David Grellier

David Grellier
Birth name David Grellier
Born July 2, 1979
Nantes, France
Genres Electronica
Occupation(s) Composer, Performer, Producer
Years active 2004–Present
Associated acts Sexy Sushi, Electric Youth
Website www.valeriecollective.com

David Grellier (born July 2, 1979, Nantes, France)[1] is a French electronica musician and founder of the musical projects College (2005) and Valerie (2007). Under the stage name Mitch Silver, he is also a member of the electroclash band Sexy Sushi, active since 2004.[2]

Musical projects

College

College
(Musical Project)
Origin Nantes, France
Genres Synthpop
Years active 2005-Present
Labels FVTVR , Valerie
Members David Grellier

College, in Grellier's words, was an attempt "to synthesize into my music the emotions of my childhood" and was greatly influenced by American 1980s pop-culture, "80's soaps and an aesthetic which I particularly like: color, images, silvery films and the sun – images of Los Angeles, Chicago and all of the other cities that [...] continue to fascinate me."[3]

In 2008, College released the album Secret Diary,[4][5] alongside the EP Teenage Color.

In 2011, the collective released a second album Northern Council.[6] The same year, College's song "A Real Hero" was used in the soundtrack of the film Drive[7][8] becoming a charting hit in France reaching #26.[9]

In an interview to magazine Tsugi, David Grellier said he was influenced by "nostalgic music", by the band Daft Punk, and artists like Alan Braxe, Fred Falke, Lifelike, Jacques Lu Cont (Stuart Price), Nicolas Makelberge, DJ Falcon, John Carpenter and others[10]

On March 13, 2013, College released their third full-length album, Heritage, introducing a new series of live acts around the world accompanied by new visual content. Cooperate with French visual system artist such Chromaphase for the Shanghai act.[11][12]

Valerie

Valerie
(Music Collective)
Origin Nantes, France
Genres Electro, "Retro-Futurist", 1980's Music
Years active 2007-Present

The Valerie collective described as "responsible for some of the very best original electronic music now coming out of France", was created as a way to foster musical talent, by providing opportunities for collaboration among artists, also connecting them through blogs and other internet channels. The collective is characterised by a "retro-futurist", "romantic blend of 1980s inspired electro".[3]

The musical cooperation was founded in Nantes in 2007 by David Grellier and his friends and colleagues. Various acts in Valerie include The Outrunners, Minitel Rose, Anoraak, Maethelvin all from Nantes[3] as well as Russ Chimes from London and DVAS from Toronto. Other artists included Keenhouse and Electric Youth. The hymn of the collective is "West Coast Valerie", a remix of the TV series Côte Ouest.[13]

Some of the works are released under the Valerie own record label, whereas others are released under various labels like FVTVR, Endless Summer Recordings, Believe Digital, Flexx, Free Danger. The label Endless Summer Recordings also prepared a compilation album in 2009 entitled Valerie and Friends joining a great number of artists in the project.

As Mitch Silver in Sexy Sushi

Main article: Sexy Sushi

Under the pseudonym stage name Mitch Silver, David Grellier is a member of Sexy Sushi, a French electroclash band he formed with vocalist Rebeka Warrior (real name Julia Lanoë). She is also part of the band Mansfield.TYA .[14] Their first albums were released as burned CD-R by alternative distributors like Wonderground. An EP and an album were then released in 2009 by Scandale Records.

Discography

As College

Tracklist

  1. Fighting For Life
  2. The Energy Storm (with Minitel Rose)
  3. When You Smile
  4. Secret Diary
  5. Desire
  6. Gate Number 5
  7. Something Wrong Tonight
  8. Burning By The Stars
  9. She Never Came Back (with ElectricYouth)
  10. I Think About It
  11. The Golden Messenger
  12. Fantasy Park (with Anoraak)
  13. I Need A Better Engine
  14. End Theme

Tracklist

  1. Can You Kiss Me First
  2. Teenage Color
  3. My Secret Romance
  4. The Drone
  5. The Scarlett Empress

Tracklist

  1. A Real Hero
  2. Closer
  3. Critical Mass
  4. The Mirage Makers
  5. Susan Waiting

Tracklist

  1. The Energy Story (dvas Remix)
  2. The Energy Story (Justin Faust Remix)
  3. The Energy Story (Nicholas Kraich Instrumental Remix)
  4. She Never Came Back (Russ Chimes Remix)
  5. She Never Came Back (The Outrunners Remix)
  6. Fantasy Park (Moulinex Remix)
  7. I Think About It (Keenhouse Remix)

Tracklist

  1. Incident
  2. The Zemlya Expedition
  3. Express For Acelia
  4. Northern Council
  5. Answers
  6. TWA Flight 450
  7. White Mosaic
  8. Weisberg Control
  9. Tscheljabinsk
  10. Simon’s Past
  11. Divided Loyalty
  12. Out Of Sync

Tracklist

  1. Héritage
  2. Départ
  3. Les Automates
  4. Frontière
  5. Tempête Magnétique
  6. Une Ville Silencieuse
  7. Piège
  8. Un Long Sommeil
  9. Alter Ego
  10. Révélation
  11. Le Choix
  12. Nouveau Chapitre

As Valerie Collective

As part of Sexy Sushi

Usage in films

References

  1. ↑ Brochen, Philippe (9 April 2011). "Electro choc". Libération Next (in French) (Libération). Retrieved 18 Dec 2011.
  2. ↑ Bordier, Julien (21 June 2010). "Sexy Sushi, Cyril et Jean-Pierre Pernault". LEXPRESS.fr (in French) (L'Express). Retrieved 17 Dec 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Interview with David Grellier of College and founder of the Valerie Collective 2009". What's On The Hi-Fi. 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  4. ↑ Interview with David Grellier of College and founder of the Valerie Collective
  5. ↑ Philippe Richard, «Le nantais College boosté par Drive», Ouest France, 17 December 2011.
  6. ↑ Northern Council de College, Magicrpm
  7. ↑ Drive OST, Record Makers
  8. ↑ Récap' live par Elvire Camus et Arnaud Aubry , Magicrpm dated 21 December 2011
  9. ↑ "College feat. Electric Youth - A Real Hero". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ , SmartShanghai, 15 June 2013.
  12. ↑ College Asia Tour Live Video , 'Shanghai Rose on the Bund', 15 June 2013.
  13. ↑ Tsugi: Les années College
  14. ↑ 20 minutes: La douce violence d'un duo (in French)
  15. ↑ Todd Gilchrist (2011-09-18). "Johnny Jewel on Developing the Unique Soundtrack For 'Drive'". Boxoffice Magazine. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  16. ↑ Taken 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)