Artist Research - Daft Punk

Daft Punk is an electronic music duo consisting of french artists  Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and  Thomas Bangalter forming in 1993. They gained popularity and success in the 1990's house movement in France and produced their first single 'The New Wave' in 1994. The duo has been credited with producing songs essential to the french house scene. In 1997 they achieved success with the critically acclaimed album homework. Since then they have produced multiple albums and have had many successful singles appealing to a range of audiences. 

Bangalter and de Homem-Christo were originally in a band called Darlin', which disbanded after a short period of time, leaving the two to experiment musically on their own. The duo became Daft Punk, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album Homework in 1997. The 2001 release Discovery was even more successful, driven by the club singles "One More Time", "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". In March 2005, the duo released the album Human After All to mixed reviews. However, the singles "Robot Rock" and "Technologic" achieved success in the United Kingdom. Daft Punk toured throughout 2006 and 2007 and released the live album Alive 2007, which won a Grammy award for Best Electronic/Dance Album. The duo composed the score of the film Tron: Legacy and in 2010 released the soundtrack album of the film.

 Years before producing electronic music as a duo, they were stated to have shared tastes for Elton John, MC5, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys and The Stooges. Their outward personae have also changed over time. During their Homework years, the duo would usually wear masks to hide their appearance.When not wearing disguises, they occasionally preferred to be replaced by animation or have their faces digitally obscured for press kits. Very few official photos of the duo's faces exist, including a blurry one found in the Homework liner notes. This relates to our own music video as it is essential that we maintain a narrative enigma for our own main character too make the video effective.