Music

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Daft Punk is a revolutionary techno duo that has managed to stay relevant since the early 90's. Daft punk introduced an entirely new style of music that combined techno, house music, hip hop, funk and electronic music. They mastered the art of house music and truly understood what it meant to start the party. Their up-beat songs always make listeners want to get up and dance. 

Daft Punk is a two-man duo that opened the door to the world of techno. The two released a few songs throughout the 90’s but really evolved the techno music world in the 2000’s. They received a Grammy award for their song” Harder, better, faster, stronger” in 2009. The use of technology is what transforms their music. The use of looping sounds and repeating the same beat create a unique type of sound. Technology allows them to overlay many different sounds and instruments at one time, which would normally need an entire band to create and play all at the same time. They also use auto-tuned voices which is a nice touch to the techno vibe of their music.


Twenty years after their debut in the music world, Daft Punk created their best-selling album, “Random Access Memories”. This album won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2013, among multiple other Grammy awards. This group has collaborated on songs with some of the most well-known and successful people in the music industry like Jay Z and Pharrell. My personal favorite of their songs was the collaboration with Pharrell on “Get Lucky”.

 


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