Vitalic
Producer, author and composer of electronic music — techno, electro, electroclash, EBM; DJ
Biographie
Vitalic (born 18 May 1976 in Dijon) is a stage name for Pascal Arbez-Nicolas. Trained as a trombone in his childhood, he discovered electronic music in adolescence and published his first EPs in 1996 and 1997, under the pseudonyms Dima and Hustler Pornstar. In 2001, his "Poney EP", published on the Munich label International Deejay Gigolo Records by DJ Hell, made him known, notably with the title "La Rock 01". That same year, he founded his Citizen Records label. His first album, "OK Cowboy", was released in 2005 and will be certified as a gold record in France. He also composed for cinema, including the soundtrack of "Disco Boy" in 2023.
Since 2019, he has been the Kompromat duo with Rebeka Warrior.
Distinctions and benchmarks
2001: "Pony EP", the best-selling record of the label Gigolo Records · "OK Cowboy" (2005), certified gold disc in France · 2024: Prix Lumières de la meilleur musique de film for "Disco Boy"; nomination to the Caesars the same year for this original tape
Discographie
"Pony EP" (2001) · "OK Cowboy" (2005) · " Flashmob" (2009) · "Rave Age" (2012) · "Travel" (2017) · "Traum und Existenz" (2019), with Kompromat · "Dissidænce Episode 1" (2021) · "Dissidænce Episode 2" (2022) · Original band of "Disco Boy" (2023) · "PL的YING / PR的YING" (24 January 2025), second album of Kompromat · "OK Cowboy 20Y (2025 Remastered)" (2025)
On the Poster — Festivals
- 2027 — Garosnow — Pyrénées Tour Music & Ride : Saturday 9 January poster head (article Festival TV ) — See the festival entry
