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Stuart Price | |
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 Price performing for Zoot Woman in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stuart David Price |
| Also known as | Les Rythmes Digitales Zoot Woman Paper Faces Man With Guitar Thin White Duke Jacques Lu Cont Adrien Brody Pour Homme S.D.P. Tracques Crystal Pepsi |
| Born | 9 September 1977 Paris, France |
| Origin | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Genres | Electronic, house, synthpop, dance-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record executive, disc jockey, songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer. His acts include his own band Zoot Woman (with Adam Blake and Johnny Blake), Les Rythmes Digitales (French pronunciation: [le ʁitm diʒital], literally "The Digital Rhythms"), Paper Faces, Man with Guitar, Thin White Duke (not to be confused with David Bowie's earlier persona of the same name), and the parodic French moniker Jacques Lu Cont (though he actually grew up in Reading, England).[1][2]
Price is known for his work with artists including Madonna, Dua Lipa, The Killers, New Order, Kylie Minogue, DMA's, Example, Take That, Missy Elliott, Scissor Sisters, Pet Shop Boys, Brandon Flowers, Gwen Stefani, Seal, Keane, Jessie Ware, Frankmusik, Hard-Fi, Hurts, Everything Everything, Rina Sawayama, and Darin. Romy (Mid Air Album), Mimi Webb (Ghost of You), George Ezra (Green Green Grass), Jess Glynn (What Do You Do?), Cat Burns (People Pleaser, Live More Love More).
Other production work:
In 2020, Price served as a co-producer and additional producer for four songs on Dua Lipa's second album Future Nostalgia, three of which became singles: "Hallucinate", "Levitating", and "Love Again". "Levitating" has since achieved diamond certification.
Price also contributed to Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama's second studio album Hold the Girl, which was released on September 16, 2022, and peaked at number 2 on the UK charts.
Additionally, Price co-wrote and produced George Ezra’s platinum hit single “Green Green Grass”, which emerged as one of the biggest hits of 2022. The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and was nominated for the Brit Award for Song Of The Year at the 2023 Brit Awards
He produced Jessie Ware’s album That! Feels Good, which reached the top 5 in the UK charts and received a Mercury nomination in 2023.
Price's production work extended to Romy's album Mid Air, which featured the single "Strong", a significant hit on UK radio, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Electronic Record at the 2024 ceremony.
Furthermore, Price co-wrote and co-produced four new songs on The Killers' 2023 chart-topping album release Rebel Diamonds, including the singles “Boy”, “Spirit”, and “Your Side of Town”.
Price has also been involved in various film projects and soundtracks in 2022 and 2023, including producing key records for Elvis, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and Argylle (Electric Energy). In 2023, he produced the highly acclaimed Celebration Tour for Madonna, which received worldwide recognition.
- ^ "Les Rythmes Digitales | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The sound of victory". London Evening Standard. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.