Seb Fontaine

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Seb Fontaine
Birth nameJean-Sebastien Douglas Fontaine
Born (1970-07-14) 14 July 1970 (age 55)
Hammersmith, London, England
Genres House
Occupation(s) Disc jockey, producer
Years active1989present
Labels Global Underground, Virgin, Boxed, Perfecto, Thrive
Website www.djsebfontaine.com

Jean-Sebastien Douglas Fontaine (born 14 July 1970), [1] known by his stage name Seb Fontaine, is an English electronic music producer and DJ.

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Biography

Fontaine had his first DJ gig at Crazy Larry's on the Kings Road, London, but he soon progressed to residency at the Fridge in Brixton in 1989. [2]

Having worked at various other clubs in London (Subteranea, Billion Dollar Babes), he eventually became a resident DJ at one of the UK's largest night clubs at Cream, [3] and also went on to feature at its Ibiza nights.

In 2000, he joined BBC Radio 1 as a specialist dance DJ, hosting a weekly show, as well as broadcasts from Radio 1 outside broadcasts in Ibiza, [4] before leaving in 2004 and teaming up as Reflekt with Julian Peake.

He has also released a number of records, predominantly mix albums, [5] and acted as a remix producer on tracks including the Outhere Brothers. [6] He is also associated with the brand Type which he has used for naming both club nights and album releases.

Discography

Albums

Mixed compilations

References

  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. "Seb Fontaine DJ Profile". Obsession.
  3. "Prototype Vol 4 Review". Rolling Stone.[ dead link ]
  4. "Radio 1 Ibiza 2001". BBC.
  5. "Seb Fontaine Discography". Rolling Stone.[ dead link ]
  6. "Seb Fontaine Discography". Discogs.