Daft Punk
is an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975).
Daft Punk is also credited with producing songs that were considered essential in the French house scene. They were managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter (Busy P), the head of Ed Banger Records.
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History
Early years (1987–1993)
Thomas Bangalter and
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met in 1987 on the grounds of the
Lycée Carnot, a secondary school in
Paris.
[1] [2] The two became good friends and later recorded
demo tracks with others from the school. This eventually led to the formation of the guitar-based group called Darlin' with
Laurent Brancowitz in 1992.
Bangalter and de Homem-Christo played
bass and
guitar, respectively, while Brancowitz performed on
drums.
[3] The
indie rock trio had branded themselves after
The Beach Boys song
of the same name, which they
covered along with an original composition.
[4] Stereolab released both tracks on a multi-artist
Duophonic Records EP and invited the band to open for stage shows in the United Kingdom.
Bangalter felt that "The rock n' roll thing we did was pretty average, I think. It was so brief, maybe six months, four songs and two gigs and that was it."
A negative review in
Melody Maker
subsequently dubbed the music "a bunch of
daft punk." Instead of dismissing the review, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo found it to be amusing.
As the latter stated, "We struggled so long to find [the name] Darlin', and this happened so quickly."
[5] Darlin' soon disbanded, leaving Brancowitz to pursue other efforts with
Phoenix.
Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk and experimented with
drum machines and
synthesizers.
Homework
era (1993–1999)
In 1993 Daft Punk attended a
rave at
EuroDisney, where they met Stuart Macmillan of
Slam, co-founder of the label
Soma Quality Recordings.
The demo tape given to Macmillan at the rave formed the basis for Daft Punk's debut single, "
The New Wave", a limited release in 1994.
The single also contained the final mix of "The New Wave" called "Alive".
Daft Punk returned to the studio in May 1995 to record "
Da Funk". It became their first commercially successful single the same year. After the success of "Da Funk", Daft Punk looked to find a manager. They had no trouble finding one at the time as they chose
Pedro Winter, who regularly promoted them and other artists at his Hype night clubs.
The band signed with
Virgin Records in September 1996 and made a deal through which they licensed their tracks to the major label through their production company, Daft Trax.
Bangalter spoke of the duo's decision to sign with Virgin:
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In regards to the artistic control and freedom, Bangalter stated:
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"Da Funk" and "Alive" were later included on Daft Punk's
1997 debut album Homework
. The album was regarded as an innovative synthesis of
techno,
house,
acid house and
electro styles, and is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential dance music albums of the nineties. "Da Funk" was also included on
The Saint
film soundtrack. It was during this period of change in dance music that Daft Punk became largely successful. They combined the aforementioned music styles and elements of
rave that were crowd pleasers. The most successful single from
Homework
was "
Around the World", which is known for the repeating chant of the song's title. Daft Punk also produced a series of
music videos for
Homework
directed by
Spike Jonze,
Michel Gondry,
Roman Coppola and Seb Janiak. The collection of videos was released in 1999 and titled
D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes
.
Discovery
era (1999–2004)
By 1999 the duo were well into the recording sessions for their second album, which had begun a year earlier.
The 2001 release
Discovery
took on a slicker and distinctly
synthpop-oriented style, initially stunning fans of Daft Punk's previous material in
Homework
. The group states that the album was conceived as an attempt to reconnect with a playful, open-minded attitude associated with the discovery phase of childhood.
[7] This accounts for the heavy use of themes and samples from the late '70s to early '80s era on the album. It reached #2 in the United Kingdom, and its single "
One More Time" was a major club and mainstream hit, which nearly topped the UK Singles Chart. The song is well known for being heavily
auto-tuned and compressed. The song and album created a new generation of fans mainly familiar with the second Daft Punk release. The singles "
Digital Love" and "
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" were also very successful in the UK and on the United States dance chart, and "
Face to Face" hit #1 on the USA club play charts despite a limited single release.
[8] A 45-minute excerpt from a
Daftendirektour
performance recorded at Birmingham, UK in 1997 was also released in 2001, entitled
Alive 1997
.
2003 first saw the release of the feature-length animated film
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
. Daft Punk produced the film under the supervision of
Leiji Matsumoto, whom they have said is their childhood hero.
[9] The album
Daft Club
was also released to promote the film. It features a collection of remixes previously made available through an online membership service of the same name.
Human After All
era (2004–2008)
Starting on September 13 and ending November 9, 2004, Daft Punk devoted six weeks to creating new material.
[10] The duo released the album
Human After All
in March 2005. Reviews were mixed, mostly citing its overly repetitive nature and seemingly rushed recording. The singles taken from this album were "
Robot Rock", "
Technologic", "
Human After All" and "
The Prime Time of Your Life". The earliest official statement from Daft Punk concerning the album was "we believe that
Human After All
speaks for itself."
A Daft Punk anthology CD/DVD entitled
Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005
was released on April 4, 2006. It contains new music videos for "The Prime Time of Your Life" and "Robot Rock (Maximum Overdrive)". Daft Punk also released a
remix album of
Human After All
called
Human After All: Remixes
. A limited edition included two
kubricks of Daft Punk as robots.
On May 21, 2006, Daft Punk premiered their first directed film,
Daft Punk's Electroma
at the
Cannes Film Festival sidebar Director's Fortnight.
[11] The film does not include their own music, which is a first for the duo considering their previous DVD and film releases (
D.A.F.T.
for
Homework
and
Interstella 5555
for
Discovery
). Midnight screenings of the film were shown in
Paris theaters starting from the end of March 2007.
[12] Initial public comments have since been positive.
[13]
Daft Punk released their second live album titled
Alive 2007
on November 19, 2007. It contains the duo's performance in Paris from their
Alive 2007
tour. The album includes a 50-page book showcasing photographs shot while on tour.
[14] The live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" from
Alive 2007
was released as a single.
A music video for the single directed by Olivier Gondry features footage shot by 250 audience members at Daft Punk's
Brooklyn appearance at KeySpan Park,
Coney Island.
[15]
Recent projects (2008–present)
Following the
Alive 2007
tour, Daft Punk focused on other projects. A 2008 interview with Pedro Winter revealed that the duo returned to their Paris studio to work on new material. Winter also stepped down from managing Daft Punk to focus attention on his
Ed Banger Records label and his work as Busy P.
[16] He stated in a later interview that the duo are working with an unspecified management company in
Los Angeles.
[17] Jamie Stevens of
Infusion commented that Daft Punk had rented the
Jim Henson Studios for one month to record material for a new album, adding, "Who know[s] if it will ever come out though?"
[18] In 2008 Daft Punk placed 38th in a worldwide official poll of
DJ Magazine
after debuting at position 71 in 2007.
[19] On February 8, 2009, Daft Punk won
Grammy Awards for
Alive 2007
and its single "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".
On March 4, 2009, it was announced that Daft Punk is signed to write the score to the film
Tron Legacy
.
[20] [21] At the 2009
San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed that the duo composed 24 tracks for the film.
[22]
Influences
Bangalter and de Homem-Christo have credited many sources that influenced their musical style. Years before producing
electronic music as a duo, they were stated to have shared tastes for
Elton John,
MC5,
The Rolling Stones,
The Beach Boys and
The Stooges.
[23] [24] Their mutual admiration for
rock bands led to the founding of their own independent project, Darlin'. Bangalter stated that "It was still maybe more a teenage thing at that time. It's like, you know, everybody wants to be in a band."
[25] They drew inspiration from the rock and
acid house in the United Kingdom during the early 1990s. De Homem-Christo pointed to
Screamadelica
by
Primal Scream as an influential work, as the record "put everything together" in terms of genre.
The liner notes of
Homework
pay tribute to a large number of musical artists and contains a quote from
Brian Wilson. Bangalter stated that "In Brian Wilson's music you could really feel the beauty - it was very spiritual. Like
Bob Marley, too."
When questioned on the success of Daft Punk's debut album and rising popularity of their associated musical genre, Bangalter responded, "before us you had
Frankie Knuckles or
Juan Atkins and so on. The least you can do is pay respect to those who are not known and who have influenced people."
The Daft Punk track "Teachers" on
Homework
refers to several influences including
Romanthony and
Todd Edwards. De Homem-Christo stated that "Their music had a big effect on us. The sound of their productions — the compression, the sound of the kick drum and Romanthony's voice, the emotion and soul — is part of how we sound today."
Romanthony and Edwards later collaborated with Daft Punk on tracks for
Discovery
. For the album Daft Punk focused on new styles of electronic music. A major inspiration was the
Aphex Twin single "
Windowlicker", which was "neither a purely club track nor a very chilled-out, down-tempo relaxation track" according to Bangalter.
[26] The duo also utilized vintage equipment to recreate the sound of a previous artist. As stated by de Homem-Christo, "On 'Digital Love' you get this
Supertramp vibe on the bridge," which was generated through an in-studio
Wurlitzer piano.
[27] During a later interview, de Homem-Christo clarified that "we didn't make a list of artists we like and copy their songs."
During another interview, Bangalter named
Andy Warhol as one of Daft Punk's early artistic influences.
[28]
Visual components and image
Daft Punk are noted for their use of visual components associated with their musical productions. The music videos for their singles from
Homework
featured memorable characters and placed emphasis on storytelling instead of musical performance. The album
Discovery
subsequently became the soundtrack to
Interstella 5555
.
Their outward personae have also changed over time. During their
Homework
years, the duo would usually wear masks to hide their appearance.
When not wearing disguises, they occasionally preferred to be replaced by animation (as they appeared in
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
DVD) or have their faces digitally obscured for press kits. Very few official photos of the duo's faces exist, including a blurry one found in the
Homework
liner notes.
In their more visible
Discovery
years, they have appeared as futuristic robots for publicity photo shoots, interviews, live shows and music videos. These suits, engineered by
Tony Gardner and Alterian, Inc., sport complicated helmets capable of various
LED effects and metallic finger gloves.
[29] Daft Punk introduced the costumes to many U.S. television viewers through an advertisement for a special presentation of their videos during
Cartoon Network's
Toonami block.
[30] Thomas Bangalter once stated, "We did not choose to become robots. There was an accident in our studio. We were working on our sampler, and at exactly 9:09 a.m. on September 9, 1999, it exploded. When we regained consciousness, we discovered that we had become robots."
Daft Punk have said that they donned their robot masks to easily merge the characteristics of humans and machines.
[31] However, Bangalter later stated that the costumes were initially the result of shyness. "But then it became exciting from the audiences' point of view. It's the idea of being an average guy with some kind of superpower."
[32] When asked on whether the duo expressed themselves differently within the robotic suits, Bangalter stated "No, we don't need to. It's not about having inhibitions. It's more like an advanced version of
glam, where it's definitely not you."
With the release of
Human After All
, the musical duo's outfits became slightly less complicated by consisting of dark leather
jumpsuits and simplified versions of the
Discovery
head gear. The jumpsuits were designed by
Hedi Slimane.
According to Bangalter, the duo has a "general rule about not appearing in videos." Although the duo rarely grants interviews, Bangalter is cited as being the more talkative and opinionated one. In regards to fame and stardom, he said:
We don't believe in the celebrity
"Interview at Mixmag 1997"/>
In the same interview, he was also asked a question if stardom can be avoided.
Yes. I think people understand what we are doing. I know many people who maybe like the way we are handling things. People understand that you don't need to be on the covers of magazines with your face to make good music. Painters or other artists, you don't know them but you know what they are doing. We are very happy that the concept in itself is becoming famous. In France, you speak of Daft Punk and I'm sure millions of people have heard it, but less than a few thousand people know our face - which is the thing we're into. We control it, but it's not us physically, our persons. We don't want to run into people who are the same age as us, shaking our hand and saying, 'Can I have your autograph?' because we think we're exactly like them. Even girls, they can fall in love with your music, but not with you. You don't always have to compromise yourself to be successful. The playing with masks is just to make it funnier. Pictures can be boring. We don't want all the rock and roll
thumb
During the filming and promotion of
Daft Punk's Electroma
, the duo went to great lengths to avoid showing their faces. While on the set of the film, the duo chose to be interviewed with their backs turned. As reported on October 2006, the band went as far as to wear black cloth over their heads during a televised interview.
[34]
It is believed that the mystery of their identity and the elaborate nature of their disguises has added to their popularity.
The iconic status of the robotic costumes has been compared to the makeup of
KISS and the leather jacket worn by
Iggy Pop.
Bangalter stated, "The mask gets very hot, but after wearing it as long as I have, I am used to it."
[35] He also stated:
"ROBOPOP" />
Live performances
right
In the mid-to-late nineties, Daft Punk
performed live without costumes in many places including the United States. In 1996, the duo were featured at an Even Furthur event in
Wisconsin, their first public performance in the U.S.
[36] In addition to live original performances, they performed a number of times in various clubs using vinyl records from their collection. They were known for incorporating various styles of music into their
DJ sets.
In the fall of 1997 they did their
Daftendirektour
to promote
Homework
in several cities throughout the world. For this tour Daft Punk opted to utilize their home studio equipment for the live stage.
As Bangalter stated, "Everything was synched up — the drum machines, the bass lines. The sequencer was just sending out the tempos and controlling the beats and bars. On top of this structure we built all these layers of samples and various parts that we could bring in whenever we wanted to."
May 25, 1997 saw them perform at the
Tribal Gathering festival at
Luton Hoo, England, headlining with
Orbital and
Kraftwerk.
[37] Also of note is the November 8 performance in Birmingham, UK, from which came the recording of
Alive 1997
.
At the start of 2006, Daft Punk announced plans for a number of special summer shows. On April 29, Daft Punk performed at the
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival where they received a jubilant reception for their first U.S. performance since 1997.
[38] Thomas Bangalter had initially been reported as saying that there would be a
DVD of their recent live set.
[39] He later emphasized his reluctance for such a release, as the duo felt that online amateur videos of their performances were more compelling than anything captured professionally.
[40] In an interview with the
Miami Herald
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo stated that their November 11 appearance at the Bang Music Festival was their final for 2006 and that Daft Punk would conduct more performances in the future.
[41] The band later specified a date for a live show at
Bercy,
Paris for June 2007.
[42] Also reported were dates at the
Wireless Festival and
RockNess in June, the
Oxegen festival in July and
Lollapalooza in August.
[43] [44] [45] [46] Daft Punk then announced a world tour called
Alive 2007
.
Daft Punk played at the RockNess Festival by the banks of
Loch Ness, Scotland on June 10, 2007 as the headline act in the 10,000 capacity Clash tent. To the crowds displeasure, the show was delayed, but the crowd gave the duo a jubilant welcome when they appeared. Due to popularity, part of the tent was removed to allow thousands of people outside to see the show.
[47] On June 16, 2007 Daft Punk successfully headlined the third day of the O2 Wireless Festival to positive reaction and reviews.
The Times
described the set as a "memorable sensory spectacle, both dazzling and deafening" and
ThisisLondon
declared it "an almost faultless set of relentless electro euphoria".
[48] [49]
Daft Punk headlined Stage 2/NME Stage at the Oxegen music festival on July 8, 2007. Their live set was preceded by a showing of the trailer for the film
Daft Punk's Electroma
. Subsequent reports stated that the Daft Punk appearance was the highlight of the festival.
NME
wrote that the performance was "a robotic spectacular", while Shoutmouth described the set as "typically triumphant".
[50] [51] Four days later, the duo played at Traffic Torino Free Festival in Parco della Pellerina in
Turin, Italy.
[52]
Daft Punk headlined the
AT&T stage on August 3, 2007, the first night of the Lollapalooza music festival in
Chicago. Their show there was praised by
Pitchfork Media stating that the experience of watching the performance "was a much-needed reminder of the still-potent power of communicative pop."
[53] On August 5 they performed at the
International Centre in
Toronto followed by an August 9 performance at
KeySpan Park in
Brooklyn,
New York.
Daft Punk composed the music for the
Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2008 Womenswear Full Show on October 7, 2007.
[54] The duo also headlined the
Vegoose festival in
Las Vegas on October 27. They appeared at the festival along with bands
Rage Against the Machine,
Muse and
Queens of the Stone Age.
At the end of the month, Daft Punk performed in
Mexico City.
[55] The duo also performed on Friday November 2, 2007 at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico and Guadalajara.
[56]
Modular announced that Daft Punk would appear in Australia for an event in December 2007 called Never Ever Land.
[57] The announcement addressed years of speculation on whether Daft Punk would visit Australia for live performances. Daft Punk were supported by their regular acts
SebastiAn and
Kavinsky at the appearances, which had been announced as an extension to the
Alive 2007
tour.
Never Ever Land toured to Melbourne at the
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Perth at the Esplanade, Brisbane at the Riverstage and finally Sydney at the
Sydney Showground Main Arena.
[58] A Triple J interview with Pedro Winter (Busy P) revealed that Daft Punk's Sydney appearance on December 22 would be their final show for 2007 and the last to feature the pyramid light scheme.
[59] Tickets for the Australian tour sold more quickly than for any Daft Punk-related event in their history.
[60] The duo stated in an
EMI-sponsored live
webchat that there will be no tour performances for 2008, and that they would instead focus on new projects.
[61]
Daft Punk made a surprise appearance at the
50th Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008. The duo appeared with
Kanye West to perform a reworked version of "
Stronger" on stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
[62] For the appearance, Daft Punk utilized four JazzMutant
Lemur controllers.
[63] A press release specified that this was the first televised live performance by the duo in their career.
Bangalter's wife
Élodie Bouchez also attended the event.
[64]
In February 2009, a website stated that a "hidden" tour had been set for 2009. An event for February 13, 2009 in Shanghai, China was mentioned in the website. It was later revealed to be a hoax unaffiliated with Daft Punk and a scam to sell tickets for a nonexistent event.
[65] [66] Representatives of the band announced that Daft Punk have no tour plans for 2009, but stated that the duo is looking forward to performing in China during their next world tour "in 2010 or 2011".
[67] The announcement also stated that all of Daft Punk's shows are and will be posted on their official
MySpace page, and that the page can therefore be used to verify validity.
Appearances in media and tributes
- Daft Punk appeared with Juliette Lewis in a for The Gap, and were contractually obligated to appear only in Gap clothing.
- In the summer of 2001, Daft Punk appeared in a commercial on Cartoon Network's Toonami timeslot, promoting their animated music videos and the official Toonami website.
- "Losing My Edge", the first single by LCD Soundsystem, bragged about being the first to "play Daft Punk to the rock kids."
- In the 2002 film 25th Hour
, Anna Paquin enters a nightclub and comments, "Like, Daft Punk was in here."
- Daft Punk makes a cameo appearance as their robot alter-egos in their animated film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
. They also appear later in the film as a pair of plush toys.
- In 2005, LCD Soundsystem recorded a song called "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House". It reached #29 in the UK and was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The Soulwax remix of the track also contains samples of many Daft Punk tracks as well as tracks by Thomas Bangalter.
- Daft Punk's "Technologic" was sampled by Swizz Beatz for a Busta Rhymes song called "Touch It". In a later remix of "Touch It" the line touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, stop, format it
from "Technologic" was sung by R&B and rap artist Missy Elliott.
- Daft Punk appeared in a television ad to promote Sony Ericsson's Premini mobile phone.
- The robotic Daft Punk costumes make an appearance in the "Masterclass" section on Gonzales' 2006 DVD release From Major to Minor
.
- Daft Punk produced the Teriyaki Boyz's debut single "HeartBreaker" on the album Beef or Chicken?
. The song contains a sample of "Human After All".
- In the Flight of the Conchords
episode "Sally", a music video for the Flight of the Conchords song "Robots" is shot with homemade robot costumes fashioned by the band's manager, Murray. Jemaine comments, "It doesn't look like Daft Punk. We wanted ones like Daft Punk."
- Kanye West's 2007 song "Stronger" from the album Graduation
features a sample of Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". Daft Punk's robotic costumes make an appearance in the music video for "Stronger". [68]
- The track "Daftendirekt" from Daft Punk's debut album Homework
was sampled for the Janet Jackson song "So Much Betta" from her 2008 album Discipline
. [69]
- Daft Punk's discography appeared on an iPhone ad in which the person purchases a song from the iTunes Store. [70]
- "Aerodynamic" was sampled for Wiley's 2008 single "Summertime". [71]
- "Veridis Quo" from the album Discovery
was sampled for the Jazmine Sullivan song "Dream Big" from her 2008 album Fearless
. [72]
- DJs Marc Mysterio and Téo Moss released a cover version of "One More Time" featuring the vocals of Yardi Don. [73]
Discography
;Studio albums
- Homework
- March 25, 1997
- Discovery
- March 13, 2001
- Human After All
- March 14, 2005
;Other albums
- Alive 1997
(live album) - November 6, 2001
- Daft Club
(remix album) - December 1, 2003
- Human After All: Remixes
(remix album) - March 29, 2006
- Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005
(compilation album) - April 4, 2006
- Alive 2007
(live album) - November 20, 2007
;Film and home video
- D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes
- 1999
- Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
- 2003
- Daft Punk's Electroma
- 2006
Grammy Awards
The
Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Daft Punk has received seven nominations and two awards.
[74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79]
| Year
| Nominated work
| Award
| Result
|
| 1998
| "Da Funk"
| Best Dance Recording
| Nominated
|
| 1999
| "Around the World"
| Best Dance Recording
| Nominated
|
| 2002
| "One More Time"
| Best Dance Recording
| Nominated
|
| "Short Circuit"
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance
| Nominated
|
| 2006
| Human After All
| Best Electronic/Dance Album
| Nominated
|
| 2009
| "Harder Better Faster Stronger (Alive 2007)"
| Best Dance Recording
| Won
|
| Alive 2007
| Best Electronic/Dance Album
| Won
|
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