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| Location: | Canada, Quebec, Montreal |
| Labels: | GLINKA KLANG, Glitterball,High H |
| Description: | Originaly from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Started djing in 1980 at age 16, playing school parties, weddings, school radio, and corporate parties. At 18, in 1982, started his everlasting successful dj career and has been doing this till this day.
Played mostly in Montreal, Laval, Toronto, Quebec, Ottawa, until 1992, then moved to Europe (Holland, Germany ) Played mainly in Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Macedonia, Slovenia, USA, Mexico & Canada.
One main aspect of his personna and music style was always to play very upfront music, not being afraid to break frontiers and go into unknown territories introducing new sounds to diffrent crowds in a clever way.But also the flair to know when to play something for the crowd to get the atmosphere magical.
Holding the " Legendary status " in Montreal, for being a pionner for the Canadian Electronic music scene, since he was one of the first dj to play HOUSE MUSIC in Montreal (we're talking around end 86, beginning of 87), and then Techno in the 90's, being once again, a great figure by contributing greatly in starting the techno "rave" scene in Montreal, by first, travelling to berlin and getting the music, then being the first having the nerve to stick his neck out and play it.
Everyone, from the other dj collegues, to club goers, thought in the beggining he had completely lost it, playing this strange, crazy, fast electronic music. At the same time then started a techno night in a club (Saturn 6 )( Where Justin...from Justin Smart bar yes, did his first enhancing magic potions), playing that style of music ( Tekno-Acid-Hardcore-Breakbeat and the first few Rotterdam terror Gabber Funny records) and playing the first Raves( Solstice, and many more...), and, at the same time, still playing steady residencys in clubs.
Straight clubs, gay Clubs/events, mixed crowd...He did them all!
Now that calls for versatility and adaptivness.
He was also one of the first montreal local dj to export himself and start travelling the world doing his art by moving to europe in 93.
Before house music, he played, and beat mixed many diffrent styles of music.For example, disco, soul, or new wave was live played ( compared to the latter house/techno hybrids, using mostly a constant tempo ) compared to back then, one had to be quick and quite virtuose with the pitch control of the turntable to be able to adapt to the varied tempo of the live played tracks having to be mixed.
Style wise he basically played: Disco, Newbeat, Indie, Soul, Old rock, Pop, Wave, Electronica, Industrial, Acid, then all the house hybrids to tech house, tribal house, vocal house, had a big Big bassline speed garage phase, and went big through the french influenced looped disco phase, the minimal or micro house sound of Cologne, now montreal, and was always very influenced and loved most of the europeen trends coming from England 7 europe, and especially the whole german/holand/belgium/Scandinavian interesting techno sound.
Playing so many diffrent style of clubs and introducing the style of music he liked, while keeping the crowd dancing, despite sometimes, the initial non-understanding of the new trends by people and especially club owners, at the begining, everytime going through a new trend of new music, but always succeding at winning the hearts of clubbers, dancers, listeners, by exposing them to the new directions of the ever evolving electronic music, always making it a surprise and keeping it fun and interesting.
Great fun and entertainer, knowing how to rock a crowd at the right moment and take them to journeys makes him an experienced dj that can read a crowd and get them moving and screaming.
He may also be known for his writings for the music magazines: Streetsound Magazine (Toronto/NYC), Trance 5000 (Montreal), Loop & Raveline (both Germany).
He has Interviewed Orbital, Robert Armani, Miss Djax and The Acid Junkies, Speedy J in Rotterdam, and the one he's most proud of would be his exclusive interview with AFX TWIN (Richard James).
Robert also produces music and was one of the main producer and also co-owner of former:Glitterball / MirrorBall / High heels / Hard Heels record labels.He has done several remixes and official mixed compilations and had many other vynil releases on diffrent record labels.
Styles wise nowdays, Robert plays from house( tribal-disco-chunky jacking-acid-retro-80's-bootlegs-fun-interesting-experimental-electronic) to tech, to electroclash and all it's derivatives, acid house, micro house click minimal, or just normal house music.
Not afraid to play a quality "Hit" to get the crowd going, but always trying to have a good balance between fun known stuff for the crowd and new stuff.
But the music always evolves and changes with more or less of the different styles and flavors depending on the seasons, locations, rooms, parties, or specific style set announced for the different party's/clubs.
Though his strength lies in longer extended sets, for open minded crowds ready to be surprised, entertained, educated in a fun and easy way, and most, taken on a journey.
The main thing is about the vibe and getting a party atmosphere whenever and whatever it takes.
For more infos see Robert's website.
Email:mirror_ball@hotmail.com
URLs: http://www.robertdelagauthier.com
----------Aliases----------
Charlie's Angels
Chicklet & Confetta
French Connection
George & Michael
Knight Rippers
Loop Du Jour
Mr. Special on K
Underground Speed Disco Alliance
----------In Groups----------
1 Bird & A Canadian
2 Birds & A Canadian
Fancy Feast Vs. Robert De La... Gauthier
French Connection
The Friendly Funkster
Gauthier vs Vogel
Happy Disco Dancers
The Kemists
The Kozmic Squirts
La Discotheque en Direct
Montreal & Maastricht Connection
Robert De La Gauthier & Etienne Overdijk
Screamy & Loopy
----------Releases----------
CAN TRANCE EP - KOZMIC SQUIRTS - TORONTO UNDERGROUND ( HI-BIAS ) - Canada
TRIP 001 - THE LAUNCH EP - MONTREAL & MAASTRICHT CONNECTION - ODYSSEY RECORD - MONTREAL
A 1 - There Greetings - Produced by TwinPeetz
A 2 - Disco loop - Produced by Robert De La... Gauthier
B 1 - Here launch (k295 mix)
B 2 - Launch (Lsd mix )
Sweet As Candy EP (12") Aquatic Plant
A1 To The Beat…Of A Tribal Drum (Sweet Mix)
Co-producer - Vogel Brothers, The
A2 8 Seconds Of A Tribal Drum
A3 To The Beat (Watch Out For That Deep Bass Mix !!!)
B1 7 Seconds Of A Tribal Drum
B2 3.33 Seconds Of A Tribal Drum
B3 Candies In Da Jungle
ROBERT DE LA... GAUTHIER vs FANCYFEAST - The After Hour Mixes KH-11 Records - Canada
ROBERT DE LA...GAUTHIER - Kind & Caring (My man!)
MONTREAL HOUSE MUSIQUE 001-DIS2-1285
D!SCKTR!CK Montreal Records
MB001--ROBERT DE LA... GAUTHIER & ETIENNE OVERDIJK
MB002--UNDERGROUND SPEED DISCO ALLIANCE
MB003--ROBERT DE LA... GAUTHIER & ETIENNE OVERDIJK
MB004--ROBERT DE LA... GAUTHIER & ETIENNE OVERDIJK presents GEORGE & MICHEAL
MB005--KNIGHT RIPPERS
GB006--CHARLIE'S ANGELS
GB007--ROBERT DE LA...GAUTHIER & ETIENNE OVERDIJK-Glitterball Records
GB008--SCREAMY AND LOOPY-Glitterball Records
GB009--H.A.N.Z. vs SIEMION
I've got it - Produced mixed and written by Robert De La... Gauthier & Etienne Overdijk
GB010--CHICKLETT & CONFETTA
GB011--H.A.N.Z. vs SIEMION - I've Got It - The remixes
B 2 - I've Got It (Robert De La...Gauthier's Congapella)
GB012--LOOP DU JOUR
HH001-The Kemists presents the Ketamine ep featuring DEKO!
HH002-Perpetual Two-Tribal Quest-HARD HEELS RECORDS
B 1 - TRIBAL QUEST - *****De La...Gauthier/Overdijk rmx******
HH003-The Kemists: What exactly is special K? (Remixes)
GAUTHIER VS VOGEL
Here comes the daylight
2 BIRDS & A CANADIAN
The mover
2 BIRDS & A CANADIAN
Rizla +
1 BIRD & A CANADIAN
Jump now!
GAUTHIER VS VOGEL
Let's make love tonight
GAUTHIER VS VOGEL
To the beat
ROBERT DE LA...GAUTHIER
1 - I really love my man (Robert De La...Love his man original mix)
THE FRIENDLY FUNKSTERS
F.F.F.F.U.N.K.
ROBERT DE LA...GAUTHIER
1 - underground never stops (original mix)
2 - I feel more...underground
3 - underground never stop (Hey! mix)
4 - underground never stop (Achim, Robert & Bert mix)
De La... Flexibility - Audio Delicatessen 000
RDLG Presente Metro Area Vs K.O.T. Finally Caught Up - Audio Delicatessen Records 001 2004
RDLG Presente Triple A - Amtie Amerique Allemagne
Audio Delicatessen Records 002 2004
RDLG Presente Aucune Idee - Le Plastique C'Est Fantastique - Audio Delicatessen 003 2004
----------Remixes----------
STORM (JAM & SPOON)
Storm/Storm
Sony(Germany)
Robert De La... Gauthier & Etienne Overdijk (weather report rmx) (released in 1998)
Exclusive, unreleased on vinyl, available on Mark Spoon HR3 XXL Clubnight Volume 3 cd mix compilation from Sony Germany
SUGAR CAINE
Discabine tron 2000
(SLOP SHOP RECORDS 001 - slop - 001)
Robert De La... Gauthier & Etienne Overdijk remix on the first Slopshop Release in 1998.
www.slopshop-records.de
AMANDA LEAR
FOLLOW ME
Robert De La...Gauthier, Etienne Overdijk & Dj Gum rmx - 1998
Seventies mysterious androgenous disco icon gets our remixed treatments. New vocals, live
Violins, fat beats! Nice and trippy, just follow me! BUT....was never released...
HH002 - Perpetual Two - Tribal Quest - HARD HEELS RECORDS (released april 2000)
B-1-"TRIBAL QUEST"-*****De La... Gauthier/Overdijk rmx******
Minimal, quite techno, driving dark tribal mix of the track made with Fred Van Eck & Etienne Overdijk.
Smo Kee Feat. Vicky Akpewrene-Be Somebody (Robert De La... Gauthier remix... Superstud Records
GenderFix - Blew My Mind (Robert De la... Gauthier & Etienne Overdijk remix)BugEyed Records
Time Capsule - Heat In Africa/Sexual Desire (12") Heat In Africa (Remix) Alain Disque Select
H.A.N.Z. vs Siemion - I've Got It (Robert De La...Gauthier's Congapella) Glitterball Records
Rob Acid - Struktur Der Seele (De La...Gauthier's 45 To 33 Mix)
exlusive remix for the mix cd:
A Funky House Trip (2xCD)Arcade
Punk Anderson - Shave That Pussy (Robert's Special Re-Edit)
exlusive remix for the mix cd:
United Club Foundation 2 ID&T
Robert De La Gauthier & Etienne Overdijk - We Like Disco (Robert's First Logic Edit)
exlusive remix for the mix cd:
United Club Foundation 2 ID&T
Robert De La Gauthier & Etienne Overdijk Talk About (Robert's Harmony Edit)
exlusive remix for the mix cd:
United Club Foundation 2 ID&T
Sugar Caine - Discabine Tron 2000 (Gauthier & Overdijk Remix)
Slopshop Records
Robert De La...Gauthier and Etienne Overdijk
On the George & Micheal 12" - Enjoy What You Do Track B1 - Oh ! Oh ! (Special Robert De La...Reedit Remix) Mirror Ball Records
Underground Speed Disco Alliance - London Vibes / Dancing At The Disco (12")
London Vibes (Minimal Disco )
Remix - DJ Fancyfeast , Robert De La... Gauthier
Mirror Ball Records
Robert De La... Gauthier & etienne Overdijk
A1 Oh! Oh! (Made My Mind Up) (Original Mix)
A2 Oh! Oh! (Remix)
Remix - Robert De La... Gauthier
B1 Talk About
B2 Oh! Oh! (Deep Mix)
Remix - DJ Fancyfeast , Robert De La... Gauthier
B3 Oh! Oh! (Bonus Beat)
Remix - Robert De La... Gauthier
Mirror Ball Records
The kemists - The Ketamine EP - What Exactly Is Special K ? (12")
Ketamine Delight (Mr Special remix)
High Heels Records
Tribal Quest (12") Tribal Quest (De La...Gauthier/Overdijk remix) Hard Heels Records
The Kemists - What Exactly Is Special K? (Remixes) (12")
B1 What Exactly Is Special K ? (Ketaleen 2000 Remix)
Remix by Alexander DeFreijtas , Etienne Overdijk , Robert De La... Gauthier
High Heels Records
Screamy & loopy - Scream To The Vibratio (Dub Porn Mix)
Appears exclusively on CD Glitterball Collection Vol.1
Glitterball Records
Don Londi Searching The Rush (Robert De La Gauthier & Etienne Overdijk Remix)
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I've Got It (12") I've Got It Glitterball Records
Le Disco Lounge (2xCD) Bon Voyage, One Night ... ID&T
United Club Foundation 2 (2xCD) Dancin' at the Disco, ... ID&T
----------DJ Mixes----------
A Funky House Trip (2xCD) Arcade
A Funky House Trip - The Second Trip (2xCD) Arcade
Le Disco Lounge (2xCD) ID&T
United Club Foundation 2 (2xCD)
Club Foundation (2xCD) Arcade
----------Tracks Appear On----------
A Funky House Trip - The Second Trip (2xCD) I Really Luv My Man Arcade
SOS Sounds Of The South (CD) Underground Never Stops Southbound Music
The Launch EP (12") Disco Loop Odyssey Records (Montreal)
Montreal House Musique Vol. 1 (CD) Kind And Caring (My Man) Distr!ck |
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