SYNC Podcast | Episode 10 | France Deep on Manifesting Soul Candi & Bringing Deep House Back |

France Deep didn't plan 'Hello My Lover'. He sang it into his phone, dropped it on socials to see what the people would say, and within an hour it was trending. In Episode 10 of the SYNC Podcast, the deep house producer, DJ and founder of Sound Slaves Music sits down with Sugar at our new home, Local Lifestyle, to talk about the story behind the name, the studio session that pulled him out of hip hop, manifesting a Soul Candi deal while he was still in Standard 9, and why his EP 'After Hours' is built for the Uber ride home and not the dancefloor. He also opens up about '1970' – the album named after his late mother's birth year – and the direction he's still trying to find for it. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ STREAM 'AFTER HOURS' Out 5 June 2026 via Soul Candi Records. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5Ps0Wu... Available on all DSPs. FOLLOW FRANCE DEEP Instagram:   / francedeepsa   TikTok:   / francedeepsa   Facebook:   / francedeepsa   YouTube: France Deep SA Bookings: BookFranceDeep@gmail.com ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ SYNC – SHOWCASING YOUNG NEW CREATIVES Bridging the gap between creativity and opportunity. Instagram:   / synceventza   TikTok:   / synceventza   Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=6... YouTube:    / @letssyncsa   SYNC is a Gauteng-based creative platform connecting emerging South African talent with opportunity through live events, media and community. New episodes monthly. Hosted by Sugar. Recorded at Local Lifestyle, Kwa-Thema, Gauteng. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ CHAPTERS 00:00 'In an hour it was trending' 00:21 Welcome to SYNC – our new home 00:45 Who is France Deep? 01:34 Why he refuses to be boxed in 01:50 The one thing he can't go to studio without 02:03 Francesca: the name behind the sound 03:12 From hip hop to house – the session that changed everything 04:23 How 'Hello My Lover' happened 05:56 Give FKA Mash his flowers 07:23 Inside the 'After Hours' EP 09:12 'Alone in Eden' and painting pictures with sound 10:01 Manifesting Soul Candi in Standard 9 11:38 5FM, Metro, Gagasi – the radio run 13:15 Producing vs playing out 14:11 Who he's been producing for 14:52 The album: '1970' 17:31 The Sacred Hour, and why he paused it 18:35 Where to find him ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #FranceDeep #DeepHouse #SYNCPodcast #SouthAfricanMusic #SoulCandi