Daft Punk In masksThe Daft Punk story began  in 1987 when Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo (born in 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born in 1975), met in the playground of their Paris lycée and became best friends.

The turning-point in their musical career came when the pair attended a giant rave held at EuroDisney in 1993. There they met the directors of a small Scottish techno label Soma. Quitting their group of lycée friends, Thomas and Guy-Manuel formed a duo, and started developing their innovative techno/house style. A year after meeting the Soma directors at the rave, the duo released their début single on the Scottish label under the name Daft Punk. The 2-track CD (featuring “New wave” and “Alive”) scored another big hit with the British music press.

Daft Punk soon proved to be a pioneering force on the techno/house scene, pushing back the boundaries of the genre to integrate elements of other musical styles such as disco, rock and groove. Moving away from the pure house sound (that had originated in Chicago in the early 80’s) Daft Punk created their own innovative 90’s fusion, mixing a powerful techno beat with musical influences from their adolescence (everything from Jimi Hendrix and The Stooges to Kiss, Television, David Bowie and Talking Heads - without forgetting a good dose of French chanson star Serge Gainsbourg. Daft Punk proved phenomenally successful on the London dance scene, where they were soon so big that they were invited to support one of their favourite groups The Chemical Brothers. Daft Punk also made a name for themselves among the DJ community with their brilliant remixes of singles by The Chemical Brothers and singer Gabrielle. By this time Group called Daft Punk began to gain popularity and became successful band. The pair also kept a tight control on their image, appearing in all promotional Daft Punk Real Facephotographs with masks or balaclavas to protect themselves from the media frenzy unleashed by their sudden popularity. Daft Punk soon proved so successful on the American market that their first single “Da Funk” was even featured on the soundtrack of the Hollywood movie “The Saint” directed by Philip Noyce. They released nw single “Around the world” which took the best points throw Americans and take the best places in charts.

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http://myspace.com/daftpunk

 

 

Interview with Daft Punk

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