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'''Étienne Bernard Marie de Crécy''' ({{IPA|fr|etjɛn bɛʁnaʁ maʁi də kʁesi}}; born 25 February 1969) is a French [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and [[Record producer|producer]] who composes [[electronic music]], primarily [[House music|house]]. He has also produced as '''EDC''', '''Superdiscount''', '''Minos Pour Main Basse (Sur La Ville)''' and '''Mooloodjee'''.

'''Étienne Bernard Marie de Crécy''' ({{IPA|fr|etjɛn bɛʁnaʁ maʁi də kʁesi}}; born 25 February 1969) is a French [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and [[Record producer|producer]] who produces [[electronic music]], primarily [[House music|house]]. He has also produced under the names '''EDC''', '''Superdiscount''', '''Minos Pour Main Basse (Sur La Ville)''' and '''Mooloodjee'''.

==Biography==

==Biography==

Crécy was born in Lyon, but moved to [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]] from [[Marseille]] in the mid-1980s, attending the same Jules Ferry college as [[Air (French band)|Air]] and [[Alex Gopher]], with whom he later created the Solid label. He then worked in [[Paris]] as a sound engineer at studio +XXX ("plus thirty") where he met Philippe Zdar of [[Cassius (band)|Cassius]], with whom he worked as [[Motorbass]] for the album ''[[Pansoul]]'',{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p277545|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Etienne de Crecy|last=Wesolowski|first=David Peter|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=24 May 2010}} a preview of what would be his first solo album, ''[[Super Discount]]'', released in 1996, with Air, Alex Gopher and other French artists on Solid. Étienne de Crécy has been involved in various music projects where he worked as a producer.

Crécy was born in Lyon, but moved to [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]] from [[Marseille]] in the mid-1980s, attending the same Jules Ferry college as [[Air (French band)|Air]] and [[Alex Gopher]], with whom he later created the Solid label. He then worked in [[Paris]] as a sound engineer at studio +XXX ("plus thirty") where he met Philippe Zdar of [[Cassius (band)|Cassius]], with whom he worked as [[Motorbass]] for the album ''[[Pansoul]]'',{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p277545|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Etienne de Crecy|last=Wesolowski|first=David Peter|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=24 May 2010}} a preview of what would be his first solo album, ''[[Super Discount]]'', released in 1996, with Air, Alex Gopher and other French artists on Solid. De Crécy has been involved in various music projects where he worked as a producer.

==Releases==

==Releases==

''[[Super Discount]]'' was Étienne de Crécy's first release, including the singles "Tout doit disparaître" (Everything must go) and "Prix Choc" (Shock Price).

''[[Super Discount]]'' was de Crécy's first release, including the singles "Tout doit disparaître" ("Everything Must Go") and "Prix Choc" ("Shock Price").

Four years after ''Super Discount'', Étienne de Crécy released ''[[Tempovision]]''. Unlike ''Super Discount'', ''Tempovision'' is a mature album. In Étienne de Crécy's opinion it was a blues album, differing from some of his earlier and more recent work.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}

Four years after ''Super Discount'', de Crécy released ''[[Tempovision]]''. Unlike ''Super Discount'', ''Tempovision'' is a mature album. In de Crécy's opinion it was a blues album, differing from some of his earlier and more recent work.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}

The ''Tempovision'' track [[Am I Wrong (Étienne de Crécy song)|"Am I Wrong"]] used a sample of [[Millie Jackson]]'s voice singing "Am I wrong to hunger...", from the song "[[(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right]]". "Am I Wrong" peaked at No. 44 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in January 2001.{{cite book

The ''Tempovision'' track [[Am I Wrong (Étienne de Crécy song)|"Am I Wrong"]] used a sample of [[Millie Jackson]]'s voice singing "Am I wrong to hunger...", from the song "[[(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right]]". "Am I Wrong" peaked at No. 44 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in January 2001.{{cite book

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[[File:Étienne de Crécy @ Scopitone 2008 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Étienne de Crécy live at Scopitone, [[Nantes]] in 2008]]

[[File:Étienne de Crécy @ Scopitone 2008 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Étienne de Crécy live at Scopitone, [[Nantes]] in 2008]]

Eight years after the first ''Super Discount'' album, came ''[[Super Discount 2]]'' with the original team, and the addition of [[Cassius (band)|Cassius]]. For this album, he used only old analog instruments, for example a [[TB-303]], and produced twelve electro-house-pop-new wave songs designed for clubs, in the continuity of the first ''Super Discount''. Pursuing the 'discount' concept of the first album, all the tracks are named after [[File sharing|peer-to-peer clients]]: "Overnet", "Limewire", and so on.

Eight years after the first ''Super Discount'' album came ''[[Super Discount 2]]'' with the original team, and the addition of [[Cassius (band)|Cassius]]. For this album, he used only old analog instruments, for example a [[TB-303]], and produced twelve electro-house-pop-new wave songs designed for clubs, in the continuity of the first ''Super Discount''. Pursuing the 'discount' concept of the first album, all the tracks are named after [[File sharing|peer-to-peer clients]]: "Overnet", "Limewire", and so on.

Étienne de Crécy's more recent tracks have focused more on an electronic sound.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} They have also begun to be released on the Pixadelic label.

De Crécy's more recent tracks have focused more on an electronic sound.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} They had also begun to be released on the Pixadelic label.

==Selected discography==

==Selected discography==

===Compilation albums===

===Compilation albums===

* ''Tempovision Remixes'' (2002, Solid)

* ''Tempovision Remixes'' (2002, Solid)

* ''Beats'n'Cubes Vol.1'' (2011, [[Dim Mak Records|Dim Mak]])

* ''Beats'n'Cubes Vol. 1'' (2011, [[Dim Mak Records|Dim Mak]])

* ''My Contribution to the Global Warming'' (2012, Pixadelic)

* ''My Contribution to the Global Warming'' (2012, Pixadelic)

===Extended plays and singles===

===Singles and EPs===

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*[http://www.pi-pole.com/ Booking – Pi-Pole]

*[http://www.pi-pole.com/ Booking – Pi-Pole]

* {{Discogs artist|artist=Etienne De Crécy}}

* {{Discogs artist|artist=Etienne De Crécy}}

*[http://www.internetdj.com/watch_video.php?op=watch&mediaid=17392 Watch the video-clip of the single "Someone like You"]

*[http://www.internetdj.com/watch_video.php?op=watch&mediaid=17392 Video-clip of the single "Someone like You"]

*[http://www.v2.fr/superdiscount2.php Site of the ''Super Discount 2'' album]

*[http://www.v2.fr/superdiscount2.php Site of the ''Super Discount 2'' album]

*[http://www.v2.fr/etiennedecrecy.htm Site of the ''Tempovision'' album]

*[http://www.v2.fr/etiennedecrecy.htm Site of the ''Tempovision'' album]

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