Gilles Bousquet (), known professionally as Mr. Flash, is a French record producer and DJ. He signed on the French electronic music label

Ed Banger Records Ed Banger Records (sometimes referred to as Ed Rec) is a French electronic music record label founded by Pedro Winter in 2003 as a division of Headbangers Entertainment. It focuses on house music, particularly French house, as well as alternati ...

in 2003 and released the track "Radar Rider", which is also the first release of the label. In 2014, he released his first album ''Sonic Crusader''.

Career

After meeting

Pedro Winter Pedro Winter (born Pierre Winter; 21 April 1975), also known by the stage name Busy P, is a French record producer, DJ, record label owner, and former artist manager. After being the manager of Daft Punk from 1996 to 2008,Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...

and looking to start a new record label, Mr. Flash's "Radar Rider" was to become the first release on Winter's

. In addition to releasing his own music, Mr. Flash has produced tracks for rappers including

Mos Def Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...

. He produced the entirety of

Sébastien Tellier Sébastien Tellier (; born 22 February 1975) is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "Divine". He has also produced songs for Dita Von Teese and composed m ...

's 2012 album ''

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''. In 2018 he released "The Wild, The Beautiful and the Damned", first EP of the group Faded Away, formed with Nic Nicola.

Discography

Albums

* ''Monsieur Sexe'' (

, 2005) * ''Sonic Crusader'' (Ed Banger Records, 2014)

EPs

* ''Le Voyage Fantastique'' (Lust Island, 2001) * ''Blood, Sweat & Tears'' (Ed Banger Records, 2010)

Singles

* "Radar Rider" b/w "F.I.S.T." (Ed Banger Records, 2003) * "Supa Chick" b/w "Chop Suey" (Arcade Mode, 2005) * "Champions" b/w "Disco Dynamite" (Ed Banger Records, 2006)

Compilations & Soundtracks

* "Radar Rider" on Ed Rec Vol. 1 (Ed Banger Records, 2006) * "Disco Dynamite" and "Eagle Eyez" on Ed Rec Vol. 2 (Ed Banger Records, 2007) * "Over The Top" on

Ed Rec Vol. 3 Ed Banger Records (sometimes referred to as Ed Rec) is a French electronic music record label founded by Pedro Winter in 2003 as a division of Headbangers Entertainment. It focuses on house music, particularly French house, as well as alterna ...

(Ed Banger Records, 2008) * "Acceleration", "Memories", "Payback" and "Battle" on

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(Ed Banger Records, 2014)

Productions

* TTC - "Nonscience", "Teste Ta Comprehension", "Subway", and "Pollutions" from ''Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque'' (2002) * TTC - "Champagne Sans Bulle" from ''Danser'' (2002) *

- "Life in Marvelous Times", "The Embassy", and "Worker's Comp." from ''

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'' (2009) *

- ''

'' (2012) * Faded Away - "The Wild, the Beautiful and the Damned" EP (2018)

Remixes

Zongamin Susumu Mukai (born c.1974, Osaka, Japan),Colley, Claire (2003)Zongamin ''Zongamin''", musicOMH, retrieved 2010-06-25 better known as Zongamin, is a UK-based Japanese-born musician and producer. Biography Mukai was born in Japan and moved to East ...

- "Bongo Song (Mr. Flash Type C Remix)" (2005) *

Mr. Oizo Quentin Dupieux (, born 14 April 1974), also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo (), is a French filmmaker, electronic musician, and DJ. Dupieux is credited with his legal name for his films, while the name "Mr. Oizo" is used for his musica ...

- "Negatif (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2008) *

Masta Ace Duval Clear (born December 4, 1966), known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is an American rapper and record producer from New York City. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut " The Symphony". He is noted for his distinct voice ...

- "Sittin' on Chrome (Mr. Flash Sittin' on Cr02 RMX)" (2008) *

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

- "Paranoid (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2009) *

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- "Up in the Clouds (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2010)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Because Music artists French DJs French hip hop musicians French house musicians French record producers Living people Musicians from Paris Year of birth missing (living people)