Montmartre (duo)

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Montmartre
Origin Paris, France
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Members
  • Hugo Lab
  • Alex Enki
Website www.montmartremusic.com

Montmartre started as a French electronic music duo made up of Hugo Lab and Alex Enki. It's now Hugo Lab only since 2021. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

Guitarist Hugo comes from a classical upbringing originally playing the cello and attending music school, whilst Alex’s background is in producing electronic music. [3] The name Montmartre comes from the district in Paris where their studio is located. [4]

Career

In 2014, Montmartre received 3rd place in a worldwide competition for a remix of C2C’s ‘Happy’ and following this have released remixes for artists such as Adele, Bob Marley, Daft Punk & The Kooks. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

On 1 January 2014 Montmartre released their debut EP titled ‘Inside Of Me’ which featured two original songs as well as remixes from Yuksek, Skogsrå, Robotaki and Knucle G. [10]

On 15 April 2016 Montmartre released their debut LP entitled ‘Hope’. [11]

Critics have compared Montmartre to artists such as Daft Punk, Phoenix & Empire of the Sun. [12]

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