Jacques Greene: The Montréal Producer Reshaping the Sound of the Dance Floor

How Montréal’s Club Culture Helped Shape an International Electronic Music Career

Finding His Sound in Montréal

Canadian producer and DJ Jacques Greene has spent more than 15 years exploring what electronic music can sound — and feel — like. Born and raised in Montréal as Philippe Aubin-Dionne, Greene emerged from the city’s electronic scene with a distinctive combination of house, R&B and UK garage influences. His music could fill a dance floor, but emotion was just as important as rhythm.

That approach helped make “Another Girl” an influential early breakthrough. Since then, Greene has released acclaimed albums, toured internationally, produced for other artists and remixed major acts while continually expanding his interpretation of electronic music.

Now, JG brings him firmly back to the dance floor.

Greene’s musical identity is closely connected to Montréal. Before adopting the Jacques Greene name, Aubin-Dionne released some early material as Hovatron. By 2010, however, the Jacques Greene project had begun taking shape. The city’s club culture provided an important foundation. Greene was part of Montréal’s Turbo Crunk parties, where geographically diverse sounds and styles could meet on the same dance floor.

His early releases soon attracted attention outside Canada. Night Slugs released “(Baby I Don’t Know) What You Want” in 2010, while subsequent releases through LuckyMe helped introduce his emotionally charged approach to house music to a much wider audience.

“Another Girl” Changes the Conversation

Then came “Another Girl.” The 2011 track combined house rhythms with an R&B sensibility and carefully manipulated vocals. It became an early signature for Greene and helped define the sound with which he would initially become associated.

However, Greene didn’t simply reproduce the formula.

EPs including On Your Side, Phantom Vibrate and After Life After Party continued developing his sound while an expanding international touring schedule brought his music directly to club audiences around the world.

Feel Infinite Turns the Club Into Something Personal

It wasn’t until 2017 that Greene released his debut full-length album, Feel Infinite.

Rather than treating dance music simply as entertainment, the album explored the connection and sense of community found on a dance floor. House, techno, R&B vocals and UK bass influences came together in a record shaped by the Montréal scene that had helped launch Greene’s career.

The album earned Greene a Juno nomination and established that his ideas could successfully extend beyond singles and EPs.

Expanding the Palette With Dawn Chorus

Greene broadened his musical world again with Dawn Chorus in 2019.

The second album incorporated a wider range of collaborators and textures, bringing elements of ambient music and shoegaze into Greene’s electronic foundation. Contributors included artists such as Cadence Weapon, Julianna Barwick and Oliver Coates.

Once again, the album received a Juno Award nomination.

In 2021, ANTH01 collected important recordings from his earlier career, while the Fantasy EP followed in 2022. Greene also partnered with electronic producer Nosaj Thing as Verses GT, releasing a collaborative full-length in 2025.

JG Heads Back to the Dance Floor

Greene’s next chapter arrives with JG on October 16, 2026. The 11-track project is his third solo studio album and has been described as his first album created unapologetically for the dance floor.

Collaboration remains central. The record includes contributions from DJ BORING, Ouri, Jonah Yano, CFCF, umru, crushed, SAM-E, SEES00000 and Sølv.

After the broader sonic landscapes of his previous work, JG represents something more immediate: a producer reconnecting with the spaces and people that originally gave his music purpose.

Why Jacques Greene Matters

Jacques Greene belongs to a generation of Canadian electronic artists who demonstrated that internationally influential dance music could emerge from Montréal without sacrificing its local identity.

His importance isn’t simply about producing successful club tracks. Greene helped blur the boundaries between house music, contemporary R&B and the evolving UK electronic sound, creating music equally capable of working through headphones or across a crowded dance floor.

More than 15 years after his earliest Jacques Greene releases, JG brings that journey back toward its starting point: people gathering together and experiencing music in the same room.

Did You Know?

• Jacques Greene isn’t his real name. The Montréal producer was born Philippe Aubin-Dionne and initially released some music under the name Hovatron before creating the Jacques Greene project.
• His creative work extends beyond music releases. Greene’s collaborations have included projects with fashion house Givenchy, designer Rad Hourani and London’s Tate Modern.

Jacques Greene’s story is another reminder of how important Montréal has become to Canada’s international electronic music identity. What makes Greene particularly compelling is the emotion underneath the production. His recordings can be technically intricate without feeling cold, and dance-floor focused without becoming disposable. With JG, he isn’t trying to recreate 2011 or simply revisit “Another Girl.” He is returning to the club with everything he has learned since — and that makes this new chapter worth following.

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