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Stuart Price

 
Artist: Les Rythmes Digitales
 
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  • Formed: 1978, Paris, France
  • Genres: Electronica
  • Representative Albums: "Darkdancer," "Liberation," "Blueprint 1"
  • Representative Songs: "Music Makes You Lose Control," "(Hey You) What's That Sound?," "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sw"

Biography

More akin to French nu-disco compatriots like Daft Punk than his Wall of Sound label-mates, Jacques Lu Cont's Les Rhythmes Digitales project bridges the gap between the quintessentially early-'80s phenomenon of synth-pop and more contemporary styles like acid-house and trip-hop. Lu Cont is actually of British origin, however; he was born Stuart Price to a Reading couple vacationing in Paris. Both were classical pianists, but Stuart was turned on to the twin towers of electro -- Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa -- at an early age. He also became interested in noted French proto-electronica figures like Pierre Henry and Jean-Jacques Perrey, and began experimenting with synthesizers as a teenager. Mark Jones from Britain's Wall of Sound Recordings gained a demo-tape from a third party, invited Price to begin recording for the label, and even concocted his Gallic alias (years before Daft Punk and Air made French citizenship a hot property).

The first Les Rhythmes Digitales single was 1996's electro-shocked "Kontakte," followed closely by the debut album Liberation. Price looked to another of his influences for his second Wall of Sound single; "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" was a streamlined acid-disco epic, the title a clever pun on Chicago house kingpin Steve "Silk" Hurley's hit from ten years earlier. Price began a DJ residency spinning '80s hits, and even provided a few remixes, for decade classics like Heaven 17's "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" and Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" as well as label-mates Dirty Beatniks. Les Rhythmes Digitales became a noted live act as well, playing 1998's Reading Festival (a hometown gig for Price) and headlining a Wall of Sound label tour through Britain and Europe. A new single, "(Hey You) What's That Sound?," anticipated his second album, and featured none other than Boy George in its accompanying video. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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This article is about Stuart Price, also known as Thin White Duke. For David Bowie, who originally used this title, see The Thin White Duke.
Stuart Price

Background information
Birth name Stuart David Price
Also known as Les Rythmes Digitales
Basic Zoot Woman
Paper Faces
Man With Guitar
Thin White Duke
Jacques Lu Cont
Pour Homme
S.D.P.
Born 9 September 1977 (1977-09-09) (age 31)
Origin Paris, France
Genre(s) French house
Electro
Synthpop
Electroclash
Occupation(s) DJ, Record producer, Songwriter
Years active 1996 - Present
Associated acts Madonna, Seal, The Killers

Stuart Price (born Stuart David Price, 9 September 1977, Paris) is a British electronic musician, songwriter, and record producer whose remixing and production skills are coveted by artists including Madonna, Missy Elliott, The Killers, Gwen Stefani, Seal and most recently Keane. His acts include British electronic pop/rock band Zoot Woman (with Adam and Jonny Blake), Les Rythmes Digitales, Paper Faces, Man With Guitar, Thin White Duke, and the parodic French moniker Jacques Lu Cont, though he actually grew up in Reading, England.[1][2]

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Career

Price's use of the names Jacques Lu Cont and Les Rythmes Digitales was initially a reference to the then current vogue for French house in the United Kingdom; artists such as Daft Punk, Etienne de Crécy, Dimitri from Paris and Air were all experiencing popularity. 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 the Human League. Certainly, Price was heavily influenced by music from the 1980s, and all his records and sideprojects bear a heavy debt to the 80s sounds of synthpop bands.

His song "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" was originally released in 1996, then again in 1999, achieving limited success (#60 on the UK Singles Chart).[3] However, the song was later used on a Citroën C4 car advertisement and has since been re-released, reaching #9 on the UK chart in 2005.[3]

His album Darkdancer was released in 1999 under the band name Les Rythmes Digitales. He has also released a DJ-mix album, Fabric Live 09, under the name Jacques Lu Cont.

Price also successfully released two albums with his rock band, Zoot Woman, 2001's Living in a Magazine, and 2003's Zoot Woman.

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 used by David Bowie), Jacques Lu Cont, and Les Rhythmes Digitales. Other aliases include Man With Guitar and Paper Faces (an alias for him and the other members of the band Zoot Woman). 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.[citation needed] He favors keeping the original vocal arrangement of songs and re-contextualizing the lyrical content in creating his new versions.[citation needed]

Price co-wrote and co-produced most of Madonna's tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor after being the keyboardist on her Drowned World Tour in 2001 and the musical director for her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour, a role which he reprised for the 2006 Confessions Tour. Price created remixes for the album's singles "Hung Up", "Sorry" (under the Man with Guitar alias), "Get Together", and "Jump", 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 American Life. Price has also remixed the Madonna songs "Hollywood" from American Life and "Miles Away" from the album Hard Candy. Madonna chose his remix of "Hollywood" for her performance at the MTV Video Music Awards with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Missy Elliot.

Price's work with The Killers began with his remix of their hit single "Mr. Brightside", released under the Thin White Duke name. Subsequently, Price remixed the song "When You Were Young", the first single from The Killers album "Sam's Town". Price produced two of the tracks re-recorded for the release of The Killers' B-Sides album, Sawdust: "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf" and "Sweet Talk". His remix of "Mr. Brightside" appeared as a bonus track on that release. Price went on to produce The Killers' third studio album, "Day & Age", released on 24 November 2008.[4] He also created an extended remix of the lead single "Human" released under the Thin White Duke name.

Price was the album producer on Seal's fifth studio album System, 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.[5]

Price remixed Coldplay's single "Viva la Vida", released on the band's website as the Thin White Duke remix. Price has also produced and mastered tracks for Frankmusik's upcoming album, one of which is "3 Little Words". This track was released as a single on the "3 Little Words" EP. He recently provided two new Thin White Duke remixes for the release of Depeche Mode's latest single, "Wrong".

Price won his first Grammy Award in 2004 for his remix of No Doubt's "It's My Life" produced under the moniker Thin White Duke. In 2005, he was nominated for two Grammys: one for his production of New Order's "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion" and a second for his remix of The Killers' "Mr. Brightside." He won a second Grammy in 2006 for his remix of Coldplay's "Talk" (as Thin White Duke). He was also nominated in 2006 for his recording production with Madonna on the single "Get Together" from the album Confessions on a Dance Floor.

In 2009 Price remixed "It's Not My Problem" for Sneaky Sound System under the Thin White Duke alias, as well as doing remixes for Depeche Mode of their single "Wrong" (as mentioned).

Albums

Zoot Woman (with Jonny and Adam Blake)

  • Living In A Magazine (2001)
  • Zoot Woman (2003)

Les Rythmes Digitales

Jacques Lu Cont

Songwriting and production

Price receives songwriting or production credit for the following songs:

  • Zoot Woman
    • "It's Automatic" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Living In A Magazine" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Information First" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Nobody Knows (Part One)" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Nobody Knows (Part Two)" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Jessie" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Chicago, Detroit, L.A." (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Losing Sight" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Holiday Home" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
from the album Living In A Magazine (2001)
    • "Grey Day" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Taken It All" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Gem" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Hope In The Mirror" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Snow White" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Woman Wonder" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Calmer" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Useless Anyway" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Maybe Say" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
    • "Half Full Of Happiness" (A.Blake, J.Blake, S.Price)
from the album Zoot Woman (2003)
  • Princess Superstar
    • "My Machine" (C. Kirschner, Stuart Price)
    • "Artery" (C. Kirschner, Stuart Price)
from the album My Machine (2003)
  • P Diddy
    • "Let's Get Ill" (Sean "P Diddy" Combs, Kelis Rogers, Nellee Hooper, Stuart Price)
from the single Let's Get Ill featuring Kelis (2003)
  • Madonna
    • "X-Static Process" (Madonna, Price)
from the album American Life (2003)
    • "Hung Up" (Madonna, Price, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
    • "Get Together" (Madonna, Bagge, Åström, Price)
    • "Sorry" (Madonna, Price)
    • "I Love New York" (Madonna, Price)
    • "Let It Will Be" (Madonna, Ahmadzaï, Price)
    • "Forbidden Love" (Madonna, Price)
    • "Jump" (Madonna, Henry, Price)
    • "Isaac" (Madonna, Price)
    • "Push" (Madonna, Price)
    • "History" (Madonna, Price) B-side bonus track
from the album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
from the album Random Order (2005)
  • New Order
    • "Jetstream" (New Order, A. Lynch and Price)
    • "Guilt Is A Useless Emotion" (New Order, Price)
from the album Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005)
  • Seal
    • "If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face" (Seal, Eric Schermerhorn, Stuart Price)
    • "Just Like Before" (Seal, Bill Bottrell, Stuart Price)
    • "Loaded" (Seal, Eric Schermerhorn, Stuart Price)
    • "Wedding Day" (Seal, Eric Schermerhorn, Stuart Price)
    • "Dumb" (Seal, Christopher Bruce, Stuart Price)
    • "The Right Life" (Seal, Stuart Price)
from the album System (2007)
from the album 3 Little Words EP (2008)
from the album Day & Age (2008)

Remixes

  • Aloud
    • Sex And Sun (Thin White Duke Remix)
from the album Aloud (2004)
from the album Nympho (2005)
  • Beck
    • Mixed Bizness (Nu Wave Dreamix)
from the single Mixed Bizness (2000)
  • Bis
    • Eurodisco (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)
from the single Eurodisco (1998)
available on the bonus disc on the limited edition of Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004)
    • Breathe On Me (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album B in the Mix: The Remixes (2005)
  • Cassius
    • Feeling For You (Les Rythmes Digitales Dreamix)
from the album 1999 (1999)
  • Chromeo
    • Needy Girl (Paper Faces Remix)
    • Needy Girl (Paper Faces Dub)
from the album She's in Control (2004)
from the single Talk (2006)
    • Viva la Vida (Thin White Duke Remix)
    • Viva la Vida (Thin White Duke Dub)
as played during concerts on the Viva la Vida Tour
  • Cornershop
    • Sleep On The Left Side (Les Rythmes Digitales Living By Numbers Mix)
from the single Sleep On The Left Side/Brimful Of Asha (1998)
  • The Dysfunctional Psychedelic Waltons
    • Payback Time (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
from the single Payback Time (2003)
from the album Playing the Angel (2005)
    • Wrong (Thin White Duke Mix)
    • Wrong (Thin White Duke Dub)
from the album Sounds of the Universe (2009)
from the album Fire (2003)
  • The Faint
    • The Conductor (Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album Danse Macabre Remixes (2003)
from the album Kittenz and Thee Glitz (2002)
    • Ready 2 Wear (Paper Faces Mix)
from the album Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever (2005)
  • Fischerspooner
    • Just Let Go (Thin White Duke Mix)
    • Just Let Go (Thin White Duke Radio Mix)
from the album Odyssey (2005)
from the album Jump In The Pool (2008)
from the album 3 Little Words EP (2008)
  • Gerling
    • Dust Me Selecta (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
from the album When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun (2001)
  • Goldfrapp
    • Twist (Jacques Lu Cont's Conversion Perversion Mix)
    • Twist (Jacques Lu Cont's Conversion Perversion Dub)
from the single Twist (2003)
  • Gwen Stefani
    • What You Waiting For? (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
    • What You Waiting For? (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Dub)
    • What You Waiting For? (Jacques Lu Cont's Radio Mix)
from the album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004)
    • 4 In The Morning (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
    • 4 In The Morning (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Dub)
    • 4 In The Morning (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Edit)
from the album The Sweet Escape (2006)
  • Juliet
    • Avalon (Jacques Lu Cont Versus Remix)
    • Avalon (Jacques Lu Cont Radio Edit)
    • Ride The Pain (Jacques Lu Cont Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album Random Order (2005)
  • Justice
    • D.A.N.C.E (Stuart Price Remix)
  • Kasabian
    • Me Plus One (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
    • Me Plus One (Jacques Lu Cont Dub)
from the single Me Plus One (2007)
  • The Killers
    • Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
    • Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Dub)
    • Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Short Version)
    • Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Short Version with Intro)
from the album Hot Fuss (2004)
    • When You Were Young (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
    • When You Were Young (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Dub)
    • When You Were Young (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Radio Edit)
from the single When You Were Young (2006)
    • Human (Thin White Duke Club Mix)
    • Human (Thin White Duke Edit)
    • Human (Thin White Duke Dub)
from the album The Fame (2009)
from the album Erotica (1992)
    • Hollywood (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album American Life (2003)
    • Hung Up (SDP Extended Vocal)
from the album Confessions on a Dancefloor (2006)
    • Jump (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)
from the album Confessions on a Dancefloor (2006)
    • Sorry (Man with Guitar Mix)
from the album Confessions on a Dancefloor (2006)
    • Let It Will Be (Paper Faces Mix)
from the album Confessions on a Dancefloor (2006)
    • Get Together (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)
from the album Confessions on a Dancefloor (2006)
    • I Love New York (Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album Confessions on a Dancefloor (2006)
    • Miles Away (Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album Hard Candy (2008)
  • Mirwais
    • Naïve Song (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)
    • Miss You (Thin White Duke Remix)
from the album Production (2000)
  • Missy Elliott
    • Lose Control (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
    • Lose Control (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Dub)
    • Lose Control (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Edit)
from the album The Cookbook (2005)
  • The Music
    • Bleed From Within (Thin White Duke Mix)
    • Bleed From Within (Thin White Duke Dub)
from the EP Bleed from Within (2004)
  • New Order
    • Jetstream (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
    • Jetstream (Jacques Lu Continuous Dub)
from the single Jetstream (2005)
  • No Doubt
    • It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album The Singles 1992-2003 (2003)
  • Placebo
    • Pure Morning (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)
from the album Without You I'm Nothing (1998)
from the album The Understanding (2005)
  • Scissor Sisters
    • Comfortably Numb (Paper Faces Mix)
    • Laura (Paper Faces Mix)
    • Filthy/Gorgeous (Paper Faces Mix)
    • Filthy/Gorgeous (Paper Faces Vocal Edit)
from the album Scissor Sisters (2004)
from the album Ta Dah (2006)
  • Seal
    • Amazing (Thin White Duke Edit)
    • Amazing (Thin White Duke Main Mix)
    • Amazing (Thin White Duke Dub)
from the album System (2007)
from the album 2 (2008)
  • Starsailor
    • Four to the Floor (Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album Silence Is Easy (2003)
    • Tell Me It's Not Over (Thin White Duke Mix)
    • Tell Me It's Not Over (feat. Brandon Flowers) (Thin White Duke Mix)
from the album All The Plans (2009)
  • Texas
    • What About Us (Jacques Lu Cont Main Mix)
    • What About Us (Jacques Lu Cont Dub)
    • What About Us (Jacques Lu Cont Edit Mix)
from the album Red Book (2005)
from the single Now That Love Has Gone (2001)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic. Les Rythmes Digitales - Stuart Price Biography.
  2. ^ The DJ List. Jacques Lu Cont (Stuart Price) Biography.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 318. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  4. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24024293/review/24196095/day__age
  5. ^ http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=vb3DEZLw4EyoDPMazOPKe3yY8dN1dQFWD5KxmXwVg78%3D
  6. ^ All Music entry for Blueprint. All Music

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