Ghislain Poirier
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| Ghislain Poirier | |
|---|---|
| Born | july 30,1976 |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Canadian hip hop electronic music |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label(s) | Ninja Tune |
| Associated acts | Omnikrom, Beans, TTC |
| Website | http://www.ghislainpoirier.com/ |
Ghislain Poirier is a DJ/producer from Montreal working under the Ninja Tune, Chocolate Industries, Rebondir, Shockout, Musique Large, Intr_version and 12k record labels.
His work mainly consists of original instrumental mixes and mixes featuring Montreal hip hop MCs including Omnikrom, Face-T and Séba. He also has collaborated with Beans, TTC, Lotek HiFi and Nik Myo. He is noted for popular remixes of tracks of rock and hip hop artists such as Les Georges Leningrad, Clipse, Editors, Bonde Do Role, Kid Sister, Pierre Lapointe, Champion and Lady Sovereign. He is also the founder of highly successful parties in Montreal dubbed Bounce Le Gros ("bounce, big guy"), where hip-hop, dub and baile funk collide.
He performed in Chicago at the Pitchfork Music Festival in 2006.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2001 Il n'y a pas de sud
- 2002 Sous le manguier
- 2003 Conflits
- 2003 Beats As Politics
- 2005 Breakupdown
- 2007 No Ground Under
[edit] EPs
- 2006 Rebondir
- 2007 La Ronde
- 2009 Soca Sound System EP
[edit] Singles
- 2004 Tribute To Tiger
- 2004 Be Strong
- 2004 Cold as Hell
- 2006 Mic Diplomat feat. DJ Collage
- 2006 Dem Nah Like Me feat. Mr Lee G
- 2007 Blazin' feat. Face-T
