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Whilst still in his teenage years La Friant began his experimenting with music production and DJing, and later formed the company Yellow Productions in 1993 alongside Alain Ho. Some of the label’s earliest releases included La Friant's downtempo hip-hop act the Mighty Bop’s “Messe Pour le Temps Present”, Réminiscence Quartet’s “Roda Mundo” and Le Friant’s LP debut “The Mighty Bop Meet DJ Cam et la Funk Mob”. The label was also home to the DJs Dimitri from Paris and Kid Loco, and issued two more or La Friant’s Mighty Bop records “La Vague Sensorielles” and Autres Voix, Autres Blues” before Bob Sinclar was born.
With a desire to impart some of his peace and love orientated tracks to French house music, La Friant borrowed the name Bob Sinclar from the film “La Magnifique”, and released his debut Sinclar EP “A Space Funk Project” in 1997. With no time wasted, La Friant soon completed Sinclar’s full-length debut “Paradise”, which was issued on Yellow Productions in the summer of 1998. The album introduced the DJ and record producer to a new club audience and spawned the singles “My Only Love”, “The Ghetto” and “Ultimate Funk”. After a series of remixes for the likes of Bangalter, Ian Pooley, and Yellow Productions’ Tom & Joyce, La Friant worked as the Mighty Bop once again, later releasing the full length “Spin My Hits”.
Bob Sinclar’s debut U.S. album “Champs Elysées” appeared in 2000 on Subliminal Records, and a year later, a collection of Cerrone mixes was released as “Cerrone by Bob Sinclar”. The DJ’s success and exposure began to pick up momentum at this point with the 2006 release of the album “Western Dream”. The first single taken from the album “Love Generation” proved to be one of Sinclar’s biggest and most recognisable hits, later topping the charts in over four countries. Further singles from the album included “World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)”, “Rock This Party” (Everybody Dance Now)”, and “Tennessee”.
In 2007 Sinclar released the mixtape CD “Soundz of Freedom”, featuring contributions from the likes of Tocadisco and Axwell, followed by the full-length “Born in ’69” in 2009. Taking a new direction with his next studio release, “Born in ’69” dropped the disco-infused stylings of his earlier work focusing more on a dancehall-driven sound. The DJ collaborated with Sly & Robbie in 2010 to release his reggae-influenced “Made in Jamaica”, which featured reggae reworks of his biggest hits “Love Generation” and World, Hold On”. The album “Disco Crash” arrived 2012 with a return to La Friant’s club form, hosting the vocal contributions of Sean Paul, Sophie Ellis-Bexter, and Pitbull.
With a flair for creating emotive and electrifying beats which transport audiences to another time and place Balorgey using the character of Kavinsky and his backstory to convey his unique sound. This bizarre story involves Kavinsky having crashed his Testarossa in 1986 and re-emerging in zombie form in 2006 to produce his distinctive synth-pop filmesque electronic music.
Before embarking on his music career, Balorgey worked for many years as an actor and in 2005 his interest in electronic music flourished when his good friend Quentin Dupieux aka Mr Ozio handed down his old Mac to Balorgey fully loaded with electronic samples. It wasn’t long before he began work on his first single “Testarossa Overdrive” and with the help of Dupieux signed with Record Makers.
In 2006 under the pseudonym Kavinsky, he released his debut EP “Teddy Boy” subsequently followed by “1986” (2007) and “Blazer” (2008). As he began making a name for himself in the electronic world, Kavinsky went on to tour alongside the legendary French electro duo Daft Punk as well as Justice, SebastiAn and The Rapture while taking his hand to remixing The Klaxons and Sebastien Tellier.
Releasing his fourth EP “Nightcall” in 2010, the title track featuring Brazilian singer Lovefoxx catapulted Kavinsky in the spotlight with its inclusion in the “Drive” soundtrack and peaking at number ten in the French music charts. With a huge buzz surrounding him, Kavinsky went on to release his debut full length album “OutRun” in 2013 which debuted at number two in the charts. The album featured the singles “Roadgame”, “Protovision” and collaborations with SebastiAn and The Weeknd on the track “Odd Look”.
Kavinsky continues to keep audiences on the edge of their seats with his fusion of 80’s inspired synth-pop with the quintessential nuances of modern French electronic music.
The house anthems of French producer and DJ Bob Sinclar never fail to disappoint the lively and expectant concertgoers inevitably attending his energetic gigs.
With a career spanning almost two decades, the man behind the psuedonym, Christophe le Friant, delves head first into some of his biggest club hits including World Hold On and Love Generation. His sets are enduring, never letting the crowd catch a break, and he’s got an arsenal of studio albums to help keep the energy up (don’t be surprised by the occasional appearance of a saxophone). His intense energy and disarming passion for his music seep into his live sets, completely captivating his loyal following.
From clubs to stadiums to festivals to pool parties, Sinclar’s willingness to take on any sized gig showcase his versatility as one of the most notable French house DJs in the past twenty years. His shows are most electric in his native France, where he’s constantly playing gigs while managing his Yellow Productions record label.
He’s travelled the world with his sets, and while you’re more likely to see him in his native France as of late, he’s always one or two short plane rides away from performing at some mega club in one of many party heavy destinations like Miami or Vegas.