A different act called Spacedust released a re-recorded version of the track, titled " Gym and Tonic" under East West Records to wider commercial success. The single caused a minor dispute as it contained samples from a Jane Fonda workout tape, which led Fonda herself to refuse permission for the single to be released officially. Īround the same time of "Music Sounds Better with You", Bangalter co-produced Bob Sinclar's second single titled " Gym Tonic". Just as for Homework, the single was recorded in Bangalter's home studio. Bangalter collaborated with Alan Braxe and Benjamin Diamond and in 1998 released the club hit " Music Sounds Better with You" under the name Stardust. The track "On da Rocks" was featured in a " Da Funk" behind-the-scenes video included with D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes. The songs "Outrun", "Extra Dry" and "Turbo" from the EPs later appeared in the video game Midnight Club II. Bangalter's solo works were released on two vinyl-only EPs titled Trax on da Rocks in 19 respectively. The label released singles by Romanthony, Roy Davis Jr., and Bangalter's own solo material among others. As he remarked, "I had to move the bed into another room to make space for the gear." In the years following the 1997 release, Bangalter focused on his own record label, Roulé ("rolled" in French). The title of the album is partially attributed to the fact that Homework was recorded in Bangalter's bedroom. Vangarde was thanked for his efforts in the liner notes of Homework. They created the song "Spark da Meth", which was their only song. In 1996, Bangalter was in a group known as Da Mongoloids, consisting of Armand Van Helden, Bangalter, and Junior Sanchez, under the record label Strictly Rhythm. Knowing that, we made certain choices in order to achieve what we wanted." "He helped us by presenting to us what the situation was with the record industry and how it worked. Daniel Vangarde provided valuable advice for the duo. In 1993 Bangalter presented a demo of Daft Punk material to Stuart Macmillan of Slam that led to their first single "The New Wave". 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. It's like, you know, everybody wants to be in a band." A negative review from Melody Maker magazine referred to their music as "a daft punky thrash", which inspired Bangalter and de Homem-Christo's new band name. Bangalter felt that "It was still maybe more a teenage thing at that time. They discovered their mutual fascination with films and music of the 1960s and 1970s, "very basic cult teenager things, from Easy Rider to the Velvet Underground." They and Laurent Brancowitz eventually joined to form an indie rock trio called Darlin', in which Bangalter performed bass guitar. Career 1987–2000: Early years and Daft Punk formation īangalter met Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo while attending the Lycée Carnot school in 1987. As expressed by Bangalter, "I never had any intention to do what my father was doing." Bangalter's father is Jewish, but the family did not consider themselves religious. His father, Daniel Vangarde, was a songwriter and producer for performers such as the Gibson Brothers, Ottawan, and Sheila B. Bangalter has stated that his parents were strict in keeping up his practice, for which he later thanked them. He began playing the piano at the age of six, and took lessons from a music staff member of the Paris Opera. Bangalter is the son of French music composer and artist Daniel Vangarde.īangalter was born on 3 January 1975 in Paris, France. Outside of music production, his credits include film director and cinematographer. He has provided compositions for several films, leading the soundtrack to Irréversible, as well as the ballet Mythologies. īangalter owned the music label Roulé until its liquidation in 2018. Bangalter's work has influenced a wide range of artists in various genres.
He has recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, as well as a solo artist. He is best known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Thomas Bangalter ( French pronunciation: born 3 January 1975) is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer.
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