Nicolas Godin

Nicolas Godin

Nicolas Godin (born 25 December 1969) is a French musician best known for being half of the music duo Air. Godin was born in Paris, Île-de-France, France, and studied architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles, along with soon to be musical partner, Jean-Benoît Dunckel, a mathematics student. Before founding Air, Godin played in the band Orange, with others such as Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Alex Gopher, Xavier Jamaux, and Jean de Reydellet. He and Jean-Benoît have been working together since they were teenagers in the 1980s. Contrary to the popular belief, the name of the band Air does not stand for "Amour, Imagination, Rêve" (love, imagination, dream), but rather for description of their music which the duo describes as "airy" (in French aérien). In the beginning, it was a one‑person project. Godin, then an architecture student and amateur musician, was asked by a childhood friend to write a song for a compilation to be released by Source, a small French independent label. "Modulor Mix", a tribute to Le Corbusier, was recorded on Godin's Portastudio, and appeared on the Source Lab album in 1995. With several remixes, it was re‑released on British label Mo' Wax in 1996. Following this small success, Godin asked his friend Jean-Benoît Dunckel, a classically trained pianist, to join him in Air. Together, they produced further 'maxi‑singles' for Source, with titles like "J'ai Dormi Sous L'eau", "Les Professionnels", "Casanova 70" and "Le Soleil Est Près De Moi". Finally, in 1997, Source asked Air to record a whole album. The duo spent several months in a recording studio near Paris called Studio de Saint‑Nom, and asked a friend—freelance engineer and former Plus XXX assistant Stéphane 'Alf' Briat—to work as a sound engineer on that project. Their full-length debut studio album Moon Safari, released in 1998, was propelled to chart success by the singles "Sexy Boy" "Kelly Watch the Stars" and "All I Need". Its mixture of synths, strings and guitar made it a unique release in the electronica genre at the time. Moon Safari went Platinum in the United Kingdom and Gold in France. On 18 September 2015, Godin released his first solo album Contrepoint (Because Music), inspired by the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Godin composed the soundtrack for French series A Very Secret Service (2015–2018). Godin released his second studio album Concrete and Glass on 24 January 2020 via Because Music. Source: Article "Nicolas Godin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Populariteit : 1.064
  • Bekend om : Sound
  • Verjaardag : 1969-12-25
  • Geboorteplaats : Le Chesnay, Yvelines, France
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Nicolas Godin Films

  • 2004
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    Cherry Blossom Girl

    Cherry Blossom Girl

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1999
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    Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing

    Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing

    5.9 1999 HD

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  • 2024
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    Cérémonie de clôture des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024

    Cérémonie de clôture des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024

    5.731 2024 HD

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  • 2015
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    Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music

    Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music

    8 2015 HD

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  • 2020
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    Sébastien Tellier: Many Lives

    Sébastien Tellier: Many Lives

    5.9 2020 HD

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  • 2024
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    AIR joue "Moon Safari" - Royal Albert Hall

    AIR joue "Moon Safari" - Royal Albert Hall

    1 2024 HD

    Het AIR-duo speelt het iconische Moon Safari-album in de prestigieuze Royal Albert Hall in Londen. Een uitzonderlijk concert om je onder te dompelen...

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  • 2012
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    Aujourd'hui

    Aujourd'hui

    1.5 2012 HD

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  • 2022
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    Fire of Love

    Fire of Love

    7.5 2022 HD

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  • 2016
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    Élysée

    Élysée

    1 2016 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Architecture of Reassurance

    The Architecture of Reassurance

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2013
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    Pionér

    Pionér

    5.8 2013 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Virgin Suicides

    The Virgin Suicides

    7.118 2000 HD

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  • 2015
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    Taj Mahal

    Taj Mahal

    5.14 2015 HD

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  • 2011
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    Corman's World

    Corman's World

    7.1 2011 HD

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  • 1985
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    Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

    2 1985 HD

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  • 2015
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    Track Stories

    Track Stories

    1 2015 HD

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  • 1970
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    Track Stories

    Track Stories

    7.7 1970 HD

    Parijs 1960. De 23-jarige André Merlaux is er trots op om bij de Franse geheime dienst – de beste ter wereld – te gaan werken....

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