has been supported by Anyma, Solomun, Mathame, Adriatique, Adam Beyer, Argy, Massano, Kevin de Vries and Chris Avantgarde, linking his productions to a broad network of contemporary melodic electronic artists. An artist profile prepared for Amsterdam Dance Event describes his sound as a blend of melody, groove and strong club energy, with a set style that adapts to the scale of a room rather than following a fixed script. His music has reached major stages including Ultra Miami, Afterlife Barcelona, EDC Las Vegas and Tomorrowland, where his tracks were reportedly played repeatedly during the 2025 edition. Jast keeps the emphasis on momentum: layered synth lines, restrained tension and bass that gathers force without crowding the arrangement. The Lyon identity is distinct from the separate Germany-based act styled JĀST, and the artist’s own Bandcamp and SoundCloud pages use the jastprod name across the same French catalogue. With a fast-growing relationship to Afterlife and a steadily widening release history, Jast is shaping a modern melodic-techno language that feels both immediate in a club and detailed on headphones.