Mr. Flash
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Gilles Bousquet, better known by the stage name Mr. Flash is a French DJ and musician signed to Ed Banger Records
.
Bousquet started producing tracks since 1999 under the name Flash Gordon. His first release, 'Le Voyage Fantastique' was released on his own label, Lust Island in 2001. After meeting Pedro Winter
, then manager of Daft Punk
and looking to start a new record label, Bousquet's 'Radar Rider' was to become the first release on Winter's Ed Banger Records
. In addition to releasing his own music, Bousquet also works as a Hip Hop
producer, working with artists including Mos Def
, and has contributed remixes to other artists including Mr. Oizo
and Kanye West
.
Radar Rider / F.I.S.T (Ed Banger Records
2003)
Monsieur Sexe (Ed Banger Records 2005)
Supa Chick / Chop Suey (Arcade Mode 2005)
Champions / Disco Dynamite (12") (Ed Banger Records 2006)
Paranoid (Mr Flash Remix) (File, MP3) (Ed Banger Records 2009)
Blood, Sweat & Tears (EP) (Ed Banger Records 2010)
Ed Banger Records
Ed Banger Records is a French electronic music record label run by Pedro Winter. It was founded in 2002 as a division of Headbangers Entertainment. The label is home to French electronic acts Justice, SebastiAn, Daft Punk, Cassius, Uffie, Krazy Baldhead, DJ Mehdi, Mr Oizo, Mr...
.
Bousquet started producing tracks since 1999 under the name Flash Gordon. His first release, 'Le Voyage Fantastique' was released on his own label, Lust Island in 2001. After meeting Pedro Winter
Pedro Winter
Pedro Winter aka Busy P is a French electrohouse DJ, producer, manager and owner of the Ed Banger Records label. Pedro Winter manages Cassius, Cosmo Vitelli, artists on his Ed Banger Records label, and managed Daft Punk from 1996 to 2008.-Life:...
, then manager of Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
and looking to start a new record label, Bousquet's 'Radar Rider' was to become the first release on Winter's Ed Banger Records
Ed Banger Records
Ed Banger Records is a French electronic music record label run by Pedro Winter. It was founded in 2002 as a division of Headbangers Entertainment. The label is home to French electronic acts Justice, SebastiAn, Daft Punk, Cassius, Uffie, Krazy Baldhead, DJ Mehdi, Mr Oizo, Mr...
. In addition to releasing his own music, Bousquet also works as a Hip Hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
producer, working with artists including Mos Def
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
, and has contributed remixes to other artists including Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo is the stage name of French electronic musician and film director Quentin Dupieux. His pseudonym is a corruption of the French , meaning "bird". He is currently signed to French electro record label, Ed Banger Records.-Beginning:...
and Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
.
Discography
Le Voyage Fantastique (Lust Island 2001)Radar Rider / F.I.S.T (Ed Banger Records
Ed Banger Records
Ed Banger Records is a French electronic music record label run by Pedro Winter. It was founded in 2002 as a division of Headbangers Entertainment. The label is home to French electronic acts Justice, SebastiAn, Daft Punk, Cassius, Uffie, Krazy Baldhead, DJ Mehdi, Mr Oizo, Mr...
2003)
Monsieur Sexe (Ed Banger Records 2005)
Supa Chick / Chop Suey (Arcade Mode 2005)
Champions / Disco Dynamite (12") (Ed Banger Records 2006)
Paranoid (Mr Flash Remix) (File, MP3) (Ed Banger Records 2009)
Blood, Sweat & Tears (EP) (Ed Banger Records 2010)