Montmartre (duo)

Montmartre
OriginParis, France
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Members
  • Hugo Lab
  • Alex Enki
Websitewww.montmartremusic.com

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ "Music:MONTMARTRE Free Listening on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  2. ^ "Music:Hope - Montmartre Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic". All Music. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  3. ^ "Music:France Rocks Montmartre". France Rocks. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  4. ^ "Music:Montmartre : nouveau duo électro pop façon Daft Punk - Le Figaro". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  5. ^ "Music:C2C - Happy Remixes - TOP 5 (Remix contest) by C2C ... - SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  6. ^ "Music:Adele - Skyfall (Montmartre Remix) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  7. ^ "Music:Bob Marley - Is This Love (Montmartre Remix) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  8. ^ "Music:Daft Punk - Doin' It Right (Montmartre Remix) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  9. ^ "Music:The Kooks - Sweet Emotions (Montmartre Remix) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  10. ^ "Inside of Me - EP de Montmartre sur Apple Music - iTunes". Apple. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  11. ^ "Hope by Montmartre on Apple Music - iTunes". Apple. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  12. ^ "Music:Montmartre : nouveau duo électro pop façon Daft Punk - Le Figaro". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2017-02-09.