Space Cowboy
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Birth name
| Nicolas Jean-Pierre Patrick Dresti
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Also known as
| - DJ Supreme
- DJ Chrome
- Kings of Rhythm
- Loop Da Loop
- Nicky Fabulous
- Mission Accomplished
- Vibes
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Born
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1975-03-05
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5 March 1975
(age 49)
Nogent-sur-Seine
, France
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Origin
| London
, England
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Years active
| 1992?present
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Musical artist
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.
Early life
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Dresti 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.
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Music career
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DJ Supreme (1996?1998)
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Dresti 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)
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Dresti 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)
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As 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)
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As 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
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Awards
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Grammy Awards
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Space Cowboy has been nominated for one
Grammy Award
in 2010 for his appearance on
Lady Gaga
's album
The Fame
.
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External links
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