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Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter as one-half of Daft Punk
Thomas Bangalter as one-half of Daft Punk
Background information
Born January 3, 1975 (1975-01-03) (age 33)
Origin Paris, France
Genre(s) House
Years active 1992-present
Label(s) Roulé
Associated acts Darlin'
Daft Punk
Stardust
Together
Da Mongoloids

Thomas Bangalter (born 3 January 1975)[1] is a French electronic musician and founding member (along with Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) of the French house music duo Daft Punk. Daft Punk Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Roulé (translating to "rolled" is a French Record label that was founded in 1995 by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk fame Daft Punk Stardust was a one-time musical collaborative effort consisting of producers Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe and vocalist Benjamin Diamond. Together is a French house duo consisting of DJ Falcon and one-half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born Guillaume Emmanuel Paul de Homem-Christo on February 8 1974 is a founding member of the French house music House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Daft Punk He has also produced music for the band Stardust, as a member of the band Together, and for the film Irréversible. Stardust was a one-time musical collaborative effort consisting of producers Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe and vocalist Benjamin Diamond. Irréversible ( 2002, France) is a Film written, directed, edited, and photographed by Gaspar His music is sometimes known as French house. French house is a late 1990s form of House music, part of the 1990s and 2000s European dance music scene and the latest form of Euro disco.

Thomas Bangalter owns a music label called Roulé. Roulé (translating to "rolled" is a French Record label that was founded in 1995 by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk fame Outside of music production, his credits include film director and cinematographer. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Bangalter resides in Beverly Hills, California, with his wife, French actress Élodie Bouchez, and his son, Tara-Jay. Élodie Bouchez (born April 5, 1973 in Montreuil-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis Île-de-France) is a César Award winning French [2][3]

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Biography

Thomas Bangalter began playing the piano at the ages of five and six. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers [4] Bangalter stated in a video interview that his parents were strict in keeping up his practice, for which he later thanked them. His father, Daniel Vangarde was a famous songwriter and producer for such performers as the Gibson Brothers, Ottawan, and Sheila B. Devotion. Daniel Vangarde, born Daniel Bangalter in 1947 is a French Songwriter and producer. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The Gibson Brothers are a France based musical group, who had their greatest success during the Disco boom of the late 1970s Ottawan were a Disco duo in the late 1970s and early 1980s Career They were fronted by lead Singer Jean Patrick (born 6 Sheila (born Annie Chancel on August 16, 1945 in Créteil) is the Stage name of a French [5] As expressed by Bangalter, "I never had any intention to do what my father was doing. "[2]

Bangalter met Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo while attending the Lycée Carnot school in 1987. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born Guillaume Emmanuel Paul de Homem-Christo on February 8 1974 is a founding member of the French house music The Lycée Carnot is a public secondary and Higher education school located at 145 Boulevard Malesherbes in Paris, France, in the [1] It was there that they discovered their mutual fascination of films and music of the 1960s and 70s, "very basic cult teenager things, from Easy Rider to the Velvet Underground. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Easy Rider, a 1969 American Road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book "[6] They and Laurent Brancowitz eventually joined to form an indie rock trio called Darlin', in which Bangalter performed bass guitar. Laurent Brancowitz (born Laurent Mazzalai) is a musician best known for being one of the Guitarists from the French pop band Phoenix Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Bangalter felt that "It was still maybe more a teenage thing at that time. It's like, you know, everybody wants to be in a band. "[6] A negative review referred to the act as "a bunch of daft punk", which inspired Bangalter and de Homem-Christo's new name. [7]

Shortly before reaching the age of 18, Daft Punk grew interested in electronic music, which led Brancowitz to leave the group in pursuit of efforts with fellow Parisian band Phoenix. Daft Punk Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Phoenix is a French Alternative rock band History Beginnings The band formed in 1991 Phoenix started as the backing band for a remix of [6][7] In 1993 Bangalter presented a demo of Daft Punk material to Stuart Macmillan of Slam that led to their first single "The New Wave". A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release Slam are a producer / DJ duo from Glasgow consisting of Stuart MacMillan (Born in Glasgow 1966 and Orde Meikle (Born in Oxford 1964 " The New Wave " is a song by Daft Punk, released as their first single in 1994 on the Soma Recordings label Daniel Vangarde provided valuable advice for the duo. "He helped us by presenting to us what the situation was with the record industry and how it worked. Knowing that, we made certain choices in order to achieve what we wanted. "[8]

Vangarde was thanked for his efforts in the liner notes of Homework. Homework is the debut album of French Electronic music duo Daft Punk, first released on January 20 1997 The title of the album is partially attributed to the fact that Homework was recorded in Bangalter's bedroom. As he remarked, "I had to move the bed into another room to make space for the gear. "[5] In the years following the 1997 release, Bangalter focused on his own record label, Roulé ("rolled" in French). Roulé (translating to "rolled" is a French Record label that was founded in 1995 by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk fame The label released singles by Romanthony, Roy Davis Jr., and Bangalter's own solo material, among others. Romanthony (born Anthony Wayne Moore) is an American Disc jockey, producer, and Singer. Roy Davis Jr is a professional recording artist specializing in House music on the Nice and SmoothUbiquityLarge Music and other Record labels. Bangalter collaborated with Alan Braxe and Benjamin Diamond and in 1998 released the club hit "Music Sounds Better with You". Alain Quême, also known as Alan Braxe, is a French Electronic music artist Benjamin Diamond (born Benjamin Cohen, March 11, 1972 in Paris, France) is a French singer " Music Sounds Better with You " is the highly acclaimed 1998 single by the short-lived House music band Stardust. Just as for Homework, the single was recorded in Bangalter's home studio. [9][5]

Around the same time of "Music Sounds Better with You", Bangalter co-produced Bob Sinclar's second single titled "Gym Tonic". Bob Sinclar, mistaken many times as " Sinclair " (born Christophe Le Friant, 10 May 1967) is a Grammy Award -nominated The song used samples from a Jane Fonda workout tape. Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Fonda later refused permission for clearance of the sample. [10] A band named Spacedust released a single titled "Gym and Tonic" that recreated elements of "Gym Tonic" and "Music Sounds Better with You". Spacedust were the British production duo of Paul Glancey and Duncan Glasson " Gym and Tonic " is a single released by the band Spacedust. Their song became a number one single in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [11]

During 1998, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo collaborated with Romanthony in what would become the first of the Discovery sessions. Discovery is the second studio album by the French house duo Daft Punk, released on March 13, 2001. [1] One of tracks produced, "One More Time" became Daft Punk's most successful single in 2000. " One More Time " is a single by Daft Punk first released on December 5 2000 and later included in the album Discovery. Bangalter also performed on a Yamaha Cs-60 synthesizer in Phoenix's debut album United, which was released the same year. United is the debut Album by French rock band Phoenix, released in 2000 [12] He also teamed up with DJ Falcon under the name Together to release their eponymous 2000 single. In 2002, Bangalter fathered a son, Tara-Jay with actress Élodie Bouchez. Élodie Bouchez (born April 5, 1973 in Montreuil-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis Île-de-France) is a César Award winning French [3]

Together released the single "So Much Love to Give" in 2003. " So Much Love to Give " is a 2003 single released by the French house duo Together, otherwise known as Thomas Bangalter and DJ Falcon The Eric Prydz track "Call on Me" was initially thought to be a follow-up to the Together release due to the similarity between the two songs and DJ Falcon's use of "Call on Me" in DJ sets. Eric Prydz (born July 19 1979) is a Swedish DJ and producer. Music career In 2004 Prydz released the single " Call on Me " is a song performed by Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz. A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track [13]

Between September 13 and November 9 of 2004, Daft Punk produced and mixed tracks for their album Human After All. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Human After All is the third Studio album by French duo Daft Punk, first released on March 14, 2005 internationally Shortly afterward, Bangalter moved to his current home in Beverly Hills, California. The move is attributable to Bouchez's career in Hollywood and Bangalter's own interests in filmmaking. [2][3]

Selected discography

Albums

EPs and singles

Note: Tracks from "Trax on Da Rocks" ("Outrun", "Turbo") and "Trax on Da Rocks Vol. 2" ("Extra Dry") appeared in the 2003 video game Midnight Club II. Midnight Club II is the first sequel to Midnight Club Street Racing, published for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation 2

References

  1. ^ a b c Daft Punk Musique Vol. 1 Official Website. Archived from April 10, 2006. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  2. ^ a b c Suzanne Ely, "Return of the Cybermen" Mixmag (July 2006)
  3. ^ a b c Élodie Bouchez at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ Michael Hamersly, "Ask the DJ" Miami Herald (November 10, 2006). Mixmag is a British Dance music and clubbing Magazine. With a circulation of 37139 and a readership of 276000 as of August 2008 it claims The Miami Herald is a daily Newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company headquartered in Downtown Miami Florida.
  5. ^ a b c Chris Gill, "ROBOPOP" Remix Magazine Online (May 2001)
  6. ^ a b c Matthew Collin, "Do You Think You Can Hide From Stardom?" Mixmag (August 1997) (archived at techno. Mixmag is a British Dance music and clubbing Magazine. With a circulation of 37139 and a readership of 276000 as of August 2008 it claims de)
  7. ^ a b Darlin' biography at Discogs. Discogs, short for discographies, is a Website and Database of information about Music Recordings including commercial releases promotional Retrieved on February 20, 2007. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  8. ^ Alan Di Perna, "We Are The Robots" Pulse! (April 2001). April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September
  9. ^ Music Sounds Better With You at Discogs
  10. ^ James, Martin. Discogs, short for discographies, is a Website and Database of information about Music Recordings including commercial releases promotional French Connections: From Discotheque to Discovery. London, United Kingdom: Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. , 2003. pg 201. (ISBN 1-8607-4449-4)
  11. ^ Discogs entry of Spacedust Discogs. Discogs, short for discographies, is a Website and Database of information about Music Recordings including commercial releases promotional Retrieved on October 1, 2007. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  12. ^ United at Discogs. Discogs, short for discographies, is a Website and Database of information about Music Recordings including commercial releases promotional Retrieved on April 7, 2007
  13. ^ Eric Prydz at thedjlist. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. com. Retrieved on April 21, 2007. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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