Laurent Garnier (born 1 February 1966), also known as Choice, is a French electronic music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJing in Manchester during the late 1980s. He became a producer in the early 1990s and recorded several albums.
In 1984, Garnier started working as a waiter at the French Embassy in London.[1] He started playing with DJ Nelson, a.k.a. DJ Stan, at a French club. He stayed there for a year and a half before moving to Manchester in 1986. Living in England he discovered the booming UK house scene and started DJing, including at the Haçienda.[2]
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In 1987, he discovered The Haçienda in Manchester, and met Mike Pickering the resident DJ. Chicago house and Detroit techno became popular, and Garnier started mixing there under the name of DJ Pedro.[1]
In 1988, he went back to France to fulfill his military obligations.[1] He also spent some time in New York City where he met Frankie Knuckles.[1] Garnier shifted his attention back to France in the early 1990s, running the Wake Up parties at the Rex Club in Paris for three years,[1] and in Dijon from 1990 to 1994 at L'An-Fer while in 1992 he played a three-night long Weekender set at the Cork venue, Sir Henry's. He also mixed in clubs such as Le Palace or Le Boy, DJing in rave parties and gradually moving into recording as well. For the FNAC label, Garnier released "French Connection" and the A Bout de SouffleEP. After that label went out of business, he formed the F Communications label with Eric Morand (a friend who had also worked for Fnac).[1][3]
His first album, Shot in the Dark, was released in 1995.[4] His second, 30, appeared in 1997 and included one of Garnier's best selling singles, "Crispy Bacon". 30 was followed by the retrospective Early Works. After appearing worldwide with DJ appearances during the late 1990s, Garnier returned to production with Unreasonable Behaviour, released in early 2000, which featured one of his best known songs,[5] "The Man with the Red Face".
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Laurent Garnier born 1 February 1966 also known as Choice is a French electronic music producer and DJ Garnier began DJing in Manchester during the late 1980s He became a producer in the early 1990s and recorded several albums Laurent GarnierAlso known asChoiceDJ PedroBorn 1966 02 01 1 February 1966 age 57 Boulogne Billancourt FranceGenreselectronic houseOccupation s Disc jockey record producer composerYears active1987 presentLabelsF Communications Mute Thirsty Ear Contents 1 Early influences 2 Career 3 Selected discography 3 1 Charted albums 3 2 Charted singles 3 3 Albums 3 4 Singles and EPs 3 4 1 With Ed Banger records 3 4 2 With FNAC Music Dance Division 3 4 3 With F Communications 3 4 4 With Innervisions 3 5 DVDs 3 6 Compilations and DJ sessions 4 References 5 External linksEarly influences editIn 1984 Garnier started working as a waiter at the French Embassy in London 1 He started playing with DJ Nelson a k a DJ Stan at a French club He stayed there for a year and a half before moving to Manchester in 1986 Living in England he discovered the booming UK house scene and started DJing including at the Hacienda 2 Career editIn 1987 he discovered The Hacienda in Manchester and met Mike Pickering the resident DJ Chicago house and Detroit techno became popular and Garnier started mixing there under the name of DJ Pedro 1 In 1988 he went back to France to fulfill his military obligations 1 He also spent some time in New York City where he met Frankie Knuckles 1 Garnier shifted his attention back to France in the early 1990s running the Wake Up parties at the Rex Club in Paris for three years 1 and in Dijon from 1990 to 1994 at L An Fer while in 1992 he played a three night long Weekender set at the Cork venue Sir Henry s He also mixed in clubs such as Le Palace or Le Boy DJing in rave parties and gradually moving into recording as well For the FNAC label Garnier released French Connection and the A Bout de Souffle EP After that label went out of business he formed the F Communications label with Eric Morand a friend who had also worked for Fnac 1 3 His first album Shot in the Dark was released in 1995 4 His second 30 appeared in 1997 and included one of Garnier s best selling singles Crispy Bacon 30 was followed by the retrospective Early Works After appearing worldwide with DJ appearances during the late 1990s Garnier returned to production with Unreasonable Behaviour released in early 2000 which featured one of his best known songs 5 The Man with the Red Face Selected discography editCharted albums edit Title Year Peak chart positionsFR 6 BE BE V BE W UK 7 Shot in the Dark 1994 8730 1997 42 92Early Works 1998 66 Unreasonable Behaviour 2000 42 11 8 94My Excess Luggage 2003 139 The Cloud Making Machine 2005 73 Tales of a Kleptomaniac 2009 45 28 9 74 9 La Home Box 2015 98 98 10 111 10 33 tours et puis s en vont 2023 41 11 Charted singles edit Title Year Peak chart positionsFR 6 UK 7 Astral Dreams with F Communications 1994 85Crispy Bacon with F Communications 1997 60Flashback with F Communications 1998 82Coloured City with F Communications 2000 100 98Mega Single Techno 2003 95 The Sound of the Big Babou with F Communications 92Man with the Red Face with F Communications 2005 65Gnanmankoudji 2009 99 Greed The Man with the Red Face with F Communications 2009 36Albums edit Shot in the Dark 1994 F Communications Raw Works US only compilation 1996 Never Recordings 30 1997 F Communications PIAS France Unreasonable Behaviour 2000 F Communications Early Works compilation 1998 Arcade The Cloud Making Machine 2005 F Communications PIAS Retrospective 1994 2006 compilation 2006 F Communications PIAS with Hakon Kornstad Public Outburst live album 2007 Tales of a Kleptomaniac 2009 PIAS HOME box 2015 F Communications De Pelicula 2021 with The Liminanas Because Music 33 Tours Et Puis S en Vont 2023 COD3 QRSingles and EPs edit With Ed Banger records edit Timeless EP 2012With FNAC Music Dance Division edit French Connection with Mix Master Doody as French Connection 1991 Stronger By Design EP 1992 Join Hands remixes 1992 Paris EP 1993 as Choice also published by Fragile Records A Bout de Souffle EP 1993 also published by Warp Records For House Music Lovers 1993 Lost in Alaska as Alaska 1993 Planet House EP 1993With F Communications edit Dune with Pascal Feos Alliance EP 1994 Astral Dreams 1994 Alaska Deuxieme EP 1995 Club Traxx EP 1995 The Hoe 1996 Crispy Bacon Part 1 1997 UK No 60 12 Crispy Bacon Part 2 1997 Flashback 1997 Coloured City 1998 Club Traxx EP Vol 2 1998 The Sound of the Big Babou 1999 The Man with the Red Face 2000 UK No 65 12 Greed The Man with the Red Face 2000 UK No 36 12 Sambou 2002 Returning Back to Sirius as Alaska 2003 Marl Chingus with Ludovic Llorca 6 Months Earlier 2004 The Cloud Making Machine reworks vol 1 amp 2 2005With Innervisions edit Back to My Roots EP 2008DVDs edit Greed DVD single F Communications Film Office TDK Mediactive 2001 Live a l Elysee Montmartre F communications 2002Compilations and DJ sessions edit X Mix Destination Planet Dream Studio K7 1994 Mixmag Live Vol 19 1995 Laboratoire Mix 2xCD React 1996 Early Works 2xCD 1998 Fashion TV Spring Summer 2001 Collection Classic And Rare La Collection Chapter 3 F Communications 2002 Excess Luggage 3xCD F Communications 2003 The Kings of Techno Rapster Records 2006 Mixmag 25 Years Anniversary 2008 References edit a b c d e f Johnson Miles 2007 Profile Laurent Garnier The List Issue 591 29 November 2007 Retrieved 16 March 2012 Bush John Biography Laurent Garnier AllMusic Retrieved 21 May 2010 Orlov Peter 2000 Label Profile F Communications CMJ New Music Monthly November 2000 p 15 Retrieved 16 March 2012 Frater Patrick 1996 France Billboard 20 January 1996 p 53 Retrieved 16 March 2012 Weekly Classic Laurent Garnier s The Man With The Red Face 5 February 2016 Retrieved 29 April 2016 a b lescharts com Discographie Laurent Garnier lescharts com Retrieved 2 March 2017 a b LAURENT GARNIER full Official Chart History Official Charts Company www officialcharts com Retrieved 2 March 2017 lescharts com Laurent Garnier Unreasonable Behaviour lescharts com Retrieved 2 March 2017 a b lescharts com Laurent Garnier Tales of a Kleptomaniac lescharts com Retrieved 2 March 2017 a b lescharts com Laurent Garnier La Home Box lescharts com Retrieved 2 March 2017 Laurent Garnier 33 tours et puis s en vont in French Ultratop Retrieved 18 June 2023 a b c Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 222 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 External links editLaurent Garnier official site Laurent Garnier discography at Discogs Laurent Garnier profile at club The End s website Laurent Garnier interview on HarderFaster Laurent Garnier biography from RFI Musique in French Laurent Garnier Essential Mix 2009 Laurent Garnier DJ mix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurent Garnier amp oldid 1179466917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
