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Jacques Lu Cont Biography

The DJ, producer, and songwriter known as Jacques Lu Cont was born Stuart Price in 1977 in Bedale, North Yorkshire. Lu Cont grew up in Reading in the 1990’s, a time when such electronic artists as Dimitri from Paris and Daft Punk were rising on the charts. Jacques began to experiment with a similar type of music, perfecting his craft for a number of years, until he released his debut song “Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)” in 1996.

Jacques Lu Cont’s debut did not make it to the charts until 1999, when it rose to the number sixty spot. Lu Cont’s debut album, Darkdancer, followed in the same year, but released under the name Rythmes Digitales. The album experienced moderate success, and around this time, Jacques began focusing on production work, collaborating with a number of artists on their own albums and singles, often remixing work for them as well.

It was in production that Jacques Lu Cont ultimately made a name for himself, going on to produce music for some of the era’s most notable artists, including Madonna, with whom he has worked extensively for over a decade. Other high-profile artists for whom Jacques Lu Cont has mixed, produced, or otherwise collaborated include: The Killers, Pet Shop Boys, No Doubt, Seal, Scissor Sisters, Kylie Minogue, Coldplay, Miike Snow, Katy Perry, and U2.

Lu Cont’s work has earned him multiple Grammy nominations with three wins, one for his remix of No Doubt’s “It’s My Life”; a second for his remix of Coldplays “Talk”; and a third for his production of Madonna’s album Confessions on a Dance Floor. In addition, his song “Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat),” which initially received lukewarm reception, has become a bit of a sleeper hit, rising into the top ten on the UK charts in 2005 after being featured in an advertisement for the Citroen C4 car.

Most recently, Jacques Lu Cont released the singles “Church” and “Underground” in 2012 and performed at the Coachella Music Festival later in the same year. BBC Radio One now also features his own Essential Mix, which can be heard regularly on the air.