Jean-Baptiste de Laubier (born 2 April 1979), known professionally as Para One, is a French
electronic music
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producer and
film director
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.
Music career
Laubier first came to prominence as one of the main producers of
French rap
French hip hop or French rap (, ), is the hip hop music style developed in French-speaking countries. France is the second largest hip-hop market in the world after the United States.
History
Beginning of French hip hop: the 70s and 80s
By 198 ...
group
TTC, and was responsible for producing their 2004 signature tune ''Dans Le Club''. With fellow TTC producer Tacteel he made up the now defunct live/improvised electro outfit Fuck-A-Loop (whose only recorded material prior to 2007's nine-hour digital album ''The Early Aughties'' was a 2006 remix of
Ellen Allien
Ellen Fraatz, known professionally as Ellen Allien, is a Berlin-based German electronic musician, music producer, and the founder of BPitch Control music label. Her album '' Stadtkind'' was dedicated to the city of Berlin, and she cites the cu ...
's ''Down''). In 2006, he remixed ''
The Prime Time of Your Life
"The Prime Time of Your Life" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk from their third studio album, '' Human After All''. It was released as the fourth and final single from the album on 17 June 2006 by record label Virgin. The song ...
'' by
French house
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duo
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, tech ...
. In 2008, Laubier's remix of
Ayumi Hamasaki
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's ''
Greatful Days'' was released on the album ''
Ayu-mi-x 6: Gold''.
Laubier has produced original music for the director Celine Sciamma's films ''
Water Lilies
''Water Lilies'' ( ) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny, and were the main focus of his artistic production during ...
'' (2007), ''
Tomboy
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Origins
The w ...
'' (2011), ''
Girlhood'' (2014), and ''
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' () is a 2019 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. Set in France in the late 18th century, the film tells the story of a brief ...
'' (2019). ''Tomboy'' featured the song "Always" from Para One and Tacteel's ''Fair Enough EP''.
Film career
Apart from his musical career, Laubier has also worked as a film director. In 2009, he directed the short movie ''
It Was on Earth That I Knew Joy
''It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy'' is a 35-minute science fiction film directed by Jean-Baptiste de Laubier and produced by French clothing label Sixpack France
Sixpack France, (also known as Sixpack), is a French clothing brand, created in 19 ...
'' for French brand
Sixpack France
Sixpack France, (also known as Sixpack), is a French clothing brand, created in 1998 by the couple Lionel Vivier and Fanny Baglieto.
Born into the French Graffiti Scene, the brand became well known for their clothes (mostly T-shirts), coming fro ...
.
The movie was presented on February 20, 2010, at
SCION
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Installation, Los Angeles.
Discography
Albums
* ''Epiphanie'' (2006)
* ''Passion'' (2012)
* ''Club'' (2014)
* ''Spectre - Machines of Loving Grace'' (2021)
Soundtracks
* ''SPECTRE: Sanity, Madness & the Family (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2021), soundtrack for the movie directed by
Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma (; born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She wrote and directed '' Water Lilies'' (2007), '' Tomboy'' (2011), '' Girlhood'' (2014), '' Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019), and '' Petite Maman'' (2021). ...
* ''Naissance des Pieuvres'' (2007), soundtrack for the movie ''
Water Lilies
''Water Lilies'' ( ) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny, and were the main focus of his artistic production during ...
'', directed by
Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma (; born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She wrote and directed '' Water Lilies'' (2007), '' Tomboy'' (2011), '' Girlhood'' (2014), '' Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019), and '' Petite Maman'' (2021). ...
* ''Girlhood, la bande originale de Bande de Filles'' (2014), soundtrack for the movie ''
Girlhood'', directed by Céline Sciamma
* ''
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' () is a 2019 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. Set in France in the late 18th century, the film tells the story of a brief ...
'' (2019), soundtrack for the movie directed by Céline Sciamma
Singles
* Para One – ''Beat Down EP'' (2003)
* Paraone / Iris / Sept / Flynt / Lyricson (2003)
* Para One – ''Clubhoppn EP'' (2005)
* Para One – ''Dundun-Dun'' single (2006)
* Para One – ''Dundun-Dun - Remixes'' (2006)
* Para One – ''Epiphanie'' (2006)
* Para One – ''Midnight Swim'' (2007)
* Para One – ''
Water Lilies
''Water Lilies'' ( ) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny, and were the main focus of his artistic production during ...
'' OST (2007)
* Para One – ''Kiwi / Toadstool'' (2010)
* Para One – ''Animal Style / Nevrosis'' (2010)
* Das Glow & Para One – ''Pulsar / Freeze'' (2011)
* Para One & Tacteel – ''Fair Enough EP'' (2011)
* Para One & San Serac pres. Slice & Soda – ''Year of the Dragon'' (2011)
* Para One & Teki Latex – ''5th Dimension'' (2011)
* Para One – ''Passion'' (2012)
* Para One – ''You Too'' (2014)
Remixes
*
2003
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In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
: Animal Machine - ''Persona''
*
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
:
Agoria
Agoria, previously known as Fabrimetal, is a Belgian employers' organization and member of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises.
Description
Agoria connects over 1900 technologically inspired companies active in Belgium (2019) that striv ...
- ''Spinach Girl''
*
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
:
Krazy Baldhead
Pierre-Antoine Grison, better known as Krazy Baldhead, is a French electronic music artist signed to Ed Banger Records.
Career
After working as a telecommunications engineer, Grison pursued a career in music and his first release as Krazy Baldh ...
- ''Revolution''
*
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
: Stacs Of Stamina - ''Mistake, Rewind, Repeat''
*
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
:
Billy Crawford
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Crawfor ...
- ''3 Wishes''
(Remix paru en 2011, non trouvable dans le commerce)
*
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
:
Ellen Allien
Ellen Fraatz, known professionally as Ellen Allien, is a Berlin-based German electronic musician, music producer, and the founder of BPitch Control music label. Her album '' Stadtkind'' was dedicated to the city of Berlin, and she cites the cu ...
- ''Down'' (Fuckaloop remix)
*
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
:
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band that was formed in London, England, London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Their first four albums all featur ...
- ''The Prayer''
*
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
:
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, tech ...
- ''The Prime Time Of Your Life''
*
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
:
Mstrkrft - ''Work On You''
*
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
: Trabant - ''The One''
*
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
:
Vegastar - ''Elle Blesse''
*
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
:
Teki Latex
Julien Pradeyrol better known as Teki Latex (born 1978 in Paris, France) is a Paris-based disc jockey, rapper and singer, working both independently and as part of various formations, notably French hip-hop act TTC and in duo Sound Pellegrino Th ...
- ''Disco Dance With You''
*
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
:
Datarock
Datarock is a Norwegian electronic rock band. The band, known for wearing red jumpsuits, formed in 2000. Original personnel were Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien, who soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, ...
- ''I Used To Dance With My Daddy''
*
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
:
Boys Noize
Alexander Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German-Iraqi electronic music record producer, songwriter and DJ known for collaborations with artists including A$AP Rocky, Tommy Cash, and Frank Ocean (for ...
- ''My Head''
*
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
: Plaid - ''Kiddie Castle''
*
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
:
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer. Nicknamed the "Empress of Pop" on account of her influence throughout Asia, she is widely recognized for her versatile music production, songwriting, and live performances. Hamasaki is the List of ...
- ''Greatful Days''
*
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
: Guns 'n' Bombs - ''Riddle Of Steel''
*
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
: Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family - ''1973''
*
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
:
Boys Noize
Alexander Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German-Iraqi electronic music record producer, songwriter and DJ known for collaborations with artists including A$AP Rocky, Tommy Cash, and Frank Ocean (for ...
- ''Jeffer''
*
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
:
Beethoven
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- ''7e Symphonie : Allegretto''
*
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
:
J.S. Bach - ''Ouverture de la
Passion selon St Jean''
*
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
:
W.A. Mozart - ''Offertoire du
Requiem K626''
*
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
: Bart B More - ''Romane''
*
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
: Bot'Ox - ''Blue Steel''
(with Tacteel)
*
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
: Depressed Buttons - ''Ow''
*
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
: Canblaster - ''Clockworks''
(avec Teki Latex
Julien Pradeyrol better known as Teki Latex (born 1978 in Paris, France) is a Paris-based disc jockey, rapper and singer, working both independently and as part of various formations, notably French hip-hop act TTC and in duo Sound Pellegrino Th ...
)
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
:
Drop the Lime - ''Hot As Hell''
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
: Arnaud Fleurent-Didier - ''France Culture''
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
: Hey Today! - ''Minor''
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
: Jupiter - ''Saké''
(avec Tacteel)
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
: Shake Aletti - ''Work'' (with
Tacteel)
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
: Noob - ''Powder''
(with Teki Latex
Julien Pradeyrol better known as Teki Latex (born 1978 in Paris, France) is a Paris-based disc jockey, rapper and singer, working both independently and as part of various formations, notably French hip-hop act TTC and in duo Sound Pellegrino Th ...
)
*
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
: Justice - ''Audio Video Disco''
*
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
:
Surkin
Benoit Heitz (born 1985), known by his stage name Surkin, is a French musician, record producer, DJ and art director. He is known for his electronic music compositions under the names Surkin and Gener8ion.
Life and career
Surkin was born in Arl ...
- ''Silver Island''
*
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
: - ''Cardiocleptomania''
*
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
:
Dua Lipa
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Lipa worked as a model before v ...
- "
New Love"
Filmography
* ''Les Premières Communions'' (2004), short movie
* ''Cache Ta Joie'' (2005), short movie
* ''
It Was on Earth That I Knew Joy
''It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy'' is a 35-minute science fiction film directed by Jean-Baptiste de Laubier and produced by French clothing label Sixpack France
Sixpack France, (also known as Sixpack), is a French clothing brand, created in 19 ...
'' (2009), short movie
References
External links
"It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy" Official trailer
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French record producers
Living people
1979 births
Because Music artists
La Fémis alumni