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  Name Stuart Price
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  Background non_vocal_instrumentalist
  Birth Name Stuart David Price
  Alias Les Rythmes Digitales<br/>Basic Zoot Woman<br/>Paper Faces<br/>Man With Guitar<br/>Thin White Duke<br/>Jacques Lu Cont<br/>Pour Homme<br/>SDP
  Born 9 September 1977
  Origin Paris , France
  Genre French House <br/> Electro <br/> Synthpop <br/> Electroclash
  Occupation DJ , Record Producer , Songwriter
  Years Active 1996 - Present


Stuart David Price (born in Paris , 9 September 1977 ) is a British Electronic Music ian, songwriter, and producer whose Remixing and Production skills are coveted by artists including Madonna , Missy Elliot , The Killers , Gwen Stefani . His acts include British electronic pop/rock band '' Zoot Woman '' (with Adam and Jonny Blake), ''Les Rythmes Digitales'', ''Paper Faces'', ''Man With Guitar'', ''Thin White Duke'', and the parodic French moniker ''Jacques Lu Cont'', though he actually grew up in Reading , England .All Music Guide. '' Les Rythmes Digitales - Stuart Price Biography ''.The DJ List. '' Jacques Lu Cont (Stuart Price) Biography ''.


CAREER

The use of the names Jacques Lu Cont and Les Rythmes Digitales was initially a reference to the then current vogue for French House in the United Kingdom ; artists such as Daft Punk , Etienne De Crécy , Dimitri From Paris and Air were all experiencing popularity. Price even went as far as to conduct interviews with British journalists in French via an interpreter. In interviews from around this time, Price also claimed that he had grown up listening exclusively to classical music, until one day encountering the album '' Dare '' by the Human League . Certainly, Price was heavily influenced by music from the 1980's, and all his records and sideprojects bear a heavy debt to the 80's sounds of Synthpop bands.

His song "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" was originally released in 1996, then again in 1999, achieving limited success (#60 on the UK Singles Chart ). However, the song was later used on a Citroën C4 car advertisement and has since been re-released, reaching #'''9''' on the UK charts in 2005.

His album '' Darkdancer '' was released in 1999 under the band name Les Rythmes Digitales. He has also released a DJ-mix album ('' Fabric Live 09 '') under the name Jacques Lu Cont.

Price won his first Grammy award in 2004 for his remix of 's "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion" and a second for his remix of The Killers' " Mr. Brightside ." He won a second Grammy in 2006 for his remix of Coldplay 's "Talk" (as Thin White Duke). He was also nominated in 2006 for his recording production with Madonna on the single "Get Together" from the album '' Confessions On A Dance Floor ''. Price's remixes are characterised by club-lead beats with arpeggios, riffs, and vocal lines faded and filtered throughout the song for a climactic effect. He favors keeping the original vocal arrangement of songs and re-contextualizing the lyrical content in creating his new versions.

Price co-wrote and co-produced most of Madonna's tenth studio album '' Confessions On A Dance Floor '' after being the Keyboardist on her Drowned World Tour in 2001 and the musical director for her 2004 Re-Invention Tour , a role which he reprised for the 2006 Confessions Tour . He also co-wrote the song "X-Static Process" for her 2003 album '' American Life ''.

Price has also successfully released two albums with his rock band, Zoot Woman , 2001's ''Living in a Magazine'', and 2003's ''Zoot Woman''.

Stuart Price has used the following monikers:
  • Jacques Lu Cont

  • Les Rythmes Digitales

  • Thin White Duke

  • Zoot Woman

  • Paper Faces

  • Man with Guitar

  • S.D.P.

  • Man Behind the Mask

  • Pour Homme



ALBUMS

Zoot Woman (with Jonny and Adam Blake)
  • ''Living In A Magazine'' ( 2001 )

  • ''Zoot Woman'' ( 2003 )

  • Les Rythmes Digitales




SONGWRITING

Price receives songwriting credit for the following songs: