Derek Barbolla

Derek Barbolla is a Franco-Argentinian entrepreneur, founder, and creative director of Cercle, the Paris-based company known for livestreaming electronic music performances from landmarks including the Great Pyramids of Giza. A Sorbonne graduate in Cinema Studies who began his career in machine learning and AI at the software company VirtuOz, he launched Cercle in 2016 from his Paris apartment, later expanding into Cercle Records and the immersive touring format Cercle Odyssey, which toured Mexico City and Los Angeles in 2025. In 2026, marking Cercle's tenth anniversary, he curated a major multi-day festival at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.