The demo tape given to Macmillan at the rave formed the basis for Daft Punk's debut single, 'The New Wave', a limited release in 1994. In September 1993, Daft Punk attended a rave at EuroDisney, where they met Stuart Macmillan of Slam, co-founder of the Scottish label Soma Quality Recordings. Homem-Christo said, 'We struggled so long to find Darlin', and happened so quickly.' 1993–1996: First performances and singles The name was taken from a negative review of Darlin' in Melody Maker by Dave Jennings, who dubbed their music 'a daft punky thrash'. Bangalter and Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk and experimented with drum machines and synthesizers. Brancowitz pursued music with another band, Phoenix. Bangalter described the project as 'pretty average'. ĭarlin' disbanded after around six months, having produced four songs and played two gigs. Both tracks were released on a multi-artist EP under Duophonic Records, a label owned by the London-based band Stereolab, who invited Darlin' to open for shows in the United Kingdom. The trio named themselves after the Beach Boys song ' Darlin '', which they covered along with an original composition. In 1992, they formed a guitar group, Darlin', with Bangalter on bass, Homem-Christo on guitar, and guitarist and drummer Laurent Brancowitz. The two became friends and recorded demos with others from the school.

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter met in 1987 while attending the Lycée Carnot secondary school in Paris. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked them the 12th greatest musical duo of all time. In 2016, Daft Punk gained their only number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with ' Starboy', a collaboration with the Weeknd. Random Access Memories won five Grammy Awards in 2014, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for 'Get Lucky'. In 2013, Daft Punk left Virgin for Columbia Records and released their fourth and final album, Random Access Memories, to acclaim the lead single, ' Get Lucky', reached the top 10 in the charts of 27 countries.

Daft Punk composed the score for the 2010 film Tron: Legacy. They toured throughout 20 and released the live album Alive 2007, which won a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album the tour is credited for popularising dance music in North America.

The duo directed their first film, Electroma, an avant-garde science fiction film, in 2006. Daft Punk's third album, Human After All (2005), received mixed reviews, though the singles ' Robot Rock' and ' Technologic' achieved success in the United Kingdom.

It became the basis for an animated film, Interstella 5555, supervised by a Japanese animator Leiji Matsumoto. They were managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter, the head of Ed Banger Records.ĭaft Punk's second album, Discovery (2001), had further success, supported by hit singles ' One More Time', ' Digital Love' and ' Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'. From 1999, they assumed robot personas with helmets, outfits and gloves for public appearances to preserve their identities they made few media appearances. Their debut studio album Homework was released by Virgin Records in 1997 to positive reviews, backed by singles ' Around the World' and ' Da Funk'. They garnered critical acclaim and commercial success in the years following, combining elements of house music with funk, disco, indie rock and pop.Īfter Bangalter and Homem-Christo's indie rock band Darlin' disbanded, they began experimenting with drum machines and synthesisers. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement. Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.

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