Electronic house producer Kavinsky aka Vincent Balorgey (born 31 July 1975) from Paris, France, hit mainstream success when his single “Nightcall” featured on the soundtrack of 2011 Hollywood blockbuster “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling and Bryan Cranston.
With a flair for creating emotive and electrifying beats which transport audiences to another time and place Balorgey using the character of Kavinsky and his backstory to convey his unique sound. This bizarre story involves Kavinsky having crashed his Testarossa in 1986 and re-emerging in zombie form in 2006 to produce his distinctive synth-pop filmesque electronic music.
Before embarking on his music career, Balorgey worked for many years as an actor and in 2005 his interest in electronic music flourished when his good friend Quentin Dupieux aka Mr Ozio handed down his old Mac to Balorgey fully loaded with electronic samples. It wasn’t long before he began work on his first single “Testarossa Overdrive” and with the help of Dupieux signed with Record Makers.
In 2006 under the pseudonym Kavinsky, he released his debut EP “Teddy Boy” subsequently followed by “1986” (2007) and “Blazer” (2008). As he began making a name for himself in the electronic world, Kavinsky went on to tour alongside the legendary French electro duo Daft Punk as well as Justice, SebastiAn and The Rapture while taking his hand to remixing The Klaxons and Sebastien Tellier.
Releasing his fourth EP “Nightcall” in 2010, the title track featuring Brazilian singer Lovefoxx catapulted Kavinsky in the spotlight with its inclusion in the “Drive” soundtrack and peaking at number ten in the French music charts. With a huge buzz surrounding him, Kavinsky went on to release his debut full length album “OutRun” in 2013 which debuted at number two in the charts. The album featured the singles “Roadgame”, “Protovision” and collaborations with SebastiAn and The Weeknd on the track “Odd Look”.
Kavinsky continues to keep audiences on the edge of their seats with his fusion of 80’s inspired synth-pop with the quintessential nuances of modern French electronic music.
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