Laurent Brancowitz

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Laurent Brancowitz
Performing at Eurockéennes 2007
Performing at Eurockéennes 2007
Background information
Birth name Laurent Mazzalai
Born October 19, 1974 (1974-10-19) (age 33)
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Years active 1992-present
Label(s) EMI, Source, Astralwerks
Associated acts Phoenix
Darlin'

Laurent Brancowitz (born Laurent Mazzalai)[1] is a musician best known for being one of the guitarists from the French indietronica-pop band, Phoenix.

Brancowitz was in part of a short lived Beach Boys-inspired guitar group called Darlin'. The band consisted of Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and himself. After releasing their songs on Duophonic, a review in the British music magazine Melody Maker called the music "a bunch of daft punk." The band split and Bangalter and Guy-Manuel continued making music under the name Daft Punk. Brancowitz later joined Phoenix, which his younger brother was already in. During live shows, Brancowitz often plays a Fender Bullet.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Discogs profile