Nicolas Jean-Pierre Patrick Dresti[1][2][3] (born 5 March 1975), better known by his stage name Space Cowboy, is a French-British singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer. Born in France and raised in England, Dresti first recorded in 1992 under the names of Vibes and DJ Apex, releasing breakbeat hardcore tracks. He then changed his stage name to Nicky Fabulous and produced a four track extended play, Pussy Galore in 1995. He has recorded under various pseudonyms including: DJ Supreme, Kings of Rhythm, Loop Da Loop, and DJ Chrome. In 2002, Dresti changed his stage name to Space Cowboy and did a cover of Prince's song, "I Would Die 4 U." In 2003, Space Cowboy debuted his first studio album Across the Sky. On 22 June 2005, he released his second full-length album Big City Nights and his third album, Digital Rock, the next year. Digital Rock Star, a re-release of Digital Rock, debuted as his fourth studio album on 20 October 2009.
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| Birth name | Nicolas Jean-Pierre Patrick Dresti |
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| Born | 5 March 1975 Nogent-sur-Seine, France |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
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Early life
editDresti was born in Nogent-sur-Seine, France[4] and raised in England. He started doing his early work while he was in college studying audio engineering. After college Dresti went to work in a studio and the senior owner called him Space Cowboy all the time. The owner was crazy about Dresti's work and kept him on. So that's how the name Space Cowboy came about.[5]
Music career
editDJ Supreme (1996–1998)
editDresti changed his stage name to DJ Supreme in 1996. While under that stage name, he released a single, "Tha Wildstyle", on 31 December 1996 through Distinct'ive Records. The single also included six remixes of that song.[6] It was one of four UK chart hits as DJ Supreme, the other three being "Enter the Scene" (with Rhythm Masters), "Tha Horns of Jericho" and "Up to the Wildstyle" (with the Porn Kings).[7]
Loop Da Loop (1996–2002)
editDresti was also known as Loop Da Loop from 1996, releasing house, speed garage and big beat records and remixes on the Manifesto label. He scored two UK chart hits with "Go with the Flow" in 1997 and "Hazel" in 1999.[8]
DJ Chrome (2002)
editAs DJ Chrome, Dresti released a version of Journey's "Who's Crying Now" on Perfecto which reached No. 83 in the UK.[9]
Space Cowboy (2002–present)
editAs Space Cowboy, he released his first official single, a cover of Prince's song, "I Would Die 4 U" on 1 January 2002. The single peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart.[10] This was the only single from his first album, Across the Sky which was released on 3 November 2003 though Southern Fried Records and Epic Japan. Another single was released, "Just Put Your Hand in Mine", on 21 July 2003. This song peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 71.[10] His second album, Big City Nights was released on 22 June 2005 through Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Epic Japan. His third studio album, Digital Rock was released on 19 July 2006 though Sony and Tiger Trax. Space Cowboy's third, fourth and fifth singles, "My Egyptian Lover", "Falling Down" and "I Came 2 Party" was released throughout 2009 to debut his fourth studio album, Digital Rock Star which was released 20 October 2009 by UMG, Cherrytree, Interscope and Tiger Trax. "My Egyptian Lover" peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 45.[10] In 2010, Electro Pioneers (Interscope, Tiger Trax), the second extended play, was released on 12 January 2010.
Space Cowboy is known to be the DJ for Lady Gaga. He was the featured artist and co-producer on "Starstruck" for the album The Fame. The two collaborated on the promotional single "Christmas Tree". He also remixed some of Lady Gaga's songs, including "Just Dance", "LoveGame" and "Poker Face". He also worked with her on her second album The Fame Monster, co-writing and producing the tracks "Monster" and "So Happy I Could Die" with Lady Gaga and RedOne. Space Cowboy also appeared in the Lady Gaga music videos for "Just Dance", "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" and "Poker Face".
He also produced two albums by Nadia Oh, Hot Like Wow (2008) and Colours (2011) and co-wrote MSTRKRFT's song "Heartbreaker" featuring American singer John Legend.
Dresti has also co-written songs for the Saturdays ("All Fired Up"), Mac Miller ("All Around the World") and Frankmusik ("No I.D.").
Discography
edit- Across the Sky (2003)
- Big City Nights (2005)
- Digital Rock (2006)
- Digital Rock Star (2009)
Awards
editGrammy Awards
editSpace Cowboy has been nominated for one Grammy Award in 2010 for his appearance on Lady Gaga's album The Fame.[11]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2010 | The Fame (as featured artist and Producer) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Fame Monster (as Producer) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Nik Dresti Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ "Space Cowboy, accordi, foto, traduzioni". Musictory.it. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ "Nicolas Jean-Pierre Patrick DRESTI personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Space Cowboy Downloads at Trackitdown". Trackitdown. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ Clayton Perry (16 November 2009). "Interview: DJ Space Cowboy – Blogcritics Music". Blogcritics. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "DISN019 – DJ Supreme – Tha Wildstyle". Distinct'ive Records. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "DJ SUPREME | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "LOOP DA LOOP | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "DJ CHROME | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ a b c "SPACE COWBOY – Artist – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Digital Marketing Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Grammy Nominee Space Cowboy to Release Electro Pioneers EP January 12th". Interscope Records. January 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2012.