Montmartre (duo)
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Montmartre started as a French electronic music duo made up of Hugo Lab and Alex Enki. It's now Hugo Lab only since 2021. [1][2]
Montmartre | |
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| Origin | Paris, France |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | www |
Background
Guitarist Hugo comes from a classical upbringing originally playing the cello and attending music school, whilst Alex’s background is in producing electronic music.[3] The name Montmartre comes from the district in Paris where their studio is located.[4]
Career
In 2014, Montmartre received 3rd place in a worldwide competition for a remix of C2C’s ‘Happy’ and following this have released remixes for artists such as Adele, Bob Marley, Daft Punk & The Kooks.[5][6][7][8][9]
On 1 January 2014 Montmartre released their debut EP titled ‘Inside Of Me’ which featured two original songs as well as remixes from Yuksek, Skogsrå, Robotaki and Knucle G.[10]
On 15 April 2016 Montmartre released their debut LP entitled ‘Hope’.[11]
Critics have compared Montmartre to artists such as Daft Punk, Phoenix & Empire of the Sun.[12]