Seb Fontaine (born Jean-Sebastien Douglas Fontaine; 14 July 1970) is an

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producer and DJ.

Biography

Fontaine had his first DJ gig at Crazy Larry's on the

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, but he soon progressed to residency at the Fridge in Brixton in 1989. Having worked at various other clubs in London (Subteranea, Billion Dollar Babes), he eventually became a resident DJ at one of the UK's largest club nights at

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, and also went on to feature at its Ibiza nights. In 2000, he joined

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as a specialist

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DJ, hosting a weekly show, as well as broadcasts from Radio 1 outside broadcasts in

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, before leaving in 2004. He has also released a number of records, predominantly mix albums, and acted as a remix producer on tracks including the

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. He is also associated with the brand ''Type'' which he has used for naming both club nights and album releases.

Discography

Albums

*1999: ''Prototype'' *1999: ''Prototype, Vol. 2'' *2000: ''Prototype, Vol. 3'' *2001: ''Prototype, Vol. 4'' *2002: ''Horizons'' *2003: ''Perfecto Presents: Seb Fontaine'' *2004: ''Perfecto Presents: Type'' *2007: ''Type Vol. 2''

Mixed compilations

*1995: ''A Retrospective of House '91 - '95, Vol. 2'' *1996: ''

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Presents: One Half of a Whole Decade'' *1997: ''An Introspective of House: 1st Dimension'' *1997: ''An Introspective of House: 2nd Dimension'' *1997: ''An Introspective of House: Platinum'' *1998: ''Various - Elements (1st Testament) Mixed by Seb fontaine and Tony De Vit *1998: ''Cream Anthems'' *1999: ''Cream Ibiza: Departures'' *2000: ''Cream Resident'' *2001: ''Creamfields''

References

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* * * 1970 births Club DJs English radio DJs English dance musicians English house musicians English record producers Living people People educated at Mill Hill School DJs from London People from Hammersmith Progressive house musicians Electronic dance music DJs {{England-musician-stub