Gaspard Augé (; born 21 May 1979 in
Besançon
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) is a French musician and graphic designer. He is one of the two members of French
electronic music
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duo
Justice
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.
Biography
Augé was born into a family of Protestant industrialists from Besançon, France. He is the nephew of André Marcel Augé, whose father André Augé founded Augé Découpage, a metallurgy company now owned by
Diehl Metall.
He created his first musical project with his cousin Théo Vuarnet called ''Microloisir'' (Back in your Eyes), recorded in his home with a computer microphone and an
Ableton sequencer. He later became a retro-futurist graphic designer, under the pseudonym Gaspirator, and designed shirts for
Sixpack France, one of which was worn by
M. Pokora in the music video for his single
Dangerous.
In 2010, he designed the covers for
Surkin's ''Silver Island'', ''Fan Out Remixes'' and ''Ultra Light'' EPs. Gaspard was also chosen to compose the
music for the film ''Rubber'' with
Mr. Oizo. He also makes an appearance in the film in the role of a hitchhiker.
As part of
Justice
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, Augé received a
Grammy Award
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in 2019 alongside de Rosnay for their remix album ''
Woman Worldwide'', under the category for
Best Dance/Electronic Album
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.
Between 2020 and 2021, Augé co-produced
Kavinsky's second album, ''
Reborn''. Also in 2021, he announced the release of his first solo studio album, ''
Escapades'', which he released on 25 June 2021.
Justice’s Gaspard Augé announces debut album with new single, 'Hey!'
''NME
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''.
Discography
Albums
References
1979 births
French electronic musicians
Grammy Award winners
French DJs
Living people
Musicians from Besançon
French graphic designers
Justice (band)
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