DJ Snake

DJ Snake
Background information
Birth name William Grigahcine
Also known as DJ Snake
Born June 13, 1986 (age 28)
Paris, France
Origin  France
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
  • rapper
Years active 2009–present
Labels

William Grigahcine, better known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ, rapper and producer mixing hip hop and electronic music.[1][2][3][4][5]

He is a Grammy-nominated producer and artist who debuted into the international scene with singles "Bird Machine" and "Turn Down for What" in 2013.[1][6][7] "Bird Machine" is a collaboration with fellow French act Alesia. The single was picked up by Mad Decent, a Los Angeles-based record label run by Diplo, and released in February 2013. In June 2013, DJ Snake was invited by Diplo to do a live mix on his radio show, "Diplo & Friends", which airs on BBC Radio 1.[8]

DJ Snake is working on a collaboration with Diplo, due out in 2014.[9][10] He and Dillon Francis released "Get Low" on DJ Snake's official YouTube page on February 10, 2014. On April 30, 2014, DJ Snake was labeled as an "Artist To Watch" by FoxWeekly.[11] DJ Snake and Dillon Francis were announced as alternating supporting artists for the summer Mothership Tour 2014 with Skrillex.[12]

Career

In 2011, DJ Snake produced for Lady Gaga’s album "Born This Way". This earned him a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year in February 2012.[13] DJ Snake was co-producer for the song "Government Hooker", which was voted best song by Lady Gaga fans after the release of the album.[14] This song was supposed to be released as a single before Interscope Records decided to stop the marketing of the album after its release. He remixed Kanye West's "New Slaves", AlunaGeorge's "You Know You Like It", Duck Sauce’s "It's You" and Major Lazer's "Bubble Butt".[15][16][17][18] Junior Senior sampled Michael Jackson for their track "Move Your Feet". DJ Snake remixed the song in 2013.[19] In 2013, DJ Snake produced three songs with Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair on Lady Gaga’s album ARTPOP including "Applause", "Sexxx Dreams", and "Do What U Want".[20][21][22]

DJ Snake and Dillon Francis were alternating supporting artists on the Mothership Tour 2014 with Skrillex.[12]

"Turn Down for What"

In December 2013, "Turn Down for What" was released on Columbia Records.[23] The song was featured in a commercial for the Sol Republic DECK, a wireless speaker, which aired in October 2013.[24] "Turn Down for What" entered the top ten of the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart during the last week of December.[25] In January 2014, the single entered the top 5 on the Dance/Electronic chart and debuted No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.[26] The song was certified gold in February 2014 and platinum in March 2014.[27][28] The song reached the top ten of the Hot 100 in April 2014.[29]

The music video for the single was released in March 2014.[30] "Turn Down for What" was nominated for MTV Video Music Awards for Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and the MTV Clubland Award.[31]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[32]		 AUS
[33]		 AUT
[34]		 BEL (FL)
[35]		 CAN
[36]		 GER
[37]		 NLD
[38]		 NZ
[39]		 SWE
[40]		 UK
[41]		 US
[42]		 US
Dance
[43]
"Turn Down for What"
(with Lil Jon)		 2013 19 13 35 41 11 31 23 10 26 23 4 1 Non-album single
"Get Low"
(with Dillon Francis)		 2014 93 44 55 58 48 79 — — — 88 61 5 Money Sucks, Friends Rule
"You Know You Like It"
(with AlunaGeorge)		 156 — — 76 — — 23 — — — 39 4 Non-album single
"Lean On"
(with Major Lazer featuring MØ)		 2015 2 1 9 3 39 4 1 2 3 6 72 6 Peace Is the Mission
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

Year Title Artist(s)
2013 "Humain à L'eau" Stromae
"Stay the Night" Zedd featuring Hayley Williams
"New Slaves"[18] Kanye West
"You Know You Like It"[16] AlunaGeorge
"It’s You"[17] Duck Sauce
"Move Your Feet"[19] Junior Senior
"Bubble Butt"[52] Major Lazer featuring Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga and Mystic
2014 "Dirty Vibe" Skrillex and Diplo featuring G-Dragon and CL

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Recipient Category Result
2012 Born This Way (as producer) Album of the Year Nominated
2015 "Turn Down for What" (with Lil Jon) Best Music Video Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
2014 "Turn Down for What" (with Lil Jon) MTV Clubland Award style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Best Direction style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
Best Visual Effects style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Best Art Direction style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

Year Nominated artist and works Award Result
2014 "Turn Down for What" (with Lil Jon) Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song Nominated

References

Sources

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  3. ↑ "DJ SNAKE – "I want to make the world dance!"". InTheRed. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
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  10. ↑ "Watch DJ Snake Drop a New Collaboration with Diplo in Chicago". Do Androids Dance?. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  11. ↑ "#8. DJ Snake [artist to watch.]". Fox Weekly. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
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