Vitalic (F)
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(last.fm) Vitalic (born as Pascal Arbez in 1976) is an electronic music artist. He was born in France and is of Italian descent. His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene. He decided to make music when he heard Daft Punk’s Rollin’ & Scratchin’ in a club in his hometown Dijon, France. He became good friends with Michel Amato, also known as The Hacker, whom he met in the Rex, the “techno temple” of Laurent Garnier. The Hacker suggested he send his new tracks to DJ Hell, head of Gigolo records in Munich. Pascal did so, and International DeeJay Gigolo Records, released the well known Poney EP in 2001, which was a huge success shortly after its release. With the track “La Rock 01”, Vitalic created a club anthem which was a hit in the summer of 2001. The track was also included on many compilation albums, even rock compilations.
In 2005, Vitalic’s debut album, OK Cowboy was released on Different / Pias Recordings. Pascal states that all of the instruments used in the album are synthesized. His official website states that “the only thing he can’t fake is the emotion that galvanizes his music.”
His song “Trahison” from OK Cowboy was used in the trailer for the 2007 French film Naissance des Pieuvres. His song “Poney Part 1” was featured in the Pleix film Birds. It was announced by Festival Republic that Vitalic would be playing both the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK in August 2009.
(de.wikipedia.org) Vitalic ist das bekannteste Pseudonym des französischen Techno-Musikers Pascal Arbez-Nicolas (* 1976). Er veröffentlicht außerdem unter den Künstlernamen Citizen Crew, Dima und Hustler Pornstar.
Vitalic beschäftigte sich in seiner Jugend mit belgischem New Beat und den Werken des Komponisten Wim Mertens. Kurz darauf begann er mit der Produktion eigener Werke. Erste Werke erschienen unter dem Alias Dima auf dem französischen Technolabel Choice.
Aus der Bekanntschaft mit dem Electro-Produzenten The Hacker (Michel Amato) entwickelte sich bald eine enge Freundschaft. Amato vermittelte Vitalic an DJ Hells Plattenlabel International Deejay Gigolos. Durch die 2001 auf Gigolo veröffentlichte Poney EP wurde Vitalic erstmals einem größeren Publikum bekannt. Im selben Jahr gründete Arbez-Nicolas das Label Citizen Records.
Sein Debütalbum OK Cowboy erschien 2005. Es folgten weitere Alben und EPs auf Labeln wie Different oder PIAS.
Neben seinen eigenen Veröffentlichungen produzierte er eine Vielzahl an Remixen für andere Künstler.