DJ Snake

DJ Snake
DJ Snake
	DJ Snake in Paris in February 2020.
Background information
Birth name	William Sami Etienne Girgahcine
Born	13 June 1986 (age 37); Paris, France
Origin	Ermont, France
Genres	Trap; EDM; tropical house; French house; moombahton; dubstep; pop; hip hop; bass house;
Occupation(s)	DJ; record producer;
Instruments	Keyboards; piano; synthesizer;
Years active	2009-present
Labels	Geffen; Premiere Classe; Starsick; Columbia; Interscope; Mad Decent; Spinnin';
Associated acts	Pardon My French; Major Lazer; Diplo; Skrillex; Dillon Francis; Gashi; George Maple; J Balvin; Lady Gaga; Malaa; Mercer; Yellow Claw;
Website	djsnake.com

William Sami Etienne Girgahcine (born 13 June, 1986),^[3] better known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer who mixes hip hop and electronic music.^[4]^[5]

He gained international success with the singles "Bird Machine" and "Turn Down For What" in 2013. He collaborated with Dillon Francis and Diplo in 2014. "Bird Machine" is a collaboration with French act Alesia. The song was released in February 2013 on Mad Decent, a Los Angeles-based record label run by Diplo. In June 2013, DJ Snake was invited by Diplo to do a live mix on his radio show "Diplo & Friends" which airs on BBC Radio 1.

Career

Lady Gaga

In 2011, Snake produced an album for Lady Gaga. He also co-produced the Lady Gaga songs "Applause" and "Do What U Want" featuring R. Kelly.

Singles released

In 2013, he released "Bird Machine" with Alesia and "Turn Down For What" with Lil Jon. On 11 February 2014, he collaborated with Dillon Francis on his single "Get Low". In March 2015, he collaborated with American electronic dance music trio Major Lazer on their single "Lean On". He released "Talk" with George Maple and "Let Me Love You" with Justin Bieber in 2016. He also released "Taki Taki" with Selena Gomez, Cardi B, and Ozuna. Also he released songs with Sean Paul and Young Thug.

Remixes

Discography

2013

"Turn Down For What" (with Lil Jon)

2014

"Get Low" (with Dillon Francis)

2015

"Lean On" (with Major Lazer)
"Middle" (with Bipolar Sunshine)

2016

"Talk" (with George Maple)
"Let Me Love You" (featuring Justin Bieber)

2018

"Taki Taki" (with Selena Gomez, Cardi B and Ozuna)

DJ Snake Media

DJ Snake at the Electrobeach Music Festival in 2016
"Pardon My French" is a collective of four French DJs composed of DJ Snake, Tchami, Mercer and Malaa created in 2015.
Logo du label de DJ Snake

References

↑ "Dj Snake | TomorrowWorld". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ , Algeria"InTheRed - DJ SNAKE- "I want to make the world dance!"". 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ Greco, Ally (9 October 2013). "DJ Snake & Flosstradamus - Pop That Pussy". EDMTunes. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ "DJ Snake - The Year of The Snake". Life+Times. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ "Bars, Pubs & Clubs | DJ Snake | Born This Way | Time Out Delhi". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[1] "Dj Snake | TomorrowWorld". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[2] , Algeria"InTheRed - DJ SNAKE- "I want to make the world dance!"". 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[3] Greco, Ally (9 October 2013). "DJ Snake & Flosstradamus - Pop That Pussy". EDMTunes. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[4] "DJ Snake - The Year of The Snake". Life+Times. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[5] "Bars, Pubs & Clubs | DJ Snake | Born This Way | Time Out Delhi". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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