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Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English
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ian, DJ, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with artists including Madonna, Dua Lipa,
The Killers The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in t ...
, New Order,
Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
,
DMA's DMA'S (stylised in all caps) are an Australian three-piece rock band formed in 2012 in Sydney. The band is composed of Tommy O'Dell, Matt Mason, and Johnny Took. They gained popularity for their debut single " Delete" and for their self-titled ...
,
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,
Take That Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singe ...
, Missy Elliott,
Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters were an American pop rock band formed in 2001. Its members include Jake Shears and Ana Matronic as vocalists, Babydaddy as multi-instrumentalist, Del Marquis as lead guitar/bassist, and Randy Real (who replaced Paddy Boom) ...
,
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,
Brandon Flowers Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, best known as the lead singer, keyboardist, and occasional bassist of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers. In addition to his ...
,
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,
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, Keane,
Jessie Ware Jessica Lois Ware (born 15 October 1984) is an English singer, songwriter and broadcaster. Ware came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album, '' Devotion'' (2012), which peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart, produc ...
,
Frankmusik Vincent James Turner (born 9 October 1985), better known by his stage name Frankmusik ( ) (and between 2011 and 2012, by the name Vincent Did It), is an English synth-pop musician. Early life Vincent was born on 9 October 1985 in the Thornton H ...
,
Hard-Fi Hard-Fi are an English indie rock band, formed in 2003 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The band's most recent lineup before going on hiatus consisted of Richard Archer ( lead vocals and guitar), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) an ...
,
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,
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,
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, and Darin. His acts include his own band
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(with Adam Blake and Johnny Blake), Les Rythmes Digitales (, literally "The Digital Rhythms"),
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, Man with Guitar, Thin White Duke (not to be confused with David Bowie's earlier persona of the same name), and the parodic French moniker Jacques Lu Cont (though he actually grew up in
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, England).


Solo and group work

Price was born in
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, France, but grew up in
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. His musical career started with two acts working simultaneously, releasing music on London-based label,
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. He formed Zoot Woman with Adam Blake and Johnny Blake, and their debut 12", ''Sweet to the Wind EP'', was released in 1995. Around the same time, under the pseudonym Jacques Lu Cont, Price was making music as Les Rythmes Digitales. Initially choosing the name as a reference to the explosion in demand for
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in the United Kingdom during the 1990s, Price even went as far as to conduct interviews with British journalists in French via an interpreter. In interviews from around this time, Price also claimed that he had grown up listening exclusively to classical music, until one day encountering the album '' Dare'' by
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. The first Les Rhythmes Digitales album, ''Liberation'', was released in 1996. A single, ''"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"'', followed the next year. It was re-released in 1999, reaching #60 on the
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, and was included on that year's album, ''
Darkdancer ''Darkdancer'' is the second studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales, released in 1999. It peaked at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2005, it was re-released with an additional disc that included remixes, unreleased tracks, and music videos. ...
''. Greatly influenced by 1980s dance music, ''Darkdancer'' would later be included in Vice magazine's 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time list. Zoot Woman released their debut album, ''Living in a Magazine,'' in 2001, following it up in 2003 with an eponymous album. The same year, Price released DJ mix album FabricLive.09, part of a series of mix releases from London club
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, under his Jacques Lu Cont moniker. He made his first original release under the name the following year; "...And Dance" was a single featuring General Degree. Another Zoot Woman album, ''Things Are What They Used To Be,'' was released in 2009, and further Jacques Lu Cont singles followed, released both in physical formats and as free downloads from
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.


As producer

Price has produced, and at times co-written, numerous songs for popular artists. Price has also remixed and re-produced numerous songs under his own name as well as the names Thin White Duke (originally created by
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), Jacques Lu Cont, and Les Rythmes Digitales. Other aliases include Man with Guitar and
Paper Faces Paper Faces are British electronic music producers Adam Blake and Stuart Price. They have remixed tracks for their band Zoot Woman as well as other established recording artists such as Madonna, Scissor Sisters, Armand Van Helden, Chromeo and ...
(an alias for him and Adam Blake of the band
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). Price's remixes are characterised by club-lead beats with arpeggios, riffs, and vocal lines faded and filtered throughout the song for a climactic effect. He favours keeping the original vocal arrangement of songs and re-contextualizing the non-lyrical content in creating his new versions.


Madonna

Price is best known for his work with Madonna's tenth studio album ''
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'' (2005). He began collaborating with Madonna as musical director for her 2001
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after remixing some of the tracks on her Music album via Mirwais. He reprised the role for her 2004
Re-Invention World Tour The Re-Invention World Tour (billed as Re-Invention World Tour 2004) was the sixth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna, in support of her ninth studio album ''American Life'' (2003). The tour began on May 24, 2004, in Inglewood a ...
and 2006
Confessions Tour The Confessions Tour was the seventh concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna, launched in support of her tenth studio album, ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' (2005). The tour began in Inglewood on May 21, 2006, and ended in Tokyo on ...
. Price created remixes for the album's singles "
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", " Sorry" (under the Man with Guitar alias), " Get Together", and "
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", as well as the album tracks "I Love New York" and "Let It Will Be" (under the Paper Faces alias). Price co-wrote the song "X-Static Process" for Madonna's 2003 album ''
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''. Price has also remixed the Madonna songs " Hollywood" from ''American Life'' and " Miles Away" from the album ''
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''. Madonna chose his remix of "Hollywood" for her performance at the MTV Video Music Awards with
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,
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, and Missy Elliott.


The Killers

Price's work with
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began with his remix of their hit single "
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", released under the Thin White Duke name. Subsequently, Price remixed the song "
When You Were Young "When You Were Young" is a song by American rock band the Killers. It was released on September 18, 2006, as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Sam's Town'' (2006). The song was written and produced by The Killers and co-produced b ...
", the first single from The Killers album "
Sam's Town ''Sam's Town'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Killers. It was released on September 27, 2006, by Island Records. Regarding the album, frontman Brandon Flowers noted that he "wanted to create an album that captured, chron ...
". Price produced two of the tracks re-recorded for the release of
The Killers The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in t ...
' B-sides album, ''
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'': "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf" and "Sweet Talk". His remix of "
Mr. Brightside "Mr. Brightside" is the debut single of American rock band the Killers. It is taken from their debut studio album, '' Hot Fuss'' (2004). Written by band members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, it was one of the first songs the Killers ever w ...
" appeared as a bonus track on that release. Price went on to produce
The Killers The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in t ...
' third studio album, "
Day & Age ''Day & Age'' is the third studio album by American rock band the Killers. It was released on November 18, 2008, by Island Records. Frontman and lead vocalist Brandon Flowers described it as the band's "most playful record". , ''Day & Age'' had ...
", released on 24 November 2008. He also created an extended remix of the lead single "Human" released under the Thin White Duke name. Price also worked for The Killers vocalist
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' debut solo album ''
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'', producing most of the songs on it, including the second single "Only the Young". The album was released on 6 September in the UK and Ireland and 14 September in the US and Canada. The Killers' album, '' Battle Born'', contains two tracks that Price produced, as well as a Jacques Lu Cont remix of the album's first track, "Flesh and Bone". Price also produced the song "Just Another Girl", a new track on the Killers compilation album ''Direct Hits''. In the deluxe version of The Killers' 2017 album, '' Wonderful Wonderful'', Price did a remix of the album's single, "The Man".


Pet Shop Boys

Price was the musical director on the Pandemonium tour, and produced their 2013 album ''
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'' which was very highly acclaimed by critics and reached No. 3 on the
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– their highest charting album since 1993. He also toured with them on at least several shows in the Electric tour (Las Vegas and Oakland). Price went on to produce their albums '' Super'' and '' Hotspot'' released in 2016 and 2020 respectively. Both albums received positive reviews and reached No. 3 on the UK Album Chart.


Kylie Minogue

Price is the executive producer for
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's 11th studio album titled ''
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'' which was released on June 30, 2010. On 11 June, the hit single "
All the Lovers "All the Lovers" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue for her eleventh studio album, ''Aphrodite'' (2010). It was released by Parlophone on 11 June 2010 as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Jim ...
" was released, and later "
Get Outta My Way "Get Outta My Way" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue for her eleventh studio album ''Aphrodite'' (2010). "Get Outta My Way" was written and produced by Mich Hansen, Lucas Secon, Damon Sharpe, Peter Wallevik, Daniel ...
", which was remixed by Price into an extended version.


Other production work

Price was the album producer on
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's fifth studio album ''
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'', which was released in November 2007. He also co-wrote several of the album's songs. Price was among the producers of Keane's album '' Perfect Symmetry'', which was released in October 2008. Price was also reported to be working with New Order's
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on a "synthesiser album". However, it appears the project has been shelved Price co-produced the
Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters were an American pop rock band formed in 2001. Its members include Jake Shears and Ana Matronic as vocalists, Babydaddy as multi-instrumentalist, Del Marquis as lead guitar/bassist, and Randy Real (who replaced Paddy Boom) ...
album '' Night Work'', released on 28 June 2010. The first track to be released from the album was " Invisible Light", followed by singles " Fire With Fire" and " Any Which Way". In 2010, Price produced
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's studio album ''
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'' which saw
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return to the band. Progress was the biggest selling album of 2010 and the second fastest selling British album of all time. In 2011, he worked as a producer on
Hard-Fi Hard-Fi are an English indie rock band, formed in 2003 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The band's most recent lineup before going on hiatus consisted of Richard Archer ( lead vocals and guitar), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) an ...
's 2011 album ''
Killer Sounds ''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' ...
''. He worked with the band for second single "
Fire in the House ''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' ...
". In May 2012, the fourth Scissor Sisters album '' Magic Hour'' was released with two tracks produced by Stuart Price: "The Secret Life of Letters" and "Somewhere". For the London 2012 Olympic Games, Price was asked to create a theme song as the keystone of what director Danny Boyle called the "sonic branding" of the games. Intended to be played in multiple venues, Price set out to create a modular piece, "Different elements can layer on top of each other to create a fast-paced version for the velodrome, something slow for the background on TV, or a triumphant version of it for the medal ceremonies." In 2014, Price produced multiple tracks on Take That's seventh studio album ''III''. In 2015, Price produced the critically acclaimed studio album ''Get to Heaven'' by Manchester-based band
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which Digital Spy described as "a contender for album of the year". Q also awarded the album 5 stars. In 2017, Price produced with many different people. His first venture was with
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on her 2017 single, entitled "Dearly Beloved", which is expected to be the lead single on her upcoming second album. He also was credited as Jacques Lu Cont when remixing
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's single "Trouble", featuring vocals from Absofacto. The song became the second single to be released from their fifth extended play, entitled ''
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''. In 2019, Price produced British band Sundara Karma's second album '' Ulfilas' Alphabet''. In 2020, Price served as a co-producer and additional producer on the Dua Lipa "
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" album, in 4 songs, where 3 of them: "
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", " Levitating" and " Love Again" became singles. He also produced the release of Aussie rockers
DMA's DMA'S (stylised in all caps) are an Australian three-piece rock band formed in 2012 in Sydney. The band is composed of Tommy O'Dell, Matt Mason, and Johnny Took. They gained popularity for their debut single " Delete" and for their self-titled ...
third studio album
The Glow (DMA's album) ''The Glow'' (stylised in all caps) is the third studio album by Australian indie rock band DMA's. It was released on 10 July 2020. Lead single "Silver" ranked at number 20 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2019. Guitarist Johnny Took said of the ...
that has been met with positive reviews. In May 2022, the single "Superstar" by Swedish singer Darin was released and produced by Price. Price is also one of the listed producers on Japanese-British singer/songwriter
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's second studio album ''
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'', which was released on September 16, 2022.


Remixes

Price remixed
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's single "
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", released on the band's website as the Thin White Duke remix. Price has also produced and mastered tracks for
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's debut album, one of which is "3 Little Words". This track was released as a single on the "3 Little Words" EP. He provided two Thin White Duke remixes for the release of
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...
's 2009 single, "Wrong". In 2009, Price remixed "
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" for
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under the Thin White Duke alias, as well as doing remixes for
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's "
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", Friendly Fires' "
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", Röyksopp's " This Must Be It" and, most recently, Muse's " Undisclosed Desires". Producing the tour arrangement for the
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by Pet Shop Boys, Price fulfilled a personal dream. He also produced an exclusive arrangement for Pet Shop Boys' Brit Awards performance in February. Both older hits and brand new songs were combined to create a ten-minute-long mash up that closed the 2009 Brits. He mixed and remixed
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single "The Rabbit", then produced
Take That Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singe ...
's album ''
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'', featuring their reunion with Robbie Williams, later working again on their first EP, '' Progressed'', released in summer 2011. Meanwhile, the band promoted their ''
Progress Live Progress Live was the eighth concert tour by British pop group Take That. The tour, sponsored by Samsung, supported their sixth studio album, ''Progress'' as they visited major cities in the UK and Europe. It was the first tour to feature all f ...
'' which featured Price as musical director. Price mixed and co-produced several tracks on Duffy's album '' Endlessly'', including first single " Well, Well, Well". Under his Jacques Lu Cont alias, he released several massive club remixes including ones for U2,
Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...
,
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and
Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University Col ...
. Under this alias he also remixed Glasgow ban
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single Eurodisco. In June 2012 his remix of
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was rejected by
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, though Price did end up having it released through Annie Mac's show on BBC Radio One on 13 July. He also created a remix of Juliet's "Avalon". Stuart is managed by
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and Alex Harrow at Milk & Honey, and published by Warner Chappell for the world.


Awards


Grammy Awards

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Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical The Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical is an honor presented to producers for quality remixed recordings at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in sever ...
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Best Dance Recording The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...
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Best Dance/Electronic Album The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards — a ceremony that was established in 1958 — to recording artists for quality albums in the dance music and electronica genres. Honors in several categ ...
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Confessions on a Dance Floor ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' is the tenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on November 9, 2005, by Warner Bros. Records. A complete departure from her previous studio album '' American Life'' (2003), ...
'' , , - , Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical , " Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)" , In 2011, Price won a Music Week Award for Best Producer of the Year. June 2015, saw Price inducted into
Pete Tong Peter Michael Tong, (born 30 July 1960) is an English disc jockey who works for BBC Radio 1. He is the host of programmes such as ''Essential Mix'' and ''Essential Selection'' on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio stre ...
's Hall of Fame.


Discography


Albums

Les Rythmes Digitales *''
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'' (1996) *''
Darkdancer ''Darkdancer'' is the second studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales, released in 1999. It peaked at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2005, it was re-released with an additional disc that included remixes, unreleased tracks, and music videos. ...
'' (1999) Jacques Lu Cont *''Blueprint'' (2000)All Music entry for Blueprint. ''
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'
*'' FabricLive.09'' (2003) *''Palindrome'' (ambient album) (2013) Tracques *''Tracques Volume 1'' (2013)
Zoot Woman Zoot may refer to: * ''Zoot Comics'', a 1946–1948 Fox Features Syndicate comic book featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess * Zoot (band), an Australian pop group active 1965–1971 * '' Zoot!'', a 1956 album by saxophonist Zoot Sims * Zoot suit, a ...
(with Adam Blake and Johnny Blake) *'' Living in a Magazine'' (2001) *''
Zoot Woman Zoot may refer to: * ''Zoot Comics'', a 1946–1948 Fox Features Syndicate comic book featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess * Zoot (band), an Australian pop group active 1965–1971 * '' Zoot!'', a 1956 album by saxophonist Zoot Sims * Zoot suit, a ...
'' (2003) *'' Things Are What They Used to Be'' (2009) *'' Star Climbing'' (2014) *'' Absence'' (2017) *''Redesigned'' (2018) *''Maxidrama'' (TBC)


Singles


Songwriting and production list


References


External links


Zoot Woman official website
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