Seb Fontaine
Seb Fontaine | |
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| Birth name | Jean-Sebastien Douglas Fontaine |
| Born | 14 July 1970 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Genres | House |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, producer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Global Underground, Virgin, Boxed, Perfecto, Thrive |
| Website | www |
Seb Fontaine (born Jean-Sebastien Douglas Fontaine; 14 July 1970)[1] is an English electronic music producer and DJ.
Biography
[edit]Fontaine had his first DJ gig at Crazy Larry's on the Kings Road, London, but he soon progressed to residency at the Fridge in Brixton in 1989.[2]
Having worked at various other clubs in London (Subteranea, Billion Dollar Babes), he eventually became a resident DJ at one of the UK's largest club nights at Cream,[3] and also went on to feature at its Ibiza nights.
In 2000, he joined BBC Radio 1 as a specialist dance DJ, hosting a weekly show, as well as broadcasts from Radio 1 outside broadcasts in Ibiza,[4] before leaving in 2004 and teaming up as Reflekt with Julian Peake.
He has also released a number of records, predominantly mix albums,[5] and acted as a remix producer on tracks including the Outhere Brothers.[6] He is also associated with the brand Type which he has used for naming both club nights and album releases.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 1999: Prototype
- 1999: Prototype, Vol. 2
- 2000: Prototype, Vol. 3
- 2001: Prototype, Vol. 4
- 2002: Horizons
- 2003: Perfecto Presents: Seb Fontaine
- 2004: Perfecto Presents: Type
- 2007: Type Vol. 2
Mixed compilations
[edit]- 1995: A Retrospective of House '91 - '95, Vol. 2
- 1996: Ministry of Sound Presents: One Half of a Whole Decade
- 1997: An Introspective of House: 1st Dimension
- 1997: An Introspective of House: 2nd Dimension
- 1997: An Introspective of House: Platinum
- 1998: Various - Elements (1st Testament) Mixed by Seb fontaine and Tony De Vit
- 1998: Cream Anthems
- 1999: Cream Ibiza: Departures
- 2000: Cream Resident
- 2001: Creamfields
References
[edit]- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Seb Fontaine DJ Profile". Obsession.
- ^ "Prototype Vol 4 Review". Rolling Stone.[dead link]
- ^ "Radio 1 Ibiza 2001". BBC.
- ^ "Seb Fontaine Discography". Rolling Stone.[dead link]
- ^ "Seb Fontaine Discography". Discogs.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Seb Fontaine on SoundCloud
- Seb Fontaine discography at Discogs
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