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123-504: Pierre David Guetta ( French: [pjɛʁ david ɡeta] ; born November 7, 1967) is a French DJ and record producer . He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs polls in 2011, and throughout 2020 until 2023. In 2013, Billboard ranked his song " When Love Takes Over " (featuring Kelly Rowland ) as
246-721: A DJ controller device to mix audio files on a computer instead of a console mixer. DJs may also use a microphone to speak to the audience; effects units such as reverb to create sound effects and electronic musical instruments such as drum machines and synthesizers . Some of the most popular DJs are Skrillex , David Guetta , Porter Robinson , deadmau5 , Avicii , Calvin Harris , Martin Garrix , Marshmello , Zedd , Alan Walker , Eric Prydz , DJ Snake , R3HAB , Timmy Trumpet , Tiësto , Steve Aoki , Diplo , Nicky Romero , Lost Frequencies , Daft Punk . The term "disc jockey"
369-557: A DJ controller . Modern media players have the ability to stream music from online music providers such as Beatport, Beatsource, Tidal and SoundCloud GO. DJ mixers are small audio mixing consoles specialized for DJing. Most DJ mixers have far fewer channels than a mixer used by a record producer or audio engineer ; whereas standard live sound mixers in small venues have 12 to 24 channels, and standard recording studio mixers have even more (as many as 72 on large boards), basic DJ mixers may have only two channels. While DJ mixers have many of
492-483: A Farley "Jackmaster" Funk track on French radio in 1987. The next year, he began hosting his own club nights. In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil . In the mid-1990s Guetta played in clubs including Le Centrale, the Rex, Le Boy, and Folies Pigalle. Released in 1994 Guetta's second single, a collaboration with American house vocalist Robert Owens titled "Up & Away",
615-565: A cover of " I Can't Turn Around " by Isaac Hayes selling well in the Chicago area. Hearing Hurley's version of the song, Farley teamed up with Jesse Saunders to make his own version of the track. Keeping much of Hurley's instrumental arrangement, he changed the hook from "I Can't Turn Around" to "Love Can't Turn Around" and dropped the rest of Hayes' original lyrics, substituting new words by author Vince Lawrence . The lead vocals were performed by church singer Darryl Pandy who also performed
738-521: A microphone , effects units such as reverb , and electronic musical instruments such as drum machines and synthesizers. As music technology has progressed, DJs have adopted different types of equipment to play and mix music, all of which are still commonly used. Traditionally, DJs used two turntables plugged into a DJ mixer to mix music on vinyl records. As compact discs became popular media for publishing music, specialized high-quality CD players known as CDJs were developed for DJs. CDJs can take
861-509: A record label named House Records whose first release was "Jack Trax" by Mirage & Chip E. Farley's own debut single, and catalogue number 2, was "Aw Shucks (Let's Go Let's Go)" in 1985, followed by "Funkin with the Drums" in the same year. The latter contained stripped down "beat tracks" composed with drums alone. After that followed a series of influential house and acid house records on Chicago's Trax Records : In 1985, Farley's single "Jack
984-444: A New York-based collective and booking agency, describe themselves as "representing and showcasing cis women, trans women and genderqueer [ sic ] talent." In Japan, the newest Bushiroad franchise: D4DJ focuses on an all-women DJ unit. DJs use equipment that enables them to play multiple sources of recorded music and mix them to create seamless transitions and unique arrangements of songs. An important tool for DJs
1107-482: A computer to fully take advantage of its features. The consumer-grade, regular sound card integrated into most computer motherboards can only output two channels (one stereo pair). However, DJs need to be able to output at least four channels (two stereo pairs, thus Left and Right for input 1 and Left and Right for input 2), either unmixed signals to send to a DJ mixer or the main output plus a headphone output. Additionally, DJ sound cards output higher-quality signals than
1230-699: A decisive influence on the club or a series of events. Per agreement with the management or company, the DJ would have to perform under agreed times and dates. Typically, DJs perform as residents for two or three times in a week, for example, on Friday and Saturday. DJs who make a steady income from a venue are also considered resident DJs. Examples for resident DJs are: In Western popular music , even though there are relatively few women DJs and turntablists, women musicians have achieved great success in singing and songwriting roles, however, they are given much less representation than men DJs. Part of this may stem from
1353-412: A deejay (DJ) is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and " toasts " (recites poetry) to an instrumental riddim . Deejays are not to be confused with DJs from other music genres like hip hop, where they select and play music. Dancehall/reggae DJs who select riddims to play are called selectors. Deejays whose style is nearer to singing are sometimes called singjays . The term deejay originated in
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#17327721003911476-484: A demographic distinct from teenagers in the Bronx, Herc's parties had a ready-made audience. DJ Kool Herc developed the style that was the blueprint for hip hop music . Herc used the record to focus on a short, heavily percussive part in it: the " break ". Since this part of the record was the one the dancers liked best, Herc isolated the break and prolonged it by changing between two record players. As one record reached
1599-411: A feature commonly labelled "sync". Most DJ mixers now include a beat counter which analyzes the tempo of an incoming sound source and displays its tempo in beats per minute (BPM), which may assist with beatmatching analog sound sources. In the past, being a DJ has largely been a self-taught craft but with the complexities of new technologies and the convergence with music production methods, there are
1722-423: A feature known as "keylock". Some software analyzes the loudness of the music for automatic normalization with ReplayGain and detects the musical key. Additionally, DJ software can store cue points, set loops, and apply effects . As tablet computers and smartphones became widespread, DJ software was written to run on these devices in addition to laptops. DJ software requires specialized hardware in addition to
1845-489: A generally low percentage of women in audio technology-related jobs. A 2013 Sound on Sound article by Rosina Ncube stated that there are "... few women in record production and sound engineering ." Ncube states that "[n]inety-five percent of music producers are male, and although there are women producers achieving great things in music, they are less well-known than their counterparts." The vast majority of students in music technology programs are male. In hip hop music ,
1968-414: A growing number of schools and organizations that offer instruction on the techniques. In DJ culture, miming refers to the practice of DJ's pantomiming the actions of live-mixing a set on stage while a pre-recorded mix plays over the sound system. Miming mixing in a live performance is considered to be controversial within DJ culture. Some within the DJ community say that miming is increasingly used as
2091-461: A hardware mixer. Turntables allow DJs to play vinyl records. By adjusting the playback speed of the turntable, either by adjusting the speed knob or by manipulating the platter (e.g., by slowing down the platter by putting a finger gently along the side), DJs can match the tempos of different records so their rhythms can be played together at the same time without clashing or make a smooth, seamless transition from one song to another. This technique
2214-417: A laptop as a source of music instead of transporting CDs or vinyl records to gigs. Unlike most music player software designed for regular consumers , DJ software can play at least two audio files simultaneously, display the waveforms of the files on screen and enable the DJ to listen to either source. The waveforms allow the DJ to see what is coming next in the music and how the playback of different files
2337-423: A live audience in a nightclub or dance club or a TV, radio broadcast audience, or an online radio audience. DJs also create mixes, remixes and tracks that are recorded for later sale and distribution. In hip hop music , DJs may create beats, using percussion breaks , basslines and other musical content sampled from pre-existing records. In hip hop, rappers and MCs use these beats to rap over. Some DJs adopt
2460-559: A live-version of his new single at the NRJ Music Awards and the MTV Europe Music Awards . On 1 December 2017, Guetta released the single " So Far Away " on Garrix's label Stmpd Rcrds . The single version contained vocals from Jamie Scott and Romy Dya. Ellie Goulding 's vocals were cut from the song as her label was pushing back the release. That is the reason why the two DJs decided to replace her and use
2583-452: A main stage performance for Night 3 on both weekends. In addition, he was a guest during Martin Garrix 's closing set, during which they debuted their yet to be released single "So Far Away" which featured vocals from Jamie Scott and Ellie Goulding . Guetta also had Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike join him on stage to premier their new song " Complicated " which was released on the Friday of
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#17327721003912706-405: A means to better mix and blend recorded music. These techniques primarily include the cueing , equalization and audio mixing of two or more sound sources. The complexity and frequency of special techniques depend largely on the setting in which a DJ is working. Radio DJs are less likely to focus on advanced music-mixing procedures than club DJs, who rely on a smooth transition between songs using
2829-537: A million dollars for Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, Feeding America , World Health Organization and Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris - Hôpitaux de France. The performance was the second edition of “United At Home,” following Guetta's first fundraiser in Miami which raised more than US$ 750,000 for global charities and drew more than 25 million online views. Funds raised went directly to The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, chaired by First Lady Chirlane McCray , which
2952-658: A more creative manner (although turntablism is often considered a use of the turntable as a musical instrument rather than a tool for blending recorded music). Professional DJs may use harmonic mixing to choose songs that are in compatible musical keys. Other techniques include chopping , screwing and looping . Recent advances in technology in both DJ hardware and software can provide assisted or automatic completion of some traditional DJ techniques and skills. Examples include phrasing and beatmatching , which can be partially or completely automated by using DJ software that performs automatic synchronization of sound recordings,
3075-478: A motor to directly drive a platter on which a vinyl record rests. In 1969, Matsushita released it as the SP-10 , the first direct-drive turntable on the market, and the first in their influential Technics series of turntables. In 1972, Technics started making their SL-1200 turntable , featuring high torque direct drive design. The SL-1200 had a rapid start and its durable direct drive enabled DJs to manipulate
3198-443: A musical instrument. Perhaps the best-known turntablist technique is scratching . Turntablists often participate in DJ contests like DMC World DJ Championships and Red Bull 3Style. A resident DJ performs at a venue on a regular basis or permanently. They would perform regularly (typically under an agreement) in a particular discotheque, a particular club, a particular event, or a particular broadcasting station. Residents have
3321-404: A new record label known as Jack Back Records, where he intends to focus only on electronic music releases (compared to the dance pop productions he's most known for). The label is named after a project Guetta started alongside Nicky Romero when they remixed the song " Wild Ones ". The premiere release of the new label was "Metropolis", another one of his collaboration with Romero, which also became
3444-521: A new song. The trio was later joined by DJ Afrojack , and Avicii . On 17 March 2014, he released " Bad ", a collaboration with Showtek and Vassy on Jack Back Records, and released his remix of Afrojack 's single " Ten Feet Tall " on 15 April. Guetta released " Blast Off ", with Kaz James on 14 June. It appeared on the four-track EP titled Lovers on the Sun he released later that month. The EP contains "Blast Off", " Shot Me Down ", "Bad", and " Lovers on
3567-403: A non-stopping flow of music. Mixing began with hip hop in the 1970s and would subsequently expand to other genres in especially (but not exclusively) dance music. One key technique used for seamlessly transitioning from one song to another is beatmatching . A DJ who mostly plays and mixes one specific music genre is often given the title of that genre; for example, a DJ who plays hip hop music
3690-426: A number of prominent women DJs: Hannah Wants , Ellen Allien , Miss Kittin , Monika Kruse , Nicole Moudaber , B.Traits , Magda , Nina Kraviz , Nervo , and Annie Mac . Two years later, another article brings out a list with world-famous women DJs including Nastia, tINY, Nora En Pure , Anja Schneider, Peggy Gou , Maya Jane Coles , and Eli & Fur . American DJ The Blessed Madonna has been called "one of
3813-436: A range of techniques. However, some radio DJs are experienced club DJs, so they use the same sophisticated mixing techniques. Club DJ turntable techniques include beatmatching , phrasing and slip-cueing to preserve energy on a dance floor. Turntablism embodies the art of cutting, beat juggling , scratching , needle drops , phase shifting , back spinning and more to perform the transitions and overdubs of samples in
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3936-547: A remix of David Bowie 's song " Heroes ". Later in his career, Guetta continued recording compilations under that title. Along with Garraud, Guetta remixed Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 's 1980 hit " Enola Gay " for The OMD Singles (2003). Guetta's second album, Guetta Blaster , was released in 2004. It was supported with the release of four singles: " Money " and " Stay " featuring Chris Willis and " The World Is Mine " and " In Love With Myself " featuring JD Davis. In 2006
4059-636: A significant impact on the American hip hop culture. DJ turntablism has origins in the invention of direct-drive turntables . Early belt-drive turntables were unsuitable for turntablism and mixing, since they had a slow start-up time, and they were prone to wear-and-tear and breakage, as the belt would break from backspinning or scratching. The first direct-drive turntable was invented by engineer Shuichi Obata at Matsushita (now Panasonic ), based in Osaka , Japan. It eliminated belts, and instead employed
4182-537: A single with Disciples , titled " No Worries ". Later, on 16 May 2016, saw Guetta released an extended mix of his song "Pelican" on his label Jack Back Records. On 30 September 2016, Guetta released a new single with Cedric Gervais and Chris Willis named "Would I Lie to You" on his label Jack Back Records. The song interpolates the vocals/lyrics of the 1992 Charles & Eddie hit " Would I Lie to You? ". 2016 also saw Guetta collaborate with German DJ Robin Schulz on
4305-417: A special signal, referred to as "timecode", to control DJ software. The DJ software interprets changes in the playback speed, direction, and position of the timecode signal and manipulates the digital files it is playing in the same way that the turntable manipulates the timecode record. This requires a specialized DJ sound card with at least 4 channels (2 stereo pairs) of inputs and outputs. With this setup,
4428-475: A strong technological tendency such as DJing, sound engineering and producing" are "not necessarily about their dislike of these instruments but relates to the interrupting effect of their dominantly masculine delineations". Despite this, women and girls do increasingly engage in turntable and DJ practices, individually and collectively, and "carve out spaces for themselves in EDM and DJ Culture". A 2015 article cited
4551-574: A technique by celebrity model DJs who may lack mixing skills, but can draw big crowds to a venue. During a DJ tour for the release of the French group Justice 's A Cross the Universe in November 2008, controversy arose when a photograph of Augé DJing with an unplugged Akai MPD24 surfaced. The photograph sparked accusations that Justice's live sets were faked. Augé has since said that the equipment
4674-487: A track from Nothing but the Beat 2.0 . The label also included releases from the likes of Daddy's Groove and other collaborators, as well as a two-track EP from production duo Spencer & Hill. All of the label's releases can be found on Beatport . While on tour with Rihanna , he debuted his new track at Twickenham Stadium on 15 June 2013. Guetta stated "Twickenham, I hope you like this new track, it's brand new and you're
4797-475: A year later, the duo amassed more than 110 million combined streams. It consists of four new tracks “Kill Me Slow”, “Nothing”, “Bombardment”, and “Odyssey”. Their record collection includes “ Never Be Alone " feat Aloe Blacc, “ Make It To Heaven ” with Raye, the tribute remix of Avicii's “ Heaven ” and “Detroit 3 AM”. On 18 April 2020, Guetta performed poolside, overlooking the Downtown Miami skyline and
4920-492: Is New York City's official fundraising arm for COVID-19 relief. However, Guetta was criticized for this performance, which included a shout-out to the family of George Floyd , followed by a fast-paced electronic dance tune which sampled a recording of Martin Luther King Jr. 's " I Have a Dream " speech. Critics found this decision to be "tone-deaf." On 7 November 2020, Guetta won DJ Mag 's annual Top 100 DJs poll for
5043-399: Is aligned. The software analyzes music files to identify their tempo and where the beats are. The analyzed information can be used by the DJ to help manually beatmatch like with vinyl records or the software can automatically synchronize the beats. Digital signal processing algorithms in software allow DJs to adjust the tempo of recordings independently of their pitch (and musical key ,
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5166-404: Is an American musician , DJ and record producer of Chicago house and acid house music. He is notable for writing and producing a number of highly influential tracks in the mid and late 1980s. He has released records under various aliases such as "Farley Funkin' Keith", "Rude Boy Farley Keith", "The Housemaster Boyz", "Jackmaster Dick" or "The Godfather of House". Farley got his start in
5289-533: Is an adaption of the Cher song " Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) ". The song was co-produced by Giorgio Tuinfort. In February, Guetta released a remix of Avicii 's track " Addicted to You " on Beatport. Later that month, record label Cherrytree hinted through a message on Twitter that English singer-songwriter Natalia Kills was in a studio in Stockholm , Sweden , along with Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort to record
5412-400: Is called a hip hop DJ, a DJ who plays house music is a house DJ, a DJ who plays techno is called a techno DJ, and so on. The quality of a DJ performance (often called a DJ mix or DJ set) consists of two main features: technical skills, or how well the DJ can operate the equipment and produce smooth transitions between two or more recordings and a playlist; and the ability of a DJ to select
5535-403: Is impacted upon by what he defines as "male technophilia ". Historian Ruth Oldenziel concurs in her writing on engineering with this idea of socialization as a central factor in the lack of engagement with technology. She says: an exclusive focus on women's supposed failure to enter the field – is insufficient for understanding how our stereotypical notions have come into being; it tends to put
5658-473: Is known as beatmatching . DJs typically replace the rubber mat on turntables that keep the record moving in sync with the turntable with a slipmat that facilitates manipulating the playback of the record by hand. With the slipmat, the DJ can stop or slow down the record while the turntable is still spinning. Direct-drive turntables are the type preferred by DJs. Belt-drive turntables are less expensive, but they are not suitable for turntablism and DJing, because
5781-423: Is the specialized DJ mixer , a small audio mixer with a crossfader and cue functions. The crossfader enables the DJ to blend or transition from one song to another. The cue knobs or switches allow the DJ to "listen" to a source of recorded music in headphones before playing it for the live club or broadcast audience. Previewing the music in headphones helps the DJ pick the next track they want to play, cue up
5904-589: The Just a Little More Love single " Love Don't Let Me Go " was re-released as a mash-up with the Tocadisco remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg. The mash-up single entitled " Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away) " was charted higher than the original release of the song. In 2007, Guetta's third album Pop Life was released. The album was successful in the UK and Ireland as well as in mainland Europe. According to EMI in 2010,
6027-714: The Scotch Club , opened in Aachen and visiting journalist Klaus Quirini (later DJ Heinrich) made comments, conducted audience games, and announced songs while playing records. The first song he played was the hit Ein Schiff wird kommen by Lale Andersen . In the 1960s, Rudy Bozak began making the first DJ mixers , mixing consoles specialized for DJing. In the late 1960s to early 1970s Jamaican sound system culture, producer and sound system operator (DJ), (Jamaican) King Tubby and producer Lee "Scratch" Perry were pioneers of
6150-640: The music industry in 1981 as one of the original members of the Hot Mix 5 , a DJ team at WBMX-FM 102.7 FM, Oak Park, Illinois (original members of Kenny "Jammin" Jason, Mickey "Mixin" Oliver , Scott "Smokin" Silz, Farley "Funkin" Keith and Ralphi "Rockin" Rosario ). He was a guest DJ at the Warehouse nightclub, and was a resident DJ at The Playground, which later became the Candy Store and later La Mirage. In 1985, together with Chip E. , he started
6273-538: The "Top 100 DJs" poll by DJ Magazine , and was elected "Best House DJ" by DJ Awards in 2008. Since April 2009, Guetta had his own radio show on the internet radio station RauteMusik on Saturday evening. The show was afterwards moved into Radio 538 , being aired every Friday evening after Tiësto's Club Life . Guetta's fourth studio album, One Love , was released in August 2009. Its first single " When Love Takes Over ", which featured Kelly Rowland , peaked at #1 on
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#17327721003916396-640: The "disc" in "disc jockey" referred to shellac and later vinyl records , but nowadays DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to also describe persons who mix music from other recording media such as cassettes , CDs or digital audio files on a CDJ , controller, or even a laptop. DJs may adopt the title "DJ" in front of their real names, adopted pseudonyms, or stage names. DJs commonly use audio equipment that can play at least two sources of recorded music simultaneously. This enables them to blend tracks together to create transitions between recordings and develop unique mixes of songs. This can involve aligning
6519-569: The 1960s and 1970s when performers such as U-Roy and King Stitt toasted over the instrumental ( dub music ) versions of popular records. These versions were often released on the flip side to the song's 45 record . This gave the deejays the chance to create on-the-fly lyrics to the music. Big Youth , and I-Roy were famous deejays in Jamaica. Turntablists, also called battle DJs, use turntables and DJ mixer to manipulate recorded sounds to produce new music. In essence, they use DJ equipment as
6642-419: The 1970s, DJs would have to lug heavy direct-drive turntables and crates of records to clubs and shows. In the 1980s, many DJs transitioned to compact cassettes . In the 1990s and 2000s, many DJs switched to using digital audio such as CDs and MP3 files. As technological advances made it practical to store large collections of digital music files on a laptop computer, DJ software was developed so DJs could use
6765-543: The Bass" (along with Chip E.'s "Time to Jack" from the "Jack Trax" EP) ushered in the popular " jacking " dance craze in Chicago house. Also in 1985, he released "Funkin' with the Drums Again", followed in 1986 by "Give Yourself to Me" with vocals by Kevin "Jack N House" Irving and gospel singer Ricky Dillard . In 1986, his roommate at the time, Steve "Silk" Hurley , who was an important house pioneer himself, had produced
6888-431: The DJ software typically outputs unmixed signals from the music files to an external hardware DJ mixer . Some DJ mixers have integrated USB sound cards that allow DJ software to connect directly to the mixer without requiring a separate sound card. A DJ software can be used to mix audio files on the computer instead of a separate hardware mixer. When mixing on a computer, DJs often use a DJ controller device that mimics
7011-615: The EDM subgenre " future rave " along with fellow producer Morten Breum ; they released a collaborative extended play, New Rave in July 2020. In 2022, he released the single " I'm Good (Blue) " (with Bebe Rexha ), which remains the second longest-running chart-topping song on the US Dance/Electronic chart. Guetta's accolades include two Grammy Awards , an American Music Award and a Billboard Music Award . In June 2021, Guetta sold his recorded music catalog for an amount in
7134-653: The House Master Boyz and the Rude Boy of House, which followed "Love Can't Turn Around" into the UK top ten. The album No Vocals Necessary (1988) contained a 303 driven instrumental acid house track named "The Acid Life" that was successfully (but uncredited) covered by Technotronic as " Pump Up the Jam " (1989). Apart from his own works, he did some remixing , producing and editing for other artists during this time. He also DJed and performed at many parties in
7257-673: The Sun " featuring vocals from American singer Sam Martin . On 30 June 2014, " Lovers on the Sun " saw official single release as the first single from Guetta's sixth studio album, Listen . The second single from the album, " Dangerous ", (also featuring Sam Martin ), was released as the second single from the album on 5 October 2014. The album itself was released worldwide on 21 November 2014 through Big Beat Records and Atlantic Records with collaborations from prior favourites such as Sia , Afrojack , and Nicki Minaj as well as new collaborators like Ryan Tedder , Bebe Rexha , and The Script . The title track "Listen" (featuring John Legend )
7380-483: The TR-808 would be widely adopted by hip hop DJs, with 808 sounds remaining central to hip-hop music ever since. The Roland TB-303 , a bass synthesizer released in 1981, had a similar impact on electronic dance music genres such as techno and house music , along with Roland's TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines. Farley Keith Farley "Jackmaster" Funk (born Farley Keith Williams ; January 25, 1962)
7503-528: The UK Singles Chart and topped many other countries worldwide, selling over 5,5 million copies worldwide. His second single from the album, " Sexy Bitch " featuring Akon , became his second #1 in the UK. " One Love " featuring Estelle , " Memories " featuring Kid Cudi and " Gettin' Over You " featuring Chris Willis , Fergie and LMFAO followed. As of May 2011 the album had sold three million copies worldwide. Guetta's fourth studio album One Love
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#17327721003917626-468: The UN's humanitarian campaign called The World Needs More. Guetta co-wrote and produced the song "Fashion!" on Lady Gaga 's third studio album Artpop . He also had songwriting and production contributions to Britney Spears ' eighth studio album Britney Jean , on multiple tracks and instrumentation imitations. On 20 January 2014, Guetta released " Shot Me Down " featuring American singer Skylar Grey . It
7749-529: The United Kingdom. Guetta has also co-produced " Forever and a Day ", which was Kelly's next UK single from that album. Guetta also produced the singles " Acapella " and "Scream" for American singer-songwriter Kelis 's fifth studio album, Flesh Tone , released on 14 May 2010. "Acapella" was released as the lead single on 23 February 2010 and topped the dance charts in the United Kingdom and United States. On 28 June 2010 American rapper Flo Rida released
7872-746: The album has sold a total of 530,000 copies worldwide. The lead single " Love Is Gone " reached Number 1 on the American Dance Chart and charted on the Billboard Hot 100. "Delirious" featured the vocals of Tara McDonald who also co wrote the record. The song was released as the album's fourth single on 31 January 2008. The song charted #27 Austrian singles chart, #17 Belgian (Flanders) chart, #2 Belgian (Wallonia) singles chart. #12 Dutch singles chart, #16 French singles chart, #16 Swiss singles chart, #36 Hungary singles chart, #29 Romanian singles chart, #51 Swedish singles chart. The remixes of
7995-470: The beats of the music sources so their rhythms and tempos do not clash when played together and enable a smooth transition from one song to another. DJs often use specialized DJ mixers , small audio mixers with crossfader and cue functions to blend or transition from one song to another. Mixers are also used to pre-listen to sources of recorded music in headphones and adjust upcoming tracks to mix with currently playing music. DJ software can be used with
8118-429: The belt-drive motor can be damaged by this type of manipulation. Some DJs, most commonly those who play hip hop music, go beyond merely mixing records and use turntables as musical instruments for scratching , beat juggling , and other turntablism techniques. CDJs / media players are high-quality digital media players made for DJing. They often have large jog wheels and pitch controls to allow DJs to manipulate
8241-537: The burden of proof entirely on women and to [unreasonably] blame them for their supposedly inadequate socialization, their lack of aspiration, and their want of masculine values. An equally challenging question is why and how boys have come to love things technical, how boys have historically been socialized as technophiles. Lucy Green has focused on gender in relation to musical performers and creators, and specifically on educational frameworks as they relate to both. She suggests that women's alienation from "areas that have
8364-692: The couple divorced in a Paris court in March 2014. Neither party was present at the hearing and the reason for their divorce is unknown. Disc jockey A disc jockey , more commonly abbreviated as DJ , is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music festivals ), mobile DJs (who are hired to work at public and private events such as weddings, parties, or festivals), and turntablists (who use record players, usually turntables , to manipulate sounds on phonograph records ). Originally,
8487-593: The crossfader provides only the channel A sound source. The far right side provides only the channel B sound source (e.g., record player number 2). Positions in between the two extremes provide different mixes of the two channels. Some DJs use a computer with DJ software and a DJ controller instead of an analog DJ mixer to mix music, although DJ software can be used in conjunction with a hardware DJ mixer. DJs generally use higher-quality headphones than those designed for music consumers. DJ headphones have other properties useful for DJs, such as designs that acoustically isolate
8610-621: The end of the break, he cued a second record back to the beginning of the break, which allowed him to extend a relatively short section of music into a "five-minute loop of fury". This innovation had its roots in what Herc called "The Merry-Go-Round", a technique by which the DJ switched from break to break at the height of the party. This technique is specifically called "The Merry-Go-Round" because according to Herc, it takes one "back and forth with no slack." Radio DJs or radio personalities introduce and play music broadcasts on AM , FM , digital or Internet radio stations. In Jamaican music ,
8733-474: The environment of DJ usually tends to be very noisy. Standard headphones have a 3.5mm jack but DJ equipment usually requires ¼ inch jack. Most specialized DJ Headphones have an adapter to switch between a 3.5mm jack and ¼ inch jack. Detachable coiled cables are perfect for DJ Headphones. DJs have changed their equipment as new technologies are introduced. The earliest DJs in pop music, in 1970s discos, used record turntables , vinyl records and audio consoles . In
8856-404: The festival's second weekend. During this time Guetta, Vegas, and Mike also performed the latter two's long-awaited single with W&W : "Crowd Control". On 3 November 2017, Guetta and Afrojack released their single " Dirty Sexy Money " featuring Charli XCX and French Montana . This song is David Guetta's 3rd single from his upcoming 7th studio album, which was released in 2018. He performed
8979-403: The first and probably only time during the concert. It features British singer-songwriter Amanda Wilson . On 11 September 2020, David Guetta and Sia reunited for new single " Let's Love ". The single was produced and recorded during isolation. On 17 July 2020, Guetta and Morten released their New Rave EP. Guetta and Morten started the new future rave sound movement in late 2019. Less than
9102-412: The first people in the world to hear it." The single, called " Ain't a Party ", was released on 8 July 2013. It is a collaboration between GLOWINTHEDARK and Harrison. Guetta released the artwork for his new single on his Instagram profile on 19 June 2013. In September, Guetta unveiled the music video for new track "One Voice" featuring indie singer Mikky Ekko . It was released on 4 November as part of
9225-491: The first single off the album, was released worldwide on 2 May 2011. " Little Bad Girl ", with Taio Cruz and Ludacris , was released as the second single on 28 June 2011. The third single, " Without You " with Usher , was released on 27 September 2011. Guetta has also released four promotional singles for Nothing But the Beat which were " Titanium " with Sia , " Lunar " with Afrojack , " Night of Your Life " with Jennifer Hudson , and " The Alphabeat ". The album also features
9348-548: The former three reached number one in the United Kingdom. His 2011 follow-up album, Nothing but the Beat was met with continued success, containing the hit singles " Where Them Girls At " (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj ), " Little Bad Girl " (featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris ), " Without You " (featuring Usher ), " Titanium " (featuring Sia ) and " Turn Me On " (featuring Nicki Minaj). In 2018, he released his seventh album 7 , which included twelve tracks under his alias Jack Back . In 2019, he announced his creation of
9471-476: The genre known as dub music . They experimented with tape-based composition ; emphasized repetitive rhythmic structures (often stripped of their harmonic elements); electronically manipulated spatiality; sonically manipulated pre-recorded musical materials from mass media; and remixed music among other innovative techniques. It is widely known that the Jamaican dancehall culture has had and continues to have
9594-409: The hit singles " Sweat " with Snoop Dogg and " Turn Me On " with Nicki Minaj. Guetta teamed up with Afrojack and Tara McDonald again to release "Pandemonium" on his FMIF Ibiza Mix 2011 compilation through EMI records. Guetta also performed alongside Nicky Romero and Nervo at London's Alexandra Palace on 1 June 2012. A re-release of Nothing but the Beat , titled Nothing but the Beat 2.0 ,
9717-506: The last two decades. In March 2022, Guetta and Morten announced a joint US tour, which concluded at EDC Las Vegas on 21 May 2022. They also announced a residency at Hï Ibiza to take place every Friday from 3 June to 30 September 2022. On 8 April 2022, Guetta released the song " Crazy What Love Can Do " with British singer-songwriters Becky Hill and Ella Henderson . On 2 September 2022, Guetta teamed up with British DJ and producer Sigala alongside British singer-songwriter Sam Ryder on
9840-419: The layout of two turntables plus a DJ mixer to control the software rather than the computer keyboard & touchpad on a laptop, or the touchscreen on a tablet computer or smartphone . Many DJ controllers have an integrated sound card with 4 output channels (2 stereo pairs) that allow the DJ to use headphones to preview music before playing it on the main output. Several techniques are used by DJs as
9963-480: The low percentage of women DJs and turntablists may stem from the overall men's domination of the entire hip hop music industry. Most of the top rappers, MCs, DJs, record producers and music executives are men. There are a small number of high-profile women, but they are rare. In 2007, Mark Katz's article "Men, Women, and Turntables: Gender and the DJ Battle", stated that "very few women [do turntablism] battle[s];
10086-582: The mass marketing of home phonographs in the late 19th century. British radio disc jockey Jimmy Savile hosted his first live dance party in 1943 using a single turntable and a makeshift sound system. Four years later, Savile began using two turntables welded together to form a single DJ console. In 1947, the Whisky à Gogo opened in Paris as the first discotheque . In 1959, one of the first discos in Germany,
10209-402: The matter has been a topic of conversation among hip-hop DJs for years." In 2010, Rebekah Farrugia said "the male-centricity of electronic dance music (EDM) culture" contributes to "a marginalisation of women in these [EDM] spaces." While turntablism and broader DJ practices should not be conflated, Katz suggests use or lack of use of the turntable broadly by women across genres and disciplines
10332-614: The most suitable recordings, also known as "reading the crowd". DJ Kool Herc , Grandmaster Flash , and Afrika Bambaataa were members of a block party at South Bronx from 1973 onwards. Kool Herc played records such as James Brown's " Give It Up or Turnit a Loose ", Jimmy Castor's " It's Just Begun ", Booker T. & the M.G.'s' " Melting Pot ", Incredible Bongo Band's " Bongo Rock " and " Apache ", and UK rock band Babe Ruth's " The Mexican ". With Bronx clubs struggling with street gangs, uptown DJs catering to an older disco crowd with different aspirations, and commercial radio also catering to
10455-494: The motor would continue to spin at the correct RPM even if the DJ wiggled the record back and forth on the platter. In 1980, Japanese company Roland released the TR-808 , an analog rhythm/drum machine , which has unique artificial sounds, such as its booming bass and sharp snare , and a metronome -like rhythm . Yellow Magic Orchestra 's use of the instrument in 1980 influenced hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, after which
10578-504: The number one dance-pop collaboration ever. He released his debut album, Just a Little More Love , in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). Guetta achieved mainstream success with his fourth album One Love (2009), which included his breakthrough singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), " Gettin' Over You " (with Chris Willis featuring Fergie and LMFAO ), " Sexy Bitch " (featuring Akon ) and " Memories " (featuring Kid Cudi );
10701-418: The place of turntables or be used together with turntables. Many CDJs can now play digital music files from USB flash drives or SD cards in addition to CDs. With the spread of portable laptops, tablets , and smartphone computers, DJs began using software together with specialized sound cards and DJ controller hardware. DJ software can be used in conjunction with a hardware DJ mixer or be used instead of
10824-491: The platter, as with scratching techniques. Hip hop DJs began using the Technics SL-1200s as musical instruments to manipulate records with turntablism techniques such as scratching and beat juggling rather than merely mixing records. These techniques were developed in the 1970s by DJ Kool Herc , Grand Wizard Theodore , and Afrika Bambaataa , as they experimented with Technics direct-drive decks, finding that
10947-400: The playback of digital files for beatmatching similar to how DJs manipulate vinyl records on turntables. CDJs often have features such as loops and waveform displays similar to DJ software. Originally designed to play music from compact discs, they now can play digital music files stored on USB flash drives and SD cards . Some CDJs can also connect to a computer running DJ software to act as
11070-471: The prominent French journalist Bernard Guetta and French-Italian actress Nathalie Guetta [ it ; fr ; pl ; fi ] . He also has a half-brother, Dominique Vidal and a half-sister, Joëlle Vidal from his mother's first marriage to French cybernetician Jacques Vidal. Guetta began to DJ at the Broad Club in Paris. He first played popular songs, and he discovered house music when he heard
11193-470: The region of US$ 100 million, with Music Business Worldwide citing a source saying it was more than that, but less than US$ 150 million. Pierre David Guetta was born on November 7, 1967 and was raised in Paris , France . Guetta's father, Pierre, was a sociologist who was born in a Moroccan Jewish family. His mother, Monique, was of Belgian descent. Through his father, Guetta is the younger half-brother of
11316-433: The same features found on larger mixers (faders, equalization knobs, gain knobs, effects units , etc.), DJ mixers have a feature that is usually only found on DJ mixers: the crossfader . The crossfader is a type of fader that is mounted horizontally. DJs used the crossfader to mix two or more sound sources. The midpoint of the crossfader's travel is a 50/50 mix of the two channels (on a two-channel mixer). The far left side of
11439-702: The second time, almost a decade after he first took the No.1 spot in 2011. Guetta was presented his award during AMF Presents Top 100 DJs, a virtual awards show in Amsterdam that was broadcast to the world. On 31 December 2020, Guetta presented a New Year's Eve virtual concert from Musée du Louvre , United at Home – Paris Edition , as a fundraiser for UNICEF and Restos du Cœur . On 20 May 2021, Guetta released his new single " Heartbreak Anthem " in collaboration with Little Mix and Galantis . On 17 June 2021, Warner Music acquired rights to Guetta's recorded music catalog from
11562-574: The single " Club Can't Handle Me " featuring Guetta. The song is included on the soundtrack album to the American 3D dance film Step Up 3D and Flo Rida's third studio album, Only One Flo (Part 1) . Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing but the Beat was released on 26 August 2011. It was released as a double-disc album; one disc being vocal and the other being electronic. Guetta was inspired by rock bands such as Kings of Leon and Coldplay to add rock influences to his dance productions. " Where Them Girls At " featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj ,
11685-546: The song "Living Without You". On 27 October, 2023, Guetta released a house -influenced afrobeat single " Big FU " featuring Nigerian singer Ayra Starr and American rapper Lil Durk . On 7 November 2024, Guetta released the song "Supernova Love" with the South Korean girl group Ive . Guetta married nightclub manager Cathy Lobé in 1992. They had two children: son Tim Elvis Eric (born 9 February 2004) and daughter Angie (born 23 September 2007). After 22 years of marriage,
11808-611: The song on the British TV show Top of the Pops . The new version, " Love Can't Turn Around ", reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986. It holds an important place in the history of house music as the first record in the genre to make it into the UK Singles Chart and to popularize house music overseas. Farley had several other follow-up hits during the late 1980s, most notably "House Nation" in 1986, credited to
11931-614: The song would be integrated throughout the tournament, including during the opening and closing sequences for every television match broadcast , and will also be performed by Guetta at the Opening ceremony and Closing ceremony , as well as during a free concert at the Champ de Mars under the Eiffel Tower on 9 June. "This One's for You" was released on 13 May 2016, followed by a remix pack on 8 July. On 15 April 2016, Guetta released
12054-465: The song, including mixes by Fred Rister, Marc Mysterio, Laidback Luke , and Arno Cost and Norman Doray were released. A video clip for the song was filmed by Denys Thibaut in Montreal, featuring Guetta and Tara McDonald , picturing an executive assistant throwing paint all over her boss's office. McDonald also sang and co wrote "You're Not Alone" from this album. He has played in many countries around
12177-432: The songs and then-recent singles " Sun Goes Down ", "Pelican", "The Death of EDM", " Clap Your Hands " and a new version of " Bang My Head " featuring Fetty Wap alongside Sia . In December 2015, UEFA announced that Guetta would be the music ambassador for UEFA Euro 2016 , with the official song for the tournament being " This One's for You " featuring vocals from Swedish singer Zara Larsson . UEFA also announced that
12300-404: The sound cards built into consumer-grade computer motherboards. Special vinyl records (or CDs/digital files played with CDJs ) can be used with DJ software to play digital music files with DJ software as if they were pressed onto vinyl, allowing turntablism techniques to be used with digital files. These vinyl records do not have music recordings pressed onto them. Instead, they are pressed with
12423-487: The sounds of the headphones from the outside environment (hard shell headphones), flexible headbands and pivot joints to allow DJs to listen to one side of the headphones while turning the other headphone away (so they can monitor the mix in the club), and replaceable cables. Replaceable cables enable DJs to buy new cables if a cable becomes frayed, worn, or damaged, or if a cable is accidentally cut. Closed-back headphones are highly recommended for DJs to block outside noise as
12546-655: The third single from Schulz's third album, Uncovered , entitled " Shed a Light " which also featured American DJs Cheat Codes . The song was released on 25 November and certified Gold and Platinum in various European countries. On 24 March 2017, Guetta released " Light My Body Up ". The single was his fourth collaboration with rapper Nicki Minaj and also featured Lil Wayne . The following month, on 28 April, Guetta released his collaboration with DJ Afrojack entitled " Another Life ". The song featured singer Ester Dean . On 9 June 2017, Guetta's single " 2U " featuring Justin Bieber
12669-659: The title "DJ" as part of their names (e.g., DJ Jazzy Jeff , DJ Qbert , DJ Shadow and DJ Yoda ). Professional DJs often specialize in a specific genre of music, such as techno , house or hip hop music. DJs typically have extensive knowledge about the music they specialize in. Many DJs are avid music collectors of vintage, rare or obscure tracks and records. Club DJs, commonly referred to as DJs in general, play music at musical events, such as parties at music venues or bars, clubs, music festivals, corporate and private events. Typically, club DJs mix music recordings from two or more sources using different mixing techniques to produce
12792-435: The track to the desired starting location, and align the two tracks' beats in traditional situations where auto-sync technology is not being used. This process ensures that the selected song will mix well with the currently playing music. DJs may align the beats of the music sources so their rhythms do not clash when they are played together to help create a smooth transition from one song to another. Other equipment may include
12915-668: The two albums Nothing But The Beat and Nothing But The Beat 2.0 together. Summer 2012 Guetta played in Finland in Weekend Festival and he was the festival's headliner also for year 2013. 15 March saw the third single release from Nothing but the Beat 2.0 entitled " Play Hard ". The song features vocals from American singers Ne-Yo and Akon . Nothing But the Beat is a feature-length biographical documentary about Guetta's rise to fame, featuring many of his collaborators, including Kelly Rowland , will.i.am and Snoop Dogg. It
13038-585: The video was confirmed to have been faked. On 23 August, Guetta confirmed the album's title as 7 and revealed its track list, including the singles "2U", "Like I Do", "Flames" and " Don't Leave Me Alone ". The album also included the Bebe Rexha and J Balvin featured single, " Say My Name ". In December 2019, Guetta led a DJ set at an Avicii tribute concert where he previewed a previously unheard collaboration with Avicii, Giorgio Tuinfort and Afrojack . In Guetta's own words, he played "Before I Say Goodbye" for
13161-452: The vocals of Nicki Minaj and Bebe Rexha , and also features Afrojack . The single proved successful, reaching the top ten in the UK and in the US. On 22 June 2015, Guetta became the third artist to reach 2 billion streams on Spotify and released a remix of "Hey Mama" by Boaz van de Beatz to celebrate the occasion. On 27 November 2015, Guetta re-released Listen as Listen Again to promote
13284-602: The vocals of Romy Dya. On 25 January 2018 Guetta released a remix version of Sia 's Helium along with Dutch DJ Afrojack . This marks Guetta's and Sia's sixth collaboration. On 16 February 2018, David Guetta released his new song " Mad Love ", together with Sean Paul and Becky G . A few months before the release Sean Paul reported that Shakira would be the singer of the song, but she has been replaced by Becky G. A week later, Guetta released his second collaboration with Martin Garrix and Dutch DJ Brooks entitled " Like I Do ". Guetta's seventh collaboration with Sia, " Flames ",
13407-897: The waters of the Biscayne Bay from his location at the Icon Brickell . Funds were raised for the World Health Organisation , Feeding South Florida, Feeding America , and the Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris - Hôpitaux de France . On 30 May 2020, Guetta performed at New York City 's Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center for the second edition of United At Home to a virtual crowd of over 24 million to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. The event, titled " Major League Soccer and Heineken presents United at Home", raised half
13530-631: The world to promote the album. He played in Mauritius in January 2008, accompanied by French rapper JoeyStarr . In the same year, he and his wife Cathy also planned a new event which took place in the Stade de France on 5 July 2008. The event was called "UNIGHTED", he performed with Tiësto , Carl Cox , Joachim Garraud and Martin Solveig in front of a crowd of 40,000. In 2009, he was placed third in
13653-569: The world's most exciting turntablists". Her stage name is a tribute to her mother's favorite Catholic saint, Black Madonna . In 2018, The Blessed Madonna played herself as an in-residence DJ for the video game Grand Theft Auto Online , as part of the After Hours DLC . There are various projects dedicated to the promotion and support of these practices such as Female DJs London. Some artists and collectives go beyond these practices to be more gender inclusive. For example, Discwoman ,
13776-466: Was a minor club hit. In 1994, Guetta became the manager of Le Palace nightclub and he continued to organise parties there and in other clubs, such as the "Scream" parties in Les Bains-Douches . In 2001, Guetta and Joachim Garraud founded Gum Productions, and in the same year Guetta's first hit single, "Just a Little More Love", featuring American singer Chris Willis was released. Willis
13899-454: Was co-written by Guetta and Austin Bis . On 20 February 2015, the third single from the album " What I Did for Love " featuring Emeli Sandé was issued. On 30 April 2015, the song was released as a special version featuring vocals from Japanese singer Namie Amuro for her studio album Genic . In March 2015, Guetta released the fourth single from Listen , entitled " Hey Mama ". It features
14022-497: Was financed by the energy drink, burn , with whom Guetta became a brand ambassador from 2011. Together with burn, Guetta also provided support and mentoring for the burn-sponsored "burn studios residency" program for up-and-coming DJs. Guetta also wrote, produced, and featured on Rihanna 's seventh studio album, Unapologetic , and acts as the support act for the European leg of her Diamonds World Tour . In 2012, Guetta created
14145-463: Was nominated as "Best Electronic/Dance Album" at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards . His song " When Love Takes Over " featuring American R&B singer Kelly Rowland received two nominations; Best Dance Recording and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, and won the latter. After conflicts over whether or not an album re-issue should go ahead, One More Love was released on 29 November 2010. The first single, titled "Who's That Chick?" featuring Rihanna
14268-615: Was nominated twice for his work with The Black Eyed Peas at the 52nd Grammy Awards ; in the category Record of the Year for " I Gotta Feeling " and Album of the Year for their album The E.N.D. . In 2010, Guetta co-wrote and produced Kelly Rowland 's " Commander " from her third album Here I Am . It peaked at number one on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States, and reached top ten positions in Belgium and
14391-645: Was ostensibly coined by radio gossip commentator Walter Winchell in 1935 to describe the radio work of Martin Block . The phrase first appeared in print in a 1941 Variety magazine. Originally, the word "disc" in "disc jockey" referred to phonograph or gramophone records and was used to describe radio personalities who introduced them on the air. "DJ" is used as an all-encompassing term to describe someone who mixes recorded music from any source, including vinyl records , cassettes , CDs, or digital audio files stored on USB stick or laptop. DJs typically perform for
14514-492: Was released a few weeks prior. On 16 June 2009, The Black Eyed Peas released the Guetta-produced " I Gotta Feeling " as their second single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. . It became a worldwide hit topping the charts in seventeen countries. It became the most downloaded song of all-time in the United States with almost 7.5 million downloads and in the United Kingdom selling more than 1 million copies. He
14637-512: Was released on 22 March 2018. On 29 June 2018, Guetta announced in an interview with Billboard China that he was almost finished working on his seventh studio album and that it would be released after the summer of 2018. During that summer when he played Tomorrowland , a video emerged of Guetta apparently playing a remixed version of the Spanish Falangist anthem Cara al Sol used during Francisco Franco 's dictatorship. However,
14760-426: Was released on 7 September 2012. The first single from the album, " She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) ", which saw Guetta collaborate with Sia yet again, was released in support of the album. The next single off Nothing But The Beat 2.0 was confirmed by Guetta as " Just One Last Time " which features vocals from Swedish duo Taped Rai . In 2012, Guetta also made an album named Nothing But The Beat: Ultimate , which combined
14883-527: Was released, this song was featured on Worldhit and marked the Top 200 in over 40 countries as well as certifying Gold to Multi Platinum in many European and Oceanian countries. The end on the month saw Guetta release a remix version of " Versace on the Floor " by Bruno Mars and served as the third single from Mars's highly successful album 24K Magic . During the summer, Guetta headlined Tomorrowland , providing
15006-455: Was unplugged very briefly before being reattached and the band put a three-photo set of the incident on their MySpace page. After a 2013 Disclosure concert, the duo was criticized for pretending to live mix to a playback of a pre-recorded track. Disclosure's Guy Lawrence said they did not deliberately intend to mislead their audience, and cited miming by other DJs such as David Guetta . Playing recorded music for dancing and parties rose with
15129-587: Was vacationing in France when he met Guetta. Guetta's debut album Just a Little More Love was released in 2002 on Virgin Records and sold over 300,000 copies. The follow-up singles, (" Love Don't Let Me Go ", " People Come People Go " and " Give Me Something "), were released in 2002. Guetta released a compilation, F*ck Me I'm Famous , in 2003, named after his party in Ibiza. It included " Just for One Day (Heroes) ",
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