01 — Identity

Woody Braun

Saxophone · voice · decks · studio — Paris

Woody Braun is the original sax player, singer and songwriter of French funk band Malka Family, a member of the Funky French League DJ collective since 2018, and a producer of disco, funk and R&B edits and remixes.

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02 — Selected listening

Start here

Full index

  1. 1996 EP

    EP · Funky French League FFL013 · Motorbooty Ryde, I Need U, Anisette

  2. Frenchy but Funky

    Funky French League · includes Woody Braun remixes of Françoise Hardy and Sheila

  3. Baule Vice

    Funky French League · co-written and co-produced, saxophone by Woody Braun

Background

On stage, in the studio and behind the decks

With Malka Family he toured widely and shared stages with George Clinton, Daft Punk, INXS, Roy Ayers, Beck, NTM, MC Solaar and Vanessa Paradis. The band returned in 2018 with a new LP.

As a session saxophonist he has recorded with DJ Dee Nasty, NTM, Les Rita Mitsouko, Sidney and Bob Sinclar. As a DJ he has played most of the Paris clubs — Rex, Bataclan, Nuits Fauves, Favela Chic, Wanderlust, Bus Palladium — and abroad, from Tel Aviv to Formentera.

In the studio he has remixed French pop names including Françoise Hardy, Sheila and Véronique Sanson, alongside his own releases and a long run of dancefloor edits.

04 — Crew

Two families

Malka Family

Cult French funk band. Woody is its original saxophonist, a singer and a songwriter.

Watch the 2018 video

05 — Dates

Live and DJ dates

New dates are announced on Shotgun and Instagram.

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Recent

  • 20 Mar 2025Bigwax 10 Ans — All Night Long · Paris
  • 3 Jul 2024Funky French League · Paris
  • 9 Mar 2024Mona · La Bellevilloise, Paris
  • 10 Dec 2022Mona · La Bellevilloise, Paris

06 — Links

Everywhere Woody is

07 — Booking

DJ sets, sax, live and remixes

Clubs, festivals, private and brand events, session saxophone and remix work.

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