David Grellier | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Grellier |
| Born | July 2, 1979 Nantes, France |
| Genres | Electronica, synthwave |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Performer, Producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | www |
David Grellier (born July 2, 1979 in Nantes, France) [1] is a French electronica musician and founder of the musical projects College (2005) and Valerie (2007). Under the stage name Mitch Silver, he is also a member of the electroclash band Sexy Sushi, active since 2004. [2]
College (Musical Project) | |
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| Origin | Nantes, France |
| Genres | Synth-pop, synthwave |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | FVTVR, Valerie |
| Members | David Grellier |
College, in Grellier's words, was an attempt "to synthesize into my music the emotions of my childhood" and was greatly influenced by American 1980s pop-culture, "80's soaps and an aesthetic which I particularly like: color, images, silvery films and the sun – images of Los Angeles, Chicago and all of the other cities that [...] continue to fascinate me" [3] as well as artists including Daft Punk, Alan Braxe, Fred Falke, Lifelike, Jacques Lu Cont, Nicolas Makelberge, DJ Falcon, and John Carpenter. [4]
In 2008, College released the album Secret Diary, [5] [6] [7] alongside the EP Teenage Color. In 2011, the collective released a second album Northern Council. [8] The same year, the song "A Real Hero," which College collaborated on with Canadian synth-pop group Electric Youth, [9] was used in the soundtrack of the film Drive [10] [11] becoming a charting hit in France reaching #26. [12] The following year the same song was included in the soundtrack of the film Taken 2 . [13]
On March 13, 2013, College released a third full-length album, Heritage, introducing a new series of live acts around the world accompanied by new visual content. French visual system artist Chromaphase cooperated for the Shanghai act. [14] [15]
On 10 October 2014, College announced their fourth EP Save The Day. The title track features vocals by Nola Wren. [16] The official music video for "Save The Day" debuted on 9 November 2014. [17] Jay Buim directed the music video, which has been described as "dark." [18] Both the EP and music video are said to have been inspired by stalker films of the late 1970s and early 1980s. [19]
Valerie (Music Collective) | |
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| Origin | Nantes, France |
| Genres | Electro, "retro-futurist", 1980s music, synthwave |
| Years active | 2007–present |
The Valerie Collective described as "responsible for some of the very best original electronic music now coming out of France", was created as a way to foster musical talent, by providing opportunities for collaboration among artists, also connecting them through blogs and other internet channels. The collective is characterised by a "retro-futurist", "romantic blend of 1980s inspired electro" or synthwave. [3]
The musical cooperation was founded in Nantes in 2007 by David Grellier and his friends and colleagues. Various acts in Valerie include The Outrunners, Minitel Rose, Anoraak, Maethelvin, all from Nantes [3] as well as Russ Chimes from London and DVAS from Toronto. Other artists included Keenhouse and Electric Youth. The hymn of the collective is "West Coast Valerie", a remix of the TV series Côte Ouest. [20]
Some of the works are released under the Valerie own record label, whereas others are released under various labels like FVTVR, Endless Summer Recordings, Believe Digital, Flexx, Free Danger. The label Endless Summer Recordings also prepared a compilation album in 2009 entitled Valerie and Friends joining a great number of artists in the project.
In 2019 Grellier, appeared in the documentary film The Rise of the Synths , appearing alongside Maethelvin and various other composers from the Synthwave scene, including filmmaker John Carpenter who also narrated the film which explored the origins and growth of the synthwave genre. [21] [22]
Under the pseudonym stage name Mitch Silver, David Grellier is a member of Sexy Sushi, a French electroclash band he formed with vocalist Rebeka Warrior (real name Julia Lanoë). She is also part of the band Mansfield.TYA . [23] Their first albums were released as burned CD-R by alternative distributors like Wonderground. An EP and an album were then released in 2009 by Scandale Records.
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Bottin is an Italian composer, producer, DJ and music scholar, based in Venice, Italy.
Sexy Sushi are a French electroclash band formed in Nantes in 2004, consisting of Rebeka Warrior and Mitch Silver.
The Valerie Collective was founded as a musical cooperation in Nantes, France, in 2007 by David Grellier and his friends and colleagues. Various acts in Valerie include The Outrunners, Minitel Rose, Anoraak, Maethelvin, all from Nantes as well as Russ Chimes from London and DVAS from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other artists included Keenhouse and Electric Youth. The hymn of the collective is "West Coast Valerie", a remix of the TV series Côte Ouest.
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"A Real Hero" is a song by French electronica artist College in collaboration with Electric Youth, released in 2010. The song was included as the eleventh track on Electric Youth's debut studio album Innerworld. The track was used as a main theme in the 2011 film Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan.
Anoraak is the musical project of French musician Frédéric Rivière, multi instrumentalist, singer, producer and DJ, former drummer of Pony Pony Run Run and member of the Valerie Collective along with artists such as College, Maethelvin, The Outrunners, Minitel Rose and Russ Chimes. Coming from the rock scene at first, he later came to electronic music, starting Anoraak beside his drummer position.
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