"Born Funky" is more than a debut album: it's Bellaire's manifesto. A producer raised on hip-hop and sampling, he chose house music as his way to make people dance without losing the soul of the groove. Written between his Paris studio and his family home in Picardy, the album champions a soulful, funky house sound rooted in the 90s, infused with disco, jazz and boom bap, designed for the club yet welcoming to everyone.