Gilles Bousquet (), known professionally as Mr. Flash, is a French record producer and DJ. He signed on the French electronic music label

Ed Banger Records Ed Banger Records (sometimes referred to as Ed Rec) is a French electronic music record label founded by Pedro Winter in 2003 as a division of Headbangers Entertainment. It focuses on house music, particularly French house, as well as alterna ...

in 2003 and released the track "Radar Rider", which is also the first release of the label. In 2014, he released his first album ''Sonic Crusader''.

Career

After meeting Pedro Winter, then manager of

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and looking to start a new record label, Mr. Flash's "Radar Rider" was to become the first release on Winter's

. In addition to releasing his own music, Mr. Flash has produced tracks for rappers including

Mos Def Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...

. He produced the entirety of Sébastien Tellier's 2012 album '' My God Is Blue''. In 2018 he released "The Wild, The Beautiful and the Damned", first EP of the group Faded Away, formed with Nic Nicola.

Discography

Albums

* ''Monsieur Sexe'' (

, 2005) * ''Sonic Crusader'' (Ed Banger Records, 2014)

EPs

* ''Le Voyage Fantastique'' (Lust Island, 2001) * ''Blood, Sweat & Tears'' (Ed Banger Records, 2010)

Singles

* "Radar Rider" b/w "F.I.S.T." (Ed Banger Records, 2003) * "Supa Chick" b/w "Chop Suey" (Arcade Mode, 2005) * "Champions" b/w "Disco Dynamite" (Ed Banger Records, 2006)

Compilations & Soundtracks

* "Radar Rider" on Ed Rec Vol. 1 (Ed Banger Records, 2006) * "Disco Dynamite" and "Eagle Eyez" on Ed Rec Vol. 2 (Ed Banger Records, 2007) * "Over The Top" on Ed Rec Vol. 3 (Ed Banger Records, 2008) * "Acceleration", "Memories", "Payback" and "Battle" on

Vandroid ''Vandroid'' is a 2014 album by Busy P, Mr Flash, Feadz, Krazy Baldhead and 40106 (aka Mickey Moonlight). It is the soundtrack to the comic book of the same name. It was released on Ed Banger Records. Track listing # Krazy Baldhead - Start # ...

(Ed Banger Records, 2014)

Productions

* TTC - "Nonscience", "Teste Ta Comprehension", "Subway", and "Pollutions" from ''Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque'' (2002) * TTC - "Champagne Sans Bulle" from ''Danser'' (2002) *

- "Life in Marvelous Times", "The Embassy", and "Worker's Comp." from ''

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'' (2009) * Sébastien Tellier - '' My God Is Blue'' (2012) * Faded Away - "The Wild, the Beautiful and the Damned" EP (2018)

Remixes

* Zongamin - "Bongo Song (Mr. Flash Type C Remix)" (2005) * Mr. Oizo - "Negatif (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2008) *

Masta Ace Duval Clear (born December 4, 1966), known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is an American rapper and record producer from New York City. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut " The Symphony". He is noted for his distinct voice ...

- "Sittin' on Chrome (Mr. Flash Sittin' on Cr02 RMX)" (2008) *

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

- "Paranoid (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2009) *

Darwin Deez Darwin Deez is an American Independent music, indie band from New York City signed to music label Lucky Number Music. The group's frontman, Darwin Deez (Darwin Merwan Smith), grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ...

- "Up in the Clouds (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2010)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Because Music artists French DJs French hip hop musicians French house musicians French record producers Living people Musicians from Paris Year of birth missing (living people)