Pedro Winter (born Pierre Winter; 21 April 1975), also known by the stage name Busy P, is a French record producer, DJ, record label owner, and former artist manager. He was the manager of Daft Punk from 1996 to 2008,[1][2] and in 2003 founded the electronic music label Ed Banger Records, in which he signed artists like Justice, Breakbot, SebastiAn, Cassius, Mr. Oizo, DJ Mehdi and Myd among others.
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 Winter in 2011 | |
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| Birth name | Pierre Winter |
| Also known as | Busy P |
| Born | 21 April 1975 Paris, France |
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Life and career
editWinter was born on 21 April 1975 in Paris, France. He grew up under the influence of heavy metal, hip-hop, and rock that would later show in his music, he says his favourite band of all time is Beastie Boys. He discovered electronic music in 1992 with his brother, Thomas Winter. Shortly after, he started DJing at the What's Up Bar and organizing the events Hype at Folies Pigalle and then Smoker The Palace with David Guetta.
In 1996, when he was a law student, Pedro met Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. The soon-to-be-famous duo Daft Punk asked him to be their manager and he obliged.
In 2002, he created Headbangers Entertainment, through which he managed various artists including Cassius, Cosmo Vitelli, Thomas Winter et Bogue and DJ Mehdi. A year later, Winter founded the label Ed Banger Records, a music division that first signed Mr. Flash with the release "Radar Rider", then signing Justice, followed by SebastiAn in 2004, and later Uffie, DJ Mehdi, Mr. Oizo and more.[3] In 2008, he stopped managing Daft Punk to focus on his label and music career as Busy P.
For Phoenix's debut album, United, Winter performed on a Rapman synthesizer in the song "Funky Squaredance".[4] His remix single of Fancy's "What's Your Name Again" was a club hit on its release. The music video for this was again created under the Ed Banger Records label.[5]
Personal life
editPedro was married to Nadege Winter, head of public relations at Parisian boutique Colette.[6] His brother, Thomas Winter, an indie and electro house vocalist, is a former tattooshop owner.[7]
Discography (as Busy P)
editEPs
edit| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Limit Ed" | 12-inch | Ed Banger Records |
| 2007 | "Rainbow Man" | 12-inch | Ed Banger Records |
| 2007 | "The Headbangers" (featuring Gérard Baste) | 7-inch | Arcade Mode |
| 2008 | "Pedrophilia" | 12-inch | Ed Banger Records |
| 2013 | "Still Busy" (featuring Thunderbird Gerard) | 12-inch | Ed Banger Records |
| 2017 | "Genie" (featuring Mayer Hawthorne) | 12-inch | Ed Banger Records |
| 2021 | "Track of Time" (featuring Haich Ber Na and Shay Lia) | 12-inch | Ed Banger Records |
Compilations & Soundtracks
edit| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Chop Suey" on Ed Rec Vol. 1 | CD and digital | Ed Banger Records |
| 2007 | "49ers" on Ed Rec Vol. 2 | CD and digital | Ed Banger Records |
| 2008 | "To Protect And Entertain" on Ed Rec Vol. III | CD and digital | Ed Banger Records |
| 2014 | "C.O.N.T.R.O.L" and "Fermeture" on Vandroid | 12-inch and digital | Ed Banger Records |
| 2015 | "Gypsy Life" | 10-inch | Ed Banger Records |
References
edit- ^ James, Martin (2003). French Connections: From Discotheque to Discovery. London, United Kingdom: Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. p. 268. ISBN 1-86074-449-4.
- ^ Daft Punk Are Back in the Studio inthemix.com. Retrieved on 28 May 2008.
- ^ Elias Leight (27 November 2018). "Ed Banger Records: French Dance Label Celebrates 15 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ United at Discogs. Retrieved on 23 June 2008.
- ^ IMO Records. "Busy P Biography", IMO Records, Retrieved on 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Eightyeighdc Fashion Blog". 23 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ Le 8 novembre 2012 à 12h40 (8 November 2012). "Scarlett Johansson se fait tatouer incognito à Paris - Le Parisien". Leparisien.fr. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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